Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations – Version 2 (Adopted May 1, 2009) Foreword to Version 2 The Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) adopted Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations on October 3, 2002, with an effective date of January 01, 2003.
Employees308 (2015)WebsiteThe American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE) is a founded in 1852 to represent members of the profession worldwide. Headquartered in, it is the oldest national society in the United States.
Its constitution was based on the older from 1848.ASCE is dedicated to the advancement of the science and profession of civil engineering and the enhancement of human welfare through the activities of society members. It has about 152,000 members in about 177 countries.
Its mission is to provide essential value to members, their careers, partners, and the public; facilitate the advancement of technology; encourage and provide the tools for lifelong learning; promote professionalism and the profession; develop and support civil engineers. Contents.History The first serious and documented attempts to organize civil engineers as a professional society in the newly created United States were in the early 19th century.
In 1828, John Kilbourn of Ohio, managed a short-lived 'Civil Engineering Journal', editorializing about the recent incorporation of the in Great Britain that same year, Kilbourn suggested that the American could constitute an American society of civil engineers. Later, in 1834, an American trade periodical, the 'American Railroad Journal' advocated for similar national organization of civil engineers. Institution of American Civil Engineers On December 17, 1838, a petition started circulating asking civil engineers to meet in 1839 in, Maryland to organize a permanent society of civil engineers.
Prior to that, thirteen notable civil engineers largely identifiable as being from New York, Pennsylvania, or Maryland met in. This group presented the of Philadelphia with a formal proposal that an Institution of American Civil Engineers be established as an adjunct of the Franklin.'
Some of them were:. In 1969, the American Society of Civil Engineers declared Wright to be the 'Father of American Civil Engineering'. Pennsylvanians Edward Miller and Solomon.
Roberts, the latter being Chief Engineer for the, the first crossing of the Allegheny mountains (1831-1834)Forty engineers actually appeared at the February 1839 meeting Baltimore including (Future Chief Engineer and later President of the Pennsylvania Railroad), Wright, Roberts, Edward Miller, and the Maryland engineers and architect and attendees from as far as Massachusetts, Illinois, and Louisiana. Subsequently, a group met again in Philadelphia, led by its Secretary, Edward Miller to take steps to formalize the society, participants now included such other notable engineers as:. William Gibbs McNeill. J. Edgar Thompson. Sylvester Welch, brother of future ASCE president.
Other members included and.Miller drafted up a proposed constitution which gave the society's purpose as 'the collection and diffusion of professional knowledge, the advancement of mechanical philosophy, and the elevation of the character and standing of the Civil Engineers of the United States.' Membership in the new society restricted membership to engineers and 'architects and eminent machinists were to be admitted only as Associates.' The proposed constitution failed, and no further attempts were made to form another society. Miller later ascribed the failure due to the difficulties of assembling members due available means for traveling in the country at time. One of the other difficulties members would have to contend with was the requirement to produce each year, one previously unpublished paper or '.present a scientific book, map, plan or model, not already in the possession of the Society, under the penalty of $10.'
In that same period, the editor of the American Railroad Journal commented that effort had failed in part due to certain jealousies which arose due to the proposed affiliation with the Franklin Institute. That journal continued discussion on forming an engineers' organization from 1839 thru 1843 serving its own self interests in advocating its journal as a replacement for a professional society but to no avail.The American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects During the 1840s, professional organizations continued to develop and organize in the United States. The organizers motives were largely to 'improve common standards, foster research, and disseminate knowledge through meetings and publications.' Unlike earlier associations such as the, these newer associations were not seeking to limit membership as much as pursue 'more specialized interests.' Examples of this surge in new professional organizations in America were the (1839), (1842), (1847), (1848) and (1852).During this same period of association incorporations on the 1840s, attempts were again made at organizing an American engineer association. They succeeded at first with the, organized in 1848 and then in October 1852, with an effort to organize a Society of Civil Engineers and Architects in New York.
Led by, Chief Engineer of the Croton Aqueduct and future ASCE president, the meeting resolved to incorporate the society under the name 'American Society of Civil Engineers And Architects'. Membership eligibility was restricted to “civil, geological, mining and mechanical Engineers, architects, and other persons who, by profession, are interested in the advancement of science.” was elected the society's first president. The meetings only went through 1855 and with the advent of the American Civil War, the society suspended its activities. The next meeting was more than twelve years later in 1867. A number of the original founders such as James Laurie, J.W. Copeland and W.
