Program

State-of-the-practice sessions. Dive deep into your specialization, expand your expertise, connect with colleagues, and meet industry legends in our exclusive institute-hosted lounges.

Schedule-at-a-glance

Date	Events
Everyday	Networking
March 1, 2027	Committee Meetings \| Short Courses \| Technical Tours \| Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
March 2, 2027	Student & Emerging Leader Breakfast \| Opening Keynote \| Plenary Speaker: Jake Bittle \| Technical Sessions \| Cross Disciplinary and Vision Sessions \| Exhibit Hall Open \| Institute Receptions
March 3, 2027	Plenary Speaker: David Macauley \| Technical Sessions \| Cross Disciplinary and Vision Sessions \| Exhibit Hall Open \| Poster Sessions \| Institute Receptions
March 4, 2027	Plenary Speaker: Dr. Ayanna Howard \| Technical Sessions \| Cross Disciplinary and Vision Sessions \| Exhibit Hall Open until 1pm \| Poster Sessions \| ASCE 175th Birthday Celebration (ticketed)
March 5, 2027	Technical Sessions \| Cross Disciplinary and Vision Sessions \| Closing Keynote

Sessions

Explore the range of session formats offered at ASCE2027. From technical presentations and panel discussions to interactive workshops and short courses, each provides a distinct way to learn, connect, and engage with industry experts and peers.

Interactive half-day training sessions led by subject matter experts, designed to engage participants, incorporating instructor-led foundational content, complemented by discussion, hands-on learning, problem-solving, and/or creative work around a particular topic or challenge in practice.

All short courses are eligible for 4.0 PDHs.

Morning sessions (8 a.m. to noon)
- Engineering for Bridge Demolition
- Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Geotechnics: Data-Driven Modeling, Design, and Performance Monitoring of Infrastructure Systems
- Flood Risk, Flood Engineering, and Flood Impacts (Coastal & Riverine) (ASCE 24-24)
- TMDL Modeling Advances and Holistic Watershed Management in the AI Era
- Probabilistic Analyses in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Structural Design for Blast Loads and Explosions (ASCE 59)
- Transforming Infrastructure Intelligent Construction Technologies
- Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems (sUAS) in Transportation Infrastructure Monitoring
- Design of Overhead Power Line and Substation Foundations (ASCE MOP 160 & MOP 161)
- EJCDC Document User Bootcamp
- Building Integrated Teams with Collaborative Work Planning
Afternoon sessions (1 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Short Span Steel Bridge Workshop
- Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering: Implementable Practices You Need to Know
- ASCE 41-23 Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings
- A Comprehensive Framework for Quantifying Multi-Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for Water Quality and Quantity Challenges
- Deep Foundations: Types, Installations, and Testing Methods for Structural Integrity and Geotechnical Load Bearing Capacity Evaluations
- Introduction to ASCE/SEI 7-22 for New Graduate Structural Engineers
- Airport Pavement Design and Evaluation
- Small Unmanned Aerial Systems for Airfield Pavement Inspection: Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis
- Building Integrated Teams with Collaborative Work Planning
- EJCDC and Progressive Design-Build Case Studies: Promises and Pitfalls

Featured Vision & Strategy Sessions

The Future of Mobility: Connecting People and Commerce in Greater Philadelphia

Transportation powers Philadelphia’s future. As the region plans for growth through 2035, connecting communities to the goods and services they rely on is more critical than ever. This panel convenes visionary leaders from across the city’s transportation ecosystem—highways, transit, rail, port, and airport—for a rare, candid conversation on the bold collaborations reshaping Philadelphia’s infrastructure. Panelists will share insights on investment priorities, interagency innovation, and the transformative work underway to build a more resilient, equitable, and connected city.

Resilience Reimagined: Community Recovery after Disaster Strikes

Rebuilding stronger starts now. As disasters grow more frequent and severe, civil engineering leaders face a critical challenge: how to rebuild smarter, faster, and more sustainably. This session brings together experts from government, industry, and community organizations to share bold strategies for recovery—highlighting innovative financing, inclusive engagement, and climate-informed design. Attendees will gain insights into how resilient rebuilding can protect communities and accelerate recovery after crisis.

