Bailey's Crossroads: A/E Liability Test
In March 1973, a 24-story reinforced concrete building under construction at Bailey's Crossroads, Va., partially collapsed causing a total collapse of an adjoining parking...

Largest and Lightest Fabric Roof to Date
A dome concept that could change roof design throughout the world is being used on the new Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium in Michigan. The roof is a cable restrained air supported fiberglass...

Proven Organic Coatings for Long Term Protection
Recent advances in coatings materials and their application make possible improved protection of structures in normal or agressive environments. Shopcoating and field application are compared....

Analysis and Design in Geotechnical Engineering
Proceedings of the Conference on Analysis and Design in Geotechnical Engineering held at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, June 9-12, 1974. Sponsored by the University of Texas College...

Pipeline Design for Water and Wastewater
Pipeline Design for Water and Wastewater intends to provide a composite of the most widely accepted flow formulas and appurtenant design data....

A Study of Damage to a Residential Structure from Blast Vibrations
A primary objective of this test project was to study, under carefully controlled conditions, the effects of earthborn blast vibrations upon a residential structure. Another objective...

Terzaghi Lectures
1963-1972
The lectures included in the books are: Foundation behavior of iron ore storage yards; Role of the calculated risk in earthwork and foundation engineering; Progressive failure in slopes...

Specialty Conference on Metal Bridges
The objective of the Specialty Conference on Metal Bridges was to present recent developments from research and practice to practicing structural engineers and to researchers. The sessions...

New Horizons in Rock Mechanics
Proceedings of the Fourteenth Symposium on Rock Mechanics held at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, June 11-14, 1972. Sponsored by the U.S. National Committee...

Economical Construction of Concrete Dams
Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Conference held at Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California, May 14-18, 1972. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers....

Safety and Reliability of Metal Structures
Proceedings of the Specialty Conference on Safety and Reliability of Metal Structures, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 2-3, 1972. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil...

Stability of Rock Slopes
Proceedings of the Thirteenth Symposium on Rock Mechanics held at the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, August 30 September 1, 1971. Sponsored by the U.S. National Committee for...

Plastic Design in Steel
A Guide and Commentary
This manual, Plastic Design in Steel: A Guide and Commentary, documents the applicability of plastic analysis to the design of structural steel...

Guide for Design of Steel Transmission Towers
The purpose of this report, Guide for Design of Steel Transmission Towers, is to provide a basis for the structural design of self-supporting...

Structural Plastics
Properties and Possibilities
Proceedings of a Symposium at the National Structural Engineering Meeting held in Louisville, Kentucky, 1969. Sponsored by the Committee on Plastics of the Structural Division of the American...

Committee on Backfilling in Public Rights-of-Way Final Report
The report is concerned primarily with evaluating types and properties of soils in the West and North sections of the city and county of St. Louis, field testing and evaluation of the...

Selected Abstracts on Structural Applications of Plastics
This manual, Selected Abstracts on Structural Applications of Plastics, addresses a need for assistance in locating some of the more important...

Design of Structures to Resist Nuclear Weapons Effects
This manual, Design of Structures to Resist Nuclear Weapons Effects, was written for the use of the engineering profession in the design of...

Sewage Treatment Plant Design
The purpose of this manual, Sewage Treatment Plant Design, is to summarize and interpret contemporary practice in the design of sewage treatment...

Soil Mechanics Nomenclature
This manual, Soil Mechanics Nomenclature, compiles a wide range of information and vocabulary into an orderly, easy to read format. It transcribes...

 

 

 

 

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