Abstract: Present audit rules, guidelines, and regulations used by governmental agencies are in some cases discriminatory and in most cases adversely impact the financial stability of consulting engineering firms. These agencies ...

Abstract: Since the collapse of the skywalk at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on July 17, 1981, there is a renewed thrust toward improving quality in the constructed product. Significant steps in quality design are ...

Abstract: There are five key issues facing the engineering profession as we approach the 21st century. Our ability to resolve these issues will have a profound effect on the ability of our nation to compete effectively internationally ...

Abstract: The entire foundation design and construction histories of a project built inside an existing wastewater‐treatment plant are described. The foundation type decision process, based on the subsurface conditions, the existing ...