Civil & Environmental Engineering

Boone County

Boone County- High Trestle Trail Information Center Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, February 7, 2020
Academic year
2018-2019
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As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided a design for an information building/shelter at Grant’s Woods located just north of the High Trestle Trail trailhead, site improvements, and related cost estimates.

Keokuk County visit

Keokuk County River Channel Mitigation

Published
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering student designed a method to protect county roads and bridges from the migration of the Skunk River in Keokuk County. 

Beacon City Hall design

City of Beacon City Hall Design

Published
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students designed a new city hall building for the City of Beacon, and provided recommendations for teardown and disposal of the existing building, including ways to divert materials from the landfill. 

Bellevue site development design

Bellevue Residential Site Development

Published
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

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. 

Clinton Jacobsen Building site visit

Clinton - Jacobsen Buildings Structural Redesign

Published
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created a design concept and engineering report for the functional reuse of upper-story space in the Jacobson building, a prominent and historic landmark in downtown Clinton.

Clinton Building site visit

Clinton - Downtown Commercial Building Rehabilitation (239 5th Ave South)

Published
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs for refurbishing and connecting upper stories for three commercial structures in downtown Clinton. 

Volckman Building

Clinton - Downtown Commercial Building Rehabilitation (241-247 5th Ave South)

Published
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs for refurbishing a commercial structure in downtown Clinton. 

Clinton representatives requested the evaluation and refurbishing plan for a century old building back to house viable commercial enterprises. The scope of work included third floor renovations, addition of a passenger elevator, fire protection, and façade restoration.

Webster City site visit

Webster City White Fox Creek Bridge Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

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.

Webster City wetlands design

Webster City Wetlands Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

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.

Elks Club interior

Webster City Elks Club Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students conducted a structural analysis of the historic Elks Club Building in downtown Webster City.  The project included design alternatives for the interior and facade of the building based on several options for future use of the building. 

Webster City amphitheater site

Webster City Amphitheater Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided design alternatives for an outdoor amphitheater in Webster City.

A local benefactor in the Webster City community would like to see and financially support the creation of an outdoor amphitheater at the bottom of Hospital Hill at Brewer Creek Park. Set in the natural valley alongside Brewer Creek and the Brewer Creek Trail, this location would be a perfect spot for outdoor concerts and gatherings.

Boone River

Webster City - Boone River Recreation Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

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.