Expansive Soils�Geotechnical Problems Are in Hand; Now Need to Familiarize Nonengineers
Expansive soils damage thousands of buildings, many miles of highway each year. How and why these types of clays expand is explained. How geotechnical engineers in Colorado, Texas and...
Causes of NY Financial Crisis
New York City's recent financial crisis was brought on by several factors. The main long-range cause was the out-migration of middle-income people (taxpayers) and the in-migration...
How New York City Can Be Restored to Economic Health
To be restored to economic and fiscal health, New York City will have to make some fundamental reforms. The overall strategy is to obtain slack resources, then to invest these resources...
Behind the Exodus of Corporate Giants from New York City
A major bulwark of NYC's private sector has been the corporate office complex, composed of the headquarters of many of the U.S's largest corporations and the...
Making of Modern Metropolis
The period between World War II and 1970 has been called the era of the exploding metropolis. Behind this exodus of people from the central city to the suburbs: prosperity of workers;...
ASCE Combined Index 1977
The 1977 ASCE Annual Combined Index provides a guide to materials appearing in publications of ASCE published during 1977. This includes papers and technical notes from ASCE technical...
Making Maps by Computer
For making maps, digitizer-computer-plotter systems are increasingly popular. Here are case histories of three applications�by Brooklyn (New York City) Union Gas. Co. for keeping track...
A Report From the Executive Director: Society Dues to Rise Next Year
The Board of Direction at its spring meeting in Dallas, Tex., voted to increase dues in all member grades, to be effective January 1, 1978. Dues will then be as follows: Fellows, $70;...
Historic Turning Points in Municipal Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal, 1850-1932
1850-1880: Urbanization and development of large public water supplies combined to overload cesspools and privy-vaults. Sewers were constructed to protect public health. 1880-1900: Debate...
1842: Old Croton Aqueduct Brings Water, Rescues Manhattan From Fire, Disease
From 1774 to 1835 Manhattan experienced tremendous growth but needed better water supply to protect public health and to fight fires. Several proposals for providing water were forwarded...
Jane Jacobs: Urban Planning Heretic
The impact of Jane Jacobs' book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, published in 1961, is assessed and, to some extent, contrasted with the more tangible legacy of...
How Will the U.S. Finance Its Pressing Transportation Needs�
The U.S. public is yet unaware that the country is on the verge of a full-scale transportation crisis. The basic problem: funding requirements for each of the transportation modes are...
ASCE Public Information Handbook
A Guide for Section and Branch
The active interest and participation of all ASCE sections and branches is essential for success. This
ASCE Combined Index 1976
The 1976 ASCE Annual Combined Index provides a guide to materials appearing in publications of ASCE published during 1976. This includes papers and technical notes from ASCE technical...
Profile of the design construct companies
When U.S. private industry constructs, perhaps the most common approach is a single contract covering both design and construction. How did D/C firms originate? What have been the top...
Professional turning points in ASCE history
In the 125 years since ASCE was formed, not only has the technique of civil engineering evolved dramatically. So has the professional stature of the men and women who call themselves civil...
Environment�� 25 Years Ahead
What is the outlook for man's environment in year 2000, just one generation away? Among key factors influencing it will be how responsibly we produce food, extract and use...
ASCE Code of Ethics Revised. . .
The ASCE Code of Ethics, and its accompanying Guide to Professional Practice, have served for many years as valuable standards for the professional conduct of engineers. Committees responsible...
Inflatable Dam Regulates River Level
Inflatable dams are economically feasible for maintaining a required constant water elevation on rivers and streams where flooding poses problems. Puncture resistant material, inflated...
Construction Productivity�� How to Improve It
Construction productivity�in the design office, in the field, in public relations, in government regulations�was the subject of an ASCE Conference in suburban Chicago in August 1976. Some...
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