As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students designed enhanced recreational opportunities on the Boone River by improving portage around a low overhead dam in Webster City’s City Park and designing improved water access points. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable […]
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As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students identified trail route alternatives connecting the Sidney community to the Sidney High School located just outside of town, and provided the trail design and cost estimates for the selected route. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa […]
As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided design alternatives for an outdoor amphitheater in Webster City. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Rick Fosse Civil and Environmental Engineering Local Government / Community Contact […]
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As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided designs and costs estimates for a pedestrian bridge spanning the White Fox Creek in Kendall Young Park within Webster City. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact […]
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As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided the design of a constructed wetlands for stormwater management, giving consideration to the settling and uptake of pollutants, wildlife, and related cost estimates for the project. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable […]
As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, students completed a regional hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of the watershed in the northwest and southeast areas of the City of Washington. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact […]
As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the students completed a regional hydrologic and hydraulic analysis of the watershed north of the City of Muscatine. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact […]
As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the students had the opportunity to complete the engineering plans for locating and constructing ball fields, new trails, parking facilities, and ancillary structures for the city of Washington. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. […]
An abandoned railroad track provides an opportunity to expand the McMinn County greenway system. The 6 miles of track existing between Athens and Englewood has already been partially prepared for conversion to a greenway trail. The railroad tracks have been removed and the length of the site has been leveled, compacted, and, in some locations, […]
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A “Complete Streets” Plan for Reducing Lanes on Inman Street in the CBD. A Planning Study of Low-clearance Rail Underpass on Inman Street and possibilities for improvements. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Smart Communities Initiative Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jenny Retherford Civil and Environmental Engineering Local Government / […]