Introductory technical guidance for civil, geotechnical and structural engineers interested in stabilization of existing, massive concrete structures such as dams, locks and flood walls. Here is what is discussed: 1. EVALUATION 2. PROCEDURES 3. IMPROVING STABILITY 4. CASE HISTORIES 5. ANCHORING STRUCTURES 6. ANCHORING STRUCTURES TO ROCK 7. TENSIONED ANCHOR LOADS 8. STRUCTURAL ANCHOR DESIGN 9. CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURES.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers and construction managers interested in repair of portland cement concrete structures.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of concrete gravity dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF MASS CONCRETE, 2. STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS, 3. REEVALUATION OF EXISTING DAMS, 4. ROLLER COMPACTED CONCRETE GRAVITY DAMS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers interested in uplift and anchoring of hydraulic structures for water resources projects. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. UPLIFT PRESSURES DUE TO SEEPAGE, 3. DESIGN UPLIFT FOR GRAVITY DAMS, 4. DESIGN UPLIFT FOR NAVIGATION LOCKS, 5. DESIGN UPLIFT FOR OTHER STRUCTURES, 6. ANCHORING STRUCTURES.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers and construction managers interested in stability requirements and loads for concrete structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. STABILITY REQUIREMENTS, 2. LOADS AND LOADING CONDITIONS, 3. STRESS METER FOR CONCRETE, 4.. PORE PRESSURE CELL, 5. THE REINFORCED CONCRETE METER.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers interested in asphalt concrete pavement for streets and highways. Here is what is discussed: 1. FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT, 2. HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENT, 3. ASPHALT CONCRETE RECYCLING, 4. MISCELLANEOUS HOT MIX PROCESSES, 5. SPRAY AND SURFACE APPLICATIONS, 6. PAVEMENT DESIGN IN SEASONAL FROST CONDITIONS, 7. PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMEN, 8. PAVEMENT OVERLAYS, 9. SOIL STABILIZATION.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, marine engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in coastal marine structures. Here is what is discussed: 1. SHORELINE USE, 2. SHORELINE FORM AND COMPOSITION, 3. SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF SHORELINE PROFILES, 4. DESIGN CONDITIONS FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES, 5. DESIGN WATER LEVELS, 6. DESIGN WAVE ESTIMATION, 7. WAVE HEIGHT AND PERIOD VARIABILITY AND SIGNIFICANT WAVES, 8. WAVE GAUGES AND VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, 9. WAVE HINDCASTS, 10. WAVE FORECASTS, 11. BREAKING WAVES, 12. HEIGHT OF PROTECTION, 13. WAVE RUNUP, 14. WAVE OVERTOPPING, 15. STABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY, 16. ARMOR UNIT STABILITY, 17. LAYER THICKNESS, 18. RESERVE STABILITY, 19. TOE PROTECTION, 20. FILTERS, 21. FLANK PROTECTION, 22. CORROSION, 23. FREEZE-THAW CYCLES, 24. MARINE BORER ACTIVITY, 25. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, 26. ABRASION, 27. VANDALISM AND THEFT, 28. GEOTECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS, 29. WAVE FORCES, 30. IMPACT FORCES, 31. ICE FORCES, 32. HYDRAULIC MODEL TESTS, 33. TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELS, 34. THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and geotechnical engineers interested in soil investigations and testing. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. SOURCES OF MAP AND PHOTO INFORMATION, 3. REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES, 4. SITE INVESTIGATIONS AND LAND FORM TYPES, 5. SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATIONS, 6. INVESTIGATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, 7. MATERIALS FOR STABILIZED AND MODIFIED SOILS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in construction of earth fill dams. Here is what is discussed: 1. APPURTENANT STRUCTURES, 2. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS, 3. INSTRUMENTATION, 4. FILTER DESIGN, 5. SLOPE PROTECTION.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers and construction managers interested construction of pile foundations. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. TYPES OF PILE FOUNDATIONS, 3. SELECTION OF PILE FOUNDATIONS.