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Civil engineers who design, construct, or manage infrastructure or environmental systems often find themselves facing decisions that involve factors outside technical and engineering requirements: Can a transportation system be made more sustainable? How ...

Prepared by the Environmental Effects Committee of the Energy Division of ASCE.

This report examines the inextricable link between energy production and reservoir water quality, which poses an ongoing challenge for civil engineers. Energy production ...

Today, the spreadsheet is an essential tool for engineers. Christy provides the tools needed to quickly apply the powerful analytic capability of Microsoft Excel to structural engineering applications. The book presents more than 50 ready-to-use Excel ...

Foreword by Henry Petroski, Ph.D., P.E.

Behind every great American civil engineering accomplishment, there is a great American civil engineer. Throughout history civil engineers have made an enormous impact on the progress and development of this nation. ...

Sponsored by the Task Committee on Lift-Slab Construction of the Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of ASCE.

In 1987, the collapse of Ambiance Plaza in Bridgeport, Connecticut, demonstrated the ...

Prepared by the Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies/Remedial Designs Manual Committee of ASCE.

Environmental Site Characterization and Remediation Design and Guidance describes the ...

Prepared by the Task Committee on Effective Length of the Technical Committee on Load and Resistance Factor Design of the Technical Division of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE.

This report examines several contemporary techniques for assessing ...

Michael Kitchens provides insight and practical guidelines regarding the day-to-day processes of construction estimating and project management. He reviews the varied tasks of the estimator, project manager, and ...