Civil Engineering Today November 2005
In this issue: 1) Welcome 2) Technical Corner - Basin Best Management Practices 3) Power Utility - HyperCalc Plus 4) Engineering Books - Over 72,000 at www.civilbooks.com 5) Special Offer - Free BOSS CD Wallet 6) Updates - Is your software up to date? 7) Continuing Education Courses & Training Seminars 8) Engineering Forums - Connect with other Engineers 9) Durable Plastic Bridges 10) Nano-sponges for Toxic Metals 11) New Microscope Tracks Functioning Protein 12) Engineering Software CD-ROM 13) Spread the Word! 14) Contact BOSS This Newsletter Now Available as a "Colorized Classic"! www.bossintl.com/newsletter/2005-11/newsletter.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1) Welcome ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome to Civil Engineering Today, your source for the latest civil engineering resources. In this newsletter you'll find handy utilities, tips, technical publications, continuing education workshops, and links to great engineering software. Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving in advance! It is time to give thanks for all the blessings we have. Don't miss out on the great bargains we are offering in this newsletter! You can now earn your CEUs at your leisure with our newly added Seminars-on-CD section on our training site. Alternatively, check out the upcoming courses listing. Could not find what you are looking for? Check out civilbooks.com for the most exhaustive list of civil engineering books on the net. The CET newsletter is the second best-kept secret at BOSS International. Our goal is to provide you with information for all your civil engineering needs and break up your workday with a little fun too. Your comments and suggestions help us to meet that goal. We encourage you to write to us with any comments, questions, or concerns. Best Regards, Vince Edwards, Editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2) Technical Corner - Basin Best Management Practices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This 122-page U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document is the third volume of the manual Stormwater Best Management Practice Design Guide. It provides guidance on the design of best management practices (BMPs) for the mitigation of the environmental impacts to receiving waters associated with urban runoff. Water resources engineers have designed small and large ponds for many years for a wide range of applications, including farm ponds, recreational ponds, water supply reservoirs, flood control reservoirs, infiltration basins and multiple use reservoirs. This volume provides design guidelines for a group of stormwater management (SWM) BMPs broadly referred to as basins or ponds. The objectives of this manual is to provide practical design guides that when followed, result in SWM BMPs facilities that maximize pollutant removal and flood control. Download this technical document in PDF format. http://www.bossintl.com/products/download/item/Newsletter+Utilities+and+Documents.html#0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3) Power Utility - HyperCalc Plus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HyperCalc Plus is a Windows based software developed at Utah State University as part of a joint project involving Utah State University, the Utah Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration. It provides a convenient means for converting between English and Metric (SI) units. There are 13 Contexts for common units. In addition there are two specialty groups of units: "Civil Structural" containing 12 contexts including mass, force, pressure, moments, etc. and "Electrical" containing 18 contexts. HyperCalc Plus also provides forms for "Transportation" equations including: Sight Distance, Vertical Curve, Vertical Passing Distance, Horizontal Curve, and Passing Distance. Forms for "Drainage" equations include: Continuity, Darcy-Weisbach, Friction Factor, Hazen-Williams, Mannings, Circular Shape Properties, Trapezoid Shape Properties, Rational Formula, and Reynolds Number. This utility is available for download. http://www.bossintl.com/products/download/item/Newsletter+Utilities+and+Documents.html#0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4) Engineering Books - Over 72,000 at www.civilbooks.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What will you do with all of your free time now that the FE and PE exams are over? Let CivilBooks.com be your answer! -------------------------------------------------- Handbook of Hydrology http://www.civilbookstore.com/0070397325.html -------------------------------------------------- An expert and highly practical reference on both the theory and practice involved, the Handbook of Hydrology is a much needed compendium of essential information and data filling a void in the literature for practicing hydrologists and professionals in related fields. Aquifer Hydraulics : A Comprehensive Guide to Hydrogeologic Data Analysis http://www.civilbookstore.com/0471185027.html -------------------------------------------------- This book offers the most detailed and comprehensive coverage available of aquifer hydraulics, testing, and analysis for a wide range of aquifer and well types under differing conditions. It presents the theoretical foundations and limitations of existing analytical models for each ground water system, along with an in-depth examination of hydrogeologic data analysis methods. Translating theory into practice, detailed examples illustrate the real-world application of well test techniques-an invaluable aid to readers in the design, execution, and analysis of their own field tests. Rainwater Catchment Systems for Domestic Supply: Design, Construction and Inplementation http://www.civilbookstore.com/1853394564.html -------------------------------------------------- This book reviews the art of roof and ground catchment systems for rainwater. The water collected can be used for household or other purposes. The designs are aimed for individuals with limited access to electricity and/or civic water utilities. The text includes drawings, photographs and step-by-step instructions. Dam Hydraulics http://www.civilbookstore.com/0471972894.html -------------------------------------------------- This book develops the main themes of water flow in dam structures, emphasizing the hydraulic principles governing the design, construction and refurbishment of dams. Opening with an overview of the various dam structures, it then develops fundamental topics including: reservoir sedimentation, waves due to landslides and dambreak waves. The authors provide a systematic analysis of the various phenomena associated with dam hydraulics, illustrated with appropriate figures and photographs of laboratory models and prototype structures. More civil engineering books are available at: www.civilbooks.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5) Special Offer - Free BOSS CD Wallet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CD's have a funny way of finding their way on to the floor of my car. That is, of course, until I started using a CD Wallet from BOSS International! Protect your CD's from scratches and sun damage with one of these professional-looking CD holders. Just try RiverCAD XP, and we'll send you a 12-disc CD Wallet perfect for your car, home, or office. RiverCAD XP and a CD Wallet http://www.bossintl.com/products/special_offer/offer/newsletter-rcadxp/form.