Statistical Evaluation of CPT and DMT Measurements at the Heber Road Site
A series of field tests were conducted at several sites in the Imperial Valley, South California from 1983 to 1985. The field testing program included cone penetration, dilatometer, standard...
Hypermedia and its Application to Geotechnical Databases
The concept of hypermedia has the potential for greatly enhancing existing database management software. In the present paper the concept of hypermedia is briefly described, the nature...
Geotechnical Database Management Systems for Boston's Central Artery/Harbor Tunnel Project
This paper presents a geotechnical computer application currently in use on Boston's Central Artery/Harbor Tunnel (CA/T) Project. The application is designed to manage subsurface...
Relational Database Design and Technology
Logical and physical design of a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) is presented with a simple geotechnical database example. Fundamental relational database design principles...
Automated Performance Monitoring of U.S. Dams
The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of a comprehensive report prepared by USCOLD on General Guidelines and Current U.S. Practice in Automated Performance Monitoring of Dams....
Data Base of Seismic Body Wave Velocities and Geotechnical Properties
A data base of seismic velocities measured in soils and standard geotechnical engineering material properties has been established at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station...
NOAA's Coastal Ocean Database and FOCOS Program
The NOAA Center for Ocean Analysis and Prediction (COAP) was recently formed in Monterey to support collection, distribution, and analysis of marine data for application to coastal ocean...
A Portable Geographic Information System (GIS) for Coastal Mapping
The combined increases in portable computing power and storage with the availability of new software has enabled the development of a truly portable Geographic Information System (GIS)...
Accuracy Standards and Development of a National Shoreline Change Data Base
Data associated with mapping shoreline position provides baseline information used by scientists, managers, and planners for quantitative assessment of historical trends and prediction...
Graphical Database for Construction Planning and Cost Control
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation is using Computer Aided Construction (CAC) System that integrated construction planning with estimate development, schedule generation,...
Reasoning for Data Integration
Improving the inter-disciplinary communication of design and construction data is an important objective in improving the competitiveness of our construction industry. This paper discusses...
Design and Construction Integration Using Object Oriented Project Model with Multiple-Views
Generating, sharing and maintaining project data among multiple disciplines and throughout a project life cycle is difficult task in the highly fragmented A/E/C industry. Presently, the...
Requirements of Object-Oriented Databases for Supporting Collaborative Engineering
Object-oriented programming is gradually evolving into a popular and standard paradigm for large software application development. Typical examples include computer-aided design and engineering...
Electronic Communication Between Project Participants
Fragmentation in the U.S. construction industry is perceived as one of the major contributors to reduced productivity. Lack of communication may be the main difficulty. Communication is...
Integration of CAD and Material Control
The purpose of this paper is to address the relationship between CAD (Computer Aided Design) drawings and the material control software. Computer generated drawings have the ability to...
Radio Frequency Data Communication Applications in the Construction Industry
Construction operations produce substantial amounts of data resulting in seemingly growing amounts of paperwork for construction personnel. Not much can be done to diminish the amount...
Development of an Expert System for Estimating Stream Reaeration Rates
This paper describes a data base of measured reaeration coefficients organized to assist users with estimating coefficients for rivers and streams with hydraulic characteristics similar...
Computing in Civil Engineering and Symposium on Data Bases
This proceedings consists of the papers presented at the conference Computing in Civil Engineering and Symposium on Data Bases held in conjunction with A/E/C Systems '91 from May 6-8,...
Geographic Database for IVHS Management
A IVHS (Intelligent Vehicle Highway System) information management system obtains information from road sensors, city maps and event schedules, and generates information to drivers, traffic...
Development of Seismic Hazards Data Base
A seismic hazards data base has been developed as a research tool for the engineering and seismology communities. The data base, which is still growing, currently contains information...
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