Mammoth Prefab Modules Speed Alaskan Oil
Accomplished in conjunction with construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline were the mammoth prefabricated modules erected at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope oil fields; purpose is oil and...
People's Republic of China�� A Look Inside
The People's Republic of China is a developing country, but they are doing it on their own. In fact, self-reliance at every level is their strongest goal. Through the centuries...
Civil Engineering Students Adopt Children's Project
While implementing their philosophy of uniting Student Chapter activities and community service, Members of the Northeastern University ASCE Student Chapter have planned, designed, financed,...
The Story of America's Transportation Revolution
During the 200 years since the Declaration of Independence, the United States witnessed a revolution in transportation unprecedented in recorded history. For hundreds of years, man had...
Technical pioneering by design-construct firms
U.S. industry leads the world, in good part because of our engineering creativity. Key partners in U.S. industrial innovation are design/construct firms that build many or most U.S. industrial...
Concentric Waste-Treatment Plant Saves Land
An activated-sludge treatment plant in Camden, N.Y. has several innovations: the principal one is the use of concentric tanks�� as distinct from the usual way of having separate, isolated...
Innovative Design at Florida Bulkhead Reduces Material and Construction Costs
Remedial work to an existing bulkhead at a deep-water berth for Port Everglades, Florida, has been done with substantial savings through the application of innovative design concepts....
The Story of America's Transportation Revolution
During the 200 years since the Declaration of Independence, the United States witnessed a revolution in transportation unprecedented in recorded history. For hundreds of years, man had...
Job-Site Innovations Slash Time, Cost of Constructing Canada's Tallest Skyscraper
In Building Canada's tallest office building, the 72-story First Bank Tower in Toronto, owner-developer Olympia & York introduced several job site innovations that...
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
In his inaugural address, ASCE's president describes his innovative approach to optimizing ASCE performance. He is (1) Challenging staff members and committees to improved...
Employee Benefits
Innovative emplovers are re-designing their employee benefits so as not only to keep up their competition, but also as employee-motivation tools that benefit both employee and employer....
Helicopter-Erected Tower Crane Demolishes Buildings
A signigicant logistics and scheduling problem existed for the demolition of these old buildings and the erection of a new one in the middle of an existing plant. Careful construction...
Paratransit: How You May Get Around if the Energy Shortage Takes You Out of Your Car
Conventional rail and bus transit play important roles. Para-transit may eventually carry more people. Among the possibilities: priority access to freeways for multi-passenger vehicles;...
Urban Transportation Innovation
Proceedings of the ASCE National Transportation Engineering Meeting, held in Boston, Massachusetts, July 1970. Sponsored by the ASCE Technical Council on Urban Transportation.
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