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Experiences with Micros in Project Controls
The experience of one and one-half years of microcomputer use in project controls is related, with the intent of helping the system buyer anticipate useful applications, and suggesting...

Microcomputers for Construction Field Offices
This paper presents an overview of U. S. Army Corps of Engineers experience with using microcomputers for construction management. Construction management applications for contract administration...

Small Computers in Construction: A Case History
The continuously changing modern society has dictated that today's developers and builders respond in new ways to meet new challenges. This paper will evaluate the experiences...

Experience with Small Computers in Construction at North Dakota State University
The Construction Management and Engineering Department at North Dakota State University is assisting the regional contractors in developing the necessary tools to improve management of...

Construction Management Software Requirements
With the rapid improvement in capabilities of microcomputer systems, it is possible to develop software for small computers previously only possible on mini or mainframe computers. This...

Construction Estimating Decision Support Systems
A discussion of important considerations in the development of a computerized Decision Support System (DSS) is presented. These considerations include general hardware and software issues...

Computerized Estimating, What's Right for You
Several good computerized estimating programs exist on the marketplace today. Contractors who avail themselves of good systems can generally realize a very respectable return on their...

Trends in Small Computer Utilization
In an effort to determine the extent to which micro and minicomputers have been successfully implemented by construction contractors, the authors compiled a comprehensive questionnaire...

Automated Control and Robotics for Construction
This paper addresses the potential for automated process control and robotics for remote, large-scale field operations such as those on construction engineering projects. Combining selected...

Writing Clear Computer Programs
Writing understandable computer programs is important for engineers, who should develop good programming skills. Engineers should always use structured programming techniques, using blank...

Establishing a Computerized Accounting System in a Consulting Firm
If it has been determined that there is a need for a computer, the next step is to determine the software programming needs. The two distinct options in software are 'packaged'...

Computing in Civil Engineering
A broad spectrum of computer applications in civil engineering is covered in 73 papers presented at the Third Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering. Emphasis is on microcompters...

Characteristics of Indiana Soil Properties
The Indiana Geotechnical Data Bank was established to collect engineering soil data in the state and to provide information for engineering planning and design works. It contains nearly...

Small Computers in Construction
These proceedings are the result of a symposium sponsored by the Task Committee on the Application of Small Computers in Construction of the Construction Division of ASCE. Nine papers...

Emerging Computer Techniques in Stormwater and Flood Management
These proceedings identify and assemble information on recent applications of mini- and microcomputer technology to problems in urban stormwater and flood management. Instrumentation and...

Instant Expertise: A Danger of Small Computers
The low cost and easy access afforded by small computers have made it easy for an engineer to become an instant expert. Because low-cost software is available for almost any field of endeavor,...

Computer Bound
The increasing use of computers in engineering design carries the danger that the software will be used incorrectly or only partially correctly. Engineers under pressure to reduce costs...

Computer-Aided Load Monitoring System for Nuclear Power Plant Steel Framing Structures
The design of nuclear power plant steel framing structures is a long and involved process. It is often complicated by numerous changes in design loads as a result of additions, deletions...

Computer-Aided Design (Seismic Qualification) of Cable Tray Support System ? CADSTrays
A computer system for the analysis and design of cable tray hangers for nuclear power generating plants is discussed. An interactive language for the CADSTrayS was developed. Application...

Techniques for Automating the Process of As-Built Reconciliation
The approach utilizes an electronic digital 'ruler' capable of measuring distances to 100 feet with a resolution of 1/100 of a foot. This ruler interfaces to...

 

 

 

 

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