Hydraulic Performance of Berm Breakwaters
In recent years, the concept of unconventional rubble mound breakwaters, i.e berm breakwaters, has gained much attention among researchers and engineers as an economical method to build...
A Study in Nuclear Decommissioning
The Gentilly-1 nuclear power plant two year decommissioning project launched a series of firsts for the nuclear power industry. It was the first commercial sized plant in the world to...
Specifications for Trenchless Excavation
Many advancements and innovations have developed recently in the utilization of trenchless excavation, techniques throughout the world. In many instances, design details and specifications...
Retrospective Look Into Design Challenges of Boston Interceptors
The purpose of this paper is to share with designers and owners a retrospective evaluation of a major sewer system design effort. The process by which a major sewer design project reaches...
Current Developments in Reinsulating/Waterproofing Underground Steam Mains in New York City
The objective of Con Edison's reinsulation project is to develop the materials and technology necessary to reinsulate those steam distribution mains having excessive thermal...
Space Age Pueblo
If and when 8 million passengers decide to fly in and out of Albuquerque, N.M. in one year, the renovated and expanded airport will be ready for them. In a comprehensive $120 million project,...
CADD Adds Safety to the Ryan
Computer aided design and drafting (CADD) was used to plan safety improvements for the Dan Ryan Viaduct, a two mile expressway in Chicago. Some 17 accidents per day took place along the...
Roads for Sale
Due to the decline in available federal revenue for transportation facilities, privatization is becoming a common alternative to project financing. A case study of a public/private partnership...
Quality: Out of the Manual and Into the Field
The intent of ASCE's
Opening the Manual for Questions
User response is key to the development of ASCE's
Lightning Spurs Hydro Rehab
In 1986, a bolt of lightning hit the Upriver Hydro Project in Spokane, Washington and tripped the plant off line. The event triggered a series of events that included an undermining of...
Megaproject Management Tool
Program management oversight is an administration innovation in the water and wastewater treatment field. The method is increasingly being used when a public entity takes on a project...
Contract Documents: Lessons from Litigation
Perfect contract documents and a flawless design are uncommon. Given the complexity of many construction projects and the advances in technology, it is not surprising that contract language,...
Mine Induced Subsidence
Effects on Engineered Structures
The influence of mine subsidence on engineered structures is a growing concern of the United States coal industry. This book contains a collection of case histories of the control and...
Quality in the Constructed Project
A Guideline for Owners, Designers, and Constructors
This book provides guidelines and recommendations for owners, design professionals, and constructors on how to provide quality in constructed projects. Roles, responsibilities, and limits...
Drainage Through Segara Anakan
The Lower Citanduy Irrigation Project in Central Java, Indonesia, drains through the estuary called Segara Anakan. Due to sediment accretion, the lagoon is filling. With erosion problems,...
Selenium in the Kendrick Reclamation Project, Wyoming
Elevated concentrations of selenium in water, bottom sediment, and biota were noted during a reconnaissance investigation of the Kendrick Reclamation Project in central Wyoming. Dissolved-selenium...
The Role of Social Sciences in Putting People Into Federal Water Resources Project Planning and Evaluation
While great attention has been given to the importance of engineering, economic, and, recently, environmental factors, the need for consideration of the social impacts of projects and...
Stable and Environmental Channel Design
The Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks Flood Control Project is located in Richmond, California. Both streams flow through a highly urbanized area, periodically overflowing their banks and causing...
Computer Aided Hydraulic Design of Open Channels
Over a 10 year period, the computer program, WASURO, was developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District, Los Angeles (LAD), which utilized many of the criteria of the previously...
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