Talcott were at this meeting and were dedicated to the objective of resuscitating the Society. They also planned to put the society on a more permanent footing as well as electing fifty-four new members to the Society. With success in that effort, the young engineering society passed a resolution noting that its preservation was mainly due to the persevering efforts of its first president, James Laurie. The address of President delivered at that meeting in 1867 was the first publication of the Society, appearing in Volume 1 of “Transactions,” bearing date of 1872.
19th century At an early meeting of the Board of Direction in 1852, instructions were given for the incorporation of the “American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects” but this was the proper steps were never taken, and therefore this name never legally belonged to the Association. On March 4, 1868, by a vote of 17 to 4, the name was changed to “American Society of Civil Engineers,” but it was not until April 17, 1877, that the lack of incorporation was discovered and the proper steps taken to remedy the defect. The society was then chartered and incorporated in New York state.
Nora Stanton Blatch Barney 1921 20th century was among the first women in the United States to earn a civil engineering degree, graduating from in 1905 with a degree in civil engineering. In the same year, she was accepted as a junior member of the organization and began work for the New York City Board of Water Supply. She was the first female member of ASCE, where she was allowed to be a junior member, but was denied advancement to associate member in 1916 because of her gender. In 2015, she was posthumously advanced to ASCE Fellow status. Stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ASCE in 1952In 1999, the ASCE elected the top-ten 'civil engineering achievements that had the greatest positive impact on life in the 20th century' in 'broad categories'. Main article:ASCE stated that dissemination of technical and professional information to the civil engineering profession was a major goal of the society. This is accomplished through a variety of publications and information products, including 36 technical and professional journals amongst them the, the, the, the, Civil Engineering, the Society’s monthly magazine, an online bibliographic database, conference proceedings, standards, manuals of practice and technical reports.
Conferences, meetings, and education Each year, more than 55,000 engineers earn (CEUs) and/or professional development hours (PDHs) by participating in ASCE’s continuing education programs. ASCE hosts more than 15 annual and specialty conferences, over 200 continuing education seminars and more than 300 live web seminars. Meetings include '.committees, task forces, focus groups, workshops and seminars designed to bring together civil engineering experts either from specific fields or those with a broad range of experience and skills. These meetings deal with specific topics and issues facing civil engineers such as America’s failing infrastructure, sustainability, earthquakes, and bridge collapses.'
Engineering programs The engineering programs division directly advances the science of engineering by delivering technical content for ASCE’s publications, conferences and continuing education programs. It consists of eight discipline specific institutes, four technical divisions and six technical councils. The work is accomplished by over 600 technical committees with editorial responsibility for 28 of ASCE's 33 journals.
On an annual basis, the division conducts more than twelve congresses and specialty conferences. As a founding society of and accredited standards development organization, ASCE committees use an established and audited process to produce consensus standards under a program supervised by the Society’s Codes and Standards Committee.Civil Engineering Certification Inc. (CEC), affiliated with ASCE, has been established to support specialty certification academies for civil engineering specialties and is accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB).
CEC also handles safety certification for state, municipal, and federal buildings, formerly the province of the now-defunct Building Security Council. The Committee on Critical Infrastructure (CCI) provides vision and guidance on ASCE activities related to critical infrastructure resilience, including planning, design, construction, O&M, and event mitigation, response and recovery.Certification is the recognition of attaining advanced knowledge and skills in a specialty area of civil engineering. ASCE Historical Marker at.ASCE honors civil engineers through many Society Awards including the (1874), prize (1921), the Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) awards in the categories of construction, design, education, government and management, the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) for projects, the Henry L.
Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research and the Charles Pankow Award for innovation, 12 scholarships and fellowships for student members.Created in 1968 by ASCE's Sanitary Engineering Division, the Wesley W. Horner award is named after former ASCE President Wesley W. Horner, and given to a recently peer reviewed published paper in the fields of, urban drainage, or sewerage. Special consideration is given to private practice engineering work that is recognized as a valuable contribution to the field of environmental engineering.The Lifetime Achievement Award has been presented annually since 1999 and recognizes five different individual leaders.
