Witmer, A., & Jahnke, K. (2016, June), Drawing Upon Non-Engineering Disciplines to Research Sustainability of Engineered Infrastructure in South America  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.26868

\bibitem{asee_peer_26868}
  Witmer, A., \& Jahnke, K. (2016, June), \emph{Drawing Upon Non-Engineering Disciplines to Research Sustainability of Engineered Infrastructure in South America}
  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  10.18260/p.26868

Ann-Perry Witmer P.E. and Keilin Jahnke.  "Drawing Upon Non-Engineering Disciplines to Research Sustainability of Engineered Infrastructure in South America".  2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2016.  https://peer.asee.org/26868 Internet.  12 Mar, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_26868}
  Ann-Perry Witmer P.E. and Keilin Jahnke.
  "Drawing Upon Non-Engineering Disciplines to Research Sustainability of Engineered Infrastructure in South America".
  \emph{2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2016.
  https://peer.asee.org/26868 Internet.  12 Mar, 2025

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