How Do Technologists Fit In?
The ASCE Board of Direction is debating whether to admit to associate membership (lowest voting grade) four-year technology graduates on the same basis as BSCE graduates. Today, the latter...
Safety Aspects of Sulfide and Corrosion Studies (
An overview of the hazards involved in performing sulfide and corrosion studies in sewage treatment and collection systems is presented. Important factors which should be recognized in...
How Is an Excellent Construction Inspector Developed?
This paper examines the role, attributes, strengths, weaknesses and qualifications of inspectors, and recommends methods of developing an excellent construction inspector. The paper also...
A Breakthrough in Training Construction Inspectors
The Bureau of Reclamation has developed a self-paced, job site focused, three level training program that encompasses the full range of construction inspection skills, knowledges, and...
The Origin, Training, Evaluation and Status of Construction Inspectors
Inspection of construction is mandated by law. Design engineers cannot disclaim their responsibility for construction inspection by citing self-serving language in the contract documents....
Quality of Inspectors?In Search of Excellence
The ASCE Construction Division Committee on Inspection investigated the training of inspectors involved in the construction of Civil Engineering projects. This paper is the subcommittee's...
Developing Quality Resident Engineers From an RE's Point of View
A good Resident Engineer (RE) is not just an inspector, he is a hybrid of a lawyer, engineer, accountant, manager, administrator, and communicator as well as an inspector. In order for...
Educational Programs Supporting the CM System
The speed with which the CM system has entered the daily practices of the industry has caught educators in a lag. The management of construction and construction management were considered...
UNIX: Its Promise and Its Problems
AT&T's computer operating system, UNIX, has long been considered the answer to the transportability, training, and non-uniformity problems of modern computer operating...
Purchasing a Small Computer System with the Aid of a Specification Document
Organizations can purchase equipment that meets their needs through the use of a performance specification document. Rather than specifying the 'nuts and bolts'...
Management of Microcomputer Systems
This paper is primarily concerned with the day-to-day management of microcomputer-based systems before, during, and after acquisition. Topics covered include areas overlooked by organizations...
Computer Usage in Civil Engineering
With the expanding availability of computer facilities in the universities, there seems to be a growing trend to emphasize the use of large computer codes, originated as general purpose...
The True Cost of Microcomputers
The purchase price of a microcomputer represents a small fraction of the total operating cost of that micro. An analysis of other cost components reveals an ongoing annual cost from two...
Celebrating a Conquest
During construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which marked its 50th anniversary on Nov. 11, 1986, great public attention was paid to the high-climbing steelworkers, but...
Jet Grouting: Snail's Pace of Adoption
Jet grouting is grouting of soil, but the process, the equipment and the subsurface product are different from the familiar ones. Here the cement grouting is mixed in situ with the surrounding...
The Training of the Owner
Engineers would do well to explain to their clients just what the role of the engineer is. The place to start is with one's ability to produce a perfect set of plans. Imperfections...
Quality of Inspectors?In Search of Excellence
Assuring quality in construction has become a major challenge to the design/construction industry today. Attention to the issue has been a result of problems in the nuclear power industry...
Application and Performance of Structural Materials and Exterior Facades
The papers in this book present some of the current thinking associated with today's construction materials as well as the results of research which is directed toward the...
Design and Evaluation of Small City Transit Options
Innovation in the delivery of transit service in smaller urban areas is no easy task. Budgetary matters tend to dominate the decision horizons of local transit officials. Coming up with...
Bicycle Access: New Boost for Transit Performance
Bicycle-transit linkage is a highly cost-effective strategy for boosting suburban transit performance and ridership and appears to offer significant potential for reducing transit access...
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