1977 ANNUAL REPORT CIVIL ENGINEERING A PEOPLE-SERVING PROFESSION

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AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF
CIVIL
ENGINEERS
FOUNDED
1852
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This Annual Report for the Society's 125th year is intended to serve as a
graphic reminder that civil engineering is a people-serving profession.
Every Civil Engineer is urged to think and communicate to others how his
work directly and indirectly relates to the service of people.
AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF
CIVIL
ENGINEERS
OUSTER
est
1977 Annual Report
of the Board of Direction
for the year ended
September 30, 1977
American Society of Civil Engineers
345 East 47th Street
New York, N.Y. 10017
212-644-7496
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PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE
I am pleased to transmit this Annual Report on behalf
of the Board of Direction for the year ending
September 30, 1977, our Society's 125th anniversary
These pages record our accomplishments as a
people-serving profession. They outline how our 75,000
members work together in many ways so essential to
the smooth functioning of our professional Society.
Many members serve on committees, others are
officers of Sections, Branches, technical councils or
divisions. Many advance the knowledge and
state-of-the-art by preparing, reviewing and
discussing technical papers. All of us contribute by
doing our jobs in a professional manner.
No grandiose programs were promised at the
beginning of my term as your President. Our goals
were to improve communications by your officers and
the staff, increase committee effectiveness, develop
better orientation procedures for new officers at all
levels of the Society, and introduce new office
operations and personnel procedures at
Headquarters. I feel improvements have been made in
all these areas.
We have undertaken a more active role in the
engineering profession as we work with, and through,
other engineering groups and Societies, both in this
country and throughout the world. Our efforts in the
past several years to become more involved in public
affairs and legislative activities and in telling the story
of civil engineering are bearing fruit. We are now being
sought for advice and assistance by legislatures and
agencies of government at all levels.
I thank you for the friendliness and hospitality
extended to my wife and me in our numerous visits
throughout the country. The dedication to the
profession and to ASCE was so real that we could not
help but feel a special pride after each visit. You have
given us memories which we will cherish forever. My
special thanks to Executive Director Zwoyer, the
Board and Headquarters staff for their patience and
capable help whenever there were special needs or
requests.
With the kind of leadership I have seen throughout the
Society, you are in good hands. ASCE has had a
distinguished 125 years but as Shakespeare said,
"The past is prologue." In other words, "You ain't seen
nothin' yet!"
Leland J. Walker
President, 1977
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EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR'S
MESSAGE
The Society celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1977,
proud of its achievements, its heritage, and the
profession it represents.
Membership grew about 4% during the year.
Attendance at the National Conventions and
Expositions and the Specialty Conferences continued
to be strong. Participation by students in the
Convention programs was particularly noteworthy.
The Society continued to take an active role in
inter-Society activities. The Presidents and Executive
Directors of the five Founder Societies (ASCE, ASME,
AIME, AlChE, and IEEE) met twice to discuss matters
of mutual interest. The same five Societies formed a
new not-for-profit corporation, the Engineering
Societies Commission on Energy (ESCOE), which
negotiated a $3,000,000 contract with the Energy
Research and Development Administration (ERDA) to
provide engineering expertise in the field of fossil fuel
energy research. The Societies will provide engineers
who will take leaves of absence from their employment
to spend two-year residencies with ESCOE before
returning to their permanent employers.
Several members of the Society participated in a
Goodwill People-to-People mission to South and
Central America in October, participating in the
Convention of the Pan American Federation of
Engineering Organizations in Rio de Janeiro. In June,
President Walker and I represented ASCE at the
World Federation of Engineering Organizations
General Assembly in Warsaw.
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In July the Society held a reception at Headquarters in
honor of Admiral Donald G. Iselin, the new
Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, and Mr. Keith Higginson, the new
Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation.
The Society played a lead role in urging the National
Science Foundation to establish a Directorate for
Engineering Research that would be more responsive
to the research needs of the engineering profession.
This recommendation has received support from the
engineering community and is receiving serious
consideration from NSF.
The Society added to the list of important standards
activities now underway by preparing to issue "Criteria
for the Design and Construction of Composite Steel
Deck Slabs."
The City of New York repealed the real estate tax
assessment on the United Engineering Center.
ASCE's testimony concerning its educational activities
at the Tax Commission Hearing was instrumental in the
city's decision to keep the Center tax exempt.
In an opinion filed August 4, a United States District
Court found ASCE in civil contempt of the anti-trust
consent decree entered into with the United States
Department of Justice on June 1, 1972, under which
the Society agreed to eliminate from its Code of Ethics
the prohibition against competitive bidding. As of the
date of this writing, a stay of the Court's order dated
August 29, 1977 has been granted to October 20,
1977. The Board of Direction will consider at its
October meeting what further legal action, if any,
should be taken on behalf of the Society. The
membership of the Society will be fully informed
elsewhere of the details of these legal proceedings.
New key personnel who joined the staff during the year
are Donald A. Buzzell, Managing Director of Education
and Professional Affairs, and Peter J. Tavino, Jr.,
Manager of Student Services and Membership
Development. William D. French, Director of Support
Services, and Alvin Newman, Manager of Student
Services, resigned to accept employment elsewhere.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my
personal appreciation to all committee personnel, all
Section and Branch officers, all members of the Board
of Direction, President Walker who has given so freely
of his time to lead the Society through a busy year, and
to all members of the staff. These are the people who
have contributed so much to the successful activities
of the Society during the past year. They constitute the
resource that makes ASCE outstanding!
Ec.A.V4^-g-
Eugene Zwoyer
Executive Director
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Civil Engineering
A People-Serving Profession
Technical Activities
The Society's 125th year was marked by
continued progress in the technical
activities area. Dedicated to the devel-
opment and improvement of engineering
techniques, the technical activities
program seeks the stimulation and
sharing of ideas for the progressive
well-being of people.
Overseeing the technical activities of the
Society is the Technical Activities Com-
mittee (TAC), which, together with 5
Management Groups and 21 Division
and Council Executive Committees,
shares the responsibility of administering
the volunteer efforts of more than 3,000
members serving on over 400 com-
mittees. There is an awesome
responsibility in maintaining the level of
excellence that the membership expects
from ASCE's technical activities as
indicated by the 1976 Survey of the
Profession.
With the modifications to the TAC
organization that took effect last year,
efforts shifted from the administrative to
the "enhancement, broadening and
quickening of technical activities and
response to technical problems" out-
lined in President Walker's charges to
TAC committees. Responsiveness to
needs in specific technical areas is
exemplified in the creation of a Task
Committee on Cold Regions that will deal
with the problems involved in the design
and construction of engineering projects
in arctic regions.
Efforts are underway in the preparation
of New Manuals and Reports on
Engineering Practice and some existing
Manuals are being revised. Divisions
and Councils became more involved
with the formulation of Society policy
statements and resolutions.
A major undertaking this year was
.re-enrolling members in Divisions and
Councils to reflect their specific
technical interest.
Other achievements by TAC this year
included: Expansion of the ASCE
Standards program; establishing
procedure for contract research; an
on-going study of the role of ASCE in
technology assessment; the estab-
lishment of Management By Objectives
(MBO); and the adoption of "Principles
of Operation for All TAC Committees."
Divisions and Councils continued their
efforts in the development and conduct
of Specialty Conferences, which
continue to grow in number and
prestige. The Waterway, Port, Coastal
and Ocean Division's Ports '77 Specialty
Conference accomplished a first by
featuring an exhibition on port and
harbor-related facilities and construction
technology. In addition, guidelines for
the operation and management of
Specialty Conferences were updated.
Other accomplishments in the past year
included the following:
? Publication of a revised edition of
Manual 36 "Wastewater Treatment
Plant Design"
? Committee Reports:
"Curved I-Girder Bridge Design
Recommendations"
"Tentative Recommendations for
Cable-Stayed Bridge Structures"
"Suggested Revisions to Shear
Provisions of ACI Code 318-71"
"Impacts of Energy Development on
Groundwater Resources"
"Composite or Mixed Steel-Concrete
Construction for Buildings"
"Short Haul Air Transportation
Systems ? Future Perspectives"
"Reinforced Concrete Cooling Tower
Shells"
"Bibliography on Wood Pole and Pile
Design"
"Review of Construction Noise
Legislation"
"Latticed Structures ?
State-of-the-Art"
"A Standard for Computer Program
Distribution"
? Publication of Liquefaction Problems
in Geotechnical Engineering
? Proposal for the Establishment of a
National Institute for Computers in
Engineering
? Conference Proceedings
"Ports '77," WW Division Specialty
Conference, March 9-11, 1977
Long Beach, California
"Advances in Civil Engineering
Through Engineering Mechanics,
Second Annual Engineering
Mechanics Specialty Conference,
May 23-25, 1977, Raleigh, North
Carolina
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"Geotechnical Practice for Disposal of
Solid Waste Materials,"
GT Division Specialty Conference,
June 13-15, 1977, Ann Arbor,
Michigan
"Water Management for Irrigation and
Drainage," IR Division
Specialty Conference, July 20-22,
1977, Reno, Nevada
In addition, the following activities were
initiated:
Revision of Manual 49 "Urban Planning
Guide:" Manual 44 "Report on Highway
and Bridge Surveys:" Glossary ? Water
and Wastewater Control Engineering;
Manual 45 Supplements on the Pro-
fessional Practice of Structural Engi-
neering, Geotechnical Engineering, and
Surveying and Mapping; and Manual 27
"Pile Foundations and Pile Structures."
