On the Road Again: Guardrails Serve to Protect, Deflect
By Mark Petersen, PE The No. 1 goal of every driver is to stay on the road. But sometimes, due to circumstances beyond our control (and some that are in our control), vehicles can go astray. Thanks to guardrails, many potentially tragic crashes instead result in just the inconvenience of a fender bender and insurance… Read More »
Tags: End Terminal, Guardrail, Guardrail face, Guardrail Placement, MGS Guardrails, Midwest Guardrail System, Roadside Obstacles, Safety Barriers
Subsurface Utility Engineering: A Wise Investment
By Kasey Hayes In today’s world, building and rebuilding are facts of life – from wider roads to larger housing complexes, bigger buildings, and revitalized downtowns. While these changes to roads and buildings are highly visible, within every project is an often-underemphasized component – the utility infrastructure. About the Expert: Kasey Hayes is a subsurface… Read More »
Tags: Colorado, Electromagnetic Locating, Ground-Penetrating Radar, Subsurface Utility Engineering, SUE, Vacuum Excavation
What Do Environmental Engineers and Environmental Scientists Do?
A five-year redevelopment effort turned the City of Glendale, Wisconsin’s former Bender Road Landfill site into a vibrant community park and collegiate-level baseball facility. On the highest level, environmental engineering has two goals. The first is to help correct the mistakes of the past that have led to the environmental issues of today. The second… Read More »
Tags: Bioswales, Blighted Areas, Brownfield, Contaminants, Ecology, Environmental, Environmental Engineers, Environmental Scientist, Industrial Sites, Landfills