Expert System for Energy Conservation in Affordable Housing

Using Expert Systems in Construction

Earthquake Resistant Brick Design

Applying CAD Technology to Housing Design and Construction

Energy Affordability of Housing in Cold Regions

Evaluating Building Energy Conservation Alternatives

Competitiveness of the US Housing Industry

Building Expandable Housing Units in Kuwait

Computing in Civil Engineering
Computers in Engineering Practice
This book contains papers presented at the Sixth Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering held on September 11-13, 1989 in Atlanta, GA. This series, initiated in 1978, provides a continuing...

Computerized Decision Support Systems for Water Managers
More than 200 public and private water experts from across the United States, Canada, England, France, Belgium, and Portugal gathered at Colorado State University, June 27-30, 1988, to...

Guidelines for Failure Investigation
The Guidelines for Failure Investigation by the Task Committee on Guidelines for Failure Investigations of the Technical Council on Forensic...

The Asbestos Agenda
Asbestos abatement business has been booming for years. The industry, though, is not restricted only to firms which do the removal. Companies who provide training, sell supplies and develop...

High-Rise Embankments
Embankments reinforced with geosynthetic materials are being built at increasing heights. Any wall over 20 ft is still generally considered high, but embankments of 40 ft with near vertical...

Fast Track, Instant Track
There is a newly constructed railroad bridge over the Wilamette River in Portland, Oregon. The 499 ft. clear maritime channel allows the world's largest ships to navigate...

Segmental Tunnel Lining Meets `Buy American'
Segmental concrete tunnel lining is the other innovation proven during construction of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (`wmata'). Although `wmata's'...

Box Segmentals: Refining Design
Officials at the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), which has built more precast concrete segmental box girder bridges than any other state, say their troubles with that design...

Cautious Risk Taking
Traditionally, the design engineer could bear virtually unlimited liability for design failure. Now he is less vulnerable. The concept is less than 20 years old, but since the early 70s,...

Post-Tensioned Transportation
Post-tensioned highways are relatively new. U.S. 220 near Altoona, Pa. has the first major installation in the country. There two miles of pavement are continuous concrete panels, each...

Assessing Site Assessments
Laier and Sibley contend that the growth in environmental site assessments, fast becoming routine in many types of real estate transactions, could create a windfall market for engineering...

Grouting Trends
The grouting industry is discussed and North American practice compared to European practice. There has been more innovation in this field overseas, but there have also been failures....

 

 

 

 

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