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... E MONTFORD FUCIK 1914–2010 Elected in 1974 "For leadership in the development of soil mechanics, water resources, and hydroelectric engineering." BY ALAN KRAUSE SUBMITTED BY THE NAE HOME SECRETARY E
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... and as national director of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1974 "for leadership in the development of soil mechanics, water resources, and hydroelectric engineering." In 1976 he was named ASCE Civil Engineer of the Year (Illinois Section)
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... E MONTFORD FUCIK 87 Fortunately, the threat never materialized, but the unfinished "third locks excavation" can still be seen, although it is slowly being erased as the MWH-designed Panama Canal Expansion Project is constructed.

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