New manuals on offshore positioning,
deep-braced excavations, earthquake
protection of power and communications
lifelines, right-of-way practices and
engineering surveys were published.
Finally, recognition must be given to
those day-to-day activities that are vital
to the operation of divisions and
councils. These include the review of
papers and development of sessions for
National Conventions and Specialty
Conferences.
Research
The Technical Council on Research
(TCOR) has been given the re-
sponsibility for monitoring, reviewing,
and managing the Society's research
activities including those of all ASCE
Research Councils. These Research
Councils develop and administer (either
directly or by encouragement) funded
research projects. Many of the councils
have been successful in securing funds
for studies for which ASCE offers special
qualifications and for which the
sponsoring agencies require. It is
expected that in the future ASCE will
maintain a viable research operation
which will have slow but steady growth.
Once research projects are estab-
lished, they are self sustaining, and
no ASCE dollars are necessary. Funds
are,' however, required for project
development and program coordination
by the research councils. Additionally,
some research council activities are not
project-related, and therefore ASCE
support is required. The major ASCE
research emphasis is to act as a catalyst
to have needed research conducted.
Only in those cases where the Society
can perform a unique service will
consideration be given to having a
research council undertake a project.
Three major activities were undertaken
by TCOR during 1977. First, under
direction of TAC a task committee was
formed to develop procedures for
contract research. This committee has
completed its assignment and has
prepared recommendations on when
and how an ASCE research council can
carry out a research endeavor. Important
matters are covered in this document
relating to the Society's qualifications for
participating in research, conflict of
interest, fiscal responsibility, and
effective monitoring of projects to assure
that final reports address the issues
initially stated. TCOR also established a
task committee to determine its own
objectives and improve its mode of
operations.
TCOR also sponsored a research
workshop to which representatives of
technical division and council research
committees were invited. This workshop,
which took place at Purdue on April
12-13, addressed itself to such matters
as ASCE policy on research, the
administration of the Society's research
activities, reports on what research
councils and research committees are
currently doing, and ways of improving
the Society's research effectiveness.
TECHNICAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION
Members
Serving on
Division or Council Enrollment Committees Committees
Section
Technical
Groups
Sessions
Sponsored
at National
Conventions
Papers
Reviewed for
Journal
Publication
Aerospace
_
17
35
?
1
3
Air Transport
1,816
8
77
3
2
9
Construction
20,216
20
181
17
4
78
Engineering Mechanics
5,547
20
206
?
6
156
Environmental Engineering
12,392
26
211
24
7
133
Geotechnical Engineering
14,473
22
265
31
4
165
Highway
11,369
10
103
1
6
32
Hydraulics
11,234
31
172
11
5
190
Irrigation and Drainage
4,792
20
150
2
5
55
Pipeline
1,790
11
139
1
1
8
Power
3,543
12
65
4
2
31
Structural
23,443
81
737
32
22
264
Surveying and Mapping
4,012
14
82
2
4
14
Urban Planning and
Development
8,821
14
183
12
6
11
Urban Transportation
2,065
15
116
18
6
41
Water Resources Planning
and Management
3,124
13
118
7
7
81
Waterway, Port, Coastal
& Ocean
4,741
26
134
5
4
74
Technical Council on
Computer Practices
8
89
2
4
8
Technical Council on
Lifeline Earthquake
Engineering
?
10
55
?
1
3
Technical Council on
Codes & Standards
?
15
86
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Technical Council on
Research
?
22
271
?
?
2
133,378
415
3,118
172
97
1,358
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SPECIALTY CONFERENCES HELD 1976-77
Number of Papers
Sessions Presented Attendance
STRUCTURAL DIVISION 6
Joint Committee on Tall Buildings "Moscow Regional
Conference"
Moscow, U.S.S.R. ? October 6-8, 1976
WATERWAY, PORT, COASTAL AND OCEAN DIVISION 20
"Ports '77"
Long Beach, California? March 9-11, 1977
39 150
66# 358
AIR TRANSPORT DIVISION
"1977 Air Transportation Specialty Conference"
Washington, D.C. ? April 3-6, 1977
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT DIVISION
"Water Resources Operations Management Workshop"
Denver, Colorado?April 13-15, 1977
5 20# 140
9
9*
45
ENGINEERING MECHANICS DIVISION 40 150**# 229
"Second Annual Engineering Mechanics Specialty
Conference"
Raleigh, North Carolina ? May 23-25, 1977
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION 5 5*3p 340
"Geotechnical Practice for Disposal of Solid Waste
Materials"
Ann Arbor, Michigan ? June 13-15, 1977
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT DIVISION
"Energy, Environment and Wild Rivers in Water
Resources Planning and Management"
Moscow, Idaho? July 6-8, 1977
SPECIALTY CONFERENCES TO BE
HELD: 1977-78
URBAN TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
"Second International Waterborne
Transportation Conference"
New York, N.Y.
October 5-6, 1977
WATERWAY, PORT, COASTAL AND
OCEAN DIVISION
"Coastal Sediments '77"
Charleston, South Carolina
November 2-4, 1977
WATERWAY, PORT, COASTAL AND
OCEAN DIVISION
"Coastal Zone '78"
San Francisco, California
March 14-16, 1978
TASK COMMITTEE ON COLD REGIONS
"Applied Techniques for Cold Environments"
Anchorage, Alaska
May 17-19, 1978
URBAN TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
"Transportation Energy Conservation"
Washington, D.C.
May 22-24, 1978
9 33 125 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION
"Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics"
Pasadena, California
June 19-21, 1978
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DIVISION
"National Conference on Environmental Engineering
Research, Development and Design"
Nashville, Tennessee ? July 13-15, 1977
15 55 178
IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE DIVISION
"Water Management for Irrigation and Drainage"
Reno, Nevada ? July 20-22, 1977
13 55# 225
URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
"Dynamic Planning for Environmental Quality
in the 1980's"
Anaheim, California ? July 25-27, 1977
6 11***41 119
HYDRAULICS DIVISION
"Hydraulics in the Coastal Zone"
College Station, Texas ? August 10-12, 1977
16 53 135
STRUCTURAL DIVISION
"Specialty Seminar on Probabilistic and Extreme
Load Design of Nuclear Plant Facilities"
San Francisco, California? August 22-24, 1977
9 9*# 150
TECHNICAL COUNCIL ON LIFELINE
EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
"The Current State of Knowledge of Lifeline
Earthquake Engineering"
Los Angeles, California ? August 30-31, 1977
'Indicates Panel Sessions *Includes 1 Panel Session
#Proceedings Published
8 33# 307
***Includes 5 Panel Sessions
TECHNICAL COUNCIL ON COMPUTER
PRACTICES
"Electronics Computing in Civil Engineering"
Atlanta, Georgia
June 27-29, 1978
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT AND IRRIGATION AND
DRAINAGE DIVISIONS
"Legal, Institutional and Social Aspects of
Irrigation and Drainage and Water
Resources Planning and Management"
Blacksburg, Virginia
July 26-28, 1978
HYDRAULICS DIVISION
"1978 Hydraulics Division Specialty
Conference"
College Park, Maryland
August 9-11, 1978
COASTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH
COUNCIL
"16th International Conference on Coastal
Engineering"
Hamburg, West Germany
August 28 - September 1, 1978
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Presently, ASCE has eight active
research projects:
A U.S./Japanese Engineer Exchange
Program directed at underwater
structures; the development of a
structural plastics handbook; an
engineering performance information
center feasibility study; a handbook on
the investigation of structural failures;
an international urban hydrology
capabilities project; a project directed
at designing an urban runoff control
master plan; a conference on Home
Construction on Shrinking and
Swelling Soils; and a study of
Utilization of Urban Water Runoff
Techniques.
Serving as catalyst, the Construction
Research Council was instrumental in
initiating a project on construction delays
in building nuclear power plants. This
activity is being conducted by several
universities with the research council
monitoring the overall project and acting
as coordinating agent.
Other research councils are also
giving consideration to initiating
projects. One of these is the Power
Research Council, which is sponsored
by the Power Division. It hopes to
develop an ASCE manual on fuel and
solid waste management for fossil-fueled
power plants.
Codes and Standards
ASCE's activities in the development of
standard's are continuing to grow. The
Society's Technical Council on Codes
and Standards (TCCS) submitted
procedures on ASCE's development of
standards to the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) for the
purpose of making the Society an
accredited organization under ANSI.
