Army Life Cycle/Maintenance Prediction Model
The U. S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USA-CERL) has developed a facility maintenance prediction model for the Department of the Army. This simulation model will...
Housing and Hazardous Waste Contamination
Problems and Remedies
When hazardous waste sites are discovered in close proximity to residential areas, scientists and engineers are often faced with conducting complex studies involving many government agencies...
Nantucket's Endangered Maritime Heaths
Heaths, though common in northern Europe, are of disjunct distribution and limited development on the east coast of North America. In contrast, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts supports...
Innovative and Affordable Residential Development
The rise in cost of land, housing construction and financing over recent decades has seriously reduced the number of those eligible for home loans. These and other cost factors are carefully...
1981 Essay Contest Winners
The fourth and fifth prize essays in Civil Engineering Magazines 1981 Essay Contest are Alan Mooney's Have we abandoned our responsibility to nurture young engineers? and...
How Did These Firms Grow in Face of a Depressed Economy?
Despite a decline in construction physical volume of about 25% in the past five years, some engineering firms have grown. Profiles of three such firms are presented. Management decisions...
St. Louis, City on the Rebound, Willing to Try
Urban renewal plans in St. Louis have focused on giving incentives to private enterprise to develop inner city real estate for commercial, industrial, and residential use. The dollar volume...
The Zero-Energy House: The Bold Low-Cost Breakthrough that may Revolutionize Housing
The world is in the early stages of a revolution in housing. About 200 houses have already been built in Canada that use under $125/yr for electric-resistance space heating�� even where...
New Telescope has Innovative Structural Design
The new optical telescope at Mt. Hopkins, Arizona, is the third largest in the world, but one of the most economical to build. The savings is the result of using 6 lightweight, small mirrors...
Alternative Sewage Systems�Reliable, Cost-Effective
The increasing need to provide adequate sewage disposal systems to meet housing needs of the future should include the evaluation and acceptance of alternative sewage disposal methods....
Fabric Roofs Feel the Pressure
Plastic-coated fabric roofs have been growing in popularity with uses ranging from covering a football stadium in Michigan to housing satellite-tracking stations. Article takes a look...
A Performance Standard for Foundations and Excavations
The only current U.S. standard for foundations and excavations is ANSI Standard A.56 which was adopted in 1952 and is now considered by the profession to be obsolete. The ASCE, sponsor...
8-Story Building Moved to Avoid Wrecker's Ball
In Bogota, Colombia, a 7000 ton (15400kips) was moved almost 100 ft (30 m) to make way for a much needed highway arterial. Instead of wrecking the structure, an apartment building in a...
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