Support the Complex
A computerized decision support system (DSS) can help manage the uncertainties of a complex construction project. A construction DSS consists of two interlocking parts. First, it is a...
Transit Triumph
The 1988 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement is Boston's Southwest Corridor, chosen not only for its size, complexity and technology, but for its environmental, public...
Burning Coal's Waste
Culm is the waste coal and shale left behind in mountain-size piles when anthracite mining ceased in northeastern Pennsylvania. Owners of a cogeneration plant now under construction near...
Water Supply Yields Power
During an overall renovation of the water supply system in Pittsfield, Mass. it was decided to bring water from three of the town's four reservoirs to a single treatment plant...
Current Status of Research and Implementation
A review of the effectiveness of roadway safety measures to reduce traffic accidents is given. This paper attempts to discuss in detail the current status of safety-related knowledge and...
Seismic Reliability of Hierarchical Lifeline Systems
The problem to be considered here is the vulnerability and reliability of a functionally as well as physically hierarchical lifeline system. Most major lifeline systems have this feature;...
Mitigation of Seismic Effects on Water Systems
Historically, earthquakes have caused damage to water systems. In this paper, water system facilities at risk due to seismic activity as well as potential damage mechanisms are identified....
Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space
This book includes over 100 papers providing in-depth discussions of space policy, extraterrestrial basing, space stations and orbiting structures, and areas of special interest. Outposts...
Tied Arch Substitute
When the Minnesota DOT decided to build a new bridge to replace St. Paul's historic High Bridge over the Mississippi, a citizen's advisory group insisted that...
Long Distance Dam Data
Remote data collection systems are increasingly being used for dams. Instrumentation of structures for obtaining data on performance is not new. However, automation and computerization...
Underwater Testing in the Development of EVA Support Systems
The ability to simulate realistic zero-g conditions on Earth is of prime importance in determining if various orbital operations associated with extravehicular activity (EVA) can actually...
Computing on the Run
Portable computers enable engineers to manage projects right at the job site. In addition to this mobility and flexibility, they make it possible for a small firm to automate inexpensively....
Seismic Design and Construction of Complex Civil Engineering Systems
This publication presents information about practices for planning, designing, and constructing civil engineering systems for mitigating earthquake effects. Concepts dealing with defining...
Fly Ash Fills a Valley
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently placed narly 400,000 tons of fly ash in a structural fill along I-279 near Pittsburgh. The fly ash, believed to be the...
Aeration
A Wastewater Treatment Process
This manual summarizes current aeration practices in wastewater treatment, and includes both theoretical and practical guideline for the design and operation of such unit processes. The...
Simulated Water-Quality Changes in Detention Basins
A study has begun to simulate movement of stormflow through detention basins at four locations in the Irondequoit Creek watershed and determine the effect on peak flow and water quality....
Urban Runoff Management?An Industry Perspective An Opinion
Coors presently produces about 17 million barrels of beer per year from a single plant about 15 miles west of Denver. The company chose to keep the responbibility for the quality of its...
Civil Engineering at the Threshold of the 21st Century: Focus on the Emerging Professional Environment
The development of America's surface transportation into the 21st century confronts the civil engineer with a distinctively new challenge arising from the twin demands of...
Implementing a State PMS
Arizona State Pavement Management System (PMS) is described in this paper. Experience shows that many factors must be considered in deciding how to maintain a particular mile of the road...
Advanced Heavy Vehicle Management Systems
This paper describes a program designed to bring to bear emerging technologies in an integrated system to facilitate heavy vehicle management (HVM). One major initiative is the Heavy Vehicle...
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