Bailey's Crossroads: A/E Liability Test
In March 1973, a 24-story reinforced concrete building under construction at Bailey's Crossroads, Va., partially collapsed causing a total collapse of an adjoining parking...

Landmarks in Reinforced Concrete
To properly understand the significance of ASCE'S National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks the instrumental steps in engineering history leading up to the landmarks period...

Protection of Piles: Steel, Concrete, Wood
Normal construction materials have a very limited life when placed in a corrosive soil or water environment; steel rusts, concrete spalls, and wood rots (if the insects don't...

The Darwin Cyclone�� Valuable Lesson in Structural Design
Eighty percent of Darwin, Australia's residential buildings were severly damaged in the wake of cyclone Tracy in the early hours of December 25, 1974. Overall damage was caused...

Design and Construction of Steel Chimney Liners
This is believed to be the first book to be compiled and published on this subject, even though the steel liner is now the most widely used in fossil-fueled electric generating stations...

Planning and Design of Tall Buildings
Structural Design of Tall Concrete and Masonry Buildings
The objective of this monograph, Structural Design of Tall Concrete and Masonry Buildings, is to document the state of art relative to the...

Plastic Design in Steel
A Guide and Commentary
This manual, Plastic Design in Steel: A Guide and Commentary, documents the applicability of plastic analysis to the design of structural steel...

Guide for Design of Steel Transmission Towers
The purpose of this report, Guide for Design of Steel Transmission Towers, is to provide a basis for the structural design of self-supporting...

Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs
Research and Design
This collection of papers presents the results of research on multiple-panel reinforced concrete floor systems, carried out at the University of Illinois during the period 1956-1962....

A.S.T.M. Specifications and Methods of Test
This document, A.S.T.M. Specifications and Methods of Test Referred to in the Report of the Joint Committee on Standard Specifications for Concrete and Reinforced...

Erection of Steel Buildings
Accepted Good Practice in the Selection of Plant and Methods
The data and directions in this manual, Erection of Steel Buildings: Accepted Good Practice in the Selection of Plant and Methods, have been...

George Washington Bridge Across the Hudson River at New York, NY
This publication includes selected papers on George Washington Bridge reprinted from The Transactions of American Society of Civil Engineers (Vol, 97, 1933).The titles of papers: General Concept and Development...

Fatigue Life of Prestressed Concrete Beams
Prepared by the Reinforced Concrete Research Council of ASCE. This report reprints a collection of studies advancing the knowledge of the effects of...

 

 

 

 

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