Current Research and Research Needs in Deep Foundations
This report summarizes the current range of research on deep foundations now being performed in the United States. The report is divided into two main sections: (1) Current research or...
Organizational Implications for Financing Constructed Facilities
The ownership arrangements for constructed facilities not only can generate the capital for new facilities but also will influence the management of the construction and operation of these...
Express Buses: Private Sector to the Rescue
Declining subsidies and rising costs are endangering express bus services which have been highly successful in competing with the private auto. A system concept with private carriers operating...
Urban Highway Financing Mechanisms and Policies
This paper explores the urban transportation financing crisis, surveys existing State and local mechanisms for urban highway financing, explores emerging financing mechanisms, and addresses...
Houston Moves to Unravel Traffic
Houston, Texas is growing and has more cash to invest in its infrastructure than most American cities. Roads are being repaired and improved, more highways built, and new management strategies...
Why Does a Federal Demonstration Project Succeed or Fail�
This is a condensed version of an article published in
The Renaissance of Downtown Detroit
The Detroit Renaissance Center consists of a 70-story hotel (one of the world's tallest) and 4 39 story office towers, plus restaurants, retail stores, and movie theaters....
Minority Consulting Engineers Speak Out
A sampling of opinion from the point of view of black consulting engineers. Quota systems are discussed as are financial problems, attitudes of banks, joint-ventures, abuse of minority-participation...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Recycling of a River
After a century of neglect and degradation, the South Platte River is undergoing a process of transformation to become the most significant recreational resource in the Denver area�� a...
Responsibility and Liability of Public and Private Interests on Dams
Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Conference, Responsibility and Liability of Public and Private Interests on Dams, held in Asilomar Conference Center Grounds, Pacific Grove, California,...
Fundamental Considerations in Rates and Rate Structures for Water and Sewer Works
This report covers a broad range of research in rates and rate structures for water and sewage works. Topics include elements and functions of water and sewage works, public and private...
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