Highway Research

Highway Research
Author: Transportation Research Board
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780309060547

TRB Special Report 244 - Highway Research: Current Programs and Future Directions describes the United States' highway industry and the major highway research and technology (R&T) programs. It then introduces a new framework for classifying highway R&T activities, maps the 1993 expenditures of the major public-sector programs on this framework, and presents suggestions and recommendations for the highway R&T program that reflect the Transportation Research Board's Research and Technology Coordinating Committee's vision of the needs of the highway transportation system for the next century.

Environmental Technical Verification Report for Ammonia Recovery Process

Environmental Technical Verification Report for Ammonia Recovery Process
Author: Environmental Technology Evaluation Center (U.S.)
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474754

Prepared by the Environmental Technology Evaluation Center (EvTEC), a CERF Service Center. This report describes the nature and scope of an environmental evaluation of ThermoEnergy Corporation's Ammonia Recovery Process (ARP) System, a method for recycling ammonia in wastewater. The data in this report were collected over a three-month pilot study.ØTests found that the ARP system is capable of removing 75?99% of the ammonia in the waste stream in a domestic wastewater treatment plant. The ARP System uses a series of absorption, evaporation, and crystallization steps to convert ammonia in wastewater into a commercial fertilizer, ammonium sulfate. The evaluation results clearly indicate that the ARP process is capable of achieving significant ammonia reduction under a range of environmental conditions

Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021

Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021
Author: Scott Walbridge
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 653
Release: 2022-05-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811910294

This book comprises the proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2021. The contents of this volume focus on specialty conferences in construction, environmental, hydrotechnical, materials, structures, transportation engineering, etc. This volume will prove a valuable resource for those in academia and industry.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Author:
Publisher: Department of Defense
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

Product Description: This illustrated book highlights the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' history from the battle of Bunker Hill to the war on terrorism; an introduction to aspects and events in engineer history. The Corps has a wealth of visual information--drawings, artwork, photographs, maps, plans, models--and this book contains a montage of historical images from the Revolutionary War to the present, in addition to many newly written articles. This new history also features an extensive index to aid in finding a specific subject, and researchers and interested individuals can be sure that they will find a solid historical perspective.

Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities

Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities
Author: Michael Southworth
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2013-04-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1610911091

The topic of streets and street design is of compelling interest today as public officials, developers, and community activists seek to reshape urban patterns to achieve more sustainable forms of growth and development. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities traces ideas about street design and layout back to the early industrial era in London suburbs and then on through their institutionalization in housing and transportation planning in the United States. It critiques the situation we are in and suggests some ways out that are less rigidly controlled, more flexible, and responsive to local conditions. Originally published in 1997, this edition includes a new introduction that addresses topics of current interest including revised standards from the Institute of Transportation Engineers; changes in city plans and development standards following New Urbanist, Smart Growth, and sustainability principles; traffic calming; and ecologically oriented street design.

The National Road and the Difficult Path to Sustainable National Investment

The National Road and the Difficult Path to Sustainable National Investment
Author: Theodore Sky
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2011-07-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1611490200

The National Road is a comprehensive history of the first federally financed interstate highway, an approximately 600-mile span that joined Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois in the nineteenth century. This book covers the road's contribution to the cultural, economic, and administrative history of the United States, its decline during the second half of the nineteenth century, and its revival in the twentieth century in the form of U.S. Route 40. The story of the National Road embraces an account of its building, its constitutional significance, the unique culture that it represented, the movements and trends that transpired across its route, and the symbolic value that it held, and continues to hold, for the American people. Beyond its status as an American heritage symbol, it serves as a forceful reminder that the United States must continue to pursue the goal of sustainable national investment that began with the National Road and comparable projects during the early republic.

Summary of Evaluation Findings for 30-meter Handheld and Mobile Pavement Marking Retroreflectometers

Summary of Evaluation Findings for 30-meter Handheld and Mobile Pavement Marking Retroreflectometers
Author: Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (U.S.)
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784474891

Prepared by the Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (HITEC), a CERF Innovation Center. This report summarizes the results of detailed evaluations performed on four handheld and two mobile pavement marking retroreflectometers. The evaluations were designed to test the measurement bias, repeatability, and reproducibility of handheld and mobile retroreflectometers produced by several manufacturers.

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering
Author: Eric Strauss
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2023-10-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9819940451

This book contains research papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering, which was held in Singapore from 24-26 March 2023. Significant results contained in the book show the importance of technology in solving engineering issues throughout the world. Highlighted topics include climate change, disaster relief, resilience, pollution control and management techniques for construction, mitigation and adaptation. Many techniques are utilized in a variety of contexts to solve engineering and urban management problems in both developed and developing countries. This volume consists of refereed submissions authored by a wide variety of international researchers and practitioners from many perspectives discussing emerging issues in civil and environmental engineering. Practical solutions to worldwide issues in hazard mitigation, pollution control, transportation infrastructure and energy production are emphasized. The chapters provide an in-depth look at current issues in these areas of engineering that should benefit interested individuals at all levels of expertise.