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Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricardo Zaurin P.E., University of Central Florida

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Civil Engineering

)/ pass (ABC) ratio forstatics is very high (40%- 50% ) causing many students to abandon engineering to pursue othermajors.Bad teaching strategies and lack of identification with the major are also reasons for studentswithdrawing from engineering programs, especially during the first years. Education researchhas shown an increase in class success, retention, and graduation rates when the studentsparticipate in relevant learning experiences [1] [2]. A growing number of research publications inengineering education support the necessity to complement purely traditional lecture-basedlearning environment with practical class applications and demonstrations to adequately preparestudents to succeed in the collaborative and challenging engineering

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Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University; Tricia Heather Hatley, Freese and Nichols, Inc

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Civil Engineering

construction. As the leaders of change in fundamental civil engineeringprocesses, it is the responsibility of civil engineering departments nationwide to lead themovement toward sustainable civil engineering development through research and education oftheir students.” 1 Sustainability is one of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) fourkey programs 2. It is also part of Canon 1 of the ASCE Code of Ethics, “Engineers shall holdparamount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive to comply with theprinciples of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties.” 3Robinson and Sutterer cited as barriers to sustainability in education that many civil engineeringfaculty are not knowledgeable about

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High-Impact Teaching and Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sara Ojard

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Civil Engineering

project in two upper level civilengineering structural design courses that were taught in a longitudinal manner: (1) reinforcedconcrete design and (2) steel design. Through the curricula in this study, students were requiredto take reinforced concrete design and had the option of taking steel design. Use of the sameassignment allowed for the presentation of common design processes in each course. Thestudents could also conceptualize the process of design alternatives for future use in capstoneprojects and employment.Background One of the goals of an engineering program is to teach students a body of knowledge thatthey are expected to master by graduation. In each program there are unique sets of topics andmany of them have some degree of

Conference Session

It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Timothy W. Mays, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; John C. Ryan, The Citadel

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

NCSEA Service Award. His areas of expertise are code applications, structural design, seismic design, steel connections, structural dynamics, and civil engineering aspects of antiterrorism.Dr. Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of

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Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy; Todd Mainwaring, United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

house. Leadership wants this new structure to be a large, inviting building that serves golfers as well as large events. The Academy already has detailed plans and intends to put the project up for bid. Figure 1 is a screenshot from the building information model (BIM) for the structure. They’ve hired an owner’s representative from Vitruvius Consulting Group to act on their behalf throughout the process. They call the project: Imperium. You work at a local construction firm that is interested in going after the project. The owner selected a Design-Bid-Build project delivery method with a lump sum contract. Throughout this process you will create an estimate and schedule which will result in a

Conference Session

Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Laura Doyle, Santa Clara University

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Civil Engineering

reactions. Separate studies byStief [1] and Call, et al, [2] found students struggled with determining the correct supportreactions to include on a free body diagram, which is unlikely to surprise engineering facultywho have taught the course. Work by Litzinger, et al, [3] looked deeper into the actual problemsolving approach of students in statics. They found that the majority of students, all of the weakand most of the strong, identified support reactions based purely on memory and that only a fewstudents would try to reason out the support reactions based on expected physical behaviors.Having made these same observations, the authors endeavored to create a lesson module thatwould support student’s development of an intuitive feel for 3D

Conference Session

Perceptions, Projects, and Practical Approaches

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani P.E., Ohio Northern University

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Civil Engineering

. Several studieshave shown the effectiveness of PjBL in terms of increasing understanding, motivating students,taking ownership, and helping to bridge the gap between the classroom and workplace bypreparing students with skills such as leadership, team building, critical thinking, and problemsolving [1, 2]. In this methodology, an assignment with multiple tasks is normally used to drivethe students learning activities to produce a final product in the form of a design, model, anddevice or service that can be utilized in real world. PjBL is similar to problem-based learning(PBL) in terms of involving teams of students in open-ended and challenging assignments, whichresemble the real-world situations as well as identifying solutions and reevaluating

Conference Session

Inquiry, Inclusivity, and Integration

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Scott A Civjan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering

knowledge is activated and built upon to developprocedural knowledge and bridge students into new topics [1]. Per Felder and Brent [2], forteaching to be effective the students need to have a clear understanding of why the material beingtaught is important and to understand the application to solving technological problems. Gettingstudents to transfer their knowledge into increasingly disparate contexts can then increase theirunderlying understanding of the material [1, 2]. Teaching is most effective when components areincluded that require students to address multiple hierarchies of the cognitive (ideally includingaspects of remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing and evaluating to different degreesthroughout the semester) and affective

