Corps Guidelines for Dam Safety Inspection Need Revamping
A protest (1) that Proposed Guidelines for Safety Inspection of Dams, Federal Register, August 1974, pp. 31334-31346, ignores well-publicized conclusions of a preexisting ASCE task committee...
Meeting the Earthquake Challenge: California's New Laws
California's recent earthquake laws are breaking new ground in public policy matters. In turn, these changes in law are also having significant impact on the approaches to...
British New Towns and the Civil Engineer
Since World War II Britain has built or is building several dozen New Towns. The first, designed to absorb London's growth, pioneered with breakthroughs in housing layouts...
ASCE Local Level Public Service Actions Have Big Impact
A round-up of local-level ASCE public service programs: educating minorities, tutoring projects, position papers on local issues, state legislature watchdog operations, advising local...
Current Competence: Current Dilemma
ASCE has taken a stand on requirements for renewal of engineering licenses. The statement supports efforts to assure public safety but does not recommend mandatory additional requirements...
US Water Cleanup Program Speeds Up�But Still Much Red Tape
Since Congress enacted the Federal Pollution Control Amendments (P.L. 92-500) in 1972, little progress has been made in cleaning up the nation's waters. In fact, public dollars...
Citizen Participation: Assessing Public Attitudes
One of a short series of articles how to achieve effective citizen participation. A case history approach is used focusing on a proposed highway relocation in Ottowa, Canada. Techniques...
Local Land Use Workshops Help
Most land use decisions always have been made, and will continue to be made at local and state levels, often by laymen who are not familiar with vital engineering considerations. This...
Civil Engineers and Unions in Sweden
The history, education, and professional practice of civil engineering in Sweden are briefly reviewed. The services and function of the Swedish Society of Civil Engineers and the National...
Engineering the First Mass Transit Tramway
Aerial tramways are not normally considered for a cross-town mass transit system. They are no longer limited to the ski resorts since construction of the link between Manhattan Island...
New York City's New Town
New York City has taken advantage of a little used island, Roosevelt Island, in the middle of the East River to build a unique residential new town. The large development is connected...
A Study of Damage to a Residential Structure from Blast Vibrations
A primary objective of this test project was to study, under carefully controlled conditions, the effects of earthborn blast vibrations upon a residential structure. Another objective...
ASCE Cumulative Index to ASCE Publications 1970-1974
This Index provides a guide to materials appearing in publications of ASCE published between 1970 to 1974. This covers papers and technical notes from ASCE technical and professional journal,...
Environmental Impact
Proceedings of the ASCE Urban Transportation Division Environmental Impact Specialty Conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, May 21-23, 1973. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil...
Civil Engineering Classics
Outstanding Papers of Thomas R. Camp
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Summary Report on the Use of Underground Space to Achieve National Goals
This program is a summary of a 355-page report describing a program for improving the effectiveness of underground construction. The report evaluates the potential benefits that can accrue...
Public Works and Society
Proceedings of Public Works and Society, the 1972 Joint Conference held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, November 14-18, 1972. Sponsored by The American Society of Civil Engineers and the...
ASCE Combined Index 1972
The 1972 ASCE Annual Combined Index provides a guide to materials appearing in publications of ASCE published during 1972. This includes papers and technical notes from ASCE technical...
Supplement to Bibliography on Bolted and Riveted Joints
This supplement presents abstracts of articles on mechanically fastened joints that have appeared since the publication of ASCE Manual No .48 which covered work up to September 1966. Altogether,...
The Civil Engineer
His Origins
This publication is the first of a series sponsored by ASCE. It is hoped that the fascinating story of America's civil engineers and their works will provide the public with...
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