Reviewing the ASCE Report Card
Use the link above to access the first page of the 2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure.
Using the Google Doc that has been shared with you, and refering to the introductory page (homepage) of the
2013 Report Card, answer the following questions.
2013 Report Card, answer the following questions.
- What does ASCE stand for?
- How often does the ASCE create a new Report Card?
- How much money does the report suggest we need to invest in order to sufficiently improve America's infrastructure by 2020?
- What are the 16 different types of infrastructure that were graded?
- What is the overall grade for America's infrastructure?
- What is the grade for roads?
- In general, what do the grades mean?
- What are the three key solutions?
Use the link above to access the 2013 Report Card Glossary.
Using the Google Doc that has been shared with you, and refering to the glossary, define the following terms.
Please rewrite the definitions in your own words. This means that you should not just copy and paste, but that you should rewrite the definitions in a way that demonstrates your truly understand what the terms mean.
Please rewrite the definitions in your own words. This means that you should not just copy and paste, but that you should rewrite the definitions in a way that demonstrates your truly understand what the terms mean.
- Brownfields
- Levee
- Dam
- Functionally Obsolete
- Post-Panamax
- Structurally Defecient
- Super Fund
- Deficient Bridges
- Electricity Generation
- Electricity Distribution
- Significant Hazard Dam
- Waste Combustion
- Posted Bridges
- Enplanements