Running Rucus II on a Microcomputer
Since the preliminary version of the RUCUS II (Run Cutting and Scheduling System) was released by UMTA in 1982, the system has achieved considerable acceptance by transit properties. These...
Facilities Management and Capital Planning Systems
This paper explores the purpose, role, and structure of these systems, showing how micro-computers can be exploited to improve the quality of decision making in capital planning and related...
Role of Microcompiuters in Highway Weigh-in-Motion Systems
Microcomputer technology makes it possible to digitize the signals, calculate the desired factors, and record and display the information in real time at the weigh-in-motion (WIM) site....
Rapid Filling of Reservoirs
The rate of filling a reservoir, particularly for the first time, is governed by various factors. While economic considerations may favor rapid filling of reservoir to operational levels,...
Application of an Integrated Numerical System for the Modernization of Hydro Turbines
The modules of an integrated numerical system for the new design and replacement of hydro power plant components are described and some examples of application are shown. The main modules...
Interactive Simulation of Hydropower Systems
This paper describes a new educational technology that has proven extremely effective in introducing both technical and lay persons to the operational principles, management alternatives,...
HYPOS?Hourly System Hydropower Scheduling
HYPOS (Hydro Power Scheduling) is a modification of the program HYPO as presented at Waterpower 81. HYPOS is an interactive system which allows schedulers to assign hourly power generation...
Costs of Truck Related Highway Damage to Alaska
The cost of pavement damage to the State of Alaska for truck traffic continues to be a very controversial topic. There is no simple answer since this cost is dependent upon pavement strength,...
Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction by the Boundary Element Method: A Comparison Study
A comparison study of three Boundary Element Method approaches is attempted on the basis of a typical three-dimensional, dynamic soil-structure interaction problem. The vertical transient...
Interactive Design of Reinforced Concrete Foundations
A new, highly graphical foundation design program, FOUNDATION-3D, provides the designer with a variety of easy to use foundation design tools in a flexible interactive environment. It...
Self-Adapting CAD Software
An approach for enhancing CAD and other interactive software is described. The goals of the approach are bifold, to customize complex programs which employ computer graphics, and to improve...
An Interactive Shell for Batch Processors
Many programs have been and are currently being developed in which the input data files or associated databases must be developed independently of the main program. This paper describes...
Animated Response of Dynamic Systems
Understanding how a simple structural system responds to a dynamically applied load is a difficult concept for most students to grasp. The fundamental mathematical theory of this behavior...
Hazardous Events After Redirectional Collisions
The potential for hazardous events occurring to vehicle occupants after a redirection from a longitudinal barrier has not been adequately addressed. Very few studies are available which...
KBES and Interactive Graphics
Knowledge Based Expert System (KBES) is at research and testing stage at present. Engineers have begun to accept Interactive graphics System (IGS) as a tool in decision making. This paper...
Design and Planned Use of a 2-Kiloton Eccentric Mass Vibrator
High-level testing of large civil structures is usually not practical, due to structural damage considerations and available testing equipment. However, in the case of a joint American/German...
Frequency Domain Analysis of a Tank-Soil System
The dynamic response of an elastic cylindrical tank supported on a rigid base under a harmonic vertical excitation is analyzed taking into consideration its interaction with the foundation...
Precast Roofs for Blast Shelters
A shallow-buried reinforced concrete blast shelter has been constructed and dynamically tested at the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES). Three thicknesses of precast...
Vibration Tests of Reservoir Structures Outlet Tower and Footbridge
This paper presents a field test procedure used in determining the dynamic properties of an outlet tower and footbridge for a major reservoir. Such factors as virtual water mass, soil-structure...
Dynamic Tests of LNG Storage Tanks for Earthquake Analysis of Liquid-Tank-Pile-Soil Interaction
This paper presents a field test procedure for determining the dynamic properties of large liquid natural gas (LNG) storage tanks under operating conditions. Two methods of vibratory excitation...
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