Retrospective Look Into Design Challenges of Boston Interceptors
The purpose of this paper is to share with designers and owners a retrospective evaluation of a major sewer system design effort. The process by which a major sewer design project reaches...
A Multilayered Model for Analysis of Composite Pipes
A multilayered model is developed to analyze the behavior of composite pipes, such as prestressed concrete pipe, to the combined effects of internal pressure and applied loads. The pipe...
An Investigation of Field Performance of Reinforced Plastic Mortar Pipes
Every year many new pipe materials appear on the market for various applications. One of the important factors the design engineer and the user should consider while evaluating new products...
Use of In-Place Lateral Reconstruction for Correction of Infiltration/Inflow
Extensive sewer collection system rehabilitation programs have done much and will continue to correct infiltration/inflow problems. However, re-evaluation of some of the earlier projects...
Monitoring of a Gas Main During Construction
This paper focuses on the task of formulating and implementing a viable plan for protecting an existing gas main located in a construction site where construction activities include excavation,...
Rehabilitation of Terminal Ballast Water Piping
In order to maintain the integrity of the ballast water piping system at the Marine Terminal of the trans-Alaska pipeline, a composite lining system was installed in the 42-inch (1,067...
Trenchless Techniques for Pipeline Installation, Renovation and Replacement
New construction methods have been developed primarily in Europe and Japan for underground pipeline work. The new methods, known as trenchless techniques, are primarily used when existing...
CADD Adds Safety to the Ryan
Computer aided design and drafting (CADD) was used to plan safety improvements for the Dan Ryan Viaduct, a two mile expressway in Chicago. Some 17 accidents per day took place along the...
Roads for Sale
Due to the decline in available federal revenue for transportation facilities, privatization is becoming a common alternative to project financing. A case study of a public/private partnership...
Japan Spans the Inland
Japan recently opened the Kojima-Sakaide Route, a 13.1 km series of bridges across the Inland Sea. The route connects two of Japan's four main islands�Honshu and Shikoku....
Costing Contingencies
Estimating the cost of constructing a tunnel is an art rather than a science. The unknowns are too great to predict costs relianblbly. On the other hand, owners need cost estimates in...
Lessons from Schoharie Creek
The failure of the Schoharie Creek Bridge in New York State occurred in April 1987. Several investigative panels were commissioned. The failure has been generally attributed to scour,...
Opening the Manual for Questions
User response is key to the development of ASCE's
Contract Documents: Lessons from Litigation
Perfect contract documents and a flawless design are uncommon. Given the complexity of many construction projects and the advances in technology, it is not surprising that contract language,...
Special Topics in Foundations
This book contains papers presented at a session related to various theoretical and experimental developments on foundation analysis, design and construction. The papers were written by...
New Pavement Materials
New materials and construction techniques are constantly being evaluated to extend pavement life and to improve overall performance of highway and airfield pavements. To be beneficial,...
Embankment Design and Construction in Cold Regions
This book is a state-of-the-practice report on embankment design and construction in cold regions involving either permafrost or seasonal frost areas. The similarities and differences...
Impact of International Competitiveness on Construction Technology
Both international and domestic construction markets are changing and forcing changes in construction technology. These proceedings contain six papers from an ASCE technical session on...
Developing a Training Program for Inspectors
The reasons for failure of engineering works are many and varied. An inexperienced or poorly trained construction inspector can be a contributing element in cases of failure. The Bureau...
A Lawyer's View of Engineers' Responsibility
When presented with a case involving damaged property, a lawyer typically will seek to determine the point of the failure and then work backwards in an effort to analyze each of the factors...
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