Forecasting the Demand for Electricity: An Examination of Alternative Approaches
This paper examines several approaches to forecasting national-level electricity demand. The various approaches are briefly examined, and the strengths and weaknesses of each are discussed....
Private Funds, Public Projects
Tapping private sources for public services is not new, though the concept has advanced from traditional contracting for services, which has been around since pre-Revolutionary War days....
Clearing the Decks
Cathodic protection, an electrical-chemical process that prevents corrosion of steel rebars on bridge decks, is rapidly gaining acceptance by highway engineers and state highway departments....
Construction Cost Control
The second edition of
Development and Management Aspects of Irrigation and Drainage Systems
The 1985 Irrigation and Drainage Division Specialty Conference held in San Antonio, Texas on July 17-19, 1985 covered major topics on watershed management and water conveyance, drainage...
Computer Applications in Water Resources
The use of computers in all engineering disciplines has, in the past decade, increased to the point where virtually all engineers now use these powerful tools. This is especially true...
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of the annual Conference on environmental engineering is to pursue scientific knowledge and promote sound engineering judgement and practice in the solution of environmental...
Coastal Zone '85
Coastal Zone '85 was a multidisciplinary conference for professionals, interested citizens, and decision-makers to exchange information and views. Coastal zone management...
Making Computerized Project Control Systems Work?Background
Control systems can be considered as consisting of five major elements. These are: establish the objective or standard to be achieved-quality, maximum duration, resource utilization, maximum...
Construction Contractor Cost Control
Cost control for a contractor engaged in a fixed-price construction contract encompasses all actions directed toward the controlling or influencing the cost outcome of the project. When...
Control of the Design Process
Gilbert/Commonwealth, Inc. (G/C) was the architect-engineer for the original design of the Florida Power Corporation (FPC) Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Unit 3 (CR3) and has been involved...
Project Management Software: What Is in the Future?
This paper predicts the future of project management software and provides a discussion of the assumptions made to develop these predictions. It provides a flexible framework for future...
Managing the Transition to CADD
The transition to computer aided drafting and design (CADD) must first begin by establishing the need and the desired or expected results. The transition is comprised of three phases:...
Computers on the Project Team
This paper presents the utilization of various computer technologies as an integral part of the project team at a large multi-discipline Architectural/Engineering firm. Technologies discussed...
Painless Method of Using Computers in A/E Firms
There is now an efficient and economical method of using computer technology in a small A/E firm. The recent advances in microcomputer technology have made it possible to take advantage...
Administrative Aspects of Project Software
This paper reviews the various aspects of administering the development, control, and use of computer software employed to support the design office in the administrative and technical...
Encouraging and Controlling Use of Automation
Judicious use of automation can greatly enhance the productivity of an engineering staff. Integration of multiple computing processes with technology such as plotting, digitizing, total...
It? Dam?Selection of Type
This paper describes the studies carried out for the type of dam selection for the Ita Hydroelectric Project. Drastic rainfall conditions, large river diversion flows and an abundance...
Low Cement Content High Strength Concrete
The fundamental objective of this research project was to develop mix design information for structural grade concrete using high fly ash content. The fly ash used in this project was...
Development of a Multi-Modal Information System
This paper outlines the design and development of a Multi-Modal Information System in Duluth, Minnesota. The system applies state-of-the-art microcomputer technology to the provision of...
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