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Chang, L M, Georgy, M E and AbdelRazig, Y A (2000) Warranting Quality of Steel Bridge Coating. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 374–80.
Chua, D K H and Li, D (2000) Key Factors in Bid Reasoning Model. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 349–57.
Hinze, J and Wilson, G (2000) Moving toward a Zero Injury Objective. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 399–403.
Holland, N and Hinze, J (2000) Daylight Savings Time Changes and Construction Accidents. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 404–6.
Luna, R and Wu, Y (2000) Simulation of Temperature and Stress Fields during RCC Dam Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 381–8.
Mitropoulos, P and Tatum, C B (2000) Forces Driving Adoption of New Information Technologies. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 340–8.
Navon, R, Shapira, A and Shechori, Y (2000) Automated Rebar Constructability Diagnosis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 389–97.
O'Brien, W J and Fischer, M A (2000) Importance of Capacity Constraints to Construction Cost and Schedule. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 366–73.
Palaneeswaran, E and Kumaraswamy, M M (2000) Contractor Selection for Design/Build Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 331–9.
Schexnayder, C (2000) John F. Stevens—A Great Civil Engineer. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 325–30.
- Type: Journal Article
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- ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2000)126:5(325)
- Abstract:
In 1927 John F. Stevens was elected president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and in so doing the Society honored a great engineer, a great builder, and a man who truly loved the practice of civil engineering. Stevens was a self-trained engineer and constructor who directed some of the great construction efforts of the 19th and 20th centuries. In his early years, Stevens was engaged in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, first with the contractors and then for the railway company directly. Two presidents thought so highly of his engineering skill that they appointed him to lead major construction efforts in the early 20th century. President Theodore Roosevelt made him chief engineer of the Isthmian (Panama) Canal work, and Wilson sent him to Russia in 1917, as chairman of a commission of railway engineers to rehabilitate and operate rail lines in Siberia. This narrative traces his adventures and growth as an engineer, but it also provides guidance as to how an engineer develops his capabilities in order to handle greater challenges.
Thomas, H R and Sanvido, V E (2000) Role of the Fabricator in Labor Productivity. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(05), 358–65.