IN CIVIL ENGINEERING MAGAZINE ONLINE U.S. Geological Survey issues first induced-seismicity risk map The map is intended to help engineers and builders understand where the risks of low-level but still dangerous earthquakes influenced by human activities are the greatest. Explore the map and the research behind it in an exclusive story for the online edition of ASCE’s Civil Engineering magazine. |
| PHILADELPHIA SECTION Lending a helping hand  Photo courtesy Philadelphia YMF Members of the Philadelphia Younger Member Forum mentor young bridge designers at a local civil engineering club. Keep up with the Philly YMF. |
 May 2016 |
IN CIVIL ENGINEERING MAGAZINE ONLINE Investments in renewable energy set records in 2015 China, India, and Brazil led the impressive results, the first year that renewable energy accounted for more than half of all new capacity. Explore the UN-commissioned report's findings in an exclusive story for the online edition of ASCE’s Civil Engineering magazine. |
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