Conference Session

Active and Out There: Labs and Active Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University; Virginia Smith, Villanova University; Patricia Gallagher P.E., Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

on incorporating life cycle assessment methods into geoenviron- mental and geotechnical engineering to provide decision-making tools for the environmental sustainabil- ity of infrastructure and remediation projects. She researches and implements evidence-based teaching strategies in engineering education and has extensive experience with recruitment and retention of under- represented students. Dr. Gallagher also participated in the development of the NSF ADVANCE funded Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering (ELATE) program at Drexel University. ELATE is a national leadership development program to advance senior women faculty into leadership.Dr. Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University Andrea L

Conference Session

Who Should Teach the BOK

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Harichandran, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

recognizes this shared responsibility.4,5 University curricula are expected to lay the corefoundations for all outcomes in the BOK, but employers are expected to provide avenues for fur-ther professional growth of their employees. In the current draft document, achievement of learn-ing outcome levels in the post-baccalaureate but pre-licensure phase of a civil engineer’s profes-sional life is called for in outcomes related to contemporary issues, risk/uncertainty, sustainabil-ity, project management, communication, ethics, public policy, business and public administra-tion, teamwork, leadership, lifelong learning, and attitudes. The current thinking is that state li-censing boards will validate the learning that occurs during the pre-licensure

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Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heiko Merle, Darmstadt University of Technology; Joerg Lange, Darmstadt University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

shows the server side and client side logged data from a sixfold webpage. Whereasthe server logs only fetches six URL’s, the client side clickstream supplies considerably moreinformation. The disability of the server to capture client side clickstream events necessitatesto record this immediately from the client. Since the Wiki-Engine is a browser basedsoftware, the clickstream will be directly recorded in the browser. As common browsers donot save the user’s attributes it is required to develop a special browser extension thatmonitors and saves the data that is needed. Here as well an existing resource can be used(clickstream recorder CSR3). On the client’s side also an open source project software, anextension for the well known Mozilla based

Conference Session

Direct Measures of Student Performance

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Carpenter, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

material where students had had a limited amount of time to process the material or when material was not covered in depth, expecting complete mastery of the material was not considered reasonable. • The Proficiency Exam Protocol is useful in assuring that students have mastered essential basic material. It is not useful in assigning course grades. In courses where The Proficiency Exam Protocol has been used, course grades were assigned based on a weighted score of homework, projects, and standard examinations. Find the bar forces in all the members of the truss. Indicate whether members are in tension or compression.3m 10 kN

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Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Torick, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, hydraulic jumps energy, hydraulic jumpsTotal Areas Covered 16 40 Page 14.1198.4Step 3- Development of Laboratory EquipmentThis step required a substantial amount of planning and communications with several experts.Our first concern was to utilize existing laboratory equipment that did not have a major“footprint” since space is a major constraint in our project. Our goal of using older well-chosenequipment was to save resources, both time and money, by only making minor equipmentmodifications but major pedagogical changes. Only after we evaluated our current equipment didwe decide

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tomasz Arciszewski, George Mason University; Michael Bronzini, George Mason University; Mark Houck, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century, February 19.6. Bloom, B.S., M.D. Englehart, E.J. Furst, W.H. Hill, and D. Krathwohl. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, the Classification of Educational Goals, Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. David McKay, New York, NY.7. Duderstadt, J.J., (2008), Engineering for a Changing World, A Roadmap to the Future of Engineering Practice, Research, and Education, The Millennium Project, The University of Michigan.8. Galloway, P.D., (2008), The 21st-Century Engineer, A Proposal for Engineering Education Reform, ASCE Press, Reston, Virginia, USA.9. NAE (National Academy of Engineering). (2004). The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. Washington, D.C., The

Conference Session

Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

assignmentAmong senior civil engineers, seven (of the 18 who completed the assignment) indicated someattributes of professional civil engineers that they thought were missing from the BOK list.These included: awareness, foresighted, humble, intellectual, negative attitudes (anger,judgmental, stress), neutrality, punctual, responsive, and resourceful. For example, one studentnoted: One important attitude for professional engineers that I think might be missing is “foresighted.” In matters of design and sustainability, it is important for a civil engineer to be able to project into the future and anticipate future needs.Only three senior civil engineering students indicated personal attitudes that were important andmissing. There

