Abstract: The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) held conferences on the education of civil engineers in 1974 and 1979, and is planning for the next one in 1985. The 1979 conference is summarized and assessed in detail. ...

Abstract: Typical spectator movements were simulated by persons individually on a force platform with which dynamic force components were measured. Impulsive loadings are produced by movements such as rising, sitting, or jumping off ...

Abstract: Present U.S. structural engineering practice assumes that live load components due to human occupancy and human movements for the design of assembly structures, such as grandstands, can be represented as statically applied ...