Comments on: Bridge collapses, levee failures and water main breaks .. OH MY! http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/2008/07/23/bridge-collapses-levee-failures-and-water-main-breaks-oh-my/ building teams . engineering careers Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Andres http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/2008/07/23/bridge-collapses-levee-failures-and-water-main-breaks-oh-my/#comment-129 Andres Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:55:50 +0000 http://civilengineeringcentral.wordpress.com/?p=69#comment-129 Here in NJ, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has brought the message of a crumbling infrastructure to our law-makers doorstep. The 2007 Report Card on New Jersey's Infrastructure clearly outlines nine areas of the infrastructure in mediocre to poor condition. Pertinent to this discussion, Drinking water earned a grade of C and Wastewater earned a grade of D. Infrastructure that serves as a lifeline to our citizens is being neglected. As engineers and leaders of our community, we must raise our collective voices and lead our community to a better quality of life. Ok - I'm off the soap box. Thanks for the opportunity. Here in NJ, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has brought the message of a crumbling infrastructure to our law-makers doorstep. The 2007 Report Card on New Jersey’s Infrastructure clearly outlines nine areas of the infrastructure in mediocre to poor condition. Pertinent to this discussion, Drinking water earned a grade of C and Wastewater earned a grade of D. Infrastructure that serves as a lifeline to our citizens is being neglected. As engineers and leaders of our community, we must raise our collective voices and lead our community to a better quality of life.

Ok – I’m off the soap box. Thanks for the opportunity.

]]> By: Iftikhar Barrie - SIRTA http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/2008/07/23/bridge-collapses-levee-failures-and-water-main-breaks-oh-my/#comment-128 Iftikhar Barrie - SIRTA Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:49:29 +0000 http://civilengineeringcentral.wordpress.com/?p=69#comment-128 Bridge Collapses: Isnt it time we had the relevant technology to monitor potential cracks in the structure 24x7? Nothing is perfect, but a system that collects relevant information that can be viewed on demand is better than having nothing at all. With the right information readily available, disasters could be reduced greatly or even completely eliminated. Bridge Collapses: Isnt it time we had the relevant technology to monitor potential cracks in the structure 24×7? Nothing is perfect, but a system that collects relevant information that can be viewed on demand is better than having nothing at all. With the right information readily available, disasters could be reduced greatly or even completely eliminated.

]]> By: Stephen Hinton http://blog.civilengineeringcentral.com/2008/07/23/bridge-collapses-levee-failures-and-water-main-breaks-oh-my/#comment-121 Stephen Hinton Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:27:08 +0000 http://civilengineeringcentral.wordpress.com/?p=69#comment-121 A big negative driver in the Water utility industry is the low availability of funding through bond issues because of "creative" financing. Check out what happened to the Water utilities in Birmingham, AL. A big negative driver in the Water utility industry is the low availability of funding through bond issues because of “creative” financing. Check out what happened to the Water utilities in Birmingham, AL.

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