Search Annual 2003 Technical Program

Explore the use of the Internet to assist design and coordinate communications.

Moderator:

Jun Peng
Stanford University

Presentations:

Expediting Large-Scale Project Design with Online Collaboration
Jack Corsello
Autodesk Building Collaboration Services

A Software Framework for Internet-Enabled Nonlinear Dynamic Structural Analysis
Jun Peng
Stanford University

Web-based Sharing of Computing Resources with .NET Technology
Dayong Huang
Rice University

Direct your attention to two separate discussions in this session, presented by the ASCE Energy Division. The first will focus on the ASCE Task Committees Energy Production and Reservoir Water Quality guideline. The draft guideline will be discussed and a case study of a TVA reservoir will be presented. The second will cover current issues related to fossil energy production and coal combustion by-products used in civil-engineered developments.

Coordinators:

John A Hill, Jr., P.E.
Cinergy - Power Services

Panelists:

The use of electric utility coal combustion fly ash as a pozzolan and cement replacement. Case Study: The Tennessee Valley Authoritys Cumberland Fossil Plant
Michael E Sutton
Coal Acquisition & Supply, Tennessee Valley Authority

Jimmy C Knowles
The SEFA Group

E. Cheri Miller
Coal Acquistion & Supply, Tennessee Valley Authority

John E Edinger
J.E. Edinger Associates, Inc.

John A Higgins
Tennessee Valley Authority

A series of visualization demonstrations will showcase use of cutting-edge visualization technologies at various stages of development. Presenters will perform 30-minute demonstrations of their devices, applications, and systems, involving steel structures, augmented reality interaction methods for infrastructure field tasks, and multi-stakeholder visualization of design and construction information.

Moderator:

Dr. Phillip Dunston
Purdue University

Presentations:

Virtual and Augmented Reality Interaction Methods for Infrastructure Field Tasks
Amin Hammad
Carnegie Mellon University

Multi-Stakeholder Visualization Of Design And Construction Information
Martin Fischer
Stanford University

Visualizing Steel Structures - From a PocketPC to Virtual Reality
Robert Lipman
NIST

A series of visualization demonstrations will showcase use of cutting-edge visualization technologies at various stages of development. Presenters will perform 30-minute demonstrations of their devices, applications, and systems. This session includes applications in active project control and defect detection and collabrative virtual environments.

Moderator:

Phillip Dunston, Ph.D.
Purdue University

Presentations:

Mixed Reality-based Design Collaborative Virtual Environment for Mechanical Contracting
Phillip Dunston, Ph.D.
Purdue University

Visualization Of Construction As-Built Conditions And Design Models For Active Project Control And Defect Detection
Burcu Akinci
Carnegie Mellon University

This session presents applications of remote sensing to develop visual aids in surface and subsurface structures. Specific applications include the use of GPS, gyroscopes, and other mounted sensors and seismic imaging to detect subsurface structure.

Moderator:

Ed Kase
NSA Geotechnical Services, Inc.

Presentations:

DTM Creation Technology Update: Using Vehicle Mounted RTK GPS, Gyroscopes and Mounted Sensors
David L Fagerman
Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Using Seismic Imaging to Accurately Characterize Subsurface Ground Construction
Ed Kase
NSA Geotechnical Services, Inc.

This session presents three transportation-related topics: Tunneling analysis with CADD, transit time prediciton, and the impact of standards on automatic guided transportation safety.

Moderator:

David Fagerman
Bentley Civil Engineering

Presentations:

Tunneling Analysis with CADD
Ron Gant
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Transit Travel Time Prediction Using Combined Artificial Neural Network and Kalman Filtering
Mei Chen
University of Kentucky

Standards Impact on Automatic Guided Transportation Safety
A Stuparu
French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research

Learn how we are using modern technology to mitigate natural disasters, with emphasis on rivers and dust storms.

Moderator:

Shou-Shan Fan

Presentations:

A Decision Support System for Flood Warning in the Yellow River
Zhu Qingping
Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC), China

Integrated River Basin Disaster Management Planning
Chjeng-Lun Shieh
National Chen-Kung University, Taiwan

Prediction of Sandy Desertification and Dust-Storm in Northern China
Wang Tao
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute

This session takes a look at modeling ice jams, water stress, and flood security, and disaster management - with information technology.

Moderator:

Shou-Shan Fan

Presentations:

Modeling River Ice-Jams
Hung-Tao Shen
Clarkson University

Global Water Stress and Food Security; The Current Status and Future Prospects
Ximing Cai
International Food Policy Research Institute & International Water Management Institute

Managing Disaster with Information Technology: Needs, Lessons Learned and Further Research Needed
Louise Comfort
University of Pittsburgh

Attend this session to learn about project planning using advanced technology, including optimization of construction scheduling, grid and ground surveying, and decision tree risk assessment of a mission to Europa.

Moderator:

Ron Gant
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Presentations:

Multi-criteria Optimization for Project Scheduling in Construction Industry Using Fuzzy Logic Approach
Vellanki Kumar
Osmania University

Grid versus Ground: Which approach should the Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor use?
Ron Gant
Bentley Systems, Inc.

Decision Tree Assessment of Challenging Technologies For A Mission To Europa
Ram Manvi, Ph.D.
California State University