The New Art of Structural Engineering
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Quantifying Organization Goals in Project Planning
In this paper we develop and demonstrate the application of a goal programming model. It is designed to assist top management to incorporate the goals of an organization in allocating...
Total Construction Project Delivery Systems
The challenge for the construction industry is for firms to provide total project packages including the design and construction services. The current trend in industry is towards firms...
Is Your Firm Prepared to Do Infrastructure Work?
Using proper marketing analysis and techniques, multidisciplined firms can capitalize on a number of new business opportunities created by the country's current infrastructure...
Shaft Capacity of Driven Pipe Piles in Clay
A compilation of axial load test records for driven pipe piles in clay published by the American Petroleum Institute is analysed to yield new criteria for skin friction and pile scale...
Geotechnical Perspective?Proposed Drilled Shaft Standard
In the writer's understanding, a standard is an agreed upon manual of practice and as such, sets the level of performance and attainment considered adequate. A standard is...
Functional Specifications of a Distributed Engineering Data Management System
The development of a large-scale engineering data management system is outlined for AEC industries. Described are the outline specifications and basic design decisions used to implement...
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...
ASCE Salary Survey 1983
This is the seventeenth report in a series of biennial salary surveys conducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Salary data is reported on seven major categories for civil...
Pavement Recycling: Stopgap or Remedy?
Recycled pavements cost less than new asphalt concrete overlays, but no long term data has ratified how recycled pavements' strength and durability compare to virgin material....
Infrastructure Research Needs
ASCE and the National Science Foundation sponsored a workshop on infrastructure research needs. Highlights are summarized. It was agreed that far too little money is spent on infrastructure...
Land Application of Dredged Material at Port Manatee
Maintenance dredging of approximately 600,000 cu yd of highly plastic clay was conducted in October 1983. This material was deposited on a nearly 200 acre tract of farmland in a depth...
Dredging Developments in the Canadian Arctic
The use of dredges in the Canadian Arctic in connection with oil exploration programmes has lead to the adaptation of existing and adoption of new techniques. Further development is required...
The Need for Training in the Dredging Industry
Training is very important in those cases where the skill of personnel is not adequate to make optimal use of dredging equipment. This holds for management staff as well as for operating...
Design and Construction - Theodore Ship Channel
Environmental impacts, greater technological capabilities, and improved evaluation techniques make the disposal of large quantities of dredge material more complex and involved. Also,...
Open Water Disposal for Marsh Creation James River, VA
There is a need for close cooperation between design and construction of levees on soft foundation for containing dredge material. The scope of this study included marine exploration,...
Placing of Impermeable Underwater Membranes
An impermeable underwater membrane has been applied successfully in the construction of a lowered road section in the Netherlands. In this paper the construction technique is discussed...
Settlement and Stability of Ocean Disposal Mounds
This study examines the engineering behavior of dredged material disposal mounds in Long Island Sound. The study area is located about eight miles off the coast of New Haven where several...
The London Dumping Convention and Its Role in Regulating Dredged Material: An Update
The United States is signatory to an international treaty that is implemented through the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London...
Tampa Harbor Florida Deepening Project
Tampa Harbor is one of the largest dredging projects ever undertaken by the Corps of Engineers. The major features of the deepening project which presented the greatest problems were the...
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