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Week 3

This project outline discusses restoring and improving urban infrastructure as an engineering grand challenge. It introduces the challenge and importance of infrastructure generally before analyzing the current state of infrastructure, which faces issues like pollution, lack of resources and outdated records. Current maintenance methods are discussed along with problems that hinder work. The outline proposes building infrastructure for the future by addressing immediate issues through sustainable energy and access. It suggests infrastructure can be improved through computerization, new materials and focusing on aesthetics. The outline concludes by emphasizing the role of engineers and importance of the challenge of updating infrastructure systems.

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Week 3

This project outline discusses restoring and improving urban infrastructure as an engineering grand challenge. It introduces the challenge and importance of infrastructure generally before analyzing the current state of infrastructure, which faces issues like pollution, lack of resources and outdated records. Current maintenance methods are discussed along with problems that hinder work. The outline proposes building infrastructure for the future by addressing immediate issues through sustainable energy and access. It suggests infrastructure can be improved through computerization, new materials and focusing on aesthetics. The outline concludes by emphasizing the role of engineers and importance of the challenge of updating infrastructure systems.

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Project Outline

1. Introduction to Engineering Grand Challenges and


specifically Restore and Improve Urban Infrastructure
A. General discussion of the Grand Challenges for Engineering
i. Why the challenges are so important and how science can help
solve them
ii. Emphasis on Restoring and Improving Urban Infrastructure
a. Implications for the field of civil engineering
B. Intro to audience: new engineers looking to learn about and
work on this specific problem
i. Background info on the challenge and why it is important
ii. Basic description of what needs to be done for the future and
the obstacles involved

2. Closer analysis of infrastructure in our world today


A. Discuss current state of infrastructure
i. What is considered as infrastructure?
ii. Focus is mainly on America, but other examples may be
mentioned
iii. Specific issues that we face today (pollution, lack of resources,
aesthetics, etc.)
B. What are our current methods?
i. Discuss network of systems of infrastructure and how they are
maintained
a. Includes roads, buildings, bridges, sewers, water,
electricity, transportation, etc.
ii. Current problems hindering maintenance of infrastructure
a. Lack of affordable energy/resources
b. Poor records from the past make updating difficult
c. Much existing infrastructure is buried, making it difficult
to access

3. Building infrastructure for the future


A. Immediate issues to address before infrastructure can advance
i. Develop efficient and affordable source of sustainable energy
a. Greater energy access allows more ambitious projects to
be undertaken
ii. Provide infrastructure to areas in the world that have none
iii. Develop system for mapping underground networks/structures
a. Helps facilitate maintenance and avoid damage
B. How we can build better structures
i. Computerization and robotics can make ambitious projects more
feasible
ii. Development of new materials and construction techniques
iii. The importance of aesthetics
a. How it has been ignored in the past
b. Examples of good aesthetic construction today

C. How we can build better transportation systems


i. Building more integrated systems that maximize efficiency
a. Ensuring public & individual transportation, cycling, and
walking are as convenient as possible
b. Improving roads and highways
ii. Integrating electricity, water, and waste systems in a more
efficient way

4. Conclude with a summary of the challenge


A. What can upcoming engineers do to solve these problems?
B. Emphasize why this is such a prevalent issue
C. Summarize ultimate objectives

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