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100

This is the name of the magazine you receive as an ASCE member

What is Civil Engineering

100

Sir Issac Newton formulated this equation in 1687 and it has become the "go-to" equation for many engineers and physicists

 F = ma

What is Newton's Second Law of Motion

100

This IMAX movie expanding on Future World Vision will be released in 2023

What is Cities of the Future

100

This nearly two-mile long suspension bridge spans the area where the San Francisco Bay meets the Pacific Ocean.


What is the Golden Gate Bridge

100

You must be under this age to officially be considered an ASCE Younger Member

What is 36

200

This is the infrastructure grade in the 2021 National ASCE Report Card

What is a C-

200

Given the reference stresses on two perpendicular planes passing through a point, this method allows for the calculation of the stresses on all other planes passing through the same point.


Hint: (this is more of a method than an equation)

What is Mohr's Circle

200

This 2,717 foot structure is currently the tallest building in the world.


What is the Burj Khalifa

200

Graduating students receive a 50% discount on their dues until they reach this age

What is 29

300

This is the city where the ASCE headquarters are located

What is Reston, VA

300

This simplified equation is very useful in water resource engineering; it states that every point in a steady fluid has its own unique static and dynamic pressure.

What is the Bernoulli Equation

300

This massive hydroelectric dam in Nevada was erected in 1931 and is still considered by many an engineering marvel even by today's standards.


What is the Hoover Dam

300

This is the infrastructure grade in the 2021 National ASCE Report Card

What is a C-

400

This is the year ASCE was founded in

What is 1852

400

This equation, often used in but not limited to structural engineering, is a measure of the deformation of a material in directions perpendicular to the direction of loading.

 

What is Poisson's Ratio

400

This 47 mile long waterway connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, allowing ships to pass between North and South America instead of the natural channels or around Cape Horn, shortening the trip by 9,000 miles.


What is the Panama Canal

400

These Student Members use their social media skills to spread the word about ASCE activities and programs

What is ASCE Student Ambassadors

500

This person is the current ASCE Society President. (Until September 30, 2023)

Who is Maria C. Lehman

500

This equation, often used in structural engineering, describes the tensile stiffness of a solid material, typically a beam. 



What is Young's Modulus of Elasticity

500

Sitting in the heart of Ancient Rome, this structure is almost 2,000 years old and has a capacity of between 50,000 and 80,000 people, making it as large as many modern stadiums.

What is the Colosseum

500

This is the film ASCE made along with MacGillivray Freeman in 2017 to highlight engineering on the big screen

What is Dream Big

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