Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI 530-88/ASCE 5-88) and Specifications for Masonry Structures (ACI 530.1-88/ASCE 6-88) (ACI 530.1-88/ASCE 6-88)
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
The Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering covers the development, processing, evaluation, applications, and performance of construction materials in civil engineering....
Roller Compacted Concrete II
This volume includes the papers presented at the 1988 ASCE Specialty Conference on Roller Compacted Concrete. Included in the proceedings are experiences of roller compacted concrete dam...
Equipment Selection and Site Optimization Based on Energy Considerations
Most new hydro plants contribute little or nothing to overall system capacity. Therefore, traditional evaluation techniques based on dollars per installed kilowatt have no relevance when...
Small Hydro Power in British Columbia
Water Power '87 will be held in the Pacific Northwest. British Columbia is also part of this region and, as such, is also one of the homes of hydro power. To date, we have...
Non-Federal Development at Federal Dams
This paper describes the recent participation of the Southwestern Division (SWD) of the Corps of Engineers in non-Federal development of the hydropower potential at existing Corps projects...
Development of Hydropower Projects on National Forest System Land
The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service has a major role in hydroelectric developments on National Forest System land. It is charged with managing the land for multiple...
The Uncompahgre Hydropower Project?A Historical Perspective
The process required for developing a potential hydropower site is both well-known and straightforward. It begins with the conception of an idea, and is fulfilled by engineering, economic,...
Innovative Financing and Marketing Arrangements
The Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA), an agency of the Department of Energy, is developing some innovative financing and marketing arrangements with non-Federal entities for facilitating...
New Directions in Financing Water and Power Projects
The financing of water and power projects is not business as usual. Two changes in recent times have resulted in major realignments in the way water and power projects are being financed....
Marketing a Public-Private Small Scale Hydro Project: Case History, Kent County, Michigan
In 1982, Kent County, Michigan faced an interesting dilemma. Back in 1965, they had purchased the Fallasburg Dam and powerhouse from Consumers Power Company for 1. Without putting funds...
Reclaiming the Uncompleted Project of Another Development A-Case Study
This paper will examine the problems encountered when a second organization assumes control of a project from an earlier developer that could not carry the project through to completion....
Staged Water Resource Development Can Improve Economics and Advance Project Implementation
This paper provides reasons for staging, and describes functional types of staged developments, and planning and evaluation of these developments. Many water resources projects can be...
Environmental Appraisal of Small Hydro Projects in Ontario
Despite a large interest from the developing community and the aid of Ontario's Small Hydro Encouragement Program (Ministry of Energy 1986) which is administrated by the Ontario...
Managing for Multiple Uses?Theory and Practice
One of the gratest challenges given to reservoir operators is to provide an operating regime that will accomplish the objectives for which the project was constructed. This is important...
The Role of Headwater Benefits in Hydropower Planning
Headwater benefits are the power benefits that accure to owners of downstream hydroelectric plants as a result of the operation of headwater improvements. The retention of water in upstream...
The Effect of Sedimentation on Hydro-Developments
This paper will discuss two major impacts which are the hydro construction on natural stream sedimentation and the sedimentation related problems during hydro operation. The two types...
Roller-Compacted Concrete for Dams
This paper summarizes the findings of an investigative report on roller-compacted concrete dams prepared by Morrison-Knudsen Engineers, Inc. (MKE) under contract to the Electric Power...
Cedar Falls Project-Rehabilitation with RCC
This paper presents an overview of the planning, design, and construction considerations used during the development of the 9. 1 m (30-foot-high) Cedar Falls Roller Compacted Concrete...
Small-Scale Hydro Power in Cold Climates
Small-scale hydro power is mostly developed under more pressing economical conditions than large hydro. It is therefore of great importance that the operation and maintenance costs are...
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