Such action will facilitate the Society's
role in the processing of standards for
approval to make them American
national standards. TCCS has six
standards-writing committees.
For the past two years work has been
under way in updating ANSI Standard
(A56) on foundations and excavations,
last written in 1952. This effort is being
conducted in cooperation with the
National Bureau of Standards under a
grant from the Department of Housing
and Urban Development. Pertinent
technical divisions of the Society have
been contacted for their input and some
have representatives serving on the
Committee on Foundation and Excava-
tion Standards. The completion of
this effort will lead to an important
standard which was developed originally
under ASCE auspices.
The Committee on Nuclear Standards
presently has three subcommittees:
N725 (Design and Analysis of Nuclear
Safety Class Earth Structures); N173
(Waterborne Structural Load Design
Criteria); and N175 (Foundation Design
Criteria). This Committee is also con-
sidering the establishment of additional
subcommittees covering this important
area.
The Committee on Standards for Design
Loadings for Buildings is preparing
funding proposals for establishing
standards for handrail and guardrail
design as well as a standard for loadings
on partitions. This Committee's main
objective is to interface with ANSI's A58
Standard on Design Loadings to assure
appropriate ASCE coordination in this
activity.
The Committee on Environmental
Standards has three subcommittees
relating to oxygen transfer, air pollution
filters, and landfill materials. Substantial
headway has been made by the
Subcommittee on Oxygen Transfer. Its
objective is to develop means for
determining oxygen transfer efficiency
and capacity of aeration and
oxygenation equipment. Mixing capacity
temperature effects and wastewater
effects will be included.
The Committee on Steel Box Girder
Bridges is cooperating with the federal
government to develop specifications for
steel box girder bridges for railway and
highway operation. A contract between
the government and a consulting
engineer has been signed and this
Committee will periodically review the
results and assist with the development
of a synthesis and the eventual design
rules,
The Committee on Fire Safety Standards
has as its main objective the study and
review of recently developed analytical
fire protection methods developed for
structural fire protection. Specifically
these analytical systems being
developed are to supersede the need for
repetitive full scale tests on structural
assemblies.
The administrative committees under the
TCCS include the Joint AIA-ASCE-
ACEC-NSPE Committee on Codes and
Standards which serves the design
profession for effective interaction with
governmental agencies. The Committee
on Metrication is studying ways to help
civil engineers in the transition of
measurement to the S.I. System, and to
coordinate metrication activities with the
technical divisions of the Society,
providing guidance to them in the
conversion process to S.I.
ASCE's Standards activities are
expected to grow. The reason is twofold.
First, to serve the purpose of developing
needed standards relating to the civil
engineering profession; and, further, to
provide an important outlet for civil
engineers to participate in the
development of standards with which
they are involved in the practice of their
profession.
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Civil Engineering ?
A People-Serving Profession
The goal established in April 1976 by the
Board of Direction that the ASCE
publications that are sold be self-
supporting, except for overhead, was
met the past two fiscal years. In 1976 the
publications grogram was "in the black"
by some $30,000. In 1977 this grew to
$95,000. This increase was the result of
greatly improved sales of Manuals and
Miscellaneous Publications, and
improved sales of Journals and
Translated Journals despite price
increases. It should be noted that these
increases took place at a time when the
nation's economy had a severe negative
impact on advertising revenue.
Journals
This year our reserve of unpublished
material was reduced to a manageable
level. The median time from submission
to publication of a paper remains at
about nine months ? which includes the
time for the very careful reviews
conducted by hundreds of volunteers
among our membership. Despite the
modest increases that were made in the
subscription prices to the Journals, there
were only a small number of
cancellations.
Indexes and Abstracts
The 1976 Combined Index was pub-
lished in February. This book, along with
the 1975 Combined Index and the
1970-1974 Cumulative Index, provides a
complete "key" to the ASCE publications
of the 1970's. The ASCE literature from
the 1870's to the present can be re-
searched by reference to the numerous
indexes that the Society has published.
These innovations in using single inputs
of bibliographic data for multiple outputs
has led to considerable economies that
have been translated into expanded
services to the profession.
Civil Engineering
The editorial themes of the 12 monthly
issues of CIVIL ENGINEERING were
concerned with the needs and interests
of the profession and the people it
serves; some of the topics were land-use
planning, transportation, energy and
power, offshore engineering, structures,
and environmental engineering. The
December 1976 issue had transportation
as its theme and the feature article was
"Desperate Need to Slash Construction
Costs of New Subways." This article
generated the most reader response in
recent history. The reactions ranged
from charges of "yellow journalism" to
"best thing CIVIL ENGINEERING has
done." Because of the interest, the April
1977 issue carried articles and letters
about the DeCember story in which the
broad panorama of ideas was displayed
for the reader to reach his own
conclusions. The article was also
discussed at an April meeting of the
Underground Construction Research
Council at which the Editor was the
luncheon speaker; it has also sparked
the Metropolitan Section to plan a
conference on subway costs.
The downward trend in the number of
advertising pages that began in June
1976 did not end until December ? and
certainly parallels the nation's economy
in general and that of the construction
industry in particular. Encouraging
signs, such as the return of some
long-time advertisers who had either cut
or eliminated their advertising over the
past few years, are appearing. Also an
even larger drop off in advertising pages
and income was offset by picking up 111
pages of new business and 45 pages in
renewal increases. A large percentage
of this new business was from the area of
filter cloth/erosion control products that
has gained wide reader interest. The
series of articles on this subject has
been a major factor in developing this
reader interest. A mid-year rate increase
helped to offset, in part, the impact of
these fewer-than-expected pages.
Product Postcard Service
A "loose deck" format was adopted this
past May after two years of producing
CIVIL ENGINEERING PRODUCT
POSTCARD SERVICE in a book form.
This change was made in response to
information indicating that readers
respond more quickly to this form rather
than to the booklet format. Whether due
to the change in format or to a rebound in
the economy, the number of
advertisements increased from 26 in
November 1976 to 33 in May 1977.
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ASCE News
January 1977 marked the beginning of
the second year of publication for ASCE
NEWS, the Society's monthly
newspaper, which combines news of
Technical Divisions and Councils and
other ASCE activities with national news
of interest to all civil engineers. The April
and May issues included special inserts
that carried the programs of several
Division Specialty Conferences; the
issues with the inserts went only to those
members enrolled in the Divisions whose
programs were printed. To gauge
reaction to this innovation and to get
some member feedback about this new
publication, a survey form was printed
in the June issue. Responses were
encouraging: 27% said the overall
quality of the News was "excellent"; 60%
rated it as "good". Three-quarters of
those responding said they preferred to
read news of the Technical Divisions and
Councils in one publication. Highest
readership was in the categories of
national engineering news, professional
news and in the technical activities
section.
The Technical Activities Committee
instituted an Outstanding Division/
Council News Correspondent Award
this year. Frank E. Stratton of the
Environmental Engineering Division was
selected. John Christian, Geotechnical
Engineering Division; Jerry R. Rogers,
Water Resources Planning and
Management; and Dennis Ostrom,
Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake
Engineering received letters of
commendation for their contributions to
the NEWS.
Manuals and Special Publications
More than $500,000 worth of Manuals
and Special Publications were sold this
year ? an all-time high. The initial
edition, published in September 1975, of
"Sedimentation Engineering" (Manual
54) was exhausted by the end of 1976
and a reprinting was needed to meet the
continuing demand. In the Special
Publications category we produced
books with titles such as "Dredging
and Its Environmental Effects",
"Responsibility and Liability of Public
and Private Interests in Dams", "Plan-
ning, Design, and Implementation of
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities",
"Urban Transportation Efficiency",
"Land Application of Residual Mater-
ials", and "The Civil Engineers' Role in
Productivity in the Construction
Industry."
The continued inclusion of Subject and
Author Indexes in these publications by
computer-assisted methods made it
easier to locate specific papers.
This year also saw the implementation of
the sales agreement between ASCE and
the Institution of Civil Engineers. This
agreement makes it possible for the
members of each society to purchase
books from the other society at the
prices charged to members and permits
the members to make their payments in
either U.S. or U.K. currency. The first
advertisements appeared in CIVIL
ENGINEERING and THE NEW CIVIL
ENGINEER in March.
Transactions
The 1976 edition of Transactions,
Volume 141, was published in November
1976. We are now able to produce this
book on the basis of the information that
is stored in the computer when the
articles are originally published in the
Journals or in CIVIL ENGINEERING. In
addition, we now identify prize-winning
papers and we synopsize the contents of
Manuals and Special Publications.
Directory
The 1976 issue of the Directory was
available at the September 1976 Annual
Convention. For this book we use
computer-assisted composition that is
based on the information stored in each
member's master record.
In the past year we have worked directly
with several Sections to assist them in
the preparation of Section Directories.
