Making the leap

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Engineering firm Hoyle, Tanner and Associates Increported that computers can help the company grow and survive. Hoyle first usedcomputers in 1982 to maintain accounting records and improve project managementwith help from management services firm Harper and Shuman. In 1986, Hoyle licensed Harper and Shuman's software to enter data and generate reports with aMiniVax II and licensed AutoCAD for use by the design and drafting departments.The company has more than 60 computers at the present and has a person in charge of purchasing, installation and maintenance. It plans to put all of its computers in a network to allow access to data stored in different computers.

Engineering services, Management, Office automation, Hoyle, Tanner and Associates Inc.

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Report evaluates automated construction

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The Scrubgrass power project served as a test site for evaluating automated construction. The field test was conducted by the Civil Engineering Research Foundation and Bechtel Corp. The testing used Bechtel's Construction Computer Aided Engineering (CCAE) software. CCAE combines planningand scheduling with three-dimensional models to simulate construction work. It is applicable in complex projects where two-dimensional drawings may pose problems. The use of CCAE in the Scrubgrass project produced valuable lessons in worker training, software compatibility and implementation that Bechtel would incorporate in future projects.

Industrial buildings and warehouses, Residential construction, not elsewhere classified, Computer-aided design, Computer aided design, Bechtel Corp.

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Computers, creativity and the engineer

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Computer technology can provide engineers with any design but a perfect structure can be achieved only by the engineer. Engineers using computer-aided drafting and designing should not lose their creativity. They have to retain their skills despite the advances made in design and construction.

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