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      • 1852–2002: 150 Years of Civil Engineering in the United States of America 

        Francis E. Griggs Jr. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001)
        On the 150th anniversary of the founding of the American Society of Civil Engineers it is important to review the growth of the profession and the country it serves. This paper introduces the major projects and people who ...

      • 2010 Best Paper Award 

        Norbert J. Delatte (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)

      • 2011 Best Paper Award 

        Norbert J. Delatte (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)

      • 3D Visualization of Structures Using Finite-Element Analysis in Teaching 

        Ben Young; Ehab Ellobody; Thomas W. C. Hu (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)
        This paper presents the results of a 4-year study (from 2006–2009) using three-dimensional (3D) visualization of structures for teaching in civil engineering. 3D finite-element models have been developed to simulate the ...

      • 50-Year-Old Prestressed Segmental Concrete Bridges 

        Richard M. Bennett; Mark L. Hufstetler; Martha Carver (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002)
        The first prestressed segmental concrete bridge in the United States opened to traffic was a small bridge in Madison County, Tennessee. The bridge was constructed using prestressed concrete segments and was opened to traffic ...

      • A Civil Engineering Curriculum for the Future: The Georgia Tech Case 

        Michael D. Meyer; Laurence J. Jacobs (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)
        This paper presents the results of an undergraduate civil engineering curriculum revision at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The process of revision included a variety of important constituencies that provided important ...

      • A Course on Engineering Leadership 

        Neal H. Kasamoto (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000)

      • A Course on Engineering Leadership 

        Richard H. McCuen (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)
        Because of the increased recognition of the need for leadership training within all subcultures of the engineering profession, an overview of a one-credit-hour course on leadership skills is provided. The intent of the ...

      • A Fair Deal in Fairview? 

        William D. Lawson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)

      • A Five-Year Master of Environmental Engineering Curriculum 

        Ken Rainwater; R. Heyward Ramsey; David B. Thompson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1999)
        The master's degree is essentially the entry-level degree for those wanting to practice environmental engineering. Although the BS/MSCE (environmental emphasis) path produces graduates in high demand by employers, certain ...

      • A Model for Instructional Design 

        Ronald W. Welch; Stephen J. Ressler; Allen C. Estes (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005)

      • Abolition of Standard of Care in Residential Design? Study of SB 800’s Impacts on Design Professionals 

        Joel L. Halverson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004)
        California Civil Code §§895 through 945.5, also known as “SB 800,” has dramatically changed the legal landscape for residential construction projects in California. The law sets forth new, legislatively defined, actionable ...

      • Achieving Construction Innovation through Academia-Industry Cooperation—Keys to Success 

        Aviad Shapira; Yehiel Rosenfeld (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)
        The conception, development, implementation, and commercialization of a crane-mounted vision system through close academia-industry cooperation illustrate how such joint efforts can yield research and development success. ...

      • Active Experiential Sustainable Engineering Module for Engineering Education 

        Claire L. A. Dancz; Melissa M. Bilec; Amy E. Landis (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018)
        This paper explores the cognitive and affective outcomes of the Sustainable Metrics (SusMet) Module for introducing engineering students to concepts of design for end-of-life and design for disassembly (explicit) and ...

      • Adapting the Surveying Curriculum to New Dimensions of the Profession 

        Fahria Masum; Reinfried Mansberger; Audrey Martin; Gerhard Navratil; Anthony Mushinge (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019)
        Today the surveying profession is very different from what it was twenty years ago. Recent technological innovations, globalization, and global land-related challenges have allowed a wide range of advances in the surveying ...

      • Adding Prevention through Design to Civil Engineering Educational Programs 

        T. Michael Toole (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2017)
        Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views ...

      • Adjudication 

        Peter Fenn; Michael O’Shea (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)

      • Adjudication in the United Kingdom: Constitutional Implications 

        Richard N. M. Anderson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
        Good ideas are often overtaken by great events. That happened to adjudication. Originally envisaged as a single concept applying across the United Kingdom, it has been overtaken by more significant constitutional change. ...

      • Adjudication outside Construction, Adjudication for Consumer Disputes 

        M. Coombes Davies (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
        Adjudication is increasingly seen as the preferred means of resolving many construction and consumer disputes. As one party in dispute observed in a personal communication to the writer “It is a forum to finally express ...

      • Adjudication: Singapore Perspective 

        Paul J. Teo (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008)
        Adjudication was introduced into Singapore under the