Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
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Civil Engineering in the Hudson-Mohawk Section
The Hudson-Mohawk (New York) Section of ASCE boasts an outstanding history of creative, innovative, landmark Civil Engineering projects, many of which were the marvel of their day. It also is home to world-renown colleges and universities that revolutionized early engineering and scientific education at a time when higher education was synonymous with the classics, law, and religion. Numerous early graduates of these institutions went on to design and construct Civil Engineering projects within the Hudson-Mohawk Section and elsewhere in America and throughout the world. The most renowned Civil Engineering achievement in New York State is the Erie Canal, the largest construction project of its time. The canal opened westward expansion of the United States and funneled commerce to New York City, making it the commercial center of the United States. Its success led to a frenzy of canal construction throughout the country. The Hudson-Mohawk Section also boasts the first passenger railroad in the country, running between the Cities of Albany and Schenectady. The Delaware & Hudson Railroad, beginning business as a canal company carrying coal from northeastern Pennsylvania to the Hudson River and then down to New York City, is the oldest, continuously operating railroad in the United States. It operated the first steam engine in the country, the Stourbridge Lion, imported from England. Numerous, fine examples of local bridges are found throughout the Section, illustrating the evolution of early bridge construction from covered timber trusses to stone arches to iron truss bridges. The Hudson-Mohawk Section was also at the forefront of the industrial revolution, boasting impressive manufacturing facilities, such as the Burden iron works, where vast quantities of horseshoes, railroad spikes, and other materials were made. The Erie Canal is considered to be the first school of Civil Engineering in the Country. The Hudson Mohawk Section is also home of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Union College, the first and the oldest schools to teach and offer degrees in Civil Engineering. Famous graduates include George W. Goethals, Washington A. Roebling, Squire Whipple, Leffert L. Buck, George Washington Ferris, and others. As part of ASCE's 150th anniversary, the Hudson-Mohawk Section undertook several activities to celebrate Civil Engineering. One was preparation of a guidebook of Civil Engineers and Civil Engineering projects in and around the Hudson-Mohawk Section. These engineers and their achievements are described in this article. Hudson Mohawk Section covers approximately the eastern third of the New York State, excluding New York City and Long Island.
Civil Engineering in the Hudson-Mohawk Section
The Hudson-Mohawk (New York) Section of ASCE boasts an outstanding history of creative, innovative, landmark Civil Engineering projects, many of which were the marvel of their day. It also is home to world-renown colleges and universities that revolutionized early engineering and scientific education at a time when higher education was synonymous with the classics, law, and religion. Numerous early graduates of these institutions went on to design and construct Civil Engineering projects within the Hudson-Mohawk Section and elsewhere in America and throughout the world. The most renowned Civil Engineering achievement in New York State is the Erie Canal, the largest construction project of its time. The canal opened westward expansion of the United States and funneled commerce to New York City, making it the commercial center of the United States. Its success led to a frenzy of canal construction throughout the country. The Hudson-Mohawk Section also boasts the first passenger railroad in the country, running between the Cities of Albany and Schenectady. The Delaware & Hudson Railroad, beginning business as a canal company carrying coal from northeastern Pennsylvania to the Hudson River and then down to New York City, is the oldest, continuously operating railroad in the United States. It operated the first steam engine in the country, the Stourbridge Lion, imported from England. Numerous, fine examples of local bridges are found throughout the Section, illustrating the evolution of early bridge construction from covered timber trusses to stone arches to iron truss bridges. The Hudson-Mohawk Section was also at the forefront of the industrial revolution, boasting impressive manufacturing facilities, such as the Burden iron works, where vast quantities of horseshoes, railroad spikes, and other materials were made. The Erie Canal is considered to be the first school of Civil Engineering in the Country. The Hudson Mohawk Section is also home of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Union College, the first and the oldest schools to teach and offer degrees in Civil Engineering. Famous graduates include George W. Goethals, Washington A. Roebling, Squire Whipple, Leffert L. Buck, George Washington Ferris, and others. As part of ASCE's 150th anniversary, the Hudson-Mohawk Section undertook several activities to celebrate Civil Engineering. One was preparation of a guidebook of Civil Engineers and Civil Engineering projects in and around the Hudson-Mohawk Section. These engineers and their achievements are described in this article. Hudson Mohawk Section covers approximately the eastern third of the New York State, excluding New York City and Long Island.
Civil Engineering in the Hudson-Mohawk Section
Floess, Carsten H. (Autor:in) / Griggs, Jr., Francis (Autor:in)
Third National Congress on Civil Engineering History and Heritage ; 2001 ; Houston, Texas, United States
05.10.2001
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Civil Engineering in the Hudson-Mohawk Section
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