Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure
Author: Civil Engineering Research Foundation
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Total Pages: 66
Release: 1994
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

This executive report presents a high-level, policy-oriented summary of the High-Performance CONstruction MATerials (CONMAT) implementation plan.

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure
Author: Civil Engineering Research Foundation
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1994
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

This report presents a detailed program to transform our nation's infrastructure.

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure: A Ten-Year Plan for Deploying High-Performance Construction Materials and Systems

Materials for Tomorrow's Infrastructure: A Ten-Year Plan for Deploying High-Performance Construction Materials and Systems
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 159
Release: 1994
Genre:
ISBN:

This report presents a detailed program to transform our nation's infrastructure. The Intended audience Is the Administration and Congress, other national policy makers, and government and industry leaders. Descriptions of major high-performance research and commercialization projects are provided by working groups representing ten different materials: aluminum, coatings, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, concrete, hot mix asphalt. masonry, roofing materials, smart material devices and monitoring systems, steel, and wood. The report builds on the 1991 National Civil Engineering Research Needs Forum organized by the Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF) and the 1993 initial program plan as presented in High-Performonce Construction Materials ond Systems: An Essentiol Program for America and its infrastructure. The high-performance CONstruction MATerials and systems program (CONMAT) will create significant improvements in the nation's infrastructure and U.S. competitiveness in the construction market. The report concludes by reviewing the strong support that the Administration has shown the CONMAT research effort to date and recommends continued support from government, industry, and academia to support this critical initiative. (MM).

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1995
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.

Bioremediation in the Highway Environment

Bioremediation in the Highway Environment
Author: Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474587

Prepared by the Environmental Technology Evaluation Center (EvTEC) and the Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (HITEC), CERF Service Centers. This report provides an update on technology and is intended to assist the Federal Highway Administration's Priority Technology Program (PTP) and departments of transportation in all 50 states. It identifies barriers that hinder the widespread use of bioremediation in the highway environment, as well as methods to overcome these barriers. The evaluation is based on design, construction, performance, and quality assurance information outlined in the HITEC and EvTEC Protocols. The three case studies examine PTP projects in Alabama, Indiana, and Mississippi.

Evaluation Findings for Enidine, Inc., Viscous Damper

Evaluation Findings for Enidine, Inc., Viscous Damper
Author: Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (U.S.)
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474631

Prepared by the Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (HITEC), a CERF Service Center. This report summarizes the results of a detailedØevaluation of a viscous damper,Ømanufactured by Enidine, Inc. The report is part of a program to test the performance of 11 seismic isolators and dampers produced by several manufacturers. The devicesØwere tested for stability, response during earthquake simulations, and fatigue and weathering effects.

Evaluation of the ISOGRID Retaining Wall System

Evaluation of the ISOGRID Retaining Wall System
Author: Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (U.S.)
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 158
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474495

Prepared by the Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center, a CERF service center. This report presents the results of a HITEC evaluation of the Isogrid Retaining Wall System, designed and developed by the Neel Company. The report describes the basic capabilities and limitations of the Isogrid System for use as a technically viable precast, mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall system. The evaluation was conducted based on material, design, construction, performance, and quality assurance information outlined in the HITEC Protocol. The Isogrid System features a diamond-shaped, segmental precast concrete facing panel with weep holes where four panels intersect and welded wire, grid-type soil reinforcement attached to the center of each facing panel.

Financing Tomorrow's Infrastructure: Challenges and Issues

Financing Tomorrow's Infrastructure: Challenges and Issues
Author: Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 114
Release: 1996-06-19
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 030958941X

With the current emphasis on a balanced federal budget and correspondingly decreased federal participation in financing local infrastructure systems, infrastructure providers are faced with the challenge of developing new sources of capital to fund their projects. This book discusses critical infrastructure issues and brings together recognized experts in domestic and international infrastructure and finance. It provides perspectives on the issues and discusses less conventional financing techniques used in recently completed projects. This volume also discusses likely conventional financing mechanisms of the future.