Construction Control for Earth and Rockfill Dams
Technical Engineering and Design Guides, as adapted from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 27 This manual provides critical guidance for constructors...
Advances in Composite Materials and Mechanics
Recent advances in the development and use of composite materials have renewed interest in the applications of engineering mechanics in this growing field. This proceedings provides a...
Passage to 2000
On Dec. 31, 1999 the United States turns over ownership and operations of the Panama Canal Commission. In preparation for the handover, the Panama Canal Commission, an independent U.S....
Will It Happen Here?
Every large earthquake reveals another facet of nature's riddles. Because earthquake engineering is experience-driven, the only time we can truly study the engineering effects...
Advancing Composites (Available in Structural Engineering Special Section only)
Advanced composites, particularly fiber-reinforced polymers, have received considerable attention from bridge owners over the last few years, as cost-effective, durable alternatives to...
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers 1998
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers Vol. 163, 1998 contains abstracts for all ASCE journal and periodical papers and technical notes, Civil Engineering - ASCE feature...
ASCE Annual Combined Index 1998
The 1998 ASCE Annual Combined Index provides a guide to materials appearing in publications of ASCE published during 1998. This includes papers and technical notes from ASCE technical...
When the Levee Inflates
Rubber dams�long, flexible tubes, anchored to a concrete base and abutments and inflated with air or water�have been used since the 1950s, but installations have risen as technology has...
A Corps Chief Looks at Rising Tide
A former head of the U.S. Army corps of Engineers reviews a book about the Great Flood of 1927. The book, entitled, Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed...
A Stockholder's Story
A former partner in an engineering consulting firm tells about what happens when a firm goes public. His view is that while it benefitted financially, the firm changed for the worse. The...
Positively Not Pedestrian
An elaborate pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Eugene incorporates a number of innovative engineering features to create an aesthetically pleasing structure to complement the surrounding...
California and the World Ocean '97
Ocean Resources: An Agenda for the Future
The conference, California and the World Ocean '97 (CWO '97), was organized by the Coastal Zone Foundation and Resources Agency of California. CWO '97...
Ports '98
This proceedings,
Seismic Guidelines for Ports
Czech It Out (Available only in Structural Engineering Special Issue)
Bridge and transportation engineers and architects combined on the design of a unique bridge in a small city in the Czech Republic. The cable-stayed bridge only has one tower which is...
Building Knowledge (Available only in Structural Engineering Special Issue)
The Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL) at the University of Colorado provides hands-on engineering lessons for students. Electrical, HVAC, structural, illumination, and...
Introduction to Discrete Signals and Inverse Problems in Civil Engineering
This introductory book presents procedures for the analysis of signals and the characterization of systems in civil engineering. The two main topics of this book are at the core of several...
Wood Engineering in the 21st Century
Research Needs and Goals
These proceedings,
State of the Arts
The complicated structural engineering that went into the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, allows patrons and performers to focus fully on the arts, and...
Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation
This volume,
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