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Design Build Capstone Project – Pedestrian Bridge (Case Study)

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Brad Wambeke, United States Air Force Academy
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #46197Design Build Capstone Project – Pedestrian Bridge (Case Study)Dr. Brad Wambeke, United States Air Force Academy Dr. Brad Wambeke is currently an Assistant Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. He received his B.S. from South Dakota State University; M.S. from the University of Minnesota; and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He is a member of ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri and Colorado. His primary research interests include structures, construction engineering, and engineering

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Research-Focused Design Capstone Project: Ultra High-Performance Concrete (Case Study)

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Brad Wambeke, United States Air Force Academy
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #46199Research-Focused Design Capstone Project: Ultra High-Performance Concrete(Case Study)Dr. Brad Wambeke, United States Air Force Academy Dr. Brad Wambeke is currently an Assistant Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. He received his B.S. from South Dakota State University; M.S. from the University of Minnesota; and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He is a member of ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri and Colorado. His primary research interests include structures, construction engineering

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Design-Build Capstone Projects: Continuing the Poly Canyon Legacy of Learn-by-Doing

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brayden A Martinez EIT, Miyamoto International; William R Adam, Buro Happold
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #48235Design-Build Capstone Projects: Continuing the Poly Canyon Legacy of Learn-by-DoingDr. Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Anahid Behrouzi is an associate professor of architectural engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. She has been involved with STEM education beginning in 2003 as a volunteer and summer instructor with the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science. She has been engaged with undergraduate/graduate course delivery in the topic areas of engineering problem-solving and structural engineering at North Carolina State

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BOARD # 55: Senior capstone case study: measuring outcomes with enhanced industry mentoring

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kevin Quinn Walsh PE, SE, University of Notre Dame; Eric Horvath, University of Notre Dame; James Edward Alleman; Brian J Smith P.E., University of Notre Dame
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, especially in the capstone which typically has all students from a major or multiple major(s) participating in it; • Having enough projects to keep group sizes optimal without having multiple groups working on the same project lest they collaborate and effectively work as a larger group; • Having an open-ended design problem with enough regular, expert mentorship meetings to effectively guide the students to viable solutions and design deliverables without “hand-holding” the students toward a specific set of solutions; and • Defining an appropriately complete and robust yet approachable target for design deliverables with a structure that is flexible enough to accommodate a range of projects while

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A Novel Approach to meet the Expectation of Culminating Design Experience

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Shashi S. Marikunte, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Expectation of Culminating Design ExperienceAbstractThe Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET requires that the programcurriculum provides a culminating design experience that prepares students for engineeringpractice. Emphasis is placed on how this experience is based upon the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier coursework and incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multipledesign constraints. In many Civil Engineering programs, capstone projects are associated with anadvanced course with emphasis on one concentration area. Even though students mayincorporate components outside of their concentration areas, it is rather minimal. This narrowsstudent’s culminating design experience to that specific concentration area

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Work in Progress: Supporting Better Conversations in Senior Design Teams

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #47583Work in Progress: Supporting Better Conversations in Senior Design TeamsDr. Charles Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work In Progress: Supporting Better Conversations in Senior Design TeamsAbstractEffective interpersonal communication in senior design teams can be the key to their success orthe reason for their failure. The high-risk, high-reward nature of senior project courses can leadto challenging team environments where miscommunication between even just two members canhave significant consequences for the whole team. While team member assessment tools

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BOARD # 49: Defining Design: How Undergraduate Civil Engineering Students Think of Design

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Aja Rachel Bettencourt-Mccarthy, University of Cincinnati; Matthew Sleep, University of Cincinnati
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

over time. In addition, while scholars and accrediting bodies have worked to defineengineering design, the extent to which these definitions reflect the students’ understanding ofengineering design is less clear. This paper aims to provide insight into student perceptions ofdesign by discussing the results of a survey that asked both first year and capstone undergraduatecivil engineering students to identify the components of several design and engineering designdefinitions that resonated most strongly with their experience and understanding of engineeringas a profession. In addition to sharing the results of this study, we review the literature on waysto expand student understanding of engineering design and provide recommendations, along

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Including Leadership in Civil Engineering Education

Conference Session: Civil Engineering & Leadership Division Joint Session
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Monica Pickenpaugh PE, United States Air Force Academy; Owen Sedej P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Brad Wambeke P.E., United States Air Force Academy; Joseph Pickenpaugh PE, PMP, NORAD and USNORTHCOM J4
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

use team dynamics, understand how to make decisions, and honesupervisory skills. Finally, organizational leadership focuses on using influence to help a unit,recognizing and developing the skills of others, and professional standards [19].The major program follows this same PITO model beginning with personal and interpersonalleadership stages. The three methods used in the Civil Engineering program are competitivesmall teams, senior seminar, and large teams. Also, many of the courses have projects nestedwithin them where students work together to lead each other as they complete the projects. Aftereach feedback is given through comment cards, group assessment, or self-assessment.Competitive teams such as capstone, steel bridge, and concrete

