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Sponsored by the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE

This report describes an investigation into nearly 500 roof collapses and snow-related roof problems that occurred in the northeastern United States during the winter of 2010–2011. The key issue is ...

The challenge of improving the daily lives of people in developing communities calls for a new generation of global engineers who can operate in environments vastly different from those in the developed world. Engineers must become creative and innovative ...

On a multimillion-dollar construction project, even a small increase in productivity can yield millions of dollars in additional profit—as well as a safer and more efficient work environment. Yet many engineering and construction firms overlook analysis ...

Prepared by the Task Committee on Hydraulics of Wells of the Groundwater Hydrology Technical Committee of the Groundwater Council and Watershed Council of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE.

Prepared by the Horizontal Directional Drilling Design Guideline Task Committee of the Technical Committee on Trenchless Installation of Pipeline Systems of the Pipeline Division of ASCE

This Manual of ...

Entropy Theory in Hydraulic Engineering: An Introduction is the first book to explain the basic concepts of entropy theory from a hydraulic perspective and demonstrate the theory's application in solving practical engineering problems. In the hydraulic ...

Rivers have always shaped the development of human society, their flows of water and sediment influencing food production, transportation, industrial activity, and power generation. Extreme flows that cause flood and drought, erosion, and sedimentation ...

This report is available as a free PDF download.

Prepared by the Task Committee on Flood Safety Policies and Practices of ASCE

In 2005, the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina graphically revealed the vulnerability of U.S. communities to the loss of ...

Sponsored by the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of ASCE

On March 11, 2011, the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan struck off the coast of the Tohoku region. This 9.0 magnitude earthquake induced shaking and tsunamis along more than 2000 ...

Slope Stability Analysis by the Limit Equilibrium Method: Fundamentals and Methods presents basic principles for the safe design of constructed or natural earth slopes. The limit equilibrium method is the most common approach for analyzing slope stability ...

LEAME Software and User's Manual: Analyzing Slope Stability by the Limit Equilibrium Method provides a PC-based software program for performing slope stability analyses, along with supporting documentation. ...

Prepared by the Committee on Curtain Wall Systems of the Architectural Engineering Institute of ASCE

Curtain Wall Systems: A Primer provides a comprehensive introduction to the use of curtain wall ...

Raise the Bar: Strengthening the Civil Engineering Profession provides engineering educators and practitioners with a synopsis of the initiative to redefine the preparation of the engineer of the 21st century. Since 1998, the American Society of Civil ...

Prepared by the Committee on Specifications of the Construction Institute of ASCE

Preparation of Construction Specifications for Civil Projects provides a ready, convenient resource for the recommended principles and approaches used for specification ...

On September 30, 2009, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.6 occurred off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, followed 22 minutes later by an aftershock with a magnitude of 6.2. The epicenter was located about 50 kilometers southwest of Padang, ...

Prepared by the ASCE Foundation.

All in the Family: Civil Engineering Legacy Stories presents short accounts of families with multiple generations of civil engineers. Each profile describes how family members influenced each other to enter the civil ...

Sponsored by the Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering of ASCE.

When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred off the coast of Chile on February 27, 2010, it affected 80 percent of Chile's population. Damage to lifelines was caused by strong ...