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Guidelines for the Physical Security of Water and Wastewater/Stormwater Utilities, ASCE/EWRI 78-24, provides guidelines on the evaluation and enhancement of physical security of facilities used in potable water sources, treatment, and distribution systems, as well as for wastewater and...
ASCE/SEI 74-23, is intended for use in the design of new buildings and other structures constructed of pultruded fiber–reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structural shapes, connections, and prefabricated building products. It addresses pultruded FRP structural shapes that have symmetric and...
ANSI/ASCE/EWRI 33-23, serves as a comprehensive framework designed to assist riparian governments in effectively managing shared water resources. This agreement offers practical guidance for national and state governments, as well as other stakeholders involved in establishing water quality...
Standard 39-23, provides a general overview of the science and technology of hail suppression combined with specific strategies and procedures required to design, conduct, and evaluate hail suppression operations. Such operational activities as airborne, ground-based, and rocket and artillery...
The 2015 International Building Code (IBC) in chapter 1807.2.1 states that when a keyway is extended below the wall base to engage passive pressure and enhance sliding stability, the lateral soil pressures on both sides of the keyway must be considered in the sliding analysis. However, this...
Thanks to one and all for the clear thoughts and opinions. My take? It seems we each and all agree why, and what needs to happen with such information. The challenge is "When, Where, & How." And of course, the reliability of any "How." Cheers, Bill -- William...
Thanks very much Ronald for the insights and reference. Cheers, Bill -- William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE Buffalo, N.Y. "It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot 1819 - 1880 --
I think this is a case where one needs to look at outcomes. In my mind, graduates need to know that engineers are not infallible and mistakes get made through acts of omission and commission. They must know they are part of a system and the failure of the system is its weakest link. They also...
Thanks Heidi! What needs to "Find its way into the classroom" is, IMO, the most valuable parts of the above-noted 3 books. In their chapters/cases, after presenting and discussing the tech-reason for the failures as best they can, they have a "Lessons-Learned"" section at the...
My engineering education did include discussions of failures in several courses. I'm not saying there couldn't be improvement or added value from additional communication between the investigating engineers and the educators, but I think we need to give credit where credit is due by...