U.S. Bridges: The Bias Towards Mediocrity
This article contends that in this century the United States has lost its leadership in bridge design and explores reasons why this came to be. Comparative examples of various bridge types...
Coal Terminal
Due to an increased demand for U.S. coal exports in the late seventies and early eighties, the Plaquemines Parish Coal Transshipment Terminal expanded its capacity from 3.5 million to...
Public Works and Unemployment: A Panel Discussion
In March 1983,
Proposition 13: Impact on California Public Works
The effect of proposition 13, which was passed in California in June 1978, has hurt the ability of local governments in the state to raise funds to construct new infrastructure and maintain...
Highway Projects -- Can They Be Done in Half the Time?
Delays in highway construction projects result from time-consuming federal and state review procedures, public opposition and funding restrictions. The majority of delays in highway projects...
Policy Analysis Implications of Four Cogent Transportation Topics
Using a goal-group policy-analysis scheme and from his experience on Capitol Hill, the author documents his observations on the cogent transportation topics facing the United States in...
Emerging Energy/Environmental Trends and the Engineer
Although favorable energy situations presently exist, available fossil fuel sources of energy are limited and as a result there will be an increase in interest in requirements relating...
In Search of Ancient Engineers
Many examples of pre-Columbian civil works have been uncovered in North and South America. Some reflect well-organized technologies comparable to those of the Old World of the same time...
Ice and Snow Utilization in Cold Regions Construction
An overview of requirements is presented for the planning, design, and construction of roads, pads, and airfields using water, ice and snow as construction materials. Practical guidelines...
Thermal Storage, Now and Future
Two-part article describes a 250 x 82 x 22 ft underground concrete tank that stores about 29,000 ton-hours of cooling effect for Yale University's medical school complex....
The Civil Engineer and the Decay of America's Infrastructure
With the infrastructure of the United States continuing to deteriorate, the problem becomes who will decide how much to spend in both repairing, maintaining and building new facilities...
Australian Coal Terminal Operates Happily Beside Residential Area
A coal terminal was built in Port Kembla, Australia at a $7.56 cost per metric ton. The port was built for $121 million, $18 million below estimate. It included such innovations as the...
Heavy Timber Structures and Bridges
Development and application of treated glued-laminated timber is a landmark event in structural engineering history. The inertia of this event has produced continued, rapid and dramatic...
Journal of Energy Engineering
The Journal of Energy Engineering reports on the scientific and engineering knowledge in the planning, development, management, and finances of energy-related programs. The journal is dedicated to civil...
Journal of Transportation Engineering
The Journal of Transportation Engineering contains technical and professional articles on the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of air, highway, rail, and urban transportation,...
Landmark Projects of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Excerpts are discussed from major papers to be presented at the March 1982 Construction Equipment and Techniques for the Eighties Specialty Conference to be held at Purdue University....
U.S. Response to Coal Demand: Port and Harbor Improvements
The OPEC oil embargo, which caused long gasoline lines in 1973, caused incredibly long lines of coal ships along the East coast just last year. These ships came to bet coal to fuel overseas...
Causes and Preventions of Lamellar Tearing: Engineer's Notebook
Within the past 10 years, a steel cracking problem, lamellar tearing, has arisen after welding of thicker sections and higher-strength steels. A separation underlying a weld joining plate...
The LOOP Project: Taking the Ship to the Port
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Spilled Petroleum Recovered from Atop Water Table
An undetected oil spill endangered the Mississippi Aquifer and the people who lived nearby. A thorough engineering analysis determined a solution. A containment procedure and recovery...
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