These are byproducts of our computer
data bank. We are also able to add
telephone numbers and wives' names
when the Section provides the infor-
mation and is willing to reimburse us for
the extra costs involved.
Translated Journal
The Society continued its 10-year old
program of translating the Russian
journal Hydrotechnical Construction.
First produced with the support of the
National Science Foundation, this
translated journal has been fully paid for
by interested subscribers since 1973.
When first translated in 1967 the
subscription price was $80 per year.
When the NSF support ended in 1972,
the price went to $150 and was raised to
$260 in 1976. There are now about 250
subscribers to this very special service.
Additional efforts continue to be made to
promote this publication to scientific and
technical libraries, for whom the price is
$215 per year.
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Civil Engineering
A People-Serving Profession
Education and Professional Affairs
Consolidation of the many areas relating
to Education and Professional Affairs
was accomplished in 1977. To imple-
ment objectives identified by a compre-
hensive management study of Society
operations, a Managing Director for
Education and Professional Affairs was
appointed.
The major charge to the newly-
consolidated department includes
improving the effectiveness of staff and
committees through the imple-
mentation of Management by
Objectives. This implies development of
programs and actions that will give real
meaning to the concept of Civil
Engineering - - A People-Serving
Profession. Active concern for
professional development, continuing
education opportunities related to
maintaining competence, improving
engineering management abilities,
equitable employment conditions, and
full-term career guidance round out the
technical activities already well-
established as a service of the Society.
Objectives including more effective
Civil Engineering participation in the
national policy and decision-making
process have been served by such
actions as ASCE testimony opposing
legislation that would have the effect of
imposing federal minimum wage deter-
mination on the profession, participa-
tion in the 1977 Engineers' Joint Public
Affairs Forum, response to trends
affecting professional registration
(Sunset Laws, public interest board
members, continuing professional
development requirements, specialty
certification), and other concerns
involving the professional respon-
sibilities of the membership.
EDUCATION SERVICES
Accreditation
ASCE's role in the accreditation of civil
engineering and engineering technology
programs continues to be strengthened
by the Education Division, in close
liaison with ASCE's representatives on
the Board of the Engineers' Council for
Professional Development (ECPD) and
accreditation committees and visiting
teams:
? During 1976-77, ASCE members
served on 73 ECPD campus visits
evaluating 47 engineering programs
and 21 technology programs related
to civil engineering.
? Continuing the trend in recent years,
equal numbers of educators and
practitioners served as civil engi-
neering accreditation visitors.
? With ASCE participation, ECPD now
accredits 175 bachelor programs and
31 masters level civil engineering
programs, plus 25 four-year and 65
two-year programs in civil,
construction, environmental and
surveying technology.
? The Committee on Curricula and
Accreditation continued the
procedure, successfully initiated last
year, of recommending individual
ASCE visitors for each accreditation
visit, and also reviewed visitors' reports
submitted after each campus visit.
? The Committee is expanding the
training program whereby new
appointees serve as working
observers during campus accredita-
tion visits prior to participating as
official evaluators.
? Engineering accreditation forums held
at each ASCE Convention enabled
accreditation visitors, civil engineering
faculty and other members to learn
about accreditation procedures and
the duties of evaluators during
campus visits,
? New guidelines for interchange
between education and practice in-
creased the involvement of practicing
engineers in engineering education at
the local level. The guide and the
challenge to become involved were
issued to Sections and Branches by the
Committee on Integration of Education
and Practice (CIEP) last December.
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Ethics and Education
ASCE, through the Education Division,
intensified its attention to ethics and
professional responsibilities as an
integral part of civil engineering
programs:
? The ASCE Board recommended "that
attention to ethical/professional
responsibilities be specifically
included in ECPD criteria for
accrediting engineering programs
designed to prepare for the practice of
engineering at a professional level."
? Beginning in 1977, evaluation reports
by civil engineering accreditation
visitors will include attention paid to
student development and to
ethical/professional responsibilities in
civil engineering programs. On ASCE
recommendation, these matters have
been added to the ECPD question-
naire completed by engineering
schools prior to accreditation visits.
? The Engineering Education Breakfast
at the 1977 ASCE Convention in Dallas
featured examples of ongoing courses
related to ethics and professionalism.
? Guidelines for courses on ethics and
professionalism were distributed to
civil engineering departments.
Student Activities
Students attended regional conferences
and the conventions this year in record
numbers.
Presentations by students at the con-
vention Business Sessions included
programs such as a report analyzing
results of the nationwide ASCE member
survey, and Northeastern University's
description of their latest chapter
project.
A "Coordination and Sensitivity
Development Area for Blind Children"
was completely conceived, planned,
designed and constructed by the
Northeastern Chapter with the volunteer
financial assistance also "engineered"
by the students. This "people-serving"
project helped them win the Robert
Ridgway Award as the most outstanding
Student Chapter of the year.
Some other highlights:
? Twenty-five chapters received
certificates of commendation for their
1976 activities and 26 chapters
received letters of honorable mention.
? The 16 concrete canoe races featured
more women's and faculty teams this
year.
? A contest was held among New York
area chapters who used erector sets
to build imaginative structural models.
? Student chapter members designed
and built bikeways, wheelchair ramps
and other people-serving projects.
? Portland State University's club
changed its status to a Student Chap-
ter, making a total of 188 chapters.
? Nine new clubs were formed, making
a total of 24.
The new clubs are: University of
Evansville; Guilford Technical Institute;
Florida International University;
University of Hartford; University of
New Orleans; University of Missouri at
Kansas City; Florida A & M University;
Milwaukee School of Engineering;
Gateway Technical Institute.
The number of applications received
from new graduates for Society mem-
bership continued to be high. A free
Society member pin and informative
literature were sent to student
applicants.
Continuing Education Services
Continuing Education Services has had
a "people-serving" year. Over 700
individuals participated in 28 short
courses covering the following topics:
Business and Personal Financial
Planning
Computer Overview for Engineering
Executives
Construction Cost Estimating, Bidding
and Optimization
Construction Cost Control
Construction Claims: Analysis,
Presentation/Defense
Operating a Consulting Firm
Effective Marketing of Professional
Services
Professional Liability and Loss
Prevention
The Engineer as an Expert Witness
Wastewater Facility Planning
Modern Engineering Surveying
A New Dimension in Communications
Site Planning
The Design and Construction of
Reinforced Masonry Structures
Field Instrumentation for Soil and Rock
Mechanics
Management of Time
Courses were held at the national
conventions and cities throughout the
country.
New short courses scheduled to be
offered next year include:
Moving into Management: From
Technician to Tactician
Improving Your Management Skills
Through Self-Directed Change
Management of Project Paperwork
Partially Prestressed Concrete:
Principles and Practices
Modern Hydrology for Engineers
Personal Estate Planning
Offshore Structures: Design and
Analysis
A new correspondence course entitled
"Achieving Results Through Financial
Management" has enrolled over 200
members since it was announced last
February. In the past eight years, over
8,000 members have taken ASCE
correspondence courses.
A yearly calendar of courses is now
available.
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional activities of ASCE fit
either into a continuum normally
expected to affect the civil engineering
profession or as a response to episodes
which often arise without warning.
Several actions concluded during this
past year illustrate very clearly Society
needs to plan tar in advance and to work
for years towards an objective in order to
achieve results. The ASCE Code of
Ethics dated January 1, 1977 followed
from committee activities undertaken in
1971 and carried through diligently for
more than six years. The Society recog-
nizes that there may be need to make
further changes in the Code and that it
should he treated as a living document.
At the same time, this present Code in
positive language appears to fit
conditions of the day, is designed to
rneet changing legal concepts, and
gives ASCE the latitude to respond to
serve of the needs of the public and the
profession. Reception of this new Code
of Ethics has been excellent and reflects
the effort to involve individual Society
members in any changes. ASCE will
continile to work with other professional
:;ocieties toward achieving a common
Code with compatible Guidelines.
he SpecwIty Conference on "Ethics,
Professionalism and Maintaining
Coll4)etence" at Ohio State University
followed the adoption of the new Code of
Ethics In the future, papers and possibly
a text should follow from this Conference
;is in educational document for those
already a part of the profession and for
If lose preparing to loin
ASCI. Nkintral No. /15. "Consulting
ngrneennct A Guide for the
ridadement of Engineering Services,
as last published, has 1 main body of
text which shows little need for change at
this time This Manual represents an
enlightened approach to the problem of
providing an educational document
much needed by the public, the client
Tnd the engineer. Since 1968, bound
copies of Manual No. .15 have included
1;r ippiements applying to specialty
pm;iclice in Surveying & Mapping,
Structural Engineering for Buildings, and
6eoteclinical Engineering. These
specialty documents cannot be
changed without support from technical
divisions of the Society equivalent to that
given the basic text.
