Empire State: Greatest of All Skyscrapers
The Empire State Building! That major name instantly brings to mind Manhattan's intoxicating skyline, a skyline this greatest of all skyscrapers has dominated for 45 years....

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...

Structural Failures and How to Prevent Them
Reducing failures of buildings and other structures requires compentent design; clear communication of that design to the contractor by means of engineering drawings, etc.; careful and...

Value Engineering Made Mandatory on EPA Projects Over $10,000,000
EPA makes VE mandatory on projects over $10 million. Eleven VE teams in five 40-hour workshops. Isolated changes of $1.2 million on typical $4.1 million project which were acceptable to...

New Era in Fire Protective Coatings for Steel
Building designers have been receptive to new approaches to fireproofing steel. Among alternatives to traditional fireproofing now on the market: (1)Medium density inorganic systems such...

Earth Retention by Drilled Reinforced Concrete Caissons
A hillside fill is stabilized by the construction of drilled reinforced concrete caissons. The fill supports a building which houses equipment important to a manufacturing process. Other...

Construction Productivity�� How to Improve It
Construction productivity�in the design office, in the field, in public relations, in government regulations�was the subject of an ASCE Conference in suburban Chicago in August 1976. Some...

The Recycling of a River
After a century of neglect and degradation, the South Platte River is undergoing a process of transformation to become the most significant recreational resource in the Denver area�� a...

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...

Experts Critique the Olympic Structures of Montreal
At a panel discussion held recently in Montreal, a number of prominent architects and engineers critiqued the Montreal Olympic structures. Unlike some previous press reports, the blame...

Structural Analysis and Design of Nuclear Plant Facilities
Draft Trial Use and Comment
This Manual of Engineering Practice in Structural Analysis and Design of Nuclear Plant Facilities is a project of the Nuclear Structures and...

Structural Analysis and Design of Nuclear Plant Facilities
Draft Trial Use and Comment (Supplement)
Structural Analysis and Design of Nuclear Plant Facilities is a supplement to the (Draft for Trial Use and Comment) Manual of Engineering Practice...

Responsibility and Liability of Public and Private Interests on Dams
Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Conference, Responsibility and Liability of Public and Private Interests on Dams, held in Asilomar Conference Center Grounds, Pacific Grove, California,...

Land Application of Residual Materials
Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Conference held in Easton, Maryland, September 26-October 1, 1976. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Land...

Structural Design of Nuclear Plant Facilities
Proceedings of the Second ASCE Specialty Conference on Structural Design of Nuclear Plant Facilities, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, December 8-10, 1975. Sponsored by the American Society...

American Wooden Bridges
Wooden bridges are inimitably American. Their practicality, individuality, and ruggedness are traditional characteristics associated with our country. This publication catalogues some...

Subsurface Investigation for Design and Construction of Foundations of Buildings
This purpose of Subsurface Investigation for Design and Construction of Foundations of Buildings is to set forth the reasoning that guides...

ASCE Combined Index 1975
The 1975 ASCE Annual Combined Index provides a guide to materials appearing in publications of ASCE published during 1975. This includes papers and technical notes from ASCE technical...

Minorities in the Engineering and Scientific Profession
This publication consists of papers presented to the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives, August 14, 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia. Topics of papers include creating pipelines:...

Planning and Design of Tall Buildings
Scope Index
This report, Scope Index, was originally part of Joint Committee Report 1 as Schedule 2.1. It is an alphabetical listing of the scope of the various chapters of the Monograph on Tall Buildings....

 

 

 

 

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