Future Proofing Your Community

It’s time to rethink how we build-and rebuild. Civil engineering leaders must confront tough questions and bold challenges to create future-proof infrastructure. This session brings together public works executives, strategists, and resilience experts to explore transformative approaches, featuring case studies from U.S. cities and global conflict zones. Attendees will gain actionable insights to safeguard communities and drive innovation in the built environment.

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ASCE2027 key themes

Here are the key themes shaping ASCE2027—we’re seeking bold, future-focused content that inspires and engages.

Deep technical dive bars — Deep Technical Dive

Get granular with the latest breakthroughs in core engineering disciplines. This is where foundational research meets real-world application—advancing civil innovation through deep technical expertise.

AI driven design — AI-Driven Design & Cyber Resilience

Where data meets design: dive into the transformative power of AI, digital twins, and big data in infrastructure. Learn how human-machine collaboration is reshaping workflows—and how to defend against cyber and energy threats in a connected world. Push the boundaries of innovation in design and construction: from lower-carbon materials and renewable energy integration to advanced delivery methods and evolving standards that are redefining what’s possible.

Autonomous & Smart Tech Frontiers Hyundai — Autonomous & Smart Tech Frontiers

From eVTOL innovations to next-gen vertiports, we're entering a new era of mobility. Explore how autonomous systems, connected infrastructure, IoT, and smart energy grids are converging to create intelligent, efficient, and sustainable environments.

Fire — Engineering at the Edge

Designing for the most extreme conditions—whether it's the vacuum of space, the depths of the ocean, or the unpredictability of climate extremes. Discover how engineers are pushing the limits to deliver performance, resilience, and sustainability.

Future materials and construction methods — Future Materials & Construction Methods

Push the boundaries of innovation in design and construction: from lower-carbon materials and renewable energy integration to advanced delivery methods and evolving standards that are redefining what’s possible.

Money trail — Rethinking Infrastructure Finance & Policy

In a post-Federal funding landscape, how do we build smarter? Unpack new financing models, policy shifts, and streamlined delivery strategies that prioritize public health, safety, sustainability, and community-centered design. Engineering leadership starts here. Discover strategies to grow and retain global talent, expand career pathways, and prepare the next generation. Plus: risk management, ethics, and project delivery in a rapidly evolving industry.

The future workforce — The Future Workforce & Practice

Engineering leadership starts here. Discover strategies to grow and retain global talent, expand career pathways, and prepare the next generation. Plus: risk management, ethics, and project delivery in a rapidly evolving industry.

Topics by technical area

Below are the technical areas and topics that will be used for ASCE2027. When submitting an abstract, you will need to select a technical area followed by a topic. All topics marked with an asterisk (*) are considered “cross-cutting” topics, which are eligible for inclusion in cross-disciplinary sessions.