Professional Session Programs
Convention programs on professional
subjects have been used as an educa-
tional tool to alert the membership to
developments of major importance and
to obtain feedback for future Society
activity. As an illustration, professional
liability matters affecting civil engineers
have been presented during most recent
conventions. These programs covered
expanded risks in the coverage pro-
vided by insurance carriers (and much
to the surprise of some engineers, the
fact that policies did not provide for
certain of these risks), changing liability
risks for government-employed
engineers, and a program on what the
profession might do to gain better
control of its professional liability risks.
Registration
ASCE has been active in registration
matters and has had more than the usual
need to be aware of changes occurring
within the last few years. These have
included the appointment of non-
professionals to many state registration
boards, the desire of some Societies with
a relatively small number of registered
members to obtain certification for their
members as engineers, and a number of
so-called "Sunset Laws" which will
terminate registration boards unless the
legislature or some other official body
permits their continuance. Florida is the
first State affected by provisions of a
"Sunset Law." The Committee on
Registration of Engineers (CRE) has
formulated a general statement to
support the continuance of State
Registration Boards. Proposals for
additional mandatory professional
development requirements have been
enacted into law in Minnesota and Iowa.
Fortunately, the Minnesota Board is able
to establish requirements for continuing
professional development and to set the
time when the new requirements take
effect. ASCE maintains liaison with the
National Council of Engineering
Examiners (NCEE) through national
meetings and Zone Meetings. These
both provide an opportunity for members
of CRE to advise about problem areas
and to bring ASCE information about
areas where the civil engineering
profession should be concerned.
Although not specifically a registration
matter, the so-called Florida "Sunshine"
or Public Disclosure Law, is having
adverse effects on some engineers who
would otherwise be willing to serve on
public boards. This is especially im-
portant where their expert opinions and
knowledge are needed by the public
and by the Board, but where conditions
have become so onerous as to cause the
best qualified candidates to decline
appointment. Requirements for financial
disclosure and for reporting all
conversations related to the work of the
organization or to business which may
affect the State or governmental body
involved are in this category.
Professional Conduct
In addition to filling its primary role as
investigator of violations of the ASCE
Code of Ethics, the Committee on
Professional Conduct (CPC) expanded
its involvement in education activities
with the objective of preventing such
violations in the future. The most
significant of these activities was the
staging of a mock professional conduct
hearing at the ASCE Specialty
Conference on "Ethics, Professionalism
and Maintaining Competence"
mentioned earlier in this report. This
mock hearing was an authentic
reproduction of an actual case heard
before the Board of Direction. Judging
by the questions during the discussion
segment of the session and comments
received later, the program was
extremely successful.
The Committee also spent considerable
effort evaluating the feasibility of
establishing an ombudsman function
within the Society. Proposals to have
ASCE provide such a service have come
from both members and committees.
Turning to CPC's regular activities, 50
cases were considered in the course of
three meetings held during the current
fiscal year 21 were new and 29 were
continued from previous years. There
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were three cases (involving six
members) presented at hearings before
the Board of Direction, which resulted in
4 suspensions and two letters of
admonition. Four members under
investigation were dropped for
non-payment of dues (any application
for their reinstatement would require
special action of the Board which may
consider evidence in the possession of
CPC.). Two letters of censure and one
cautionary letter were sent directly by
CPC. Eighteen cases were dropped for
lack of evidence and 19 were continued.
Employment Conditions
Work was completed on a number of
projects during the year by the
Committee on Employment Conditions
(COEC). One of the more significant was
the Section Handbook for
Implementation of Manual 55. The
Sections play a major role in the
Society's program to improve salaries,
benefits and employment conditions for
civil engineers. This Handbook offers
guidance through suggestions and
examples, many of them provided by the
approximately 25 Sections currently
involved in this effort to varying degrees.
There are now approximately 15,000
copies of Manual 55 in circulation,
making it one of the Society's most
popular publications. The Committee
plans to periodically update the
guidelines, and is currently considering
a number of provisions which were
presented to the members for their
review in the July issue of CIVIL
ENGINEERING. Other publications
completed include: (1) a reference on
collective bargaining which was
developed for a limited segment of the
members who find themselves in need of
basic information not easily accessible
and yet necessary for making sound
decisions: (2) a small brochure outlining
ASCE's involvement in employment
conditions.
Survey of the Profession
Over 20,000 replies to the ASCE Survey
of the Profession-1976 were analyzed
during the year. This is the most compre-
hensive survey of its kind that the Society
has conducted for 20 years.
Questionnaires went to the approx-
imately 72,000 members in good stand-
ing as of July 1, 1976. As you can see
from the size of the response, a
significant number considered it im-
portant enough to take the time to
answer a 6-page questionnaire with 72
questions, many of them requiring
multiple responses. Comparing certain
answers to the information in the So-
ciety's basic membership records
indicates that the respondees were a
representative group. A wealth of in-
formation was obtained on a broad
range of topics covering employment;
management responsibilities; salaries;
benefits; breakdowns by employer
categories; factors comprising suc-
cessful practice; registration and main-
taining continued competence, in-
cluding evaluation of same; profes-
sional ethics and enforcement; and
finally the general topic of ASCE service
to the membership, with the latter having
implications for future priorities of the
Society.
Salary Survey
ASCE also conducted the 14th in its
biennial series of salary surveys. This
data is being reviewed and prepared for
computer analysis. In addition to the
regular salary data, this year's report will
give an indication of employer use of
Manual 55. The Society will also be able
to provide Sections with data from those
geographical areas where responses
are of sufficient magnitude to be
meaningful.
Pensions
ASCE continues to have a major interest
in pension activities resulting from the
enactment of the Employees Retirement
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). This year
saw the expansion of the Joint Com-
mittee on Pensions with the Engineers
Joint Council (EJC) accepting
secretariat responsibilities.
Management
This year the Committee on Engineering
Management, formerly a constituent
committee of the Professional Practice
Division of PAC, became the Executive
Committee of the new Engineering
Management Division. In addition, to
carrying out its on-going assignments
and programs, the committee spent a
major portion of its time planning for the
expansion of the Society's management
activities, through newly formed
constituent committees of the division.
Four new committees are called for in the
organization plan; two in the current year
and two more in the following year.
Personnel for the first two committees,
which will deal primarily with engineering
management at the project and
organization levels, respectively, were
selected from a list of 45 highly qualified
individuals; a pleasant situation but
difficult task. Initial objectives and plans
for activities were developed, contact
members assigned, budgets planned,
and meetings scheduled.
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FIELD SERVICES
All local organizational units of the
Society entered 1977 with a momentum
generated by 5 years of growth and
improvement in service programs and
achievements. We are extremely proud
of this steady growth. This proved to be
a record year, with important advances
and "people serving" developments in
many areas.
A new District 8 Regional Council was
established to better serve the Illinois,
Central Illinois and Tri-City Sections.
New Branches and Technical Groups
continued to develop and organize to
serve the expanding needs of the local
membership and public communities.
The Southeastern Branch of the Wis-
consin Section, the Gulf Coast Branch of
the Mississippi Section and the
Transportation Technical Group of the
Central Pennsylvania Section were
"chartered" this year, with another dozen
or so new units being planned for 1978.
Local ASCE units were involved with
over 100 other local professional and
service organizations in joint program
development and community projects.
The participation of younger members in
Councils, Sections, Branches, Younger
Member Forums, Technical Groups and
related sub units continued to improve
substantially. Over 3,000 younger mem-
bers are directly involved in the man-
agement of local organizational units,
and the number is expected to grow in
1978. Local units are basically "people"
operations, which rely heavily on the
expertise and commitment of members.
Innovations in many areas of our local
operations improved markedly our
services to the membership and
community. Annual Rosters/Directories
of Section/Branch members, new
improved Newsletters, use of mailing
label services of national headquarters,
periodic meetings in different cities and
locations, new meeting formats and
similar upgrading of many local
opportunities for service were noted.
Joining ASCE's 125th Anniversary
celebration this year were the Georgia
Section, celebrating 65 years of con-
tinuous service; Duluth and Nebraska
Sections' 60th Anniversaries; Dayton,
Lehigh Valley, Toledo and Virginia
Sections commemorating 55 service
years; and South Florida Section with 50
years of community service.
In important ways, Section and Branch
commitment has served over the years
to improve the "quality of life" in many
communities and is today a commitment
to the improvement of the future.
Along with the steady improvement in
Section and Branch operations and
service activities, we inaugurated an
expanded program of contacts and
involvement with the legislative public
community in 1977. The program
"kickoff" took place during the 2nd
annual Council of Section and Branch
Presidents at the 1976 ASCE National
Convention in Philadelphia, and was the
subject of review and discussion by over
200 delegates at the 1977 Zonal ASCE
Section Management Conferences.
Many Sections developed, organized
and conducted programs and special
activities concerning land use planning,
energy conservation/increased potential
and production, reregistration and
maintaining competence, local and
regional water resources management
and related "people serving" areas of
responsibility. This timely program,
aimed at a broader perception of our
potential and progress to date, is being
continued in 1978.
