Civil Engineering (The Magazine of the American Society of Civil Engineers)
November 2009 Vol. 79, No. 11
Contents
Features
46 L’aquila,Italy:The Next Lesson
By Chris Poland,P. E., S. E., M. ASCE,Holly J. Razzano,P. E., S. E., M. ASCE,Andrew N. Scott,P. E., S. E., and Ricardo N. Hernandez,P. E., S. E.
54 Biosolids Burning
By Bradley C. DeWolf,P.E., M. ASCE
60 Safely Positioned
By Tony Fermella,P. E., M. ASCE, and Ryan Damery,P. E., M. ASCE
68 Water,Sustainability,and Self-Reliance
By Ryan P. Gallagher,P. E., LEED AP, Jeffrey T. Savard,P. E., Todd K. Reynolds,P. E., BCEE, M. ASCE, and Val S. Frenkel,Ph D., P. E., D. WRE,M. ASCE
Departments
8 Letters
10 Polity Briefing
14 Civil Engineering News
Funnel Vision
Trolleys on the Move
Honoring Chicago’s Plan
Web Height
Deltas in Danger
Shifting Weirs
Engineering Firms Go ‘Green’
A New Twist
The Power of Biosolids
Science Meets Nature
36 News Briefs
40 Technology
42 History Lesson
45 Editor’s Note
74 Books
88 The Law
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