- Additive Manufacturing and Novel Material Applications
- Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
- Alternatives/Advanced Building Materials
- Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering*
- Blast, Shock, and Impact
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Cold Weather Construction
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
- Construction Materials
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Twin Technology and Applications
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Engineering Geology and Site Characterization
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Fatigue and Fracture
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Policies and Government Action*
- Regolith Operations, Mobility, and Robotics
- Resilience*
- Assessment and Management*
- Soil Properties and Modeling
- Space Engineering and Construction
- Structural Identification and Health Monitoring
- Sustainability*
- Temporary Works, Structures, and Demolition
- Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)
- Visionary, Unconventional, and Innovative Built and Non-Built Projects
- Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulations (BIM/GIS/VDC/Other Structural Modeling)
- Adaptive Reuse of Building Infrastructure
- Aesthetics in Design
- Alternative/Advanced Building Materials
- Architectural Engineering Education
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Bioretention
- Building Automation and Controls
- Building Biogenics
- Building Façade Integration
- Building Systems Integration
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Construction and Structural Materials
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Design by Market Sector: Hospitals, Stadiums, Commercial, Residential
- Designing for Fire
- Digital Twin Technology and Applications
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Embodied Carbon in Building Systems
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Residential Buildings
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Facility Management
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Enginering Trends and Concerns*
- Green Building Design
- Healthy Buildings - Indoor Air Quality
- High-Performance Buildings
- Historical Building Retrofits
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Impacts of Lighting and Indoor Environmental Quality
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Mechanical Systems Efficiency
- Modular Design Principles
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Passive Heating/Cooling
- Photovoltaic Design and Integration
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Renewable Energy
- Resilience*
- Resilient Building Systems
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Smart Building Systems
- Structural Design Loads and Hazards
- Structural Identification and Health Monitoring
- Sustainability*
- Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulations (BIM/GIS/VDC/Other Modeling)
- WELL Building Design
- Alternative Project Delivery Methods
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Construction Claims
- Construction Contracts and Other Documents
- Construction Law
- Construction Quality Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Digital Project Delivery
- Disaster Response and Mitigation
- Economic and Financial Impacts
- Economic Modeling, Fiscal Strategy, and Funding Sources
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Forensic Investigation, Practice, and Analysis
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Leadership/Management
- Project Life-Cycle Analysis
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Risk Communication
- Sustainability*
- Workforce Culture
- Workforce Shortage and Development
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Career Planning and Development
- Certifications, Credentialing, and Licensure
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Communication and Collaboration
- Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Future of Civil Engineering in Practice
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Innovative Outreach and Educational Programming
- Leadership/Management
- New Professionals
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Sustainability*
- Talent Management
- Workforce Shortage and Development
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Coastal Adaptation and Resilience
- Coastal Engineering
- Coastal Zone Management
- Codes and Standards*
- Compound Flooding
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Dredging
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Embankments, Dams, and Slopes
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Emerging Contaminants
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Flood Prediction and Management
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Hydraulics and Waterways
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Increasing Service Life of Piles
- Metocean Advances
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Offshore Wind Structures
- Protection and Rehabilitation of Waterfront Structures
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- River Restoration
- Sea-Level Change
- Solutions for Extreme Events
- Stormwater
- Subsea Tiebacks
- Sustainability*
- Waterfront Facility Inspection
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Cold Weather Construction
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Deep Foundations
- Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Frozen Ground
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Groundwater
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Permafrost
- Permeable Pavement
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Renewable Energy
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Shallow Foundations
- Soil Properties and Modeling
- Structural Design Loads and Hazards
- Structural Identification and Health Monitoring
- Sustainability*
- Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulations (BIM/GIS/VDC/Other Structural Modeling)
- Wind Engineering
- Aerial and Satellite Remote Sensing
- AI/GIS for Early Flood Warning Systems and Spatial Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Computational Geotechnics
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Digital Project Delivery
- Digital Twin Technology and Applications
- Economic and Financial Impacts
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Hydroanalytics: Methods for Investigating Hydroclimate and Environmental Data
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Infrastructure Digitalization
- Internet of Things
- Machine Learning for Civil Applications
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Smart Building Systems
