Abstract: A plan is presented to improve the quality of engineering education in the United States given limited resources. The plan addresses current issues such as attracting the best students, limiting programs, a moratorium on ...

Abstract: This paper discusses military requirements and how these requirements have driven technology. Specifically, these advances in technology have been directly applied to civil engineering and, even more specifically, geotechnical ...

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present methods available for engineered remediation of seismically deficient earth dams (not including tailings dams), to review their strengths and weaknesses, to present case histories ...

Abstract: This paper summarizes discussions held at the 1990 National Forum on Education and Continuing Development of Civil Engineering concerning geotechnical engineering education. We can attract better students by improving the ...