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Additional Technical Papers
Each year, experts at Bechtel publish technical papers on a wide range of topics that serve as guidelines for engineers at companies and universities worldwide. We're pleased to share many of them with you. The papers below, sorted alphabetically by discipline, can be downloaded as PDF files.
Advanced Simulation and Analysis
Improving Profitability of LNG Plants using Advanced Process Control
April 2007
The Role of Modeling and Simulation in Extreme Engineering Projects
U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, 2004
Study of Dynamic Stresses in Pipe Networks and Pressure Vessels Using Fluid-Solid-Interaction Models
July 2007
Troubleshooting Furnace Operations Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
ASME PVP 2004, San Diego (La Jolla), California, July 25-29, 2004
The Virtual Airport
ACI Europe Communiqué Airport Business, 2004
The Collection and Management of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Data
ASCE Conference, 2006
Computation of Co-dirational Seismic Responses for Large Scale Soil-Structure Interaction Systems
2007
Design of Anchor Reinforcement in Concrete Pedestals
2007
The Development, Implementation and Future of the AGS data formats for the transfer of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental data by Electronic Means
ASCE Conference, 2006
Experimental Verification of Strut-and-Tie Model Design Method
November/December 2007
Fresh and Hardened Properties of Self-Consolidating Fiber Reinforced Concrete
September 2007
Multi-Mode Factor for Cantilevered Structures with Variable Mass and Stiffness
2007
Seismic Demands on Secondary Systems in Base Isolated Nuclear Power Plants
July 2007
Communications (Telecommunications)
The Application of Trial Methodologies for Measuring and Verifying GPRS KPIs in the Railway Environment
Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, September 2004
Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL)
January 2007
The Capacity of a WCDMA Network: A Case Study
Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, August 2005
The Future of Network Planning—Virtual Desktop Modeling
Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, September 2004
How to Dimension Wireless Networks for Packet Data Services with Guaranteed QoS
Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, August 2005
The Impacts of Antenna Azimuth and Tilt Installation Accuracy on UMTS Network Performance
Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 2006
Importance of Antenna and Feeder System Testing in Wireless Network Sites
September 2007
Intuitive Networks
September 2007
IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) - A Standardized Approach to All-IP Converged Networks
January 2006
A Novel Code Planning Approach for a WCDMA Network
Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, August 2005
Optimal Splitter Placement in PONs
Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, September 2004
Reducing the Amount of Fiber in Fiber-to-the-Home Networks
Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 2006
Solar Energy in Telecommunications
January 2007
Survey of MEMS-Enabled Optical Devices—Applications and Drivers for Deployment
Bechtel Telecommunications Technical Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 2006
Accountability and Evaluation of Aggregate Effects of Through Faults on Power Transformers
2007
Engineering Design and Exergy Analyses for Combustion Gas Turbine Based Power Generation System
Energy 29, 2004 (1183-1205)
Experiences in the Operation of Dehydration and Mercury Removal Systems in LNG Trains
2008
Matching Steam Turbines with the New Generation of Gas Turbines
Presented at PowerGen Europe 2004, Barcelona, Spain, May 2004
Geotechnical & Hydraulic Engineering Services (G&HES)
Analysis and Design of Sediment Basins
Eighth National Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering, Australia, July 13-16, 2004
Comparison of Two Ground Modification Techniques to Reduce Settlement
Proceedings: Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, NY, April 13-17, 2004
Design and Installation of Foundations in Various Ground Conditions at Four Power Stations in the U.K.
Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, NY, April 13-17, 2004
Electronic Capture of Environmental Data Using a Tablet PC Mobile Application for Direct Export to a Database
WM’04 Conference, Tucson, AZ, February 29- March 4, 2004
Expedient Site Construction for Housing for Mississippi Residents after Katrina
June/July 2007
GIS for Telecommunications
January 2007
Installation and Instrumented Load Testing of Deep Soil Mixing Columns
2007
Liquefaction Probability of the BART Transbay Tube Backfill
11th International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (11th ICSDEE), Berkeley, CA, January 2004
Micropiles for Support of Heavy Crane Ring Foundation
Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, NY, April 13-17, 2004
Monitoring and Stabilisation of the Giants Seat Landslip, U.K.
Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York, NY, April 13-17, 2004
Octagonal Mat Foundation for Support of Heavy Ring Crane
2007
Pullout Resistance of Single Vertical Shallow Helical and Plate Anchors in Sand
May 2007
Risk-based Design for Slurry Launders
2007
Seismic Soil-Pile Group Interaction Analysis of a Battered Pile Group
June 2007
Seismic Soil Pressure for Building Walls—An Updated Approach
11th International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (11th ICSDEE), Berkeley, CA, January 2004
Unique Control of Post-Construction Settlement
GeoTrans 2004
Use of Physical Model and 3D Numerical Models to Design a Selective Withdrawal Intake
4th ISEH and 14th Congress of Asia & Pacific Division of IAHR, 2004
Water Entrainment Due to Spillway Surface Jets
September 2007
Advances in Power Plant Steam Blow Cleaning Analyses
ASME Turbo Expo 2004, Vienna, Austria, June 14-17, 2004
Application of ASME AG-1 to the DOE Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
28th Nuclear Air Cleaning and Treatment Conference, 2004
Risk Assessment is Fuzzy Business—Fuzzy Logic Provides the Way to Assess Off-site Risk from Industrial Installations
Risk 2004
Risk Mitigation by Managing Water Treatment System Interfaces in the Power Industry
International Water Conference, 2004
Steam Turbine Design Considerations for Supercritical Cycles
August 2007
Atlantic LNG Train 4, the World’s Largest LNG Train
LNG 14, 2004
Liquid Expanders in the Phillips Optimized Cascade LNG Process
LNG 14, 2004
Lowering LNG Unit Costs Through Large and Efficient LNG Liquefaction Trains—What is the Optimal Train Size?
Prepared for presentation at the 2004 Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA., April 25-29, 2004
Thermal Stresses at Dissimilar Pipe-Stanchion Interfaces
2004 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference
Process Engineering
IGCC—The Challenges of Integration
Proceedings of GT2005 ASME Turbo Expo 2005: Power for Land, Sea, and Air
Munitions Processing Flowsheet for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP)
2007
Optimum Design of Turbo Expander Process
2007
Circulating Fluidized Beds - A Technology for Opportunity Fuels in Asia
2007