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ASCE ( American Society of Civil Engineers )
Description: The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.
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Closure to “<i>Investigation of Failures</i>” by Gerald A. Leonards (February, 1982)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Discussion of “<i>Field Tests of Long‐Span Aluminum Culvert</i>” by David B. Beal (June, 1982)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Slide in Upstream Slope of Lake Shelbyville Dam
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Lake Shelbyville Dam is located in central Illinois. It is a 108‐ft (33‐m) high earth dam that was completed in 1970. A slide occurred in the steeper portion of its upstream slope immediately after construction and before ...
Closure to “<i>Settlement of Shallow Foundations on Granular Soils</i>” by G. A. Leonards and J. D. Frost (July, 1988, Vol. 114, No. 7)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Discussion of “<i>FEM Analysis of Elastic Stress Distributions in Embankments</i>” by Yalcin B. Acar, Hassan Hilal, and Mehmet T. Tumay (June, 1988, Vol. 114, No. 6)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Discussion of “<i>Volume Change Behavior of Vibrated Sand Columns</i>” by Gillian M. Norman‐Gregory and Ernest T. Selig (March, 1989, Vol. 115, No. 3)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Undrained Monotonic and Cyclic Strength of Sands
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Results of torsional shear tests on specimens of reconstituted 20‐30 Ottawa sand are presented to resolve inconsistencies in prevailing interpretations of previously published test results regarding: (1) The conditions ...
Settlement of Shallow Foundations on Granular Soils
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A conceptual framework for understanding the effects of overconsolidation in reducing the compressibility of all types of soil is presented. A generally applicable method for estimating the settlement of footings on granular ...
Closure to “<i>Slide in Upstream Slope of Lake Shelbyville Dam</i>” by D. N. Humphrey and G. A. Leonards (May, 1986, Vol. 112, No. 5)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Discussion of “<i>Liquefaction Evaluation Procedure</i>” by Steve J. Poulos, Gonzalo Castro, and John W. France (June, 1985, Vol. 111, No. 6)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers