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The American Civil Engineer 1852-1974

Abstract

  • First published in 1974, this historical account relates the American civil engineer to the development of the country and the profession.

    This book documents the broad range of ASCE activity since its founding. Beginning as a handful of earnest veteran engineers, ASCE was very much a struggling New York City coalition until 1873. The geographical expansion did not, however, extend to the attitudes of the Society, which remained conservatively introverted through the nineteenth century.

    The accelerated urbanization of America at the turn of the century brought government into the sponsorship and financing of major public works. This was accompanied by the entrance of a growing number of young civil engineers into the profession and Society.

    This book is a basic historical reference that will aid both the student and practitioner in orienting themselves to the rich heritage of the civil engineering profession.

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Front matter for The American Civil Engineer 1852-1974
i–ix
    CHAPTER I EMERGENCE OF AMERICAN ENGINEERING AS A PROFESSION
    1–30
    CHAPTER II THE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES OF ASCE
    31–62
    CHAPTER III DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW PROFESSION
    63–146
    CHAPTER IV CREATING THE PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT
    147–188
    CHAPTER V ADVANCEMENT OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING ART
    189–244
    CHAPTER VI IN THE SPIRIT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
    245–296
    CHAPTER VII ASCE AND THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION
    297–340
    CHAPTER VIII FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE
    341–354
    APPENDIX I ROSTER OF PRESIDENTS
    355–356
    APPENDIX II ROSTER OF OFFICERS
    357–367
    APPENDIX III ROSTER OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
    368–368
    APPENDIX IV ROSTER OF HONORARY MEMBERS
    369–375
    APPENDIX V ASCE AWARDS AND RECIPIENTS
    376–408
    Appendix VI ASCE SECTIONS
    409–415
    APPENDIX VII STUDENT CHAPTERS AND CLUBS
    416–420
    APPENDIX VIII RECORD OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
    321–422
    APPENDIX IX ASCE MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS
    423–423
    APPENDIX X GUIDE TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE UNDER THE CODE OF ETHICS
    424–428
    APPENDIX XI NATIONAL MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS
    429–431
    APPENDIX XII OUTSTANDING CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
    432–433
    APPENDIX XIII NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARKS
    434–440
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    Back Matter for The American Civil Engineer 1852-1974
    441–464