What's In It for Me?
The construction industry of the European Community (EC), which accounts for about 10 percent of the EC's gross domestic product, or nearly US $550 billion, commands about...
Private Financing for Infrastructure
From the United States to Germany and the Third World, financing has replaced the availability of technology and expertise as the main infrastructure problem. Public deficits, resistance...
Automated People Movers IV
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Lost & Found: Comeback at the IDB
With the lost decade of the 1980s behind it, Latin America has emerged from its debt crisis as a project powerhouse. Fueling many of those projects is the Inter-American Development Bank...
World Bank Update
Consists of two parts. In the first, Raghavan Srinivasan, the World Bank's chief procurement adviser, talks about issues in international contracts and procurement. He believes...
Dutch Globetrotting Pays Off
The Dutch have been doing business overseas for centuries, and Dutch consultants today continue the tradition. Several Dutch consulting firms are profiled. At Fugro-McClelland, N.V., Chief...
South Africa at the Crossroads
With the provisional decision to hold its first democratic elections in 1944, South Africa has reached the most crucial moment in its history, one on which its economic and social development...
The Copper-Clad Library
The design vocabulary for the new Phoenix Central Library includes saddlebags, power bellies, tensegrity and corrugated siding. The saddlebags are copper-clad, steel-framed core structures...
Tying Up The Artery
After six years, preliminary design is almost complete on one of the nation's largest, and most complicated, public works project, the Boston Central Artery project. At an...
What Sank the Lacey Murrow?
This month marks the third anniversary of the sinking of the Lacey V. Murrow Floating Bridge near Seattle, Wash., in the midst of a major rehabilitation project. Early on Nov. 25, 1990,...
Cleaning Up in the Former Soviet Union
As they negotiate with authorities in Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and other former Soviet Republics, Western companies�including many of the big oil and natural-resources firms�are...
Letter from Oman
The bonanza days of the 1980s are over, but the oil-rich sultanate continues to be a rewarding, if challenging, market. Oil remains a focus of investment, and the government is planning...
Conquering China: The Canadian Combination
Canadian architectural/engineering firms are doing hundreds of millions of dollars of consulting business in the People's Republic of China. Their advantages include well-connected...
Dispute Avoidance
Dispute avoidance is not something that begins at ground breaking. Dispute avoidance is not a technique that helps you resolve the inevitable problems that arise during construction. Dispute...
Dispute Resolution
No matter how responsible the consulting engineer, certain disputes will arise that are simply unavoidable. The consulting engineer interacts with a number of parties, including owners,...
Managing Work
Managers often ask engineers to do more work without providing more resources to support the requests. In response, engineers typically counter that they need more resources (time, money,...
Technician or Manager
After working awhile many engineers want to go back to school, or learn new skills. There are two reasons for this. One is that we perceive training as the key to advancement. Another...
Coastal Engineering?The Past!, The Present!, The Future?
The author discusses past and present practices of coastal engineering, and speculates on the diredctions that the profession will take in the future. Also discussed is the question of...
The Application of Technology to Solving Practical Problems
In this paper, the roles of the scientist, technologist, engineer, and manager are discussed to place them in perspective. A distinction is made between the coastal engineer' and practicing...
Pay As You Grow
In Florida, the local plans are in, the dickering is almost done. Now, before a new housing or office development is permitted adequate infrastructure must be in place�concurrently. At...
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