Leadership and Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Impact of Large-Scale Disasters on the Built Environment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Large-scale disasters cause considerable damage to the built environment, resulting in serious disruptions to normal human activities and billions of dollars in property damages. Such disasters reveal vulnerabilities in ... -
David W. Fowler: World Leader in Concrete Polymer Materials
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From a Design Engineer to a Leader: Not an Easy Road
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Musings
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Through the Lenses of Strategy Execution: Obstacles in Engineering Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The aim of the research described in this paper was to ascertain the obstacles engineering managers face in executing organizational objectives, to identify differences between engineering managers and managers in general ... -
University Education Dilemma: The Challenge of Balancing Teaching with Scholarship
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How to Avoid Future Problems Based on Previous Failure Analyses
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)All failure analyses have the implicit message that the discovered root cause will somehow be mitigated. A few even suggest the direction one might take for the fix—for example, “Consider substituting Type 316 stainless ... -
Conde Balcom McCullough
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Wernher von Braun and the Race to the Moon
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Cost Estimation Certification for Managers and Engineers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)This paper presents a summary of the cost estimating certificates in the United States, the professional organizations that offer them, and the requirements for each certificate that would be of interest to managers and ... -
I Don’t Care How Much You Know until I Know How Much You Care
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Fulfilling Engineering Program Objectives through Service Learning Campaigns in Developing Countries
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)The civil engineering profession, in an adaptive reaction to emerging roles for civil engineers, is recognizing the need for new engineers to possess a more robust skill set than just the typical design background. This ... -
Project Management Strategies to Maximize Performance in Exploratory Research: Case Study in Solar Thermal Energy Storage Technology Development
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Exploratory research and development projects bring inherent risk due to the unfamiliar nature of the technologies investigated. No consensus exists as to a project management methodology that will consistently add value ... -
Engineering and Design: Most Central Knowledge in Architecture and Engineering Jobs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)Rapid changes in the worldwide engineering enterprise are creating a compelling rationale to rethink how future generations of engineers should be educated. In this paper, we identify the most central knowledge in engineering ... -
Call for Papers
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Highest Standard of Leadership
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Estimating Highway Construction Production Rates during Design: Elements of a Useful Estimation Tool
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Construction scheduling for highway projects is an important process during the design stage. Numerous research studies have attempted to apply new techniques to improve the accuracy of construction scheduling. Many of ... -
Alternative Project Delivery Methods for Water and Wastewater Projects: Do They Save Time and Money?
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)Are there alternative methods for delivering water and wastewater treatment projects that can save time and money without sacrificing project quality? This is an especially relevant question in these difficult economic ... -
Five Suggestions for Engineering Students and Young Practitioners
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Time for Action for Engineering Education Reform
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2011)