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Impact of a Sustainability-Focused Programming Intervention on Civil Engineering Student Self-Efficacy and Interest

Conference Session: Sustainability & Civil Engineering
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Laura Doyle, Santa Clara University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, particularlyconfidence and civic engagement. Third, a longitudinal study is planned to track students intoupper-division and capstone courses to assess whether those who participated in the course aremore likely to use MATLAB or pursue sustainability-oriented projects. Finally, future studieswill explore replicating this approach in other programming-heavy courses across engineeringdisciplines to assess generalizability.5. ConclusionsA service-learning project partnered with the University’s Center for Sustainability wasintroduced into a required sophomore level computer programming for civil engineers coursewith the goal of increasing interest and self-efficacy in computer programming skills. Theintervention resulted in statistically significant increases in

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BOARD # 59: Work In Progress: Development of the Asphalt Road-eo Student Competition

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ramez Hajj, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

]. Bordel et al. [10]indicated that a student competition helped improve autonomous, collaborative, and personalizedlearning based on surveys of students participating in a cybersecurity competition.Considering the above examples, it should be noted that student competition teams can bedescribed as either part of an engineering curriculum or as an extracurricular activity. Khorbatlyand Al-Olimat [11] recommended choosing the latter over the former due to the voluntary natureof extracurriculars, but examined benefits of both. Existing competitions can also be integratedinto engineering curricula as Senior capstone design projects [12, 13].As observed by some previous researchers, student competitions can help drive interest in aspecific engineering

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Lessons Learned: Adoption of ASCE BOK3 Student Outcomes Consistent with ABET 1-7

Conference Session: ABET, PE, and CEBOK
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin R. Collins, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE, ENV SP, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

assessing abilityto consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental,and societal contexts.As a result of this review process, we adopted two new student outcome criteria:20.4 and 21.3. These additional student outcome criteria ensured that the skill wasbeing demonstrated in the context specified by ABET Student Outcomes 1-7. Wealso observed that we were using the same activity (e.g., capstone design project)to provide the artifacts for each of the program student outcome criteriademonstrating a single ABET student outcome, but using that particular activity wasnot a requirement in our process. Because we felt it necessary to demonstrate thatall aspects of the ABET student outcome were demonstrated in one

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The Classical Model for Knowledge Persistence

Conference Session: Curricular & Course Design
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Timothy A Wood, The Citadel; Stephanie Laughton, The Citadel; Tess Doeffinger, The Citadel
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

motivation to persist through and master thecontent of foundational courses prior to design and capstone courses. Finally, anecdotal studentresponses motivate future work in applying the Classical Model to the engineering curriculum.Literature ReviewThe ASEE literature contains several efforts to improve knowledge retention and integration.Many educators might assume that repeat exposure through in-class review throughout asemester might be key to knowledge persistence; yet at least one study showed no positiveimprovement in knowledge retention [6]. With far greater success, active, student-centered, andconversational learning activities resulted in greater retention and integration [7], [8]. Modernengineering educators have rediscovered John Milton

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Professional Preparation of Students for the Integration of AI into the Practice of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Conference Session: Civil Engineering in the Age of AI
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mike Sewell, Gresham Smith
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

of practice should offer professional development programs to help educators stay current with AI trends and pedagogical approaches. CIT-E is well situated to address this need. 6. Engage Industry Partners in Curriculum Design - Collaboration with industry professionals can ensure that academic programs align with evolving workforce needs. Industry input can inform curriculum updates, internships, and capstone projects that reflect current and future AI applications in CEE practice.References[1] P. Lu, S. Chen, and Y. Zheng, “Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering,” Math. Probl. Eng., vol. 2012, no. 1, p. 145974, Jan. 2012, doi: 10.1155/2012/145974.[2] J. Duan, S. Yu, H. L. Tan, H. Zhu, and C. Tan, “A

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One Path to Inspiration: Student Competitions in Engineering

Conference Session: Games & Competitions for Civil Engineering Education
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Benjamin Z. Dymond, Northern Arizona University; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

a competitive spirit, are highly motivatedto compete against other students and universities, and benefit from adding competitions as partof their education [13, 20, 12].Because of the open-ended problem statements in competitions, these projects may be used inclasses or as part of an engineering curriculum. The student learning objectives, and morespecifically CE program criteria for ABET, may be connected to student competitions. Someuniversities even implement student competitions in capstone-style or independent study coursesto expose students to teamwork, communication skills, and application of design knowledge [10,21]. Many of these skills are desired by industry and help students become career-ready [22].Equipping graduates for the

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Professional Attitudes Learning Outcome: Development and Assessment of Affective Learning