President Walker presented 1977
Presidential Citations to the Alaska, Los
Angeles, Mississippi, New Hampshire
and Pittsburgh Sections in recognition of
outstanding programs/activities in Public
Affairs. In addition, Presidential Citations
were presented to nine Sections/
Branches for extraordinary program
development and service activities in a
variety of subject areas.
Equally encouraging has been the
increasing involvement of Sections and
Branches in Student Activities. Student
Paper Contests were conducted by 25
Sections, 56 Sections presented
Outstanding Student Achievement
Award programs, and 17 Sections
provided Scholarship programs. Our
2nd Annual ASCE Summer Institute for
49 minority high school students
provided a unique opportunity for
community service and involvement for
13 Sections, with 20 Sections following
through with a variety of assistance for
the 46 minority youngsters who attended
the 1976 Summer Institute. Seventeen
Sections are also providing a Speakers
Bureau Service program for local
minority grade and junior high school
students.
Regional Councils have this year
improved the communications network
between the "grass roots" and national
officers by rescheduling many of their
meetings just before national Board of
Direction spring and fall meetings. Plans
for 1978 are to intensify this effort to pro-
vide a more timely and effective
exchange of information and member
service needs between local and
national leadership.
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Public Affairs
Civil Engineering
A People-Serving Profession
On November 2, 1976 the Executive
Committee of the Board adopted a
resolution pointing out that the environ-
mental problems facing the nation are
primarily engineering in nature and
urging Congress to create the post of
Deputy Administrator (Engineering) in
the Environmental Protection Agency.
Following up on this resolution, ASCE
President Walker on November 10, 1976
advanced the EPA Deputy Administrator
proposal in a letter to President-elect
Carter.
The following are highlights of some
actions taken by ASCE members and
officers at the national and local levels,
by representatives from the profession
and from the construction industry with
members of Congress and the
Administration to further the EPA Deputy
Administrator concept. This provides an
example of our efforts in the legislative
area.
On December 15, 1976 the Executive
Committee of the Engineers Joint
Council endorsed the ASCE resolution,
"underscoring the importance of qual-
ified engineering leadership in the
post of EPA Deputy Administrator
(Engineering) and similar engineering
competence in the engineering man-
agement team of this office and sub-
ordinate offices." On January 10, 1977
the National Construction Industry
Council (NCIC) adopted the following
motion: "NCIC supports the proposal for
an EPA Deputy Administrator (Engi-
neering) to manage the various
programs under the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act Amendments of
1972 and endorses the resolution of
ASCE as a means to this end." On
March 4, 1976 Frederick J. Clarke,
Chairman of the ASCE National Water
Policy Committee, testified before the
Water Resources Subcommittee, House
Committee on Public Works, in support
of H.R. 3199 and the EPA Deputy
Administrator proposal.
On March 29, 1977 the first result of the
proposal appeared in the report of the
House Committee on Public Works and
Transportation as follows: "During the
committee's consideration of H.R. 3199,
concern was expressed for the need for
strengthening engineering capability at
the top level of the EPA. This need has
been reflected in the Agency's failure to
properly coordinate its missions in the
programs for air and water pollution
control, solid waste management, toxic
substance control, and safe drinking
water Other professional disciplines
have been represented dispropor-
tionately at the decision-making levels
of the Agency. The Committee urges that
this deficiency be remedied by the
appointment of a technically
experienced person to coordinate the
various technical missions of the
agency. It is expected that the agency
will encourage professional growth and
career opportunities. If we are to meet
our national environmental objectives,
full attention must be given by the new
Administration to this problem."
Current plans include continuing the
efforts to urge Congress and the
Administration to add engineering
expertise to EPA at the policy level.
Grass roots support by the membership
with your representatives in Congress is
essential to the success of this effort. The
ASCE Task Committee to Study the
Structure of EPA is reviewing this matter.
Tax Reform Act
ASCE has been in the vanguard in
expressing its concern over the adverse
effect on individuals and the negative
impact on the U.S. economy of certain
provisions in the Tax Reform Act of 1976.
In January 1977, the Executive Com-
mittee initiated a resolution which was
used by Members of Congress in
enacting legislation which defers the
effective date of the changes in the
foreign-earned income provision, and
which is being used in seeking to secure
passage of legislation that will not
damage our competitive position
abroad. President Walker has been
pursuing this matter.
Other Legislative Concerns
President-elect Gibbs testified on June
15. 1977 before the House Labor
Committee in opposition to amendments
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proposed to the Federal Service
Contract Act which would establish
minimum salaries and fringe benefits for
engineers employed by private firms
performing work under federal
government contracts. President Walker
lias also communicated to the Senate
Committee on Human Resources
ASCE's opposition to such amendments,
and, is a basic policy matter, to deter-
mination by the Federal Government of
minimum salaries and fringe benefits
for professional employees. ASCE, of
course, does not support any such
practice as the term "salary busting"
(used by proponents of the amending
legislation) connotes. The Society has
worked and is working with the Office of
ederal Procurement Policy to seek
elimination of any such practice. We are
iirging the Government Operations
Committees of the House and Senate to
do likewise.
A new Committee on Status of Civil
Engineers in Government has been
formed. President Walker is much
interested in this subject. In a meeting
with Assistant Secretary of Interior (Land
and Water Resources) Guy Martin, the
Society was invited to submit ideas on a
Professional Development Program for
possible use in the Department of
Interior Such recommendations have
been developed and they have been
forwarded to Mr. Martin.
The Society has been active on several
fronts concerning water resources:
Chairman Clarke of the National Water
Policy Committee has appeared before
froth the House Committee on Public
Works tirci Transportation and the
Serrate Committee on Environment and
Public Works to testify on the Water
Pollution Control Act Amendments of
1977. A number of ASC[ Section
representatives have also appeared or
:;uhruitted statements for the record at
field hearings on the Amendments
Ihe National Water Policy Committee is
developing a position on water re-
sources policy and particularly upon
"option papers" proposed by the U.S.
Water Resorirces Council (WRC).
Sections were urged to participate in the
field hearinqs fry the WRC in eight major
cities in the U.S. for the purpose of
reviewing existing water resource policy
and to recommend reforms to the Pres-
ident within six months. The Irrigation
and Drainage Division and the Water
Resources Planning, and Management
Division also participated.
ASCE has developed several proposals
to the National Science Foundation to
conduct regional workshops on water
policy issues, and independently of, and
prior to, the White House mandated
effort described above, had proposed
to identify, through two pilot regional
workshops, water policy issues that are
of concern to a wide spectrum of re-
gional, state and local officials.
President Walker and Executive Director
Zwoyer met on several occasions with
the National Science Foundation Board
and committees to seek greater repre-
sentation on that board. To this end the
Society has submitted a slate of
nominees to the Chairman of the Board.
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Society Honors
Civil Engineering
A People-Serving Profession
In 1977 nine engineers were added to
the distinguished roster of Honorary
Members of ASCE: John A. Blume, John
Budd, Joseph F. Friedkin, Douglas B.
Fugate, Roy E. Oltman, Robert F.
Seedlock, Robert A. Skinner, Gregory P.
Tschebotarioff, and Cornelius Wand-
macher; they (posthumously to Mr.
Oltman) will receive their certificates and
NORMAN
H. Bolton
Kenneth L.
Izzat M. Idriss
Faiz I. Maltdsl
CCIOES MAL
John A. Replogle
WELLINGTON PR
Eugene L. Marq
(Meanie 0,. We
STATE-OF-THE-ARIA
John H. Schmertmar
STRUCTION
MANAGEMENT AWA
John W. Foridiirtli
NSFELDER PRIZE
DId G. Arthur
ROWLAND PRIZE
L. Anderson
n C. Williams
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PI( PAVflA
pins at the Annual Convention in October
1977 in San Francisco.
Still another new ASCE award was
established this year: The John I. Parcel-
Leif J. Sverdrup Civil Engineering
Management Award. The first recipient
of this award is John W. Morris, Chief of
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Other prizes and awards are as follows:

RD PRIZE
ildra P. Pally
0, Macagno
NS AWARD
arnuel Martin
d C. Waged
AWARD
HERING MEDAL
BARTHOLOMEW AWAR
Harold E. Nelson
MASTERS AWARD
Edward S. Olcott
HINDS AWARD
Eugene W. Weber
CAN-AMCIVIL
ENGINEERING AMITY
AWARD
Alan G. Davenport
HISTORY & HERITAGE
MID
HOWARD AWARD
Faztur R. Khan
HUBER PRIZE
Ted B. Belytschko
G. Wayne Clough
David H. Marks
James P. Tullis
Harry G. Wenzel
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Civil Engineering
A People-Serving Profession
National Conventions and Exhibitions
The people-serving aspect of civil
engineering is vividly illustrated through
ASCE's Convention/Exhibitions and
Specialty Conferences as thousands of
engineers representing every technical
specialty gather to share their expertise
with others.
