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This report provides checklists to screen for seismically vulnerable water and wastewater facilities. The checklists facilitate seismic vulnerability assessment for water and wastewater system components, and provide useful information for improving loss mitigation programs. The report was prepared by the Water and Wastewater Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquakes Engineering (TCLEE). A brief overview explains the checklist format and organization. Checklists are presented for five categories of water and wastewater system facilities and components: Surface Facilities and Components; Storage, Distribution, and Collection Components; Treatment Facilities and Components; Support Equipment; and Administration, Operations and Maintenance Facility Contents. ... Read more

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This volume presents papers by representatives of many of the organizations involved in the design, construction and maintenance of Trident facilities at Barrow, Faslane, and Coulport. The papers consider the key engineering aspects of this vast project. ... Read more

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This proceedings, "Transportation Planning and Air Quality III", consists of papers presented at the conference held in Lake Tahoe, California, August 17-20, 1997. It represents a significant step toward the dissemination of state-of-the-art practices and understanding of transportation and air quality issues. These papers present findings of a host of scientific investigations as well as air-quality case studies undertaken by various stakeholder groups. In addition, they discuss various analytical tools and methods for structuring air quality analyses to better capture real world emissions. This proceedings represents a major milestone on the path toward understanding the interaction between transportation and air quality. ... Read more

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"The challenges facing all members of the construction industry are enormous, but not unachievable...I am confident that the ACE Client Guide 2000 will help all members of the construction industry, whether consulting engineers, architects, surveyors, contractors and their clients, better understanding the challenges facing us and encourage appropriate actin to be taken" Jim Dawson, ACE Chairman 1999-2000.Providing an overview of the market, its structures and external influences, this invaluable guide will help members of the construction supply chain to understand their clients' business needs and equip them to invest appropriately for current and future market developments and take advantage of emerging opportunities.The ACE Client Guide 2000 has been prepared in the ligth of feedback on the first edition, which was published in November 1998, and developments both within the construction industry and in the wider economy over the past 12 months, the facts, perceptions, commentary and sources set out in the ACE Client Guide 2000 provide a basis for individual firms to examine: What to do Why they do it How they do it How well they do it Where improvements could be made How such improvements could be achieved ... Read more

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The need for civil engineers has outstripped supply, and it has become increasingly difficult for firms to retain civil engineers -- particularly the best ones -- and recruit additional civil engineers to meet staffing needs. In response, the ASCE Committee on the Employment of Civil Engineers (CECE) published this guide on finding and keeping the best civil engineers. Written both by CECE members with many years' experience in both the public and private sectors, and human resource practitioners, this manual provides both the pragmatic focus of civil engineering practitioners as well as valuable contributions from specialists in the human resources field. This manual will help you to improve your organization's hiring practices and keep the good engineers you already have. Topics include: Retaining Key Civil Engineers; Recruiting; Compensation and Benefits; and Developing Your Team: Managerial Keys to Helping Junior Staff Advance Their Careers. An appendix discusses "Career Path: Moving Up the Career Ladder." ... Read more

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The growing number of incidents of soil and groundwater contamination with nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) has caught the nation unprepared. A number of challenges confronted the three agencies involved (government, academic research community, and private industry). The urgency of clean-up necessitated that they progress swiftly in several directions: assessment and characterization of NAPL-contaminated sites, assessment and management of the risks involved, development of remediation technologies which are both technically and economically feasible, and development of concepts involved in fate and transport of the NAPLs in their various forms in the subsurface. While the past decade has seen considerable progress in all these areas, a synthesis of the developments made in various disciplines and the progress achieved in the three sectors is essential to progress further in this important area. This was the intended purpose of the NAPLs conference. Specific topic areas covered in this proceedings are: site assessment and characterization; remediation technologies; and analysis and modeling of fate and transport. In addition, case studies of some NAPL sites are recounted. ... Read more

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A leaflet which is part of the series of guidance notes from the ICE Legal Affairs Panel written to clarify contentious issues affecting the civil engineer. This booklet covers professional conduct, general principles, checking the work of another engineer and replacing another engineer. ... Read more

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This proceeding is a collection of papers covering new ideas and innovative strategies for solving transportation related air quality problems. The topics include the difficulties, challenges, and improvements in the transportation conformity process; technical improvements to current travel demand models; travel reduction strategies; and applications of transportation control measures. Transportation planners and engineers, urban and regional planners, transportation consultants, and department of transportation affiliates will find the topics informative and useful. ... Read more