Conference Session: Civil Engineering & Leadership Division Joint Session
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

mistakes, and learn how to improve along the way. Following isour approach to affective assessment of the four professional attitudes we prioritized.Dependability. We decided to assess Dependability using the Team Rating survey studentsprovide of each member of their senior design team each term. Shown below in Table 1 is thecurrent Team Rating guide for senior design. Our senior capstone design spans three quarters,and the team members rate each other at the end of each of the three quarters using this guide.Students choose which of the following descriptors applies to each group member and providesan explanation why they chose this descriptor. After each student is rated, they are provided theresults and encouraged to use the feedback to improve

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Enhancing self-efficacy among civil engineering undergraduates using hand-on pedagogy

Conference Session: Self-Efficacy & Mindset
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael Oluwafemi Ige, Morgan State University; Samuel Sola Akosile, Morgan State University; Tolulope Abiri, Morgan State University; Grace Yemisi Balogun, Morgan State University; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

of a balancedpedagogical approach, that is, the one that integrates experiential learning with traditionalinstruction.One promising way to enhance self-efficacy is through the implementation of hands-onpedagogical approaches that actively engage students in experiential learning. Hands-on learning 2involves activities like Capstone projects, field exercises, modeling, simulation exercise andlaboratory experimentation, providing students with tangible experiences that reinforce theoreticalconcepts. A primary purpose of hands-on activities is to provide learners with actual experiencesthat allow them to apply engineering skills in real-world

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How effective is a “Cheesy” setting for Student Academic Success? Setting the table for a memorable lesson…

Conference Session: Student Services & Supports
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kevin Taylor Scruggs, United States Military Academy; Erin Kennedy Duhon, US Military Academy Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., United States Military Academy; Matthew Glavin, United States Military Academy; Aaron T Hill Jr. P.E., United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

, US Military Academy Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Lieutenant Colonel Erin K. Duhon is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Civil Engineering from Purdue University. She teaches Infrastructure Engineering, Construction Management, and Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics and advises on a water infrastructure capstone affiliated with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Her scholarly interests include water resource engineering, natural disaster planning and mitigation, and water-related social justice concerns. Prior to teaching, LTC Duhon worked as an

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Math Preparedness: How first year civil engineering, construction engineering, and construction management students approach math-based design challenges

Conference Session: Focus on the First Year
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico; Paris Eisenman, University of New Mexico; Ethan Kapp, University of New Mexico; James Joseph Rawson, University of New Mexico; MADISON JO COX, University of New Mexico; John Caleb Orr, University of New Mexico; Jose Cerrato, University of New Mexico; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 1853–1873, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.1080/0020739X.2023.2256319.[6] A. Kemppainen, M. Fraley, G. Hein, and A. Hamlin, “Does Student Performance in a Blended Learning Environment Differ Based on Math Preparedness?,” in 7th First Year Engineering Experience Conference, Roanoke, VA, 2015.[7] M. Cardella and C. Atman, “Engineering Students’ Mathematical Thinking: In The Wild And With A Lab Based Task,” in 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Honolulu, Hawaii: ASEE Conferences, Jun. 2007, p. 12.652.1-12.652.13. doi: 10.18260/1-2- -2984.[8] M. Cardella and C. Atman, “Engineering Students’ Mathematical Problem Solving Strategies In Capstone Projects,” in 2005

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BOARD # 52: Integrating Material Focused on Climate Change into Existing Courses in a Civil Engineering Degree Program

Conference Session: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Andrew Paul Summerfield, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio; Wenye Camilla Kuo-Dahab, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Brian Ernst, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Chris Bode-Aluko, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

will require the transformation of civil infrastructure,including the development of utility-scale wind and solar farms to supply clean energy and theredesign of building stock, transportation systems, drinking and wastewater systems, and otherinfrastructure to reduce energy demand. Civil engineers, as the technical professionals taskedwith the design and maintenance of such large-scale infrastructure projects, will be instrumentalin the transition. However, the traditional civil engineering education does not include thediscussion of how civil engineering expertise might be applied to confront climate change. Inaddition, traditional engineering education of all disciplines reflects broader societal values thathave historically emphasized

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The Real Problem of Problem Abstraction: Examining Performance and Self-Efficacy in a Civil Engineering Classroom

Conference Session: Self-Efficacy & Mindset
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Evan Taylor, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University; Makayla Headley, Clemson University
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

through education research and service in Graduate Student Government.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects include studies of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their development of problem-solving skills, self-regulated learning practices, and epistemic beliefs. Other projects in the Benson group involve students’ navigational capital, and researchers’ schema development through the peer review process. Dr. Benson is an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE

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Running Out of Classroom Space? Maybe It’s a Schedule Problem

Conference Session: Curricular & Course Design
Collection: 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Abigail Crocker, United States Military Academy; Joseph Speight, United States Military Academy
Tagged Divisions: Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Project Management Professional.Joseph Speight, United States Military Academy Joseph Speight is an Army Engineer Officer and Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at USMA. He graduated from USMA in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. In 2017, he received a Master of Science in Geological Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. In 2022, he earned a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Running Out of Classroom Space? Maybe It’s a Schedule