The Annual Convention in Philadelphia,
with an attendance of 2,775, featured a
number of outstanding Star Sessions,
and a professional session on Liability
and the Civil Engineer drew large
crowds. Close to 2000 participants (with
an impressive student attendance) came
to the Dallas Spring Convention.
The Committee on Convention Policy
and Practice, in its continued review of
ASCE National Conventions and their
services to members, has revised the
format of Convention programs. No
longer will the two national conventions
have a major subject theme. Both will
cover general civil engineering subjects.
Incorporated in the changes is the
00 removal of restrictions on the number of
sessions that can be organized by
Divisions and Councils, with the only
restraints being quality and facilities. The
Committee will continue to evaluate the
Society's convention programs and
exhibitions in response to member
needs and participation.
The Society's exhibit program achieved
continued growth in the past year. Many
of the exhibits are now related to the
papers discussed at the Convention
sessions, providing hands-on demon-
stration of new services and equipment
for the civil engineering profession.
There were 102 exhibits for the
Philadelphia Annual Convention and 51
for the Dallas Spring Convention.
ASCE has also developed its own
traveling exhibit which will make
appearances at ASCE Conventions and
those of other organizations. The
combination ASCE and CIVIL
ENGINEERING magazine exhibit is
designed to display the full range of
services the Society provides the
membership; technical and professional
publications, career guidance material
and information retrieval services.
The Convention Department is now
providing business management
support to several of the Specialty
Conferences and will continue to do so in
the interest of improving the Society's
services to members. An exhibit pro-
gram was held in conjunction with the
Specialty Conference on Ports '77 held
in Long Beach, California.
October 17-21, 1977
San Francisco, Calif.
Annual Convention & Exhibition
April 24-28, 1978
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Spring Convention & Exhibition
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Civil Engineering
A People-Serving Profession
Public Information Services
The Society's 125th year saw the
development of a major public relations
campaign designed to project a stronger
image of civil engineers to the public.
This campaign, which uses the phrase
"Civil Engineering ? A People-Serving
Profession," utilizes every conceivable
communications tool to bring public
attention to the many ways in which our
profession is essential to their well being.
It is hoped that continued use of this
theme will enhance the image of the
Society and its members.
A number of new audio-visual materials
were developed this year reflecting the
people-serving theme. Public service
announcements for use by television
stations will use an animation technique
to project our message. The
award-winning Bicentennial public
service messages continue to be seen;
total audience is estimated to be well
over 100,000,000 viewers. A new slide
presentation, entitled "The Mark of a
Professional," will be premiered at the
San Francisco Annual Convention.
Aimed at students, the presentation
briefly describes the characteristics of a
professional.
A wall poster using the theme carried out
in this Annual Report and a bumper
sticker with the slogan "We Like Civil
Engineers" are also being used by
members to promote the profession.
Traditional public relations activities are
continuing unabated. Numerous press
releases to the print media were
distributed with excellent results. The
newspaper feature series "Building a
Better World" was released periodically
and focused on newly designated
National Historic Civil Engineering
Landmarks.
Two more engineering societies in
addition to ASME have joined with ASCE
to honor landmarks. They are: the
Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers (The Vulcan Street Plant) and
the American Concrete Institute (Ward
House). Other ASCE Landmarks
designated this year are: Minot's Ledge
Lighthouse, Great Falls Raceway and
Power System and the First New York
City Subway.
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Many Sections are now naming historic
landmarks and local civil engineering
achievements within their areas with the
encouragement of Headquarters. These
programs have resulted in much
publicity for the Sections and the
profession.
The Midwest Energy Terminal in
Superior, Wisconsin, was awarded
the Outstanding Civil Engineering
Achievement award for 1977. Seattle
Freeway Park was given an Award of
Merit and the Bay Area Rapid Transit
System in San Francisco received a
Special Pioneering Design and Con-
struction Award. In all, 15 projects were
entered into the competition and all
received publicity. Nationwide media
coverage was given to the winning
projects.
In terms of publicity placement, the
Dallas National Convention was one of
the greatest in ASCE history. Favorable
publicity came from all local media and
the national wire services ran stories on
papers given at the convention as well
as Board actions.
A revised edition of the Public Relations
Handbook for use by Sections is now
available. This handbook is designed to
stimulate ideas among Section people
on effective public relations.
The ASCE float in the 1977 Tournament
of Roses Parade received the Grand
Marshall's Trophy for non-commercial
entries. The 1978 float incorporates the
people-serving theme in its design.
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Civil Engineering
A People-Serving Profession
The coverages available to ASCE
members under the Society's approved
Group Insurance Program have been
frequently expanded and improved
during the 28 years the Program has
been in effect. The Group Insurance
Program now includes protection
against loss of life, accidental death,
loss of income and hospital/medical
expenses. In addition, there is an
experimental program of automobile,
homeowners and personal excess
liability coverage available to members
residing in Connecticut, New Jersey,
and New York.
The Group Life Insurance Plan, available
to members since 1960, has always
been the most popular Plan in the Pro-
gram. Its 17th policy year concluded on
February 28, 1977 with continued growth
in participation. On the basis of favorable
experience, a number of substantial
improvements were made as of 3/1/77 ?
including a 20% benefit increase for
members under age 61 (maximum
member coverage now $72,000),
reduced premiums for those under 45,
maximum spouse coverage up to
$35,000 and provision for con-
tinuation of coverage for spouse and
children after insured member's death.
Members who were insured under the
Plan during the past year received
another substantial dividend credit,
equal to 50% of their premium con-
tributions for that year.
All notices of claims and other
corresppndence pertaining to the
Program should be directed to the
Administrator, ASCE Insurance Program,
Suite 700, 1707 L Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20036. Telephone
Number: [phone].
The following table shows the change in
participation in the various Plans as of
July 1, 1977:
Promotional mailings, publicity for ASCE
activities, voluntary member contacts
with prospective members, and efforts
by Sections and Branches produced
good results in terrns of membership
applications. Contacts with recent
graduates, and particularly the active
support of faculty advisors, resulted in
continuing excellent results in the
form of membership applications from
engineers just beginning their pro-
fessional careers.
A system of coding application forms
was instituted to determine the source of
applications and to permit follow-up
analysis of what motivates applicants for
ASCE membership.
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Balance Sheet
Sept 30, Sept 30,
ASSETS
SOCIETY FUNDS: 1977 1976
General Fund?
Current Assets:
Cash in Banks and on Hand
Cash Deposits (Security Funds)
Accounts Receivable:
Members
Non-Members
Total Accounts Receivable
Less ? Reserve for Doubtful Accounts
Net Accounts Receivable
Investments (Marketable Securities at Cost) (Market Value $1,886,669)
Interest Receivable
Inventory (Publications, jewelry, etc)
Total Current Assets
Fixed Assets:
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment ? at Cost
Less: Reserve for Depreciation
Cash Fund for Replacements and New Acquisitions of Furniture,
Fixtures or Equipment (1)
Leasehold Improvements (2)
Equity in United Engineering Trustees, Inc
Library (Nominal Value)
Total Fixed Assets
Prepaid Expenses
Total Assets ? General Fund
SPECIAL FUNDS:
Voluntary Fund:
Cash on Deposit
Investments (Marketable Securities at cost) (Market Value $49,099)
Civil Engineering Management Fund
Research Projects ? Cash on Deposit
Accounts Receivable
Special Conferences
Total Special Funds Assets
PRIZES, AWARDS AND TRUST FUNDS:
Cash on Deposit
Interest Receivable
Investments (Marketable Securities at cost) (Market Value $555,402)
Total Assets for Prizes, Awards and Trust Funds
RECAPITULATION OF ASSETS
General Fund
Special Funds
Prizes, Awards and Trust Funds
Total Assets
Board of Direction
American Society of Civil Engineers
We have examined the Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1977/September 30, 1976 and the related Statements of Income and
Expenses for the periods then ended. Our examinations were made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and
accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the
circumstances.
We did not supervise the taking and the valuation of the inventory nor obtain written confirmations from debtors and/or creditors as to the
status of their respective accounts as of September 30, 1977/September 30, 1976. However, except as noted, we are of the opinion that
the financial statements present fairly the financial position of the American Society of Civil Engineers as of September 30, 1977/
September 30, 1976 and the results of its operations and the changes in its financial position for the years then ended, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.
Ernest J. Feleppa
Certified Public Accountant
$ 308,575
6,525
198,538
99,969
$ 298,507
50,000
248,507
$2,002,487
17,223
242,468
$2,825,785
$ 363,873
175,469
$ 188,404
89,476
156,837
265,000
1
$ 699,718
$ 87,270
$3,612,773
$ 37,799
52,580
620
79,848
102,055
21,947
$ 294,849
$ 138,282
4,738
540,675
$ 683,695
$3,612,773
294,849
683,695
$4,591,317
January 16, 1978
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LIABILITIES AND SOCIETY EQUITIES
SOCIETY FUNDS:
General Fund ?
