Update on Impact Effects in Nuclear Plants Part I?Overview and Need for Integrated Approach
In this paper, an ASCE working group on impact effects in nuclear plants updates the review of this technology contained in a five-year-old ASCE report. In Part I, an overview is given...
The New Art of Structural Engineering
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Engineering?The Initial Years
Many young engineers will choose lifelong rewarding careers in engineering. Others will choose to move into fulfilling management careers. Still others will become victims of 'career...
Specialization Vs. Diversification ? Relevant Considerations
The health, well-being, and growth of consulting engineering firms demand a successful strategy covering specialization vs. diversification. A discussion of the pros and cons and some...
Government Agency Perspective on Standard for Drilled Shafts
Relative to the proposed ASCE standard for Design and Construction of Drilled Shafts, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) would be considered an 'owner'. However,...
Infrastructure Research Needs
ASCE and the National Science Foundation sponsored a workshop on infrastructure research needs. Highlights are summarized. It was agreed that far too little money is spent on infrastructure...
The Need for Training in the Dredging Industry
Training is very important in those cases where the skill of personnel is not adequate to make optimal use of dredging equipment. This holds for management staff as well as for operating...
Dredging for a new Port - Puerto Bolivar, Colombia
A major coal export terminal at Bahia Portete, Colombia, is being developed as part of the Cerrejon Coal Project - North Zone, where one of the world's largest coal mines...
Development of an Estuary-Wide Mitigation Strategy for Future
The Tampa Port Authority has been active in the regional bay study committee which identified two priority needs which relate very directly to the port's long-term development...
Long-Term Management of Confined Disposal Areas
Systematic management of confined dredged material disposal sites is becoming increasingly necessary as competition for land use intensifies in regions in which most dredging projects...
Information Retrieval Sources and Availability in Hydraulics
There is a very general unawareness of information available on hydraulic studies, application of these studies and import for other projects, and results of new project design methods....
Utilizing a Wetland System for Urban Stormwater Management
The many benefits of utilizing wetland systems as an integral part of an urban stormwater management plan include flood protection (detention), water quality enhancement, and upgrading...
Goals and Objectives in Design of Detention Outlets
Goals are the broad general purposes of the detention pond and its outlet works. A typical goal for a detention pond would be to help manage storm runoff so as to maintain historic conditions...
Professional Inspection of Construction
The Nation's deteriorating infrastructure is finally receiving the attention it deserves. As a result of this attention, a 5? per gallon gasoline tax has been passed. This...
Consulting Engineering
How Can Manual 45 be Improved?
Using CADD for Fun and Profit
American Bridge Engineers, a Pittsburgh full service engineering, architecture and planning firm, is still exploring the full capabilities of its CADD (computer aided design and drafting)...
CADD: Getting the Right Fee
For those engineering consultants who use CADD systems on government cost-plus fixed-fee contracts, the author sugests establishing a CADD cost center that includes all costs involved...
Jordans Precast Airport
The design and construction of the New Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan required extensive innovation and site adaptation to integrate international standards with the...
Itaipu, South America's Grande Dame
When fully operational, the Itaipu hydropower project, located along the Parana River between Brazil and Paraguay, will be the world's largest. In 1989, it is expected to...
The Early Days: Tips for the Entry Level Engineer
Participation in ASCE affairs offers an outlet for professional expression and recognition not otherwise available to entry level engineers. In his first engineering assignments the recent...
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