Stratified Flows
This volume contains the edited and refereed proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Stratified Flows, convened on February 3-5, 1987 in Pasadena, California. It consists of...
A Possible Paradigm
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Probabilistic Prediction of Losses to Lifeline Systems Due to Earthquakes
An efficient and practical method for earthquake loss estimation for lifelines is developed, using the recent advances made in the areas of lifeline earthquake engineering and probabilistic...
Desktop Publishing for the Design Firm
Desktop publishing lets engineering firms put together reports with high-quality text and graphics in-house. Presentations and publications can be produced with greater flexibility at...
Aussie Steel
The 50-story Chifley Square Building being built in Sydney will be the tallest Australian steel building. Scheduled for completion in June 1992 at a cost of $310 million, it will house...
Structures Congress Abstracts 1990
Abstract only. The following themes are included: Rehabilitation and future challenges, Bridges, Earthquake engineering, Dynamic loads on structures, Metals and composite construction,...
Progress in Hydromechanics
The historical development of hydromechanics in the fifty years since the founding of the Hydraulics Division is reviewed. Rouse's 1938 text, Fluid Mechanics for Hydraulic Engineers, provided...
Surface Water Hydrology
A brief history is presented of activities in surface water hydrology by the Hydraulics Division since 1938. Included is an historical review of division activities in such areas as precipitation...
Research in ASCE's Hydraulics Division
Research in the Hydraulics Division of ASCE during the last 50 years has undergone changes in both technical content and procedures. Open channel flow, sediment transport and pipe flow...
Summary Report on the Computer Analysis of the Colossus
This chapter briefly discusses the results of a computer analysis of the Colossus....
Shopping for Better Project Management
The benefits of project management software are undisputed. Even a super manager needs help with scheduling, no matter how small or large a job. But, when it comes to selecting the right...
Deck Park Covers Phoenix Freeway
The last link in interstate I-10, the coast to coast highway from Florida to California, will be completed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1989. The last eleven-mile section through Phoenix has...
Limit State Analysis Correlated to a Full Scale Tower Test
A Limit State analysis technique has been developed for evaluating the structural capacity of lattice steel electrical transmission towers. The tower strength is determined by using a...
New Outlines for 500 kV Transmission Towers Using Cold-Formed Shapes: The Experimental Line of the American Electric Power Research Institute
The use of cold-formed steel members, in electrical transmission towers, is actually a feasible, reliable and economical solution. The EPRI experimental line is an example of the newest...
Floor Vibrations ? Tips for Designers
The purpose of this paper is to suggest a number of practical concepts which can be used to improve the performance of floor systems subject to occupant induced motion from either walking,...
Automated Load Capacity Determination of Cold-Formed Steel Compression Members
This paper presents an automated approach for the evaluation of the axial load capacity of nine cold-formed steel sections according to the latest AISI-1986 Cold-Formed Steel Specification....
Seismic Response of Flexibly-Connected Steel Frames
The response of typical low-rise steel building frames designed by the 'Type 2 Construction' method to moderate earthquakes is examined. Such frames are often...
Brace Connections for Ductility
Influence of connection design on the seismic behavior of welded bracing members made of double channels is studied in this paper. Shortcomings of commonly used connection details as per...
Hysteresis Studies Including Post Buckling of Angle Web-Members for Truss-Type Girders
The paper presents analytical studies of the buckling capacities and hysteresis behavior of angle-web members of truss-type girders. The eccentricity between the loading point and the...
Original Formulation of the Finite Element Method
Following a brief summary of the 1952 state of the art of structural analysis, the paper describes the circumstances that led to the formulation of the finite element method by members...
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