As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs for improvements to Manchester’s Shelly Park, a highly used amenity adjacent to the whitewater rafting course on the Maquoketa River. Shelly Park Redevelopment has a couple design challenges. The City of Manchester’s goal for the park redevelopment is to include […]
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Manchester – Waterway and Dry Run Remediation and Redevelopment / Plan for Displaced Households
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students designed stormwater infrastructure to minize flooding impacts in Manchester, particularly for structures newly identified as being in the floodplain after recent redrawing of maps. In 2015, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducted a map update of the City’s waterways along the […]
Waterloo – Master Plan for former Edison School
Civil & Environmental Engineering students created a site development plan for the area around the former Edison Elementary school building. The City of Waterloo is considering alternatives for redevelopment of a site that was the location of the now-closed Edison Elementary School. One of the most important considerations for the project would be that it […]
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Waterloo – Prairie Trail Bridge Replacement
Civil & Environmental Engineering students created a design for replacement of a pedestrian bridge for the Cedar Prairie Trail in Waterloo, Iowa. The City of Waterloo hopes to replace two pedestrian bridges along the Cedar Prairie Trail that cross Black Hawk Creek. Both existing bridges are located south of Ranchero Road. The northern bridge spans […]
Manchester – Fire Department Cold Storage Building and Parking Lot Engineering & Design
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs and provided cost estimates for an expansion to the Manchester Fire Department. The Manchester Fire Department recently acquired a lot behind the fire station and have an interest in using the space to construct a storage facility and pave the […]
Manchester – Maquoketa River Pedestrian Bridge
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs for improvements to Manchester’s Schram park, including a pedestrian bridge over the Maquoketa River, a parking lot, and a trail connection that links to the existing trail network. The goal of this project was to revitalize the Schram Park area […]
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Manchester – Subdivision Site Plan and Engineering
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created a master plan for development of a 24-acre greenfield site in Manchester, Iowa.. Manchester Enterprises Incorporated (MEI) is a non-profit development group in the City of Manchester. They have acquired 24 acres of land near the intersection of Highway 20 and […]
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Waterloo – Sump Pumps and Piping Systems
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students recommended and designed systems for resolving sump pump discharge issues that have created problems in residential Waterloo neighborhoods. The City of Waterloo recently transitioned away from a combined sewer system, but problems remain as individual sump pumps in residential homes discharge onto […]
Bellevue Regional Stormwater Structure
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs for flood impact mitigation measures in Bellevue, Iowa, including culvert improvements, drainage channels, and residentail flood walls. Recent updates to the flood maps of Bellevue, Iowa, have carried serious impacts for citizens within the community. The updates have added multiple […]
Bellevue Residential Land Development and Spec House Design
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs for development of a new residential neighborhood in Bellevue, as well as a stormwater management plan for the site. The City of Bellevue requested the design of a residential neighborhood that includes on and off site utility location and size, […]
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