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College; Adrienne J Gauthier, Dartmouth College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

encompasses a broad range of activities that engage thestudents in meaningful learning.2,5 While homework and laboratory sessions likely includemeaningful learning activities, advocates of active learning focus on approaches that take placein the classroom in place of traditional lectures.2 Felder and Brent use the following definitionfor active learning: “anything course-related that all students in a class session are called upon todo other than simply watching, listening and taking notes” (p. 2).6 Active learning strategiesinclude the use of clicker questions in class, peer instruction, inquiry-based learning,collaborative learning, and problem- and project-based learning.4,5,6, 7Many active learning strategies have been used successfully in

Conference Session

Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part I: Artifacts for Creative Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Alec Roberto Zavala, California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

used K’nex to teach engineering, thereneeds to be a sharing of ideas, innovations and best practices. The ARCE program at Cal Poly isleading the effort to start a consortium of universities that would facilitate such collaboration anddialogue with the goal of incorporating the K’nex Corporation as part of the effort.Bibliography1 Ressler, S. “The Project Management K’nexercise: Using Role-Playing to Facilitate Learning About Design andConstruction.” 1998 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, ASEE, 1998.2 Estes, A., LaChance, E, and Ressler, S. “K’nexercise: Introducing Students to the Key Participants in the Design-Construction Process.” 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, ASEE, 2002.3 Estes, A.C., and

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Annette Sustersic, Pennsylvania State University; Caroline June Klatman, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #13790An Innovative Solution to Teaching the Principle of Virtual WorkMrs. Heather Annette Sustersic, The Pennsylvania State University Heather Sustersic, P.E., is a Research Associate in the Architectural Engineering Department at The Penn- sylvania State University. She teaches senior-level structural engineering analysis and design courses in addition to advising students in their senior thesis projects and conducting scientific research in designing buildings for tornado resistance. Mrs. Sustersic is passionate about increasing student engagement and encouraging deep understanding to develop in her

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

onlyinterest in the topic (and a passionate one), but an education in the humanities” (Kynell, p. 96).Harbarger played several leadership roles in the English Division of the Society for thePromotion of Engineering Education (SPEE) and published widely on the subject of technicalcommunication instruction for engineers. In an article titled “The Qualifications of a Teacher ofEnglish for Engineering Students” (1920) and summarized in a June 1929 report, Harbargerdelineated what might be described as a pyramid of qualifications for success as teacher ofEnglish to engineering students: 1. the personality of the teacher, which obviously affects, 2. the presentation of the material, or the project, and 3. the cooperation of the instructors of the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Amro El Badawy; Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Nazli Yesiller

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

project weresignificant.-The multi-departmental exercise benefitted both courses.-The different levels of students participating in the exercise (graduate versus undergraduatestudents) did not adversely impact the quality of the interactions.-Expansion of engineering courses to include conflicting priorities for design is beneficial for preparing students for a multidisciplinary workforce.-Identifying challenges and formulating solutions are both beneficial for the engineering curriculum.-The methodology described is well suited to adaptation and/or adoption by other courses in the same disciplines as described herein as well as by other disciplines.-For future applications, including synchronous interaction for cross-departmental activities is

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the BOKs: ABET, Ethics, Civil Engineering as Liberal Education, and 3-Year Degrees

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Anthony Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Louisville, KY, June, 2010.[5] Vesilind, A. and Morgan, S. (2004). Introduction to Environmental Engineering,2nd Ed. Brooks/Cole - Thomson, Belmont, California.[6] Riley, K., Davis, M., Cox, A. and Maciukenas, J. (2007). “Ethics in the details: an NSF project to integrate ethics into the graduate engineering curriculum.” Proceedings of the Professional Communication Conference, IEEE International. October 1-3, 2007 Seattle, Washington.[7] Forsyth, D. R. (1980). A taxonomy of ethical ideologies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39(1), 175-184.[8] Kisselburgh L, Zoltowski CB, Beever J, Hess JL, Iliadis AJ, Brightman AO. (2014) “Effectively engaging engineers in ethical reasoning about

