August 2014

Great outreach event or other activity? Let the whole Region know! If you’re a local ASCE leader and your Section, Branch, Younger Member Group, or Student Chapter has staged any special events, engaged in outreach from grade-school kids to lawmakers, done charity work, fund raising or anything of the sort, let ASCEnews Weekly know and we may include it in next month’s Region report. You may already have written about it and posted pictures in your newsletter, website, or social media. Share the details and any photos at asce.org/localnews. Got questions? Write to submissions@asce.org. See the other Region reports for August If you live adjacent to a Section in a different Region, or are merely interested in the other Region reports for August, click on each to view them:   Region 1   Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section, Buffalo Section, Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section, Ithaca Section, Maine Section, Metropolitan Section, Mohawk-Hudson Section, New Hampshire Section, New Jersey Section, Puerto Rico Section, Rhode Island Section, Rochester Section, Syracuse Section, Vermont Section Region 2   Central Pennsylvania Section, Delaware Section, Lehigh Valley Section, Maryland Section, National Capital Section, Philadelphia Section, Pittsburgh Section Region 3   Akron-Canton Section, Central Illinois Section, Central Ohio Section, Cincinnati Section, Cleveland Section, Dayton Section, Duluth Section, Illinois Section, Michigan Section, Minnesota Section, North Dakota Section, Quad Cities Section, Toledo Section, Wisconsin Section Region 4   Arkansas Section, Indiana Section, Kentucky Section, North Carolina Section, South Carolina Section, Tennessee Section, Virginia Section, West Virginia Section Region 5   Alabama Section, Florida Section, Georgia Section, Louisiana Section, Mississippi Section   Region 6   New Mexico Section, Oklahoma Section, Texas Section Region 7   Colorado Section, Iowa Section, Kansas City Section, Kansas Section, Nebraska Section, South Dakota Section, St. Louis Section, Wyoming Section Region 8   Alaska Section, Arizona Section, Columbia Section, Hawaii Section, Inland Empire Section, Montana Section, Nevada Section, Oregon Section, Seattle Section, Southern Idaho Section, Tacoma-Olympia Section, Utah Section Region 9   Los Angeles Section, Sacramento Section, San Diego Section, San Francisco Section Region 10   All International Sections, Branches, and Groups Missed last month's Region 8 update? See the July edition of  News Around Region 8  Share this page via social media and email:

OREGON SECTION Students learn about pipeline careers at CI annual conference in Portland ASCE Thirty civil engineering students from universities across the country came to Portland in early August to gain valuable exposure to pipeline design and engineering. Student Days was held during the ASCE Construction Institute's Pipelines 2014 conference at the Oregon Convention Center.  Section website>>

OREGON SECTION Dam safety expert in Portland named ASCE’s Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year A dam safety engineer in the Portland District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Douglas D. Knapp, P.E., M.ASCE, is the recipient of the Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award for his professional contributions, his dedication to public service and community outreach, and his overarching enthusiasm for engineering. Knapp works with 21 dams in the Columbia River, Willamette River, and Rogue River basins. His duties include leading inspections and assessments, developing budgets for nonroutine items, coordinating with USACE centers of expertise and reducing risk to the public. Find out more about Knapp’s award-worthy achievements in ASCE News.A dam safety engineer in the Portland District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Douglas D. Knapp, P.E., M.ASCE, is the recipient of the Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award for his professional contributions, his dedication to public service and community outreach, and his overarching enthusiasm for engineering. Knapp works with 21 dams in the Columbia River, Willamette River, and Rogue River basins. His duties include leading inspections and assessments, developing budgets for nonroutine items, coordinating with USACE centers of expertise and reducing risk to the public. Find out more about Knapp’s award-worthy achievements in ASCE News.

UTAH SECTION Salt Lake City’s airport redevelopment takes off The $1.8 billion multiphase project will see the airport essentially reconstruct itself within the existing footprint of the more than 50-year-old facility. Consider the many challenges in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.  Section website>>

NEVADA SECTION Earthquake engineering lab expands research options A new facility at the University of Nevada, Reno, features four large shake tables that can test not only bridges but buildings as well. Learn how it improves on past efforts in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.  Section website>>

OREGON SECTION Past, present infrastructure cross paths in Eugene When Oregon’s state transportation department constructed replacement bridges on Interstate 5 across the Willamette River, it took great care to preserve elements of the Eugene Millrace. Discover how they did it in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.