The authors are deeply grateful to the following people who have generously supported the funding of this book:

CSU Womens Association
Trygve Hoff
Cleveland Section, ASCE
Frank J. Gallo, P.E.
C. D. Williams
Carlson, Englehorn & Associates, Inc.
Howard, Needsles, Tammen & Bergendoff
Fred L. Plummer
M/M G. Brooks Earnest
Great Lakes Construction
RCM Engineering
Thomas J. Neff
The Horvitz Company
Edward J. Kassouf
Havens and Emerson, Inc.
National Engineering and Contracting Company
Dalton-Dalton-Newport, Inc.
Maxine G. Levin

The foregoing Sponsors responded generally to the solicitation efforts of a special committee established by the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.