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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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Failure Analysis of a Highway Dip Slope Slide
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents numerical modeling work as part of a forensic investigation on a catastrophic roadside slope failure in Taiwan. It includes three stages of numerical modeling analysis of the failure slope. Two-dimensional ...
Performance of a Highway Bridge under Extreme Natural Hazards: Case Study on Bridge Performance during the 2009 Typhoon Morakot
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents a case study on monitoring bridge performance under an extreme rainfall event, Typhoon Morakot, which invaded Taiwan on August 8, 2009. An advanced monitoring system was designed in an attempt to improve ...