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High-impact Learning Practices

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy; Cosme Alejandro Lopez Jr.; James Anthony Baglino, United States Military Academy ; Nicholas Perovich, United States Military Academy; Adriel Evan Moran, United States Military Academy; Adam Thomas Hebert, United States Military Academy; Anthony Bradley, United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

. Infectious disease is on the rise, leaving doctors, scientists, healthcare experts, andgovernments with challenging work ahead. Climate change and sea-level rise are impacting foodharvests and threatening coastlines, leaving businesses that rely on agricultural produce, realestate investors along beaches, engineers, fossil-fuel investors, and governments with realchallenges in an uncertain tomorrow. Engineering societies have paid attention and areembracing the ever-changing world. For example, the American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) recently launched the “Future World Vision: Infrastructure Reimagined” project as away to challenge civil engineers to adapt their way of designing, building, operating, andmaintaining infrastructure systems [1

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rachel Herring Sangree, Johns Hopkins University; Benjamin W. Schafer, Johns Hopkins University

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Improving students’ conceptual understanding of arch construction and behavior using physical models of masonry arches in a classroom exerciseIntroductionThe best works of structural engineering strive to find balance among efficiency (the best use ofnatural resources), economy (the best use of public funds), and elegance (a measure of aestheticquality or cultural significance) – all under the umbrella of safety and serviceability [1]. DavidBillington, a long-time Professor at Princeton University, bestowed an honorarium on structuresthat demonstrated this balance, structures that embodied what he called the three ideals ofStructural Art: Scientific, Social, and Symbolic [1]. In Perspectives on the Evolution

Conference Session

Beyond the Capstone: Integrating Authentic Experiences that Promote Learning and Excitement

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Bin (brenda) Zhou P.E., Central Connecticut State University; Sylwia Tanski, Fuss & O'Neill, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

Development (RC&D), Inc. It is endorsed byASCE's Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), and is financially sponsored by Bell StructuralSolutions in Minnesota. The objectives are: "to promote interest in the use of wood as acompetitive bridge construction material, to generate innovative and cost-effective timber bridgedesign techniques, and to develop an appreciation of the engineering capabilities of wood" [1].Student chapters of ASCE and Forest Products Society (FPS) in the United States and Canadaare eligible to compete. Participating teams are required to submit applications electronically ona CD, which contain a series of digital photos taken during construction and testing, bridgeconstruction drawings, and a PowerPoint presentation. More

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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William D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University; Theodore G. Cleveland, Texas Tech University; Ken Rainwater, Texas Tech University

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Civil Engineering

curriculum relative to satisfyingABET program accreditation requirements, introducing students to less-familiar topics that areessential to professional success, placing the students’ education and learning within theframework of professional practice, and otherwise helping prepare civil engineering students fortheir professional careers.IntroductionOrigins of the CE 4200 Course This paper describes experiences, assessments, and observations in curriculum design andinstruction that formally implemented the ASCE Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge(CEBOK) [1, 2, 3] within the Civil Engineering (CE) undergraduate program of study at TexasTech University. This was done through CE 4200, “Professional Engineering Practice Issues,” arequired 2

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Beyond the Capstone: Integrating Authentic Experiences that Promote Learning and Excitement

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

and win in complex environments as trusted Army professionals.The civil engineering program is aligned with the seven ABET3 student outcomes found inCriterion 3 (Student Outcomes) to achieve the mission and meet accreditation requirements: Our students upon graduation: 1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics 2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors 3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of

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Beyond the Capstone: Integrating Authentic Experiences that Promote Learning and Excitement

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jennifer Retherford P.E., The University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Beth Lin Hartmann, Iowa State University; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; George A Hunt P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Civil Engineering

Number of Credit Hours 5 4 3 2 1 0 5 10 15 20 Number of RespondentsFigure 2.1. Number of respondents specifying the number of credit hours, n=56Survey responses capturing interaction between students and the instructor of record, otherfaculty and/or mentors was also solicited. The number of hours allocated on average for eachteam for meetings with faculty members, practitioner

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Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Civil Engineering

recognize themselves in this group. Instead, civil engineering studentspredominantly believe the effects of global warming will start to have a serious impact onthemselves, their family, and people in their community in 25 to 50 years. These results aretroubling because if those beliefs translate into students waiting to address climate change foranother two to five decades locks in more emissions and increases the chance of future and moresevere global humanitarian crises. Educational interventions are needed to change theseperspectives about time and impact.IntroductionClimate change caused by humans is irreversibly affecting future generations and is one of themost urgent issues facing society [1]–[3]. The effects of climate change are already

