Essays on ASCE

[Your College & University Name] [Date Here] Introduction: The roof of Hartford Civic Center Coliseum, in Connecticut, USA, collapsed in the early morning of January 18, 1978, during a freezing rain storm after a period of snow. Any loss of life or injury was averted, as the building was empty at that time. However, six hours earlier, on the evening of 17th January, the coliseum was filled with around 5000 basketball fans. Thus, a major disaster was averted (Gammell,B., n.d.). Though the snowstorm was strong, heavy snowstorm occurs in Hartford, Connecticut. The failure of the roof after only 3 ...

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BS, [university], 200X Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment [last month of quarter you plan to graduate] 200X

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Megaprojects have become a significant issue in the economic and infrastructural development of projects nationwide. An estimated 8% of the global GDP is made up of megaproject related funds and they have become the primary vehicle for the creation and delivery of a variety of social infrastructural projects including “water and energy, information technology, industrial processing plants, mining, supply chains, enterprise systems, strategic corporate initiatives and change programs, mergers and acquisitions, government administrative systems, banking, ...

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Part 1: Existing Studies Alias, Z., Zawawi, E. M. A., Yusof, K., & Aris, N. M. (2014). Determining critical success factors of project management practice: A conceptual framework. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 153, 61-69. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.041 This source identifies five different variables that define project success; the researchers define these variables as project management action, procedures, human factors, external issues, and project related factors. The researchers define these factors as critical for success, and without synchronization, the researchers project failures in processes. This gives both a quantitative and qualitative analysis of project management and project management processes. This is ...

Introduction

Civil engineering and its related fields are very diverse and entail both structural design and architectural work. Structural engineering as we can deduct from the term ‘structure’ deals with the physical components of a given design. For example, in the house construction process, the structural engineer considers all the aspects of materials to be used and consults with the architect to ensure the durability of the home. On the other hand, architectural engineering refers to the technology of incorporating the basic functional aspects of a given design to make sure that an ambient environment has been created. My journey ...

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The Lake Moeris Quarry Road built while the Old Kingdom of Egypt between 26th and 22nd centuries B.C. is the oldest paved road of the world and is testimony to the excellent sense of planning and execution of the ancient Egyptians of that period. The 8-miles of the main road was built by placing large stone blocks that were kept on the desert sand and to facilitate passage of sledges filled with blocks of Basalt to the quay of Lake Moeris, and then on to River Nile. Those Basalt blocks were shipped downstream of Nile to construction sites in ...

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Sustainability is a process in which what is consumed or used is again replenished at a different point in the process cycle, so that one ends up with the same conditions at the start or end of the process. For example, the water cycle is a natural sustainable process. Sustainable processes can theoretically go on and on indefinitely. In a society, development of any kind requires infrastructure which is in the forté of the Civil Engineer. Therefore, how can sustainability be defined from the Civil Engineer’s point of view? The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) defines sustainability as “A set ...

Safety Precaution in Industrial Plant

Abstract There are many industries in the world today. These industries have operations that involve the use of machines, tools or handling of various chemicals for various reasons. These operations might pose risks to the health of the individuals, especially those in direct contact with these tools, machines or chemicals. Therefore, it is important for the industrial plants to establish proper precautionary measures in their operational functions to the safety of the individuals carrying out the risk functions and operations in the industrial plants. These functions and safety measures should be elaborated to enhance the efficiency of the ...

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Safety versus Economy – 4 Work Safety Hazards – 6 Accountability of Engineers – 8 Conclusion – 10

References – 12

Introduction The accountability for the safely of workers during construction has been largely shouldered by contractors that hire the workers involved. However, there is a growing consensus among the public and policy makers that designers should have an increased accountability to a project’s overall safety. It should be noted though, that unless an engineer or architect have been tasked to oversee the project, their role is more on the design process and not on the management of the project. For the ...

Conflicting Ethical Dilemmas

An ethical dilemma that can be distinguished from the first example is the decision of Spire engineering to give Mary the lead reasonability in a construction of a parking structure in an instance where the soil is very poor. Since it is a parking structure carrying heavy loads, Spire engineering need to assign an experienced engineer to manage the construction of concrete structure designed in soils that provide inadequate foundation. Further, Mary’s inexperience with dealing with contractors also provides an ethical situation. The contractor’s superintendent undermines her authority and knowledge. Mary also notices some concerns, which when brought to the ...

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Much like many other professions the engineering profession id guided by various codes of ethic that seem to act as a solution to the conflicts that exist among the public interest, business interest, professional interest and personal interest. While this case the public interest is the most paramount and forms the core of the professional ethics in the engineering profession. The challenges that exist in the engineering profession are associated with the conflicts among the above mentioned interests. The interests portray the differing priorities held by the various stakeholders, namely the employers, the professional engineers, the public and the clients. ...