THE CIVIL ENGINEERING CHALLENGE. AN OUTSIDER'S VIEW OF AIR FORCE CIVIL ENGINEERING,

Abstract

A set of admonitions is aimed at those military officers responsible for the construction and maintenance of structures in support of weapon systems. The need for early attention to the new and special construction requirements of developing systems is illustrated. The consequences of lack of attention to detail and the exacting demands that are placed on the expert in uniform for supervision of design and conduct of research are emphasized. Some special problems in this area of military engineering are identified and some suggestions for improvement are alluded to. Successful military engineering relies heavily on competent civil engineering, so that much of the admonishments here are equally appropriately directed to those civilian engineers, both commercial and academic, engaged in these same military programs. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 1961
Accession Number
AD0604375

Entities

People

  • H. L. Brode

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Maintenance
  • Military Engineering
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.