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How to Improve Writing Skills
Many papers submitted to ASCE journals are rejected because of poor writing. Moreover, the most common complaint employers have of newly graduated engineers is their lack of writing skills....

Standard Reference Evapotranspiration Calculations: REF-ET
REF-ET is a PC software program for computing standard calculations of reference evapotranspiration (E_to) and associated variables. Computations...

Technology Transfer to Developing Countries
Foreign assignments have proven to be the most interesting and rewarding part of a career for many western professionals. For success, however, care must be taken to assure that the individual...

The Evolution of an Environmental Monitor
After more than 40 years of planning, litigation, design and construction, one of the nation's most controversial highway projects is finished. The completion earlier this...

Container Terminal Gates Flexible Design for a Dynamic Environment
A paper entitled 'Container Terminal Gate Efficiency Hinges on Flexibility' was presented at ASCE Ports '89 by Larry Nye of Cash & Associates Engineers. The paper summarized the...

Draft Chapter 1?Planning and Design Guidelines for Small Craft Harbors?Planning and Environmental Considerations
The purpose of this paper is to present, in draft form, the first chapter of a technical report on the planning and design of small craft harbors being prepared by a special task force...

Draft Chapter 2?Planning and Design Guidelines for Small Craft Harbors?Entrance Design and Breakwaters
The paper will present a very preliminary draft of the second chapter of an ASCE manual that is currently being developed. The new manual is entitled Planning and Design Guidelines for...

Draft Chapter 3?Planning and Design Guidelines for Small Craft Harbors?Inner Harbor Structures
The purpose of this paper is to present, in draft form, the third chapter of a technical report on the planning and design of small craft harbors being prepared by a special task force...

Planning and Design Guidelines for Small Craft Harbors?Economic factors and Finance
The purpose of this paper is to present, in draft form, the fourth chapter of a technical report on the planning and design of small craft harbors being prepared by a special task force...

What Should the ASCE Model Water Code Committee Do?
The ASCE, Water Planning and Management Division, Water Laws Committee effort to draft a model water code is motivated by the recognition of change and is intended to offer assistance...

Design-Build Goes Public
Public owners of civil works get paid to avoid risk. It's their job. Why try some experimental technique for building offices when safe, proven methods exist? But times have...

Estuarine and Coastal Modeling
This is the proceedings of the second ASCE specialty conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling devoted to the rapidly evolving field of marine environmental modeling. The primary focus...

Earthquake Hazard Investigative Procedures for Central United States Waterworks
The vulnerability assessment of Central United States waterworks for earthquake hazards is a developing engineering practice for civil engineers in Arkansas, Missouri and states close...

Ports '92
This is a collection of the technical papers presented at the Ports '92 Conference held in July 1992 in Seattle, Washington. Initiated in 1977, this Conference is the sixth...

Engineering Pre-engineered Buildings
Pre-engineered buildings have become more sophisticated. There are several manuals and guides on how to engineer the so-called pre-engineered structures, but none are complete. There are...

The Greening of Greens
Until recently, most consulting engineers thought golf courses were fun to design, good for the portfolio, but not worthy of much serious thought. Environmental issues and competing uses...

Structures Congress '92
Compact Papers
These Congresses provide a forum for the practicing engineers, researchers and educators. The involvement of numerous ASCE Divisions has helped to create a program that will appeal to...

ASCE Official Register 1992
The OFFICIAL REGISTER is published annually to provide ready access to governing documents, statistics, and general information about ASCE for leadership, members, and staff. It includes...

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
The Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice presents issues of broad professional interest and diverse views of engineering education, and professional practice. Papers examine...

Is the ASCE Code of Ethics Obsolete in Today's Society?
This essay is the winner of the 1990 Daniel W. Mead Prize for Younger Members. To understand the current and future status of ASCE's Code of Ethics among the membership today,...

 

 

 

 

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