Environmental Engineering Research Needs
In June 1979 a National Science Foundation�ASCE workshop was convened to prepare a report suggesting top-priority research needs in civil engineering for the 1980s. The field was split...
IRT�� New York City's First Subway
In October 1904, New York City opened its first subway, the Lexington Avenue IRT line. It was the nation's first subway to operate with trains of cars (Boston's...
Transportation Engineering Research Needs
In June 1979 a workshop on Civil Engineering Research Needs was convened by the National Science Foundation and ASCE. Of 10 subfields into which civil engineering was split, one was transportation...
Redesigning the Auto: A Key to Solving the U.S. Energy
The automobile is a tremendous consumer of energy. The entire transport sector uses 26% of the energy used in the U.S.�� and half the oil. In fact, the American auto alone consumes one-ninth...
World's First Iron Bridge
In 1779, using a new man-made material, skilled English workmen built a single-span bridge of cast iron over a steep river gorge about 140 miles northwest of London. The result was a 424-ton...
Research Needs in Structural Engineering
Here are some highlights of the state of Research Needs in Structural Engineering, prepared at National Science Foundation�ASCE workshop in June 1979. Overall, the statement says, U.S....
U.S. Energy Production�We Must Remove These Roadblocks
A U.S. energy policy statement has been prepared by the Association for the Cooperation in Engineering, which represents 22 engineering societies with memberships totaling 700,000. One...
Civil Engineering in the Oceans IV
This conference on Civil Engineering in the Oceans is sponsored by the Technical Committee on Ocean Engineering (TCOE) of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division of ASCE in cooperation...
Engineering Mechanics
The Third ASCE/EMD Specialty Conference is sponsored by ASCE with the Departments of Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. The theme of the conference is...
State-of-the-Art Report on Air-Supported Structures
A structure with a structural system which is dependent on pressurization, either positive or negative, is termed a pressure preloaded structure. Most pressure preloaded structures intended...
Repair and Strengthening of Old Steel Truss Bridges
During the early 1900's, numerous pin jointed steel bridge trusses were constructed throughout the United States. In the intervening years, these trusses were replaced by...
ASCE Guide to History and Heritage Programs 1979
Water Systems '79
Proceedings of the ASCE Water Resources Planning and Management Division Specialty Conference, held in the University of Houston Hilton Hotel Center, February 25-8, 1979. Sponsored by...
Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability
The purpose of the conference is to present and review the current state of the art of Probabilistic methods and their applications in civil engineering, with emphasis on structural and...
Symposium on Earth Reinforcement
Proceedings of the Symposium on Earth Reinforcement, held at the ASCE Annual Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 27, 1978. Sponsored by the Committee on Placement and Improvement...
Current Geotechnical Practice in Mine Waste Disposal
Papers Collected by the Committee on Embankment Dams and Slopes of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
The purpose of this volume is to define the current state of geotechnical practice in various aspects of mine waste disposal, an area of increasing interest to the geotechnical engineering...
Pipelines in Adverse Environments
A State of the Art
The Conference us designed to establish communications between designers and users. The subjects covered are: Pipelines in the Ocean - design, construction and inspection; Routing, design...
Electronic Computation
Proceedings of the Seventh Conference on Electronic Computation, held at the Mudd Law Building, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, August 6-8, 1979. Sponsored by the Committee...
Environmental Engineering
The topics covered are: Wastewater reclamation in the western United States; Appropriate technology for the disposal of wastewater in rural areas; Management and reclamation of solid wastes;...
Guide to Investigation of Structural Failures
This guide contains a broad range of instructions and suggestions regarding structural failures. Topics include failure causes by project type, failure causes by structural type, failure...
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