Levees are built near rivers and lakes to reduce flooding risk. Many live behind one – but do you know the risks and what precautions you should take? The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released a new public education booklet: So, You Live Behind a Levee! They indicate that this booklet was created [...]
If you have graduated from a college or university outside of the U.S. and want to apply to be a licensed professional engineer, you will likely need to have you education credentials qualified. The NCEES Credentials Evaluations ( formerly CPEES ) provides U.S. engineering and surveying licensing boards with credential evaluations that is used in assessing foreign-educated candidates [...]
U.S. News & World Report recently posted their “America’s Best Colleges 2010” web feature. Some of the information they provide is free; more detail is available to paid subscribers of their Premium Online Edition.The rankings are based solely on a peer survey of deans and senior faculty that asked them to rate each program they [...]
ASCE PRESS RELEASE Media Contact(s): Joan Buhrman 703-295-6406 jbuhrman@asce.org July 21, 2009 “ASCEville”: Where Civil Engineering meets ‘Awesome!’ National Engineering Society Develops New Web site to Teach Kids about the Exciting Role Civil Engineering Plays in Their Daily Lives Reston, Va.—Explore civil engineering projects that are changing the world. Learn about creative people like [...]
NCEES PRESS RELEASE Release: 8-28-2009 Contact: Jerry Carter, Executive Director jcarter@ncees.org At Annual Meeting, NCEES continues to address additional education requirement At its 2009 Annual Meeting in Louisville, NCEES delegates continued to address issues related to the additional education requirement for engineering licensure that, upon adoption by any specific state-level jurisdiction, could go into effect [...]
ALL ABOUT CIRCUITS is a web site that includes a six volume EBook covering various electrical and electronic topics. The volumes include 1) DC, 2) AC, 3) Semiconductors, and 4) Digital. Volume 5 includes Reference material such as useful equations, color codes, and SPICE Circuit Simulation information. The reference volume also includes algebra, trigonometry, and [...]
