Developing and Maintaining Client Relationship in the Marketing of Engineering Services
The need for marketing stems from the fact that a firm must grow. It can grow financially, geographically, in size and by diversifying. Marketing includes keeping existing clients and...

Sewering the City of New York
The establishment of a centralized sewerage agency in 1963 has enabled the development of a program to upgrade and augment New York City's sewer system to meet the vital life...

The CRT Computer-Graphics Terminal: Indispensible Design-Aid for Some Structural Engineers
Putting the benefits of computer graphics within the cost reach of many consulting firms are: the development of low-cost ($3,000 to $10,000) storage-tube CRT graphics terminals; and the...

Inflatable Dam Regulates River Level
Inflatable dams are economically feasible for maintaining a required constant water elevation on rivers and streams where flooding poses problems. Puncture resistant material, inflated...

Three Towns: Three Different Solutions to Stormwater Control
That an engineer is a creative solver of people-problems was shown in Kentucky, where a consultant designed stormwater control systems in three towns�� and came up with three different...

Consultants Reviewing Plans of Other Consultants in Fairfax County, Va.; Landslides Greatly Reduced
Virginia's Fairfax County has been one of the nation's faster growing, thanks to its proximity to the nation's capital. But terrain is hilly, and...

PL 92-500 to Cost Metal Finishing Industry $45 Billion
The 1972 amendments to the Water Pollution Control Act will have far their greatest impact on the metal finishing industry. To meet the 1983 requirement of best available technology is...

Desperate Need to Slash Construction Cost of New Subways
Subways and subway stations cost far too much to build in the U.S. Whereas Londoners recently built 3-1/2 miles of subways and subway stations for only $18,000,000, the Washington Metro...

Structural Analysis and Design of Nuclear Plant Facilities
Draft Trial Use and Comment
This Manual of Engineering Practice in Structural Analysis and Design of Nuclear Plant Facilities is a project of the Nuclear Structures and...

ASCE Local Level Public Service Actions Have Big Impact
A round-up of local-level ASCE public service programs: educating minorities, tutoring projects, position papers on local issues, state legislature watchdog operations, advising local...

Protecting Your Firm against Liability Claims
In recent years, lawsuits against design professionals have sharply increased. One consulting firm in four now faces a liability claim. Many suits result when the same architect, engineer,...

Civil Engineers and Unions in Sweden
The history, education, and professional practice of civil engineering in Sweden are briefly reviewed. The services and function of the Swedish Society of Civil Engineers and the National...

A Comparative Study of Structural Response to Explosion-Induced Ground Motions
The report provides detailed information about the responses of actual structures to loads, both static and dynamics, which can be expected to occur during their service life. The characteristics...

Summary Report on the Use of Underground Space to Achieve National Goals
This program is a summary of a 355-page report describing a program for improving the effectiveness of underground construction. The report evaluates the potential benefits that can accrue...

The Use of Underground Space to Achieve national Goals
The basic purpose of this study was to identify opportunities for advancing national goals and overcoming urgent problems through increased use of underground construction. A long range...

Professional Practice of Foundation Engineering?Supplement to Consulting Engineering
A Guide for the Engagement of Engineering Services
The purpose of Professional Practice of Foundation Engineering is to describe the types of services provided to clients by Consulting Engineers...

Professional Practice of Structural Engineering of Buildings? Supplement to Consulting Engineering
A Guide for the Engagement of Engineering Services
Professional Practice of Structural Engineering of Buildings, a supplement to manual number 45, Consulting EngineeringA...

Professional Practice of Surveying and Mapping Within Civil Engineering?Supplement to Consulting Engineering
A Guide for the Engagement of Engineering Services
Professional Practice of Surveying and Mapping Within Civil Engineering, a supplement to manual number 45, Consulting...

Private Practice of Civil Engineering
This manual, Private Practice of Civil Engineering: For the Use of Engineers and Clients, presents methods in current use throughout the United...

Manual of Professional Practice for Civil Engineers
The purpose of this Manual of Professional Practice for Civil Engineers is to acquaint the client with the Code of Ethics of the professional...

 

 

 

 

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