- Structural Identification and Health Monitoring
- Sustainability*
- Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulations (BIM/GIS/VDC/Other Structural Modeling)
- Advanced Building Materials
- Airfield and Highway Pavements: Construction, Maintenance, and Rehab
- Alternative Project Delivery Methods
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- BIM/GIS/VDC
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Communication and Conflict Resolution
- Construction Claims
- Construction Contracts
- Construction Cost Estimation
- Construction Documents
- Construction Engineering Education
- Construction Law
- Construction Materials
- Construction Project Case Studies
- Construction Quality Management
- Construction Safety and Health
- Construction Schedule
- Construction Site Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Digital Project Delivery
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies for Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Fire Protection and Safety
- Forensics Investigations and Practice
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Historical Buildings and Structures
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Innovations and Use of New Technologies in Construction
- Lean Construction
- Management Practices in Construction
- Megaprojects and Large-Scale Infrastructure Development
- Modular and Prefab Construction
- Preservation of Historic Structures
- Procurement Methods
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Specifications
- Structural Connections and Non-Structural Components
- Surveying and Surveying Equipment
- Sustainability*
- Tall Buildings
- Temporary Works, Structures, and Demolition
- Underground Engineering and Construction
- Workforce Shortage and Development
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Building System Controls
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Embodied Carbon
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Energy Efficiency
- Energy Storage Systems
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Geothermal Energy
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Green Building Design
- High-Performance Buildings
- Hydropower
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Mechanical Systems Efficiency
- Modular Design Principles
- Offshore Wind Structures
- Oil and Gas Pipelines
- Overhead Power Line Structures
- Passive Heating/Cooling
- Photovoltaic Design and Integration
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Renewable Energy
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Smart Building Systems
- Smart Grid Technology
- Sustainability*
- WELL Building Design
- Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment
- Wind Energy
- Additive Manufacturing and Novel Material Applications
- Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Blast, Shock, and Impact
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Computational Geomechanics
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Deep Foundations
- Disproportionate Collapse
- Dynamics
- Earth Retaining Structures
- Earthquake Engineering and Soil/Structural Dynamics
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Fatigue and Fracture
- Fire and Wildfire Mechanics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Fracture Mechanics
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Machine Learning for Civil Applications
- Mechanics of Porous Media
- Metamaterials
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Probabilistic Mechanics
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Rock Mechanics
- Soil Mechanics
- Structural Connections and Non-Structural Components
- Structural Control and Sensing
- Structural Identification and Health Monitoring
- Structural Materials
- Structural Systems/Structural Stability
- Sustainability*
- Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulations (BIM/GIS/VDC/Other Structural Modeling)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Compound Flooding
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Desalination and Water Reuse
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Emerging Contaminants
- Environmental
- Environmental Hazards*
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
- Ethics*
- Flood Prediction and Management
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Green Building Design
- Green Roofs
- Groundwater
- Hazardous Waste
- History and Heritage
- Hydraulics and Waterways
- Hydroclimate and Climate Change
- Hydrologic Modeling to Support Ecological Applications in Wetlands
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Integrated Water Management
- Irrigation and Drainage
- Low Impact Development
- Multihazard Mitigation
- Municipal Water and Wastewater
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Operation and Maintenance of Environmental and Water Resources Systems
- Permeable Pavement
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Renewable Energy
- Reservoir Design and Operation
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- River Restoration
- Solid Waste Management
- Stormwater
- Stream Restoration
- Sustainability*
- Analysis, Modeling, and Case Studies
- Water Distribution System Analysis
- Water Quality Assessment
- Water Resources Planning and Management
- Watershed Management
- Additive Manufacturing and Novel Material Applications
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Coastal Engineering
- Codes and Standards*
- Computational Geotechnics
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Deep Foundations
- Earth Retaining Structures
- Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Embankments, Dams, and Slopes
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Engineering Geology and Site Characterization
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Flood Prediction and Management
- Forensic Investigations and Practice
- Frozen Ground
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Geophysical Engineering
- Geosynthetics
- Geotechnics of Soil Erosion
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Grouting
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Multihazard Mitigation
- Navigation Channel Sedimentation
- Pavements
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Regolith Operations, Mobility, and Robotics
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Rock Mechanics
- Shallow Foundations
- Soil Improvement
- Soil Properties and Modeling
- Structural Design Loads and Hazards
- Sustainability*
- Tunnels
- Underground Engineering and Construction
- Unsaturated Soils
- Information Modeling and Simulations (BIM/GIS/VDC/Other Structural Modeling)
- Adaptive Reuse of Structures
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Automated People Movers (APM) and Automated Transit Systems (ATS)