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6) Updates - Is your software up to date? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is Your Software Updated? We have recently updated the following products. These updates are available for download. RiverCAD XP was updated on November 16, 2005 http://www.bossintl.com/products/download/item/RiverCAD.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7) Continuing Education Courses & Training Seminars ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get out of the office for a while and develop your technical and management skills with these featured, accredited, educational courses and earn PDHs/CEUs! Seminars-on-CD Series: Eight Information-Packed Seminars-on-CD - GIS in Water Resources - Dam Safety & Rehabilitation - Introduction to HEC-RAS - Introduction to HEC-HMS - FEMA NFIP - Hands-On HEC-1 - NPDES: Construction, Municipal - NPDES: Industrial, Municipal http://training.bossintl.com/html/seminars-on-cd_series.html Innovative Bicycle Treatments on CD http://training.bossintl.com/html/mold_in_commercial_buildings_cd.html Mold in Commercial Buildings on CD http://training.bossintl.com/html/mold_in_commercial_buildings_cd.html Monitoring Project Budgets And Schedule: Earned Value Method on CD http://training.bossintl.com/html/monitoring_project_budgets_schedule_cd.html Personal Time Management on CD http://training.bossintl.com/html/personal_time_management_cd.html Signalized Intersection Safety on CD http://training.bossintl.com/html/signalized_intersection_safety_cd.html Traffic Calming on CD http://training.bossintl.com/html/traffic_calming_cd.html What You Must Know About Sustainable Development on CD http://training.bossintl.com/html/about_sustainable_development_cd.html Wind Tunnel Testing for Wind Loads on Structures on CD http://training.bossintl.com/html/wind_tunnel_testing_cd.html Writing: Producing Action-Oriented Documents on CD http://training.bossintl.com/html/writing_producing_action_oriented_documents_cd.html Introduction to the Design and Construction of Tunnels Denver, CO, November 30-Dec 2, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/intro-construction-tunnels.html DAM Safety and Rehabilitation San Diego, CA, December 1-2, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/dam-rehabilitation.html Design and Strengthening of Shallow Foundations For Conventional and Pre-Engineered Buildings Tuscon, AZ, December 1-2, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/design-shallow-foundations.html Finite Elements in Geotechnical Engineering New York City Metro Area, December 1-2, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/finite-elements-training.html Water Quality Modeling Las Vegas, NV, December 1-2, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/water-quality-modeling.html Structural Design of Buildings and Industrial Facilities for Blast Loads and Accidental Explosions Memphis, TN, December 5-6, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/design_blast_loads.html Wetlands and 404 Permitting: A Process in Transition Galveston, TX, December 5-6, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/wetlands-404-permitting-traini.html InRoads Level II Madison, WI, December 6-9, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/inroads-level2.html Techniques for the Modern Engineering Manager Las Vegas, NV, December 8-9, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/techniques-pavement-rehabilita.html HEC-RAS: A Hands-On Computer Workshop Atlanta, GA, December 7-9, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/hec-ras__a_hands-on_computer_w.html Structural Renovation of Buildings Houston, TX, December 15-16, 2005 http://training.bossintl.com/html/structural-renovation-building.html Browse more seminars! http://training.bossintl.com/html/training.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8) Engineering Forums - Connect with other Engineers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I can't figure out this software! My project looks nothing like the picture on the box! Help me Vince, you're my only hope!" Have no fear! Connect with engineers at all levels of professional development at our Engineering Forums. Post your questions, or help someone struggling with the same problem you solved last week. www.bossintl.com/forums/forums.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9) Durable Plastic Bridges ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The northbound bridge over De Neveu Creek near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, looks just like the two-lane southbound crossing, which is made conventionally from concrete poured over steel rebar. But in 75 years the difference will be clear. Inside the northbound bridges concrete deck, builders used a prefabricated plastic grid instead of steel. Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who tested the fiber-reinforced polymer bridge expect it to last at least twice as long as its steel counterpart because it resists corrosion from the de-icing salt and water that seeps through surface cracks in the concrete. In icy states, the durability is worth the 35 percent higher cost. http://www.news.wisc.edu/11825.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10) Nano-sponges for Toxic Metals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Microscopic particles honeycombed with holes only nanometers wide soon could help purify industrial runoff, coal plant smoke, crude oil and drinking water of toxic metals, experts say. The particles, made of glass or natural diatomaceous earth, are 5 millionths to 50 millionths of a meter wide and filled with holes a thousand times smaller. The surfaces of these particles can bear a variety of flavors or coatings that soak up specific toxic metalsfor instance, sulfurous organic coatings attract mercury, while coppery organic coatings bind to arsenic and radioactive metals known as actinides. The particles' spongy nature gives them an incredible 6,400 square feet to nearly 11,000 square feet of surface area per gram of material with which to draw in toxins. http://www.nanotechnology.com/news/?id=7561 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11) New Microscope Allows Scientists to Track a Functioning Protein with Atomic-level Precision ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Stanford University research team has designed the first microscope sensitive enough to track the real-time motion of a single protein down to the level of its individual atoms. Writing in the November 13, 2005 online issue of the journal Nature, the Stanford researchers explain how the new instrument allowed them to settle long-standing scientific debates about the way genes are copied from DNAa biochemical process that's essential to life. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/su-nma110805.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12) Engineering Software CD-ROM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Request a CD-ROM containing our products. It includes tutorials and user documentation; the perfect way to try out powerful cutting-edge engineering software! www.bossintl.com/0520038.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 13) Spread the Word! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Do you know anyone who could benefit from this newsletter? It is our goal to put the best software in the smartest hands at the right time. We need your help! 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