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Kondyli, University of Kansas; Molly McVey, University of Kansas; Christopher Patrick Melgares, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Transportation Research Center. Dr. Kondyli has worked on research projects funded by Kansas DOT, Florida DOT, USDOT, and by the National Coop- erative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). She has authored and co-authored more than fifty publi- cations, presentations and reports related to traffic operations, simulation, highway capacity, safety, and driver behavior. Dr. Kondyli is currently the Chair of the Freeways/Multilane Highways of the Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (AHB40) of the Transportation Research Board. She also has consulting experience in the fields of traffic operations, geometric design and roadway safety. Dr. Kondyli received her Graduate Diploma in Rural and Surveying Engineering, (five

Conference Session

Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel W. Baker Ph.D., P.E., Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

enhancements. Here are a couple of my lessons learned:  To speed your construction, think about geometry first, and algebraic equations 2nd. It is far easier to graphically add a tangent line at a point on a curve then it is to derive the equations algebraically. When the graphical tools no longer meet your goals, then use written equations to complete your construction.  GeoGebra applies default names to each component. I have found it helpful to change these names to carry more intuitive meaning in your final project. For example, rename the Cartesian components of the force F from the defaults u and v to the more descriptive Fx and Fy.  Construction sequence is a major factor in the design of your

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl; Eric Crispino

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

project of theirchoosing, the students in CE300 write a one-page summary and assessment of the presentation.The short writing assignments (memoranda) are not directly linked to the reading assignmentsabout technical writing. They do, however, increase in detail and scope over the course of thesemester as students learn about various aspects of technical writing. Each assignment is gradedfor technical content but, with the exception of the lab report, the majority of points are allottedto the writing itself. The memos are graded for format, organization of thought, grammar andspelling, word choice, and overall effectiveness of communication. Some may argue that

Conference Session

Feedback and IT: Improving Student Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

curriculum in general, and 6. The outcomes of teaching, as reflected in student learning.8The method or methods selected should be tuned to assess the desired aspects to beevaluated. The evaluator should also be selected with the end in mind—it should besomeone with expertise in evaluating the desired aspect(s).Time is also an important consideration. Faculty members are very busy and reluctant tocommit to excessively time-consuming projects. Many successful peer review projectsrequire a surprisingly small time commitment. A time commitment on the order of a halfhour per week or less is typically feasible—any program requiring significantly more Page

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students to make connections among ideas within the course and between the current course and other courses or the students’ experiences. Human Dimension goals increase students’ understanding of themselves and their interactions with others. Caring goals hope to create positive attitudes and feelings within students toward a particular course. Learning how to Learn goals help students become self-directed learners.In terms of Fink’s taxonomy, the goal of this project was to create new Teaching and LearningActivities and a new Feedback and Assessment tool. The Teaching and Learning Activities havebeen designed to address as many of the kinds of learning

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoqing Zhou, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Future Plan of The ISO 19130 Project, XXth ISPRS Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-13, 2004 (DVD).Di, L., A. Chen, W. Yang, and P. Zhao (2003), The Integration of Grid Technology with OGC Web Services (OWS) in NWGISS for NASA EOS Data, in Pro. of the Eighth Global Grid Forum, 24-27 June, Seattle, WA, USA.Souder, W.E. (1993). The effectiveness of traditional vs. satellite delivery in three management of technology master's degree programs. The American Journal of Distance Education, 7(1), 37-53.Wilkes, C.W., and Burnham, B.R. (1991). Adult learner motivations and electronics distance education. The American Journal of Distance Education, 5(1), 43-50

Conference Session

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Huynh, University of South Carolina; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Jason W Gantt, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

enhance the transfer of core knowledge through active learning. Anoutline of the EFFECT components is provided in Figure 1. Page 23.303.2 Figure 1. EFFECTs pedagocial structure.As shown in Figure 1, each EFFECT begins with a decision worksheet. The decision worksheetprovides a brief context about the problem and asks students to provide an answer to a designproblem. For example, the context to a problem concerning the design of a solar power system3could be as follows. A complete decision worksheet is provided in Appendix 1; it is one of manythat have been developed as part of the NSF CCLI project and is publicly

Conference Session

Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

differentialequations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, and general chemistry; proficiency in a minimum offour (4) recognized major civil engineering areas; the ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to criticallyanalyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized major civil engineering areas; the ability to performcivil engineering design by means of design experiences integrated throughout the professional component of thecurriculum; and an understanding of professional practice issues such as: procurement of work, bidding versusquality-based selection processes, how the design professionals and the construction professions interact to constructa project, the importance of professional licensure and continuing education

