TOP PROJECTS 1990

1990's Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement nominees are described. The Fall Lake Reconstucted Dam, a 12 ft high, 230 ft long concrete wall hidden by large boulders and rock materials, is anchored to bedrock, can cut off water flow, and provide a stable base for tethering 3 and 4 ft boulders with stainless wire rope. The Napoleon B. Broward Bridge is a 6-lane bridge which, with its 1,300 ft main span and two 650 ft flanking spans, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the U.S. for either concrete or steel, and the longest span in the Western Hemisphere for concrete. Other OCEA nominees are as follows: Colorado's Little Dry Creek Flood Control Improvements, a 3-stage, multipurpose project constructed over 8 years; the I-27/I-579 North Hills/East Street Valley Expressway in western Pennsylvania; the Project 88 Wastewater Treatment Plan in Columbus, Ohio; the Wilmington Harbor South Disposal Areas Development, Delaware; and the Interstate Highway 10/Sam Houston Toll Road Interchange, Texas.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/10480594
• Publication Date: 1990-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 41-46
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 60
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Civil engineering; Dams; Embankments; Interchanges; Sewage treatment; Waste disposal facilities
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Terminals and Facilities; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497538
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM