Natural Periods of Buildings
Originally published in: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, EM4, August 1963, pp. 31-65...
Generation of Artificial Earthquakes
Originally published in: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, EM1, February 1964, pp. 113-150...
Numerical Model for Tsunami Run-Up
Originally published in: Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division, ASCE, WW3, August 1970, pp. 701-719...
Ambient Vibration Tests of a Suspension Bridge
Originally published in: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division, ASCE, EM5, October 1978, pp. 983-999...
Wind Bracing
This chapter discusses the structural design of the bridge with regards to wind forces....
The Abutments and the Structural Defect
This chapter discusses the bridge's abutments....
Setting Sights on Safety
Despite enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 20 years ago, annual construction fatalities still number in the thousands. Various agencies and institutions have their own...
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...
New Piers for an Old Bridge
Placing new piers under an old superstructure has saved the architecture of the historic Ashley River Bridge in Charleston, S.C. In July 1987, an inspection indicated deterioration and...
Load-Permit Truck Operations in New York State
This paper presents the results of a survey of indivisible-load permit vehicle operations in New York State. The survey was conducted in the context of an investigation into the impacts...
An Education in Tunneling
A senior civil engineer and winner of the 1988 Martin Kapp Foundation Engineering Award describes the evolution of U.S. tunneling technology and practice. Trained as a structural engineer,...
Expressway Centerpiece
The center span of the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge, better known as the Dame Point Bridge over the St. Johns River at Jacksonville, Fla., is the country's longest cable...
Notable Unbuilt Bridges
In the examples of unbuilt bridges discussed, many different ideas and concepts have been proposed. Most appear to be basically sound in nature, although rather innovative and daring....
Aestetics of Bridges Constructed by Dopravni Stavby, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
A survey of bridge concepts built in recent years by the State Enterprise Dopravni Stavby, Olomouc that ranks among the largest building trade firms in Czechoslovakia. This firm chooses...
Pure Building
This paper outlines the need for building integration in the design of fabric structures by examining the different necessary components and how they fit together. It provides examples...
Beautiful Bridges and Highways in the West
This paper recounts 75 years of progress in the design of aesthetic bridges and highways in the west. Not a new idea, there are numerous existing examples showing that the goal of good...
Structural Computing in Engineering Practice
Since its emergence some thirty years ago, finite element technology has penetrated a significant part of the structural engineering profession. It serves as a most graphic illustration...
Object-Oriented Design of Finite Element Programs
This paper describes an implementation of the finite element method based on computational abstractions of both mathematical and engineering concepts. In contrast with conventional approaches,...
Finite Element Computations on a Linear Systolic Array
This paper describes a linear systolic architecture designed specifically for finite element computations. Examples of various sparse matrix and vector operations are given. Applications...
A Study of the Precision of Optimum Design Using Suboptimization
As the scale of structures becomes larger and their configuration become more complicated, the design variables and constraint conditions increase, and numerical calculation of the optimum...
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