September 2014

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ST. LOUIS SECTION Consulting engineer, community building commissioner elected an ASCE Fellow Recently retired as a senior vice president for a St. Louis-based consulting practice, William E. Manz, P.E., F.ASCE, has been elevated to ASCE Fellow status by the Society’s Board of Direction. Manz, who served on several ASCE structural design and construction management committees, was employed as a building commissioner in the economically depressed town of Wellston, MO, for 12 years, facilitating minority involvement in rebuilding their community. Discover more about what made Manz worthy of election as an ASCE Fellow in ASCE News.

IN ASCE’S CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE Researchers aim to shield computers from seismic forces A team from Howard University is testing the best methods to protect sensitive computer, telecommunications, and electrical equipment during earthquakes. See what the shake tables have found in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.

IN ASCE’S CIVIL ENGINEERING ONLINE MAGAZINE World map indicates where new roads, ecology clash Researchers have mapped the economic benefits – and environmental consequences – of a projected massive surge in road building in the developing parts of the world. See what expansion may mean in ASCE’s online edition of Civil Engineering magazine.