Using Pen Computers in Post-Disaster Insurance Claim Settlements
The advanced use of pen computers for insurance claim damage assessment and settlement are explored. The advantages of implementing such a paperless approach to insurance claim settlements...

Mobile GIS Technologies
Mobile computes, with pen and voice interfaces, digital maps, GPS receivers, and digital cameras on credit card adapters, wireless connectivity.. field GIS applications are undergoing...

Pen Computers in Civil Engineering
Multnomah County, Oregon has developed 'field-to-office' automation systems incorporating pen computers as a data collection tool. This technology was integrated into civil engineering...

Integrating Pen Computers with Other Keyless Data Systems for Construction Applications
This paper describes the various construction applications in which the combination of pen computers and keyless data entry systems could be utilized for the purpose of greatly increasing...

BRICAL: A Multimedia Intelligent Educational System for Bridge Engineering
This paper discusses the development of a multimedia intelligent educational prototype system for bridge engineering called BRICAL. BRICAL uses information networks to express the relationships...

Pavement Treatment in Ohio Transportation System
This paper presents a modification of the original method in which the concept of fuzzy set theory is applied in the calculation of the PCR. Fuzzy numbers are introduced to represent those...

Application of Fuzzy Logic in Civil Engineering in Japan
In various engineering fields, many applications of fuzzy logic have been attempted, some of which have been applied for practical use. In this paper, civil engineering applications of...

Integrating Computer Application for Pavement Management: A Case Study
This paper presents a case study of the process through which a relational database management system and stand-alone application programs are developed and integrated to form a comprehensive...

An Object Oriented Highway Information System in the Client-Server Environment
This paper discusses issues required for the development of an object-oriented (OO) highway information system in a client-server environment based on the System Object Model (SOM) in...

Database Integration in Support of Construction Management
This presentation will describe how new object-oriented technology is being applied to this problem. The goal of this use of object-oriented systems is 1) to provide a method for processing...

A Computerized Methodology for Conducting Pedestrian Gap Studies
this paper will detail recent improvements with the procedure the New York City Department of Transportation utilizes when conducting Pedestrian Gap Studies. These improvements were made...

The Use of SCADA for Real-time Calculation and Monitoring for CT Compliance at the Ralph D. Bollman Water Treatment Plant
The contra Costa Water District (CCWD) of Concord, CA was formed in 1935 under the authority of the State Water Code. CCWD purchases its water supply from the Central Valley Project (CVP),...

Contemporaneous Development of Field Data: Transportation Construction Claim Defense
This paper addresses the continuing development of a construction field database system documenting resources applied on the jobsite by Contractors. The paper focuses on the case study...

CadVisor (CAD Equipment Analysis and Selection System)
This paper describes a system called CadVisor (CAD Equipment Analysis and Selection System) developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratories...

Management Information System Application on a Multi-Million Overseas Project
Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) provides improved data quality, consistency, timeliness, and reporting flexibility and improved project teamwork. Project managers have a...

A GIS Foundation Example
A primary network of geodetic control monuments was developed with static GPS measurements. These monuments are tied to the existing Florida High Precision Network....

A Knowledge-Based Computer System for Financial Wind Risk Management
This paper presents the results of a sponsored applied research project conducted by a multi-disciplinary team to integrate state-of-the-art methods in wind and collateral (e.g., surge,...

The Integrated Systems Approach to Facilities Management
This paper investigates the condition and use of the systems for facilities management and discusses process and considerations for improving the long term value of integrated facilities...

Dynamic Compaction of Landfill Beneath Embankment
This paper presents the results of a highway project where dynamic compaction was used to densify a closed landfill prior to constructing highway embankments over the landfill. The purpose...

Software for Settlement Analysis
The software most widely used in engineering practice as well as for general purposes consists of word processors, spreadsheets, and databases, and these are useful for settlement analysis...

 

 

 

 

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