Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • One Plus One Makes Thirty 

      Richard H. McCuen (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      A typical engineering program includes 30 credit hours of general educational requirements (GER); which is over 20% of the requirements. Studies suggest that the GER are not meeting the Accreditation Board for Engineering ...

    • LOGO as an Introduction to Fortran Programming 

      W. Lionel Craver, Jr.; Darrell C. Schroder; Anthony J. Tarquin; Po‐Wen Hu (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      An experiment was conducted in a sophomore level computer science course to determine if knowledge of LOGO would be beneficial for students studying FORTRAN programming. The performance of students who were taught six hours ...

    • Computer Programming in the Civil Engineering Curriculum 

      William J. Rasdorf (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      The rapid advances occurring in computer science have provided the engineer with a powerful means of processing, storing, retrieving, and displaying data thereby increasing the role of computer science in nearly every ...

    • Sewage‐Related Wastes and Oceans: A Problem? 

      Richard C. Kolf (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      An examination of the case study and other scientific papers concerning the effects of sewage‐related wastes on the oceans shows a growing consensus that ocean disposal may, in some cases, be the best option for environmental ...

    • 1984 Civil Engineering Educators Salary Survey 

      George K. Wadlin (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      The results of a survey of all civil engineering departments taken to determine the 1984–85 academic year salaries are presented. About 80% of the schools responded. Average and individual salaries are grouped regionally ...

    • Ethics of Professionalism 

      Murray A. Muspratt (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      As engineering activity becomes increasingly complex, ethical dilemmas without precedent are arising, straddling the technological and legal fields, and evoking emotions that previous generations of engineers have not had ...

    • Impact of Owner‐engineer Risk Sharing on Design Conservatism 

      Raymond E. Levitt; Robert D. Logcher; Nabil H. Qaddumi (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      Previous research, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and carried out at MIT, demonstrated modeling approaches that could be used to determine the most effective allocation of risk between owner and contractor, ...

    • Demoresearch for Resource and Energy Recovery 

      Richard Ian Stessel; J. Jeffrey Peirce (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      The concept of mechanical separation of municipal solid waste (MSW) was initially viewed with great optimism, prompting the use of unit operations taken from other industries without adequate modification. Many plants were ...

    • Considering the Future in Public Works Planning 

      David C. Colony (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      It can be argued that designers of public works projects, in common with others, have some duty to provide for future generations. Various ideas about the nature of that duty have been advanced, including some discussions ...

    • Prevailing Attitudes of A/E' in Performing Inspection Services 

      Lawrence G. Griffis (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      This paper describes the problem currently facing the building design profession and construction industry with regard to field observation. It states current A/E attitudes on the subject and recommends specific steps to ...

    • Estimating Rural and Urban Infrastructure Needs 

      Enno Koehn; Joe O. Broz; John Fisher; James McKinney (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      The results of an investigation designed to determine the infrastructure needs of a typical midwestern state such as Indiana are presented. One general finding is that the infrastructure condition of small communities ...

    • The University: Eisenhower's Warning Reconsidered 

      David A. Bella (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)
      Upon leaving office in 1961, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his often‐quoted farewell address, in which he warned about the “military‐industrial complex.” Less well‐known is his warning, in the same address, ...

    • The Infrastructure and the Civil Engineer 

      Kent Jessen (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      The civil engineer has played a major part in the development of this nation's vast infrastructure. Today, the infrastructure is in serious need of repair. The problem today is severe, and encompasses roads, bridges, dams, ...

    • Views on Professional Practice and Ethics 

      William E. Carew, Jr. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      Background information is presented on the need for Rules of Professional Conduct or Code of Ethics or both. They provide the engineer with current information on the status of such rules and codes. The professional engineer ...

    • Selling Elected Officials on Infrastructure Needs 

      James L. Martin (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      The strong efforts being made by various groups to obtain greater support for rebuilding, rehabilitating, and maintaining the nation's deteriorating infrastructure can succeed only if we can “sell” policy makers on the ...

    • Bringing Practice to the Classroom 

      James H. Schaub (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      A major effort has been developed at the University of Florida to provide exposure to civil engineering practice as a supplement to the academic experience. This effort has included a sponsored lecture series in civil ...

    • What Should Professional Societies Do About Ethics? 

      Fay Horton Sawyier (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      Professional self‐regulation has come under rather close scrutiny by the Courts during the past 20 yr. Various morally‐founded bases for this scrutiny are identified and discussed. Since one of the purposes of some ...

    • Public Performance: A New Role for the Engineer‐Manager 

      Henry F. Padgham (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      Successful management of the public interface with large construction projects is often essential to the ultimate success of the project. The project manager, who is often illequipped in this regard, is being forced to ...

    • Professional Marketing in Small Civil Engineering Firms 

      Dennis J. Huff (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      A study was made to explore marketing efforts of local and regional civil engineering firms with less than 300 employees. The study comprised both library research and a mail survey of 103 principles of the firms. The firms ...

    • Contractor's Quality Control Programs 

      Robert L. Robbins (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984)
      Contractor Quality Control (CQC), which is federally mandated, assures a mutual effort on the part of the contractor and the government to achieve an acceptable facility in accordance with the contract documents. The CQC ...