The ultimate challenge
Article Abstract:
Issues discussed concern the viability of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as a site for nuclear waste disposal, focusing on the geologic stability of the area. Topics addressed include reports by the US Department of Energy on the safety of storing radioactive waste underground, the layout and design of the proposed site, and the engineering of waste canisters.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 1999
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
On the cutting edge
Article Abstract:
This article discusses technological breakthroughs in the computing and telecommunication fields and how much is being exploited in the civil engineering area. Study indicates that the advancements have introduced new systems, new materials, and innovative tools that will vastly improve construction, maintenance and testing of buildings and bridges.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Making way for runways
Article Abstract:
A description of the planned airport runway construction projects across the United States around international airports of Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis, and St. Paul and of the domestic airport in Seattle-Tacoma is presented. The economic, engineering, and technical aspects of the runway construction are discussed.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Three dams, one reservoir. Moving mountains. Water in, water out
- Abstracts: Learning from disaster. Taking the mystery out of retirement plans. Experimental approach
- Abstracts: Photodechlorination mechanism of DDT in a UV/surfactant system
- Abstracts: Chickens, manure, and arsenic. States tackle ballast water
- Abstracts: Resolution of GC-MS data of complex PAC mixtures and regression modeling of mutagenicity by PLS. Correlations between organic and inorganic species in atmospheric aerosols