Conference Session

Going Viral: Effective Instructional Techniques in an Online Environment

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair J. McDonald, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

students. The attempt to pass along knowledgemay be accomplished by leading the class through a curriculum using discussions, lectures, slideshows, example problems, assignments, projects, etc. There are all kinds of tools to help withthis. Devices like smart boards, document cameras, clickers, online recorded video, and evensome old standards like chalk and books as well as a host of techniques such as lecturing,experience based learning, challenge based instruction, and numerous other methods. All of theaforementioned have been used successfully all over the world; however, some students justdon’t get it. They need a little more, some need a little one on one attention. In a large class, itdoesn’t take long for the instructor to run out of “one

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, IL, United states, Dassault Systemes; HP; Lockheed Martin; IBM; Microsoft; et al.5. Maier, H. R. (2008). “A hybrid just-in-time / project-based learning approach to engineering education.” Proceedings of the 2008 AAEE Conference, Yeppoon, Queensland, AU. Page 22.651.11

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

y issues in civil 3graduates who understand professional practice of professional engineeringissues such as: procurement of work; bidding practice issues. materialsversus quality based selection processes; how Outcome 2: Graduatesthe design professions and the construction will have an awarenessprofessions interact to construct a project; the of the licensureimportance of professional licensure and Discussed about process and the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

SLS, and to gain maximum exposure to engineers, instructorsoften team teach and assist one another.The students arrive in groups of 36 or fewer with half going to the civil engineering instructor inthe morning, and the other half going to the mechanical engineering instructor. In the afternoon,groups switch disciplines. The students have a total five hours with each department. Theprogram is designed to include a brief introduction of the department and specific areas ofinterest to highlight some of our current or newer projects. The student groups then receive ashort briefing about the specific discipline and a look at a few of the sub-disciplines thedepartment offers. The instructors present an engineering design problem to the students

Conference Session

The CE Profession: Perspectives from the U.S. & Canada

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin E. Bollo, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Carlos Estuardo Ventura, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

YesCourse Location University Campus Downtown Core LocationTypical Student Full-time student Upgrading professionalEvaluation Homework assignments, Homework assignments, exams, projects, other exams, otherCourse Duration Varies: often 4 months in Usually 4 months in duration: 36 lectures duration: 12 lecturesCourse Funding Student tuition plus Student tuition only (non- government contribution profit)* - University Course formats can vary greatly, but the most commonly occurring formatsare

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Kwame Tefe, Norwich University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Traffic/Transportation Engineer for ten years with a private consulting firm in Ghana called Associated Consultants, before proceeding to the Netherlands in 2002 to pursue a Master’s degree in Urban Infrastructure Engineering and Management. After completion in 2004, he returned to Associated Consultants until 2007 when he gained admission to The University of Alabama. His work experience include traffic studies, signal design, pre-contract services like writing of technical proposals and post- contract services like project supervisionProf. Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University Edwin Schmeckpeper, P.E., Ph.D., is the chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Norwich University. Norwich

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Norb Delatte P.E., Oklahoma State University; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., United States Military Academy; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects through- out the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, non- verbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Toward Continuous Improvement of the

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Timothy W Mays P.E., The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, University of California - San Diego; James Michael Grayson, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

same author has taught thecourse during the same semester as three of the other authors and provided mentorship whenrequested (varied) with some of the other authors, and at other times just provided the coursematerial, but still was available to mentor when approached.This paper presents the conditions for each faculty member, the assessment results of thesemester using the provided content compared to previous and post semesters and courses,analysis of student comments and specific surveys associated with this project, and facultyreflection on the semester they used the ExCEEd Teaching Model built course notes as well asthe impact it has had on their teaching. The data will show that each faculty member experiencedan improvement within their

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

,Engineering Disasters, and Technology, Society, and Values). The Civil Engineering departmentat Oregon Tech has a strong laboratory component in its curriculum with a majority ofprogrammatic courses including a laboratory. Given the motivations of these two departmentsand mutual interest of the project faculty in bridges, and Conde B. McCullough (Figure 1) inparticular, the faculty identified the potential for a field course to tour important Oregon bridges.Emphasizing those constructed to complete the Oregon coast highway, the course brings thehistory of these bridges together with their design and construction details. Changes in bridgedesign practice were discussed as an analog to the development of civil engineering moregenerally. Figure