- Bridges
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Civil Infrastructure and Lifeline Systems
- Climate-Readiness of Infrastructure
- Coastal Zone Management
- Codes and Standards*
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Disaster Mitigation, Planning, and Preparedness
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Economic Modeling, Fiscal Strategy, and Funding Sources
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Residential Buildings
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Human-Based/Communities Design in Civil Infrastructure
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Infrastructure Digitalization
- Integrated Water Management
- Lessons Learned from Catastrophic Disasters
- Life-Cycle Assessment
- Managing Aging Infrastructure
- Megaprojects and Large-Scale Infrastructure Development
- Multihazard Mitigation
- Performance Objectives and Designing Infrastructure for Functional Recovery
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Resilient Communities
- Resilient Infrastructure Systems
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Sustainability*
- Transportation Infrastructure Systems
- Transportation Planning
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulations (BIM/GIS/VDC/Other Structural Modeling)
- Additive Manufacturing and Novel Material Applications
- Airfield and Highway Pavements: Materials
- Alternative/Advanced Building Materials
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Bituminous Materials
- Building Biogenics
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Concrete Technology
- Construction Materials
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Fatigue and Fracture
- Fire Protection
- Forensic Investigations and Practice
- Fracture Mechanics
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Geosynthetics
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Material Behavior Under Load
- Material Selection for Extreme Environments
- Permeable Pavement
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Rock Mechanics
- Soil Improvement
- Soil Properties and Modeling
- Structural Materials
- Sustainability*
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Construction Claims
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Forensic Investigation, Practice, and Analysis
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- History and Heritage
- Human-Based/Communities Design in Civil Infrastructure
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Innovative Outreach and Educational Programming
- Leadership/Management
- New Professionals
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Risk Communication
- Sustainability*
- Sustainable Future through Global Engagement
- Visionary, Unconventional, and Innovative Built and Non-Built Projects
- Workforce Shortage and Development
- Adaptive Reuse of Structures
- Aesthetics in Design
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Blast, Shock, and Impact
- Bridges
- Building Façade Integration
- Building Materials
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Coastal Engineering and Waterfront Structures
- Codes and Standards*
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Deep Foundations
- Designing for Fire
- Designing for Seismic Effects
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Efficiency of Design
- Embankment, Dams, and Slopes
- Embodied Carbon in Structures
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Fatigue and Fracture
- Forensic Investigations and Practice
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Historical Buildings: Preservation and Retrofit
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Increasing Service Life of Piles
- Innovations in Offshore Wind Foundations and Structures
- Innovative Structural Design
- Life-Cycle Assessment
- Managing Aging Infrastructure
- Marinas and Large Floating Structures
- Megaprojects and Large-Scale Infrastructure Development
- Modular Design Principles
- Multihazard Mitigation
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Nonbuilding and Special Structures
- Offshore Wind Design Challenges and Advancements
- Overhead Power Line Structures
- Performance-Based Design of Structures
- Photovoltaic Systems
- Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Shallow Foundations
- Smart Building Systems
- Structural Condition Assessment
- Structural Connections and Non-Structural Components
- Structural Control and Sensing
- Structural Design Loads and Hazards
- Structural Fatigue
- Structural Identification and Health Monitoring
- Structural Materials
- Structural Systems/Structural Stability
- Sustainability*
- Tunnels
- Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulations (VIMS)
- Wind Engineering
- Aerial and Satellite Remote Sensing
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Digital Twin Technology and Applications
- Economic and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies in Civil Engineering*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Geospatial Data Supporting Disaster Response and Recovery
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Surveying and Surveying Equipment
- Sustainability*
- Using GIS for Early Flood Prediction and Warning Systems
- Active Transportation (Bike/Ped)
- AI in Transportation
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Civil Engineering*
- Automated People Movers (APM)
- Automated Transit Systems (ATS)
- Aviation Planning and Operations
- Civil Engineering Education*
- Codes and Standards*
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
- Cybersecurity*
- Data Collection and Management*
- Data Sensing and Analytics*
- Economics and Financial Impacts*
- Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methodologies*
- Environmental Hazards*
- Ethics*
- Freight and Logistics
- Future Weather and Climate Extremes*
- Global Civil Engineering Trends and Concerns*
- Impacts of Civil Engineering in Communities*
- Mobility on Demand and as a Service (MODaaS)
- Pavements: Accelerated Testing and Instrumentation
- Pavements: Condition Assessment
- Pavements: Design and Analysis
- Pavements: Innovation and Sustainability
- Pavements: Material Characteristics
- Public Health, Safety, and Welfare*
- Public Policies and Government Action*
- Public Transport
- Rail Transport
- Resilience*
- Risk Assessment and Management*
- Street and Highway Operations
- Sustainability*
- Sustainable Transportation
- Transportation Economics and Finance
- Transportation Infrastructure Systems
- Transportation Planning
- Transportation Safety
- Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)
- 3D Modeling of Utility Infrastructure
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