Am. Society of Civil Engineers

Automated people movers; connecting people, connecting places, connecting modes; proceedings.

Transit professionals once again gather to ponder the year's technology, projects, and planning of automatic transit, focusing on driverless transit systems in cities, airports, and private developments. The 53 papers consider such topics as the Sacramento International Airport, London Heathrow Terminal Five Project, Las Vegas people mover integration potential, the Maglev Sky Shuttle at California University of Pennsylvania, open-guideway personal rapid transit station options, guideway design and construction, new technology integration for older system technologies, advanced composite car-body systems, rubber tired automated movers for Honolulu Rapid Transit, and Guangzhou's first urban system in China. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Automated people mover standards; pt.2.

Part 2 of a series on automated people mover (APM) standards, this manual from the editorial staff of the American Society of Civil Engineers is designed for transportation and safety engineers and contractors and covers all design requirements for the vehicles as well as propulsion and braking characteristics. Using both the International System of Units and customary units, this reference supplies standards for capacity and load, dynamic envelopes, structural design, coupling, suspension and guidance, passenger comfort, doors and access, windows, lighting, fire protection and electrical systems. Standards for braking and propulsion include component design, installation, protection, controls and testing procedures. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Automated people mover standards; pt.3.

Part 3 of a series on automated people mover (APM) standards, this manual provides transportation engineers, safety engineers and contractors with a complete set of safety and performance requirements for electrical equipment, stations and guideways. Edited and produced by the staff at the American Society of Civil Engineers, this volume uses both the International System of Units and customary units for general electrical equipment, traction power substation equipment, wayside power collection, power supplies, disabled persons access requirements, platform edge protection, evacuation of misaligned trains, emergency lighting and ventilation and fire protection. Standards for structural loads and forces for guideways are also included. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Building a sustainable future; proceedings; 2v.

Aimed at construction engineers and researchers, contractors, and others in construction, this volume contains 152 papers presented at the 2009 Construction Research Congress, held in Seattle, Washington, in April 2009, by an international group of contributors who work in engineering and construction management. They cover topics in the field, on the theme of "Building a Sustainable Future," including project control, general operations issues, procurement and contracting, organizational leadership and management, technologies to improve project planning, design, and construction, sustainable construction and facilities, project risks and safety, project planning and control, project/process integration and improvement, lean construction, quantitative methods and models, infrastructure management and disaster mitigation, underground construction, construction simulation, education, and research methods. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Estuarine and coastal modeling; proceedings.

56 papers from the Tenth International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling are presented in this volume, providing engineers in the field with updates on state-of-the-art application and models for bays, sounds, estuaries, embayments, bights, lagoons and coastal seas. Editor Spaulding (ocean engineering, U. of Rhode Island) has collected papers from experts in the field of estuarine and coastal modeling to address such topics as shelf sea modeling, finite-volume methods, nearshore circulation and dispersion, storm surge and coastal inundation, sediment transport and trajectory modeling. Case studies are presented from such locations as the Delaware Bay, Southern Louisiana, Newfoundland and the Puget Sound. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Great rivers history; proceedings.

18 papers from 2009 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress and Great Rivers History Symposium are presented in this volume for engineers, practitioners and students, with expert contributors reviewing current challenges in development, growth and sustainability. Editor Rogers (civil environmental engineering, U. of Houston) has chosen research articles that provide a historical perspective on such engineering topics as major dam failures in the US, Darcy's Law and the mapping and exploration of the Columbia River. Specific water resource projects are also discussed such as the Missouri River Channel Project and the Tuttle Creek Reservoir. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Marine outfall construction; background, techniques, and case studies.

Grace (civil and environmental engineering, U. of Hawaii-Manoa) details methods for designing and constructing structural system that transport sewage and industrial wastewater into the marine ecosystem. After setting out the context and preparatory measures, he discusses such topics as providing a stable work base within the surf zone, placing outfalls under protected sites or obstructions, creating tunnel outfalls and their risers, selected polyethylene outfalls, and difficult or impossible outfalls. His case study is the giant tunnel outfall as part of the Boston Harbor cleanup. In this volume, he is only concerned with construction, rather than design, operation, maintenance. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Nanotechnologies for water environment applications.

The current status of the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials is reviewed, and the environmental effects of nanotechnology are examined, with a focus on nanotechnology research and applications that contribute to enhanced protection of aquatic environments. The research collected here targets major applications of nanotechnologies in various water environments, investigates the fate and transport of nanomaterials in aquatic environments, looks at engineered nanomaterials as emerging contaminants in water, and explores ethical, legal, social, and environmental risk-management implications of nanotechnologies and nanoproducts. Specific topics covered include nanoparticles for treatment of chlorinated organic contaminants, and nanoparticles as sorbents for removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions. The book will be useful to students and professionals in engineering, decision makers, and process managers. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Official register, 2009.

This official 2009 register for the American Society of Civil Engineers is intended as a comprehensive reference for members who need to review policies, procedures, bylaws, membership, national committees, past and present officers and other types of general information. Compiled by the ASCE staff, this volume also provides a survey of professional and educational activities, associated institutes and councils. A final section lists the honors, awards and recognitions sponsored by the ASCE as well as available scholarships, grants and bequests. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Residential land development practices; a textbook on developing land into finished lots, 3d ed.

The third edition of this residential land development textbook for engineers, designers and planners has been revised to include new illustrations, forms and checklists as well as additional chapters on stormwater management and best management practices. Johnson has been an engineer, consultant and lecturer on land development for over 30 years, and he describes all of the tools and techniques that residential land developers need to convert vacant land into buildable lots. The author also explains such real estate issues as financing, marketing, scheduling, project approval and permits. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The role of technology in water resources planning and management.

For three years, a committee appointed by the Society explored historical, current, and projected future trends in the use of technology to manage water resources. This report summarizes their findings, illustrating them with case studies, on technology use in water supply and restoration efforts, and surveys emerging technologies. The intended readers are water professionals ranging from veteran administrators to greenhorn students. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Sinkholes and the engineering and environmental impacts of karst; proceedings.

The 75 papers are balanced between environmental and engineering aspects of working in karst and sinkhole prone areas throughout the US and internationally, and reflect both a shift toward integrated approaches to investigations and the expanding tool kit now available to engineers and scientists. They cover the formation of karst and sinkholes, karst water resource management, and pro-active and remedial engineering. Specific topics include causes of house subsidence in an area adjacent to Illinois' sinkhole plain, applying the electrical resistivity method in steeply dipping karst terrane, instrumentation and preliminary results from probing the plumbing of Wakulla Spring, water level variation and predicting the Pingshan Sinkhole in Guizhou in southwestern China, the numerical analysis of embankments supported by geosynthetics over drilled shafts in karst terrains, and gypsiferous soils as an engineering problem. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Traffic and transportation studies; proceedings.

This volume contains the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, held in Nanning, China, in August 2008. Ninety-three papers, including six keynote speeches, are compiled on topics in transportation policy and management, planning and optimization, and application of new technologies. Examples of specific topics include sustainable development, urban rail, traffic flow and congestion, airlines and airports, climate change impacts, driving behavior, pedestrians, trains, and freeways. Contributing authors work in transportation and traffic, engineering, urban development, technology, and other areas, around the world. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)