TWA Hangars of Thin Shell Design
TWA hangars at the Kansas City International Airport match the shape of the giant jets. The design molds hyperbolic paraboloid concrete shells into an efficient shop area. Since the design...
Pipeline Bridge Uses Timber Arches
An arch bridge is utilized for the purpose of providing a river crossing for a water supply pipe. Tidal influence, an unfavorable riverbed situation complicated by estuarial and other...
Runway Rebuilding with Daily Use
At Ontario the main runway was rebuilt and 4-inch bituminous overlay put down at night while the runway was in daily use. Existing pavement was portland cement concrete with bituminous...
Improving Your Writing�� Part II
Whereas Part I on Improving your writing (Jan., '75) talked about how to find something to say, this article (Part II) focuses on how to say it clearly, simply, forcefully....
9000 psi Concrete�� Why? Why not�
High strength concrete is being used in many high-rise apartment and office buildings. In this case, high strength means 9000 psi (62.0 MPa). Quality control, aggregate availability and...
Reinforced Earth Bridges Highway Sinkhole
Faced with an unusual sinkhole condition, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation decided to utilize a two-way reinforced earth slab in conjunction with a subsurface grouting program...
News in Bridge Decks
This is the second of two articles on short span bridges. The first, in the July issue, described cost-cutting ideas in design. This article focuses on bridge decks: expansion joints,...
A Fail-Safe Subaqueous Concrete Sewer
Describes the design and installation of a unique, tri-gasketed 87-in. (2210 mm) diameter reinforced concrete sewer force main. The total system is approximately 14,000 ft (4,300 m) long,...
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...
Use of Shotcrete for Underground Structural Support
Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Conference, held at Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Maine, July 16-20, 1973. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American...
Planning and Design of Tall Buildings
Structural Design of Tall Concrete and Masonry Buildings
The objective of this monograph,
Economical Construction of Concrete Dams
Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Conference held at Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California, May 14-18, 1972. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers....
Rapid Construction of Concrete Dams
Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Research Committee, held at Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California, March 1-5, 1970. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil...
Mass Concrete Construction
A Study Toward More Economical Construction by Cost Reductions Through Construction Methods & Techniques
Prepared under the auspices of The Construction Research Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the general objective of
Arch Dams, Embankment Dams, Concrete Gravity Dams
This report contains three papers, each relevant to the design and construction of three types of dams. They are Current Practice in Arch Dam Design and Construction, Current Practice...
Design and Construction of Dams
Reports on current United States practice in the design and construction of arch dams, embankment dams, concrete gravity dams, by subcommittee of the Joint committee....
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....
Design of Cylindrical Concrete Shell Roofs
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