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...
Groundwater State of the Art: Is It Adequate?
Representatives from academia, engineering firms, trade associations, and government outline what they believe are the major needs in research, equipment, education and government programs...
Planning of CAE and CADD Centers
The factors to be considered prior to the establishment of computer aided engineering or computer aided design and drafting centers are discussed. It is noted that the critical issues...
Fisheries Engineering Program at Washington State University
Problems associated with the interrelationships of instream hydraulic structures, and migratory and resident fish, are in need of better analysis and design. This improvement can be realized...
Current Hydraulic Research in the Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory at M.I.T.
A brief description of the laboratory is given. The staff, researchers, funding and student participation is described. A partial listing of research programs is outlined....
Should the Computer be Registered?
The 1984 Daniel Mead Prize for Associate Members chose as its topic Should the Computer be Registered? and the winning paper discusses this humorously with a dialogue between a minicomputer...
Expert Systems: C. E. Potential
Expert systems, each one a very extensive computer program or set of programs, incorporate not only the facts known about a subject area, but the rules of thumb and other guidelines and...
The Campus Computer
The new Computer Aided Engineering Laboratory (CAE) at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., was established as an adjunct�a supplement�to the faculty and is dedicated to teaching civil engineering,...
The Early Days: Tips for the Entry Level Engineer
Participation in ASCE affairs offers an outlet for professional expression and recognition not otherwise available to entry level engineers. In his first engineering assignments the recent...
Can We Become More Creative?
This is the First Prize winner in CE's 1982 Essay Contest. The key to enhancing one's creativity, says the author, is to tap the intuitive and holistic capabilities...
Mandatory Continuing Education: A Legislative Myth?
The case against state enforcement of continuing education for engineers is presented. It is argued that engineers who wish to remain competitive and successful in their field will seek...
Forensic Engineering: What Role for ASCE?
Responding to heightened concern within and without the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) about failures of engineered structures and other works, ASCE formed two commitees to...
The Civil Engineer and the Decay of America's Infrastructure
With the infrastructure of the United States continuing to deteriorate, the problem becomes who will decide how much to spend in both repairing, maintaining and building new facilities...
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
The Journal of Construction Engineering and Management publishes quality papers that aim to advance the science of construction engineering, harmonize construction practices with design theories, and further...
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering
The?Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice?presents issues of broad professional interest and diverse views of engineering education, and professional practice. Papers examine...
Engineering Schools Respond to Financial Crisis
A mail survey of the 200-plus civil engineering departments at engineering schools asked each chairman for a case history of response to the financial and other crises facing the departments....
Civil Engineers Have an Obligation to Become Active in Local Government
By education, training, experience, and a desire to accomplish tangible goals, today's civil engineer is more qualified than any other professional to serve the community....
Chinese Engineer Completes Internship in U.S.
As part of a growing dialog between the People's Republic of China and the United States�and following the visit of an ASCE delegation to China in 1979�it was proposed that...
Engineering School Drives for National Leadership
Engineering programs in many universities are undergoing severe problems of limited space, too few faculty, burgeoning student enrollments, out-of-date laboratory equipment and inadequate...
Are We Training Enough Civil Engineering Technicians?
A basic difficulty in the world of engineering education today is that we may be training too many B.S. engineers and not enough technicians and technologists. Presently, the total number...
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