One award is present in each category of design, construction, government, education, and management. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize. Main article:In July 1946, the Board of Direction authorized annual awards on recommendation by the Society’s Committee on Research to stimulate research in civil engineering.
In October 1964, Mrs. Alberta Reed Huber endowed these prizes in honor of her husband, Walter L. Huber, Past President, ASCE. The Huber Prize is considered the highest level mid-career research prize in and is awarded for outstanding achievements and contributions in research with respect to all disciplines of civil engineering.LTPP International Data Analysis Contest Award.
Main article:The is an annual contest held by the in collaboration with the (FHWA). The participants are supposed to use the data. ASCE Foundation The ASCE Foundation is a charitable foundation established in 1994 to support and promote civil engineering programs that '. Enhance quality of life, promote the profession, advance technical practices, and prepare civil engineers for tomorrow.' It is incorporated separately from the ASCE, although it has a close relationship to it and all the Foundation's personnel are employees of ASCE. The Foundation Board of Directors has seven persons and its bylaws require that four of the seven directors must be ASCE officers as well and the ASCE executive director and Chief financial officer must also be ASCE employees. The Foundation's support is most often to ASCE's charitable, educational and scientific programs.
The Foundation's largest program is supporting three strategic areas; lifelong learning and leadership, advocacy for infrastructure investment and the role of civil engineers in sustainable practices. In 2014, this foundation's support in these areas was almost US$4 million. John Phillip Hogan (1940). Fredrick Hall Fowler (1941). Ernest Bateman Black (1942). Ezra Bailey Whitman (1943).
(1944). John Cyprian Stevens (1945). Wesley Winans Horner (1946). Edgar Morton Hastings (1947). Richard Erwin Dougherty (1948).
Franklin Thomas (1949). Ernest Emmanuel Howard (1950). Gail Abner Hathaway (1951).
Carlton Springer Proctor (1952). Walter Leroy Huber (1953). Daniel Voiers Terrell (1954). William Roy Glidden (1955). Enoch Ray Needles (1956).
Mason Graves Lockwood (1957). Louis Richard Howson (1958). Francis de Sales Friel (1959)1960–1979. Frank Alwyn Marston (1960). Glenn Willis Holcomb (1961).
George Brooks Earnest (1962). Edmund Friedman (1963). Waldo Gleason Bowman (1964). Wallace Lacy Chadwick (1965). (1966). Earle Topley Andrews (1967).
Richard Henry Tatlow III (1968). Frank Hastings Newnam Jr. (1969). Thomas McMaster Niles (1970). Samuel Serson Baxter (1971). Oscar Simon Bray (1972).
John Elmer Rinne (1973). Charles William Yoder (1974). William McCoy Sangster (1975). Arthur Joseph Fox Jr. (1976). Leland Jasper Walker (1977).
William Read Gibbs (1978). Walter Emanuel Blessey (1979)1980–1999. Joseph Simeon Ward (1980). Irvan Frank Mendenhall (1981).
James Redding Sims (1982). John H. Wiedeman (1983). S. Russell Stearns (1984). Richard W. Karn (1985).
Robert Dewey Bay (1986). Daniel Bythewood Barge Jr. (1987). Albert Abraham Grant (1988). William J. Carroll (1989). John A.
(1990). James E. 'Tom' Sawyer (1991). Celestino R. 'Chuck' Penoni (1992).
James E. McCarty (1993). James W. Poirot (1994). Stafford E. Thornton (1995). Charles A.
Parthum (1996). Edward O. Groff (1997). Luther W.
Greaf (1998). Daniel S. Turner (1999)2000–present.
Delon Hampton (2000). Robert W. Bein (2001).
H. Gerard Schwartz Jr.
(2002). Thomas L. Jackson (2003). Patricia D. Galloway (2004).
William P. Henry (2005). Dennis R. Martenson (2006). William F. Marcuson III (2007). David G.
Mongan (2008). D. Wayne Klotz (2009). Blaine D. Leonard (2010). Kathy J. Caldwell (2011).
Andrew W. Herrmann (2012).
Gregory E. Diloreto (2013). Randall S. Over (2014).
Robert D. Stevens (2015).
Mark W. Woodson (2016). Norma Jean Mattei (2017). Kristina L. Swallow (2018).