The Atlantic Palace: Part I Structural System Selection Based on Wind Tunnel Testing
The location of the structure in a coastal area susceptible to high winds, the irregular shape and height of the building and the desire for more accurate wind loading and acceleration...
A Stochastic Source Spectrum for Engineering Application
The solution of a point source (double couple) combined with K. Aki/A. S. Papageorgiou's stochastic source model is used to establish the power spectrum at the acceleration...
Electronic Computation
The papers included in this book were presented during the thirteen sessions of the Ninth ASCE Conference on Electronic Computation. Topics addressed represent a wide spectrum of computer...
Financial Analysis of Port Facilities
This paper describes a spreadsheet-based structure for financial analysis of port facilities and services, designed for use as a planning tool by non-specialist port managers. The paper...
The Application of Computer Simulation in the Design of Marine Terminals and the Scheduling of Ship Traffic
This paper describes a software package which simulates the operations of marine terminals. The computer programs were designed to assess the effectiveness of the available design alternatives...
Efficiency Gains Using Micro Computers in Marina Design Engagements
This paper addresses improved efficiency in marina design engagements using low cost micro computers and low cost software. From the preparation of an offer for service, through design,...
Berthing Impact Force Distribution on Pile Supported Pier Structures
This paper investigates the degree to which a berthing impact force is distributed to the pile bents of batter pile supported pier structures. A procedure is developed to estimate the...
Berthing Simulation Method for Fender System
For the design of marine fender systems, berthing and mooring forces should be taken into account. Berthing forces are considered in this paper. A unique berthing simulation method has...
Computer Pricing Practices
Civil engineers have become increasingly involved with the use of computers to help solve engineering problems. Many problems that previously could be solved only approximately, or that...
Highway Quality Level Program
This article describes three versions of BASIC programs for microcomputers, prepared for the Federal Highway Administration, to calculate a statistical measure of highway quality. Using...
Software Licensing and Legalities
Based on interviews with software vendors, users and attorneys specializing in software litigation, the article offers viewpoints and advice on software licensing and legalities. It covers...
Superminis for Super CAD
Many second time users of computer-aided design software and hardware, in their efforts to have more power and flexibility, are switching to superminicomputers and building their own systems....
Mainframe Software on Micos�Finally?
Now that sophisticated analyses run on microcomputers, engineers should consider converting software originally written for mainframs on their micros. Tools for transferring software can...
CAD Goes into Analysis
In the past, computer analysis of a design was always a separate and distinct step from CAD. Now, an increasing number of systems are combining the two. One system, SSCAD, allows the engineer...
CAD Mapping Trailblazer
Until three years ago, few civil/surveying firms had automated both surveying (including digital recording of angles and distances shot in the field) and the related design and drafting....
From Micro to Supermicro
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments found that simply replacing its microcomputers with supermicros wasn't enough to tackle large files of census tracts and other mapping data....
Structural Analysis by Spreadsheet
This is an introduction to and description of use of a spreadsheet to analyze a two-way slab on a microcomputer. The spreadsheet used is Lotus 1-2-3, but the ideas generally apply to many...
Building with Software
Project management has become a more precise art now that computers are on the construction scene. Scotsman Mfg. Corp. computerized its manual CPM techniques for erecting modular structures,...
Construction by Computer
Olympia & York, the developers of the 8 million sq ft World Financial Center in lower Manhattan are using a computerized scheduling system to keep the flow of materials into the...
Implications of Soluble Microbial Products (SMP) Formation on Biofilm Reactor Performance
The objective of this study is to evaluate the implications of SMP formation for biofilm treatment. To do so, the extended steady-state model was applied to predict effluent concentrations...
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