Restructuring
America and Beyond
This proceedings,
In the Wet
The concept of using large diameter vertical cylinder piles of steel and concrete is not new. Vertical cylinders constructed in pneumatic caissons go back at least 70 years. Steel cylinders...
NDE for Steel Bridges
Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) is the only way to detect fatigue cracks hidden by the paint on steel bridges, and FHWA-sponsored research into the problem has been given highest priority....
Composite Sketch
Composite materials from the aerospace and military sectors are showing promise in highway, bridge and transportation applications. Some of the current and potential applications of composites...
Forging the Link
The Southern California region is known as the freeway capital of the world. The transportation system has been based on the freedom of the individual automobile for more than 25 years....
Engineering a Place in Cyberspace
The engineering profession is only now entering the Internet�e-mail addresses are appearing on some engineers' business cards, but very few engineering or construction firms...
Impact-Echo Strikes Home
Diagnosing flaws without destroying the structure is the first step to cost-effective repairs. Impact-echo is one of the more successful nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods that have...
Guarding Against Scour
An overview of the magnitude of the bridge scour problem in the United States is presented, using recent bridge failures to illustrate the problem. Procedures and results from the ongoing...
Engineering Mechanics
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Bullwinkle's Big Brother
In 1980, the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award went to Cognac, Shell Oil Co.'s then-tallest offshore platform. In 1989 the Bullwinkle platform became the new...
Bridge Design: Reality Bites Back
Many bridge engineers tend to ignore the process nature of reality, the fact that everything in this universe changes from moment to moment. When they are given the responsibility for...
Triumphant Arches
This year's Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award of Merit goes to the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge in Tennessee, the first precast concrete segmental arch bridge...
Computing in Civil Engineering
These proceedings consist of papers presented at the Second Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering held in Atlanta, Georgia, June 5-8, 1995. The proceedings cover major areas of concern:...
Designing for Drama
Near the Passaic River in Newark, N.J., not far from the famous Iron Bound restaurant district and Newark's Penn Station, construction crews swarm around the steel skeleton...
Coastal Zone '95
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Lifeline Earthquake Engineering
This proceedings contains papers presented at the Fourth U.S. Conference on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering held in San Francisco, CA, August 10-12, 1995. The conference was organized...
Northridge Earthquake
Lifeline Performance and Post-Earthquake Response
This monograph describes the earthquake performance, emergency response, and recovery for the following lifeline systems: electric power, water, wastewater communications, roads and bridges,...
Documenting Design-Build
For engineers more familiar with the traditional design�bid�build process, design�build might present some unforeseen risks and responsibilities. To define and allocate these, the Engineers...
Critical Issues and State-of-the-Art in Lifeline Earthquake Engineering
This proceedings of the session sponsored by the Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering in conjunction with the ASCE National Convention in San Diego, California, October,...
Water Resources Engineering
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