Not everyone agrees about the effects of a high-altitude EMP for civil infrastructure.
"If people think of it at all, they tend to associate engineering with heavy industry and civil infrastructure, " the academy says on its website.
And, to get a basic point of reference, construction and demolition waste stems from the construction of buildings and civil infrastructure, total or partial demolition of buildings and civil infrastructure, road planning and maintenance most of which can be recycled in one way or another.
According to the 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers infrastructure report, 57% of Rhode Island's bridges are structurally deficient.
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Asking the civil engineers how much infrastructure spending we need is akin to asking defense contractors how much we should spend to keep America safe.
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After peace was established, the country faced the challenge of reestablishing civil institutions, rebuilding damaged infrastructure, clearing land mines and demobilizing large numbers of former fighters.
It was intended to let civil servants escape the chronic congestion, overstretched infrastructure and unhygienic conditions of the former capital, Lagos.
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In 2009, when assigning grades for 15 sectors of America's infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded 11 D's and 4 C's.
In its most recent report card on the nation's infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation's bridges a grade of "C" and said that in 2003 27.1 percent of them were deficient.
Civil engineers design and develop the construction of transportation infrastructure and water supply and sewage systems, after attaining at least a bachelor's degree in engineering and several years of experience.
The Society of Civil Engineers ( Failure to Act Studies) gives its price tag for restoring a first-world infrastructure.
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It eased restrictions on foreign investment in retail, civil aviation and television broadcasting and took steps to overcome bureaucratic hurdles that have been delaying several large industrial and infrastructure projects.
As we continue to improve our cybersecurity under existing authorities, comprehensive legislation remains essential to securing our critical infrastructure, facilitating greater cyber information sharing between government and the private sector, and protecting the privacy and civil liberties of the American people.
As we continue to work within existing authorities to fortify our country against cyber risks, comprehensive legislation remains essential to improving infrastructure security, enhancing cyber information sharing between government and the private sector, and protecting the privacy and civil liberties of the American people.
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