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

provided in order to show the range of topics that have beenincluded in this class, but the overall planning and organization would be applicable to anyconstruction site field trip.IntroductionThe use of field trips has been shown to be an effective method of teaching so long as the trip isplanned and implemented effectively (1-3). Field trips to construction sites for design classes candirectly relate class assignments to real structures, giving students a perspective on theinteraction between disciplines (owner, architect, construction managers, sub-contractors andengineers), and boosting confidence of engineering students. However, to maximize theirpotential, tours should be implemented with purpose and relate directly to class material

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

evaluatedunder the new criteria. New Outcomes 1-7 Previous Outcomes a-k1. an ability to identify, formulate, and (a) an ability to apply knowledge ofsolve complex engineering problems by mathematics, science, and engineeringapplying principles of engineering, (e) an ability to identify, formulate, andscience, and mathematics solve engineering problems (c) an ability to design a system,2. an ability to apply engineering design component, or process to meet desiredto produce solutions that meet specified needs within realisticneeds with consideration of public constraints such as economic

Conference Session

Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jakob C. Bruhl, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

about creating – from new ideas and products to discovering improved ways ofmaintaining and utilizing what we already have. Sustainability, sensors and big data, improvedefficiency, safety, and even the beauty of what we create – the challenges facing the modernengineering graduate are monumental and require effective design thinking. To produce greatdesigns, engineers must be innovative. This requirement is as old as engineering itself.In order to innovate, one must be creative and imaginative.1 In aspirational documents publishedby the National Academy of Engineers2 and the American Society of Civil Engineers3, the callfor developing engineers who possess these skills has been clearly made. Beyond the mandate ofour professional societies

Conference Session

Are You Experienced? Approaches and Tools for Experiential Learning

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alec Colin Derks, Saint Louis University; J Chris Carroll P.E., Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

: structural analysis, reinforced concrete, steel design, and geotechnical engineering (soilmechanics and foundations) as described by Carroll et al. [1]. This paper focuses only on thedesign and implementation of the experiential learning modules for structural analysis. Theexperiential learning modules discussed herein use fiberglass reinforced polymer (FRP)structural shapes produced by the Strongwell Corporation. Strongwell produces over 100structural shapes from an FRP material called EXTREN® that is both lightweight and highstrength. EXTREN® is an anisotropic material with directional dependent properties, but themodulus of elasticity for flexural members is determined directly from simple beam bendingtests on full sections. The modulus of

Conference Session

Flipped, Blended, Online, Oh My

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cora Martinez, Florida International University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Lili Steiner, Florida International University

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Civil Engineering

of limited class space and with the hope of expanding learningopportunities for working students, a fully online section was developed to run concurrently withthe traditional face-to-face course; opening both sections every fall and spring semester, which are16 weeks long. As a bi-product, the online version now gives students the opportunity to take thiscourse in the 12-week summer term, which was previously unavailable live.This study will not attempt to compare the online delivery system with other systems, as it hasbeen widely proven that the system itself is not a determinant for successful learning experience[1], [2]. However, the comparison of students’ performance in the online course developed in 2016with the students’ performance

Conference Session

Beyond the Capstone: Integrating Authentic Experiences that Promote Learning and Excitement

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Andrew C. Brown P.E., The University of Auckland; Hugh Watson Morris, University of Auckland, NZ

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Civil Engineering

engineering design report and presentation that must achieve real,coordinated outcomes targeted for a non-specialist client. The Capstone design project is selectedeach year with the help of local engineering practitioners with the goal of allowing students towork on a challenging civil engineering project. The ideal project is: 1. Local (i.e. students can visit the site in person and observe the design problems which need to be solved), 2. Currently in progress (i.e. final details of the selected solution are not yet constructed), and 3. Interdisciplinary to a degree that requires substantial problem-solving input from each specialisation within Civil Engineering (e.g. Construction, Environmental, Geotechnical

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Concepts into Courses

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Hudson V. Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Brian Maggi P.E., United States Coast Guard Academy

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Civil Engineering

the future levels of greenhouse gases and the predictivemodels of future climate that make it difficult to define the statistics of future climate andweather extremes [1]. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded thatanthropogenic factors play a dominant role in the observed increase in global temperatures [2].The planning and design of new infrastructure should take into account the future climate toensure a safe and resilient design. Therefore, it is the responsibility of not only industry, but alsoof engineering institutions to educate students (future leaders) about the importance of mitigatingthe impacts of climate change and developing appropriate solutions.At CGA, the engineering faculty recognize the need to