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable (Credit Balances):
Members
Non-Members
Sept 30. Sept 30,
1977 1976
245,674
$ 340,476
2,359
1,115
17,731
16,990
Total Current Liabilities $ 258,771 $ 358,581
Reserve Funds:
Office Furniture and Equipment (3) 73,161 89,476
Deferred Income:
Dues and Publications (4) 792,028 793,716
Society Equity:
Surplus ? General Fund
Total Liabilities, Reserves and Surplus ? General Fund
SPECIAL FUNDS:
Voluntary Fund Reserve ? Equity
Civil Engineering Management Reserve Fund ? Equity
Research Projects Reserve Funds ? Equity
Special Conferences Reserve Funds
Total Special Funds Equity and Reserves
2,371,000
$3,612,773
$ 90,379
620
181,903
21,947
$ 294,849
PRIZES, AWARDS AND TRUST FUNDS:
Principal Funds
Income and Expense Accounts
$ 596,013
116,850
$ 581,923
101,772
Total Prizes, Awards and Trust Funds Equity
702,673
$ 683,695
RECAPITULATION OF EQUITIES, RESERVES AND SURPLUS
General Fund
$3,595,241
$3,612,773
Special Funds
350,805
294,849
Prizes, Awards and Trust Funds
702,673
683,695
Total Equities, Reserves and Surplus
WWI/72_
$4,591,317
FOOTNOTES
NO. 1 ? Cash Fund for replacement and/or acquisition of furniture, fixtures and/or equipment is a fund created for those purposes and for
that reason the amount is shown among the Fixed Assets of the Society. However, the Executive Director, with the approval of
the Board of Direction, may use part or all of these funds for such emergency needs that might occur during any fiscal year.
NO. 2 ? Leasehold improvement amortization in the amount of $38,825 was written off for the current fiscal year ended September 30,
1977.
NO. 3 ? Utilized part of the Cash Reserve Fund to acquire additional office equipment in the amount of $11,315.
NO. 4 ? Deferred Income applies to the portion of dues and subscriptions included in the Society's charges for October, November and
December, 1977.
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Statement of Intibme and Expensdi
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1977 AND 1976
INCOME 1977 1976
Operating Income:
Entrance Fees $ 53,114 $ 45,425
Dues 2,961,366 2,910,016
Sales of Publications 1,715,381 1,477,270
Advertising 1035,871 993,481
National Meetings and Exhibits 115,915 182,144
Other Income 19O,34 221,372
Sub-Total $6,132,281 $5,829,708
Investment Income 148,569 139,017
Total Operating Income
EXPENSES
Operating Expenses:
Administration
General Membership Services
Professional Activities
Technical Activities
Publications
Inter-Society Activities
Overhead
Total Operating Expenses
Net Operating Income
Non-Budgeted Operations:
Gain (or Loss) on Sale of Securities
Gain (or Loss) on Sale of Capital Assets
Income from Special Conferences (1)
Total of Non-Budgeted Income
Net Income for the Indicated Period
FOOTNOTE
$5,968,725
$ 599,961
1,043,659
269,652
380,084
2,570,025
127,163
884,135
$5,874,679
$ 94,046
$ (40,466)
(958)
85,119
$ 43,695
$ 137,741
NO. 1 ? Income from Special Conferences is currently treated as a "Budgeted" source of income. However, the amount earned during
the current fiscal year is shown here to compare it with the amount earned in the fiscal year ended September 30, 1976 when it
was considered as a "Non-Budgeted" source of income.
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY ?
WHERE THE MONEY COMES F
1. Investments
2. National Meetings and Exhibits
3. Other Income
4. Advertising
5. Sale of Publications
6. Entrance Fees and Dues
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
1. Joint Activities
2. Professional Activities
3. Field Services
4. Technical Activities
5. Overhead
6. General Services and
Administration
7. Publications
Percentage
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
.?...
S 161,670
175,915
268,242
1,035,871
1,715,381
. 3,014,480
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2.5%
2.8%
4.2%
16.3%
26.9%
47.3%
I
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$6,371,559
100%
$ 133,223
263,691
316,160
423,631
989,256
1,405,301
. 2,715,452
I
2.1%
4.2%
5.1%
6.8%
15.8%
22.5%
43.5%
I
IN
S6.246.714
100%
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
Report of the Treasurer for the twelve-month period ended September 30, 1977.
In compliance with the provisions of the Constitution, I have the honor to present the following report:
Cash on hand October 1, 1976
$ 610,609
RECEIPTS ? From all Sources,
October 1, 1976 to September 30, 1977
6,564,437
Disbursements ? Payments of bills by audited vouchers,
October 1, 1976 to September 30, 1977
$6,673,391
Cash on hand September 30, 1977
501,655
$7,175,046
$7,175,046
Respectfully submitted,
Michael N. Salgo, Treasurer
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CIVIL ENGINEERING
PROFESSION
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Board of Direc on
Bottom: Mssrs. Brown, Moore, Gibbs, Walker, Fox, Ward, Wallace, Zwoyer.
Beedle, Barnes, Novick, Cusack, Wiedeman, Ellis, McMaster, Sokolowski, Meedel, Mendenhall.
Top: Connell, Meyers, Albright, Gillespie, Capacete, Austin, Carroll, Glenn, DiGioia, Lawson.
Leland J Walker
President
Great Falls, MT
Arthur J Fox, Jr.
Past President
New York, NY
Wiltiarn R Gibbs
President-elect
Kansas City. MO
Frederick R Brown
Vice President, Zone H
Vicksburg, MS
William W Moore
Vice President, Zone IV
San Francisco, CA
Ralph H Wallace
Vice President, Zone HI
Mason City, IA
Joseph S Ward
Vice President, Zone I
Caldwell, NJ
Richard 0 Albright
Director District 9
Indianapolis, IN
Donald S Austin
Director District 11
Honolulu, HI
George D Barnes
Director, District 14
Memphis, TN
Lynn S Beedle
Intl Contact Director
Bethlehem PA
Jose L Capacete
Director, District 1
Santurce PH
William J Carroll
Director District 11
Pasadena, CA
Francis J Connell
Director District 3
Binghamton NY
John J Cusack
Director, District 2
Boston, MA
Anthony M DiGioia Jr
Director, District 4
Pittsburgh PA
R Gene Ellis
Director, District 6
Charlotte, NC
George F Flay, Jr
Director, District 1
New York, NY
James W Grttespie
Director, District 16
Tulsa, OK
James N Glenn
Director District 5
Wilmington DE
Robert T Lawson
Director. District 11
San Rafael. CA
Eugene R McMaster
Director, District 12
Seattle WA
Virgil G Meeciel
Director, District 17
Croatia, NB
lrvan F Mendentrall
Director District 11
Los Angeles CA
Franklin D Meyers
Director, District 7
Center Line MI
David A Novick
Director, District 8
Chicago It
Edward H Sokolowski
Director District 15
San Antonio TX
John H VViedernan
Director, District 10
Atlanta, GA
STAFF PERSONNEL
At the close of 1977, ASCE staff totaled
10,1. down 9 from 1976. This reduction
was Inude possible by establishing a
Width processing center and
I eorganizing the secretarial work flow
Hrtterns.
During the year, Alvin Newman,
Villager of Student Services, and
VVilliam D. French, Director of Support
Services, left the Society staff to accept
employment elsewhere; Edmund H.
L;Ing. Director of Professional Services,
willed. Additions to the staff during the
year include Donald A. Buzzell,
Managing Director for Education and
Professional Services, and Peter J.
Eiveo, Manager of Student Services
and Membership Development.
HEADQUARTERS EXECUTIVE STAFF
Eugene Zwoyer ? Executive Director
Gail Bays ? Assistant to the Executive Director and Manager, Continuing Education
Services
Donald A. Buzzell ? Managing Director for Education and Professional Affairs
Joseph McCabe ?Director, Education Services
Peter J. Tavino ? Manager, Student Services and Membership Development
R. Lawrence Whipple ?Director, Engineering Management Services
Carl Nelson ?Director, Field Services
Don P. Reynolds ? Director, Policy, Research and Standards Services
Robert B. Morgan ? Manager, Research and Standards Services
Albert W. Turchick ? Director, Technical Services
Harry N. Tuvel ?Manager, Technical Activities
William F. Ayer ? Manager, Technical Activities
Louis L. Meier, Jr. ? Washington Counsel
Richard A. Jeffers ? Controller
Robert D. Phillips ?Business Manager
Herbert R. Hands ? Manager, Public Information Services
James P. Gallagher ? Assistant Manager, Public Information Services
Alfred J. Favata ? Manager, Conventions and Expositions
Paul A. Parisi ?Director, Publication Services
Robert S. Cypher ? Advertising Sales Manager, CIVIL ENGINEERING
Kneeland A. Godfrey Editor, CIVIL ENGINEERING
Richard R. Torrens ? Editor, Technical Publications
Virginia Fairweather ? Editor, ASCE NEWS
Irving Amron -- Editor, Information Services
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