­­­Virginia Tech Concrete Canoe team breaks a sixteen-year winning streak in regional competition Concrete is heavy, which makes it strong and durable, so it’s considered a top choice as a material for construction projects, but not an ideal choice for a canoe because it sinks easily. Each year, the Virginia Tech Concrete Canoe team takes on that challenge – of making something easily sinkable float – to build a canoe that will not only stay afloat, but can be raced in water.   Photo Credit: Peter Means During each competition cycle, the team designs, constructs, and races a 20-...

Ashley Fenouil, PE - Virginia Section President A year of fighting through a global pandemic, confronting hard truths, and committing to social justice has forced us to take time to reflect and remember what’s important.  In some ways, it has also brought to light the importance of our profession as civil engineers. This year it was especially critical that front line workers had reliable infrastructure to get to work, and ventilated buildings to work from when they got there. It was especially critical that goods could be transported to support the influx of delivery services and kee...

Liberty University (LU) started the residential delivery of a BS in Civil Engineering program in Fall 2019, with an enrollment of 12 students.  This is the ninth engineering program at LU. A Civil Engineering Student Club (CESC) was begun on February 6, 2020 with a slate of officers selected.  The club had a full schedule of activities planned but, the pandemic hit, LU closed on Monday, March 16, and everything was turned upside-down and put on hold.  Classes resumed in Fall 2020 with the wearing of masks and social distancing, with an enrollment of 47 students.  Moreo...

One of Virginia's contributions to engineering is the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel. Nestled in Rockfish Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the Crozet Tunnel was the longest railroad tunnel, at 4,270 feet, in the United States of its time. Claudius Crozet, French Civil Engineer, both designed and constructed the tunnel. Construction on the tunnel started in 1850 and represents the culmination of civil engineering technology based on manual drilling methods. It took eight years to construct and was closed in 1944 when it was replaced by a larger railroad tunnel. The video be...

2022 Virginias Student Symposium The 2022 Virginias Student Symposium was held at the VMI campus in Lexington, VA on April 7-9, 2022. This was the first time in two years that the student symposium was held in-person because of the pandemic. The Student Symposiums, formerly known as the Student Conferences, were realigned during the pandemic to correspond with their Regions. Previously, the Virginias Student Conference included 14 schools from Region 2 and Region 4. These schools represented the National Capitol Section, Virginia Section, and West Virginia Section. The new Virginias S...

ASCE Virginia Section was founded in 1922. Our objective shall be the advancement of the science and profession of Civil Engineering. The ASCE Virginia Section has seven branches: Blue Ridge Branch (1967): Counties of Albermale, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah Bull Run Branch (1969): Counties of Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Loundoun, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Culpeper, and Rappahanock Lynchburg Branch (1975): Counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, and Rockbridge. Cities of Be...

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On March 26, 2022, the Virginia Section of ASCE hosted the Centennial Gala at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Virginia.  This was the main event in a series of ongoing events throughout 2022 celebrating the 100th birthday of ASCE in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  The event was planned and thrown by a Subcommittee established under the Virginia Section Board of Directors (BOD), along with the help of many volunteers and longtime ASCE supporters. Nancy Lehr, Virginia Section President, and Christina Ammens, Region 4 Governor for Virginia, were Masters of Ceremony. Carolyn Perr...

Covered-BridgesDownload HH-in-VA1Download Louisa-County-Roads1Download VA-Roads1Download CE Magazine Articles: The following articles are from the Civil Engineering Magazine and latest content can be found at https://source.asce.org/cemagazine/ Dry Dock No 1 Article (CE Mag) March 2007Download Crozet Tunnel Article (CE Mag) May 2008Download Blue Ridge Parkway Article (CE Mag) Dec 2015Download Cape-Henry-Lighthouse-CE-Mag-March-2015Download Dry Dock #1

The Region 4 Assembly of the American Society of Civil Engineers is proud to conduct the Daniel V. Terrell Paper Competition for Younger Members. This prestigious competition has been held for over 60 years and commemorates Dean Terrell's many years   of work and service to the Society and especially his leadership in the establishment of the District Council System, the predecessor of the Region 4 Assembly. All members, associate members or affiliates of ASCE (not including student members) who are 35 years of age or less on February 1, 2021, residing in Region 4, are eligible to submit pap...