Minicomputers in Structural Optimum Design
A problem dealing with the weight optimization of girders without transverse stiffeners is demonstrated. Constraints follow the 1978 AISC Specification. Actual programming is done in BASIC...
Water Pollution Control Plant Upgraded to Meet EPA Regs
An Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award Nominee, Philadelphia's Southwest Water Pollution Control Plant, has a $300 million addition which nearly doubled plant...
Some Proposals for Reducing Structural Failures
Illinois is one of the few states requiring a Structural Engineer's License: a P.E. alone is not enough to practice structural engineering there. Unfortunately, even in Illinois,...
Microcomputers: Do They Have a Place in Large Engineering Firms?
During the past few years, microcomputers have really begun to take hold in small consulting engineering firms. Less well known is the fact that microcomputers are also beginning to take...
For Office Buildings: Long Span Concrete Slabs
A survey of 36 office buildings in the United States and Canada featuring long span concrete slabs showed concrete is a technically feasible and cost effective material for office structures....
Inspecting Town Bridges in Connecticut
A federally financed inventory and inspection program for town bridges was carried out in Connecticut. This article describes how the authors' firm inspected 343 bridges of...
L.A.'s New Maintenance Management System: Key to Survival in an Era of Tight Budgets
Even in the wake of budget-cutting Proposition 13, the Los Angeles County Flood Control District was able to cope with their maintenance needs. Their secret was a major overhaul in their...
Replacing Corroded Cables on a Cable-Stayed Bridge
The cable-stayed bridge across Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo is among the longest bridges of its type. But after years of service, corroded cables threatened to snap, which would...
Slope Stability Program
This article includes an entire computer program, written in BASIC computer language. The program is a simplified version of programs which have been written for large computer systems....
How Did These Firms Grow in Face of a Depressed Economy?
Despite a decline in construction physical volume of about 25% in the past five years, some engineering firms have grown. Profiles of three such firms are presented. Management decisions...
Stormwater Detention Facilities
Planning, Design, Operation, and Maintenance
The objective of this conference was to explore issues, define available technology, identify problems, and identify research needs with regard to the planning, design, operation, and...
Computing in Civil Engineering
Ninety-five of the papers submitted for presentation at the first International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (1981) are presented. The papers are organized into 22 areas:...
The Basics of Buying Microcomputers
The first article in the CE Computing Basics series, this article is a primer for first-time buyers, with some of the pitfalls of buying a first system described and some terms defined....
Programming a Desk-Top Computer
The second article in the computer series instructs engineers how to write a simple program for a small computer in their own offices. The instructions follow a program step-by-step, and...
GAO Finds Massive Failure of Wastewater Treatment Plants
A year-long study by the General Accounting Office of 242 wastewater treatment plants in 10 states concluded that discharge permit violations are the norm, not the exception. The failures,...
Critical Path Program for a Micro-Computer
This is the third article in Civil Engineering�ASCE's computer series. A BASIC program for analyzing project planning activities is explored. The program determines the critical...
Expanding Your Microcomputer's Power
Microcomputers are becoming more versatile and dependable with each new generation of computer hardware and software. There are times, however, when the computational power of a microcomputer...
Improving the Civil Engineering Profession � Essay Contest
Ideas for improving the civil engineering profession are addressed in these three winners of a Honorable Mention in CE's 1980 Essay Contest. In the first article, entitled...
Is The Computer Program Giving Correct Answers�
As computer use mushrooms, more and more operators find they lack confidence that the computer is generating correct output. The author, a creator of computer software, offers several...
Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage Systems
Although technical literature concerning the planning, design and construction of irrigation and drainage projects is extensive, this manual aims to fill the gap concerning the operation...
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