A Guide for the Field Testing of Bridges
The history and present use of bridge testing are reviewed. The benefits of bridge testing include safety and reliability, the money saved by not constructing a new bridge, the improvement...
How about Reverse Filters
Reverse or inverted filters allow water to drain freely without carrying away suspended solids. Their pore size must be properly related to the fines being protected. Terzaghi's...
Acid Rain
Current information on acid rain is reviewed in eight papers presented at an April, 1979 session sponsored by the Research Council on Environmental Impact Analysis of the ASCE Technical...
Sand to Sandstone: Foundation Strengthening with Chemical Grout
A large school in San Francisco, built in 1930, was in need of structural rehabilitation to eliminate earthquake hazards. Founded on loose, windblown fine sand, the footings were subject...
TVA Cuts Deep Slot in Dam, Ends Cracking Problem
In 1972, cracking in the concrete dam at TVA's Fontana project embarked TVA on a four-year program of investigation, analysis and repair. Thermal expansion in the downstream...
Proceedings Volume I
Polyphase Flow Transients Pressure Recovery Devices Intake Structures Cooling Water Systems
The papers presented in these proceedings represent a variety of disciplines from many countries. This unique jointing of three major societies has created a collection of papers with...
Mammoth Transshipment Terminal Links Montana Coal to Michigan Power Plant
In 1973 Detroit Edison contracted with the Decker Coal Company for 200 million tons (181 Tg) of Western low-sulphur coal over a period of 26 years to meet its requirement for low-cost,...
A Look at Newer Methods for Dewatering Wastewater Sludges
The U.S. water cleanup effort is resulting in the production of huge quantities of additional sludge. Because of the difficulty of disposing of this sludge, it is usually dewatered. Although...
First Bridge Across the Yukon River
Until recently, the Yukon River was a major obstacle in constructing a roadway to the oil-rich North Slope of Alaska. But on October 10, 1975, that obstacle was hurdled when the first...
A Fail-Safe Subaqueous Concrete Sewer
Describes the design and installation of a unique, tri-gasketed 87-in. (2210 mm) diameter reinforced concrete sewer force main. The total system is approximately 14,000 ft (4,300 m) long,...
Urban Transportation Planning
Sources of Information on Urban Transportation
This book is a review of the procedures followed in the comprehensive urban transportation planning process including a history of its development, trip generation, trip distribution methods,...
Placement and Improvement of Soil to Support Structures
Proceedings of the conference held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 26-28, 1968. Sponsored by the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers....
Design of Foundations for Control of Settlement
Proceedings of the conference held in Evanston, Illinois, June 16-19, 1964. Sponsored by the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Pile Foundations and Pile Structures
This manual,
Selected Bibliography on Soil Mechanics
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