The Role of the Resident Engineer
These proceedings include the papers presented at the specialty conference on resident engineers. The papers address different perceptions of the definition, qualifications, duties, responsibilities,...
Making Project Control Systems Work
This publication contains four papers that offer both theoretical and practical advice on how to make control systems more effective on design and construction projects. The use of automated...
Stormwater Detention Outlet Control Structures
The Hydraulics Division's Task Committee for the Design of Stormwater Detention Outlet Control Structures was formed to review and report on the state-of-the-art of stormwater...
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...
Second-Guessing the Engineer
The relationships between utilities and the bodies that regulate them have changed drastically in the past few years. No longer can any costs associated with the construction of new power...
Rail Planning�Texas Style
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Authority has a 25 year plan to build a 147 mile rail network�all without federal funds. When DART hits its 2010 target date for completing the rail...
Greater Compatibility in Highway Safety
There is a pressing need to improve communication, cooperation, and coordination among the disciplines involved in highway safety. The challenge is to improve, if not perfect, the exchange...
EMS & Highway Safety: Together We Can Save a Life
The various elements of the highway safety program share several common goals and objectives. Timely achievement of these goals will require a cooperative and, at times, interdependent...
Effective Communications in Highway Safety Programs
The problem of creating a safe environment for the users of our highway system has been with us almost since the invention of the motor vehicle. Generally accepted throughout the field...
Highway Work Zone Safety
The objective of this presentation is to provide discussion on how to improve the interdisciplinary information exchange to enhance safety on roads and streets from the viewpoint of the...
Communication?A Common Vision
It is imperative that lines of communication remain open between those who represent the 'state of the art' in safety. The common goal of these interrelated disciplines...
Interdisciplinary Communication and Traffic Safety: An Information Systems View
The purpose of this Highway Safety Forum is to find ways to improve communications among professionals in eight disciplines which are involved in the effort to reduce the number and severity...
Highway Safety Design Communications
This paper gives an examination of problems and prospects of incorporating more current highway safety knowledge into the design process through promising communication linkages between...
Vehicle Design Exchange With Other Disciplines
Vehicle Design as one of the eight designated areas of interest or 'disciplines' includes a wide range of interests within itself. It can range from overall vehicle...
Microcomputer Applications Within the Urban Transportation Environment
The advent of microcomputer systems has created an opportunity to enhance the productivity and efficiency of transportation operations through improved decision-making capability. The...
Highway Safety Forum
Advancing Road Transportation Safety Through Better Communication and Cooperation Among the Disciplines
Safe travel on our streets and highways has long received ample attention. However, there remains a relatively unexplored area within this subject. This area is communication between the...
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers 1984
ASCE Cumulative Index to ASCE Publications 1980-1984
It covers all the journal papers, Civil Engineering magazine articles, conference papers, and books from 1980 to 1984....
ASCE Annual Combined Index 1984
The 1984 ASCE Annual Combined Index provides a guide to materials appearing in publications of ASCE published during 1984. This includes papers and technical notes from ASCE technical...
Transportation '85
Abstracts
Abstract only. The abstracts are presented of the papers presented at the 16 Sessions of the Conference, Transportation 85. The papers relate to the following session topics: CAD (ADS,...
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