Conference Session

High-impact Learning Practices

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jieun Hur P.E., Ohio State University; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, Ohio State University

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Civil Engineering

involve in UGresearch. National Science Foundation (NSF) has supported a large number of ResearchExperiences for Undergraduate (REU) sites [https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/] in the nation.Although each REU site has its own unique features, they aim to provide opportunities andengage a diverse body of students from underrepresented groups, minorities, and students from  1 academic institutions where research opportunities in STEM are limited. The Ohio StateUniversity (OSU) also has several REU-sites across multiple disciplines; the majority of UGstudents at these sites have been invited from other institutions. In addition, the Office ofUndergraduate Research at the university is aimed at enabling

Conference Session

Creating a Positive Environment for Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Phillips, University of Waterloo; Kayleanna Giesinger, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Scott Walbridge P.E.; Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University

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Civil Engineering

required to connect the two points with a road design and a bridge. In thepreliminary design, students will go through the process of designing a road, doing cost analysis,cut and fill, and environmental assessment. This incorporates their transportation and materialscourses. The deliverable requires students to hand in their topographic map including theirproposed horizontal alignment, an elevation profile, and a cost estimate of the proposed route.Figure 1 shows students working on the topographic maps for the preliminary design.Figure 1: Students working on the first deliverable at CivE Days on their topographic map.The second deliverable involved designing the bridge. Students analyze their design and predictthe failure point, failure load

Conference Session

Accreditation and the BOK

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #21990Enhancing Student Learning Through AccreditationDr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years

Conference Session

Creating a Positive Environment for Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Elizabeth G. Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Richard L. Wood, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Robert M. Erdmann, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Marilyne Stains, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Civil Engineering

Stains, University of Nebraska, Lincoln c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Evaluating the Use of Peer Instruction in Civil Engineering CoursesIntroduction and ObjectivesInteractive teaching strategies have demonstrated the ability to increase learning gains whencompared to traditional lecture style approaches (Freeman et al. 2014). One such strategy, PeerInstruction (PI), aims to convert students from passive listeners to active and engaged learners.Peer Instruction has five basic iterative steps: (1) the instructor asks a conceptual question; (2)students think about the question; (3) students make an initial vote using a personal responsesystem (PRS); (4) if a significant proportion of the class is

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa Swift, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

affect futuregenerations and are some of the most urgent issues facing society, our planet, and future globaleconomies [1]–[4]. For example, results of climate change are likely to include a reduction ofglobal food production and water supplies, sea level rise, and ocean acidification [5]. Globalmarkets are expected to experience abrupt shifts in investment types and financial institutionswill hold increasingly more risky assets that could cause destabilization insurance markets [6].Engineers will play a critical role in solving these challenges. However, there is little research toassess if engineering students are ready to address and interested in working on these problemsin their career, especially later on in students’ undergraduate

Conference Session

Creating a Positive Environment for Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad R. H. Gorakhki, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University; Nabila A. Huq; Anthony J. Marchese, Colorado State University; Daniel W. Baker Ph.D., P.E., Colorado State University

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Civil Engineering

motivation for choosing engineering and individual feedback onengineering program. This survey builds upon institutional data and a previous survey sent tonon-retained students. The survey was given in the course Engineering Mechanics: Statics tocapture majority of 3rd or 4th semester Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering students at Colorado State University.This paper will summarize the results of the survey and discuss related program improvementswhich could bolster retention rates.Introduction Retention of undergraduate engineering students has been identified to be lower thanretention in non-engineering undergraduate curriculum [1, 2]. The American Society ofEngineering Education

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Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Craig N. Musselman, A & E Consulting; Monte L. Phillips P.E., University of North Dakota; L. Robert Smith P.E., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

prescribednumber of years of progressive engineering experience working under a licensed engineer.Third, he or she must pass a series of exams, typically the standardized fundamentals ofengineering (FE) and professional engineering (PE) exams, administered by the National Councilof Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). These requirements have remainedrelatively unchanged for many years.Over 80% of jurisdictions have not adopted a discipline specific licensure method [1]. Theymaintain a general PE license for engineers of all disciplines. Engineers may choose theappropriate PE exam closest to their area of expertise. The process is the same regardless of thearea of practice, expertise, or degree earned. Additionally, the experience and education

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen

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Civil Engineering

function on multidisciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility(g) an ability to communicate effectively(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in aglobal, economic, environmental, and societal context(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice.The current Criterion 3 (a)-(k) student outcomes have been revised into a new Criterion 3(1)-(7) set of student outcomes1 shown below. The history of these changes and