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Brian Brenner
Professor of Practice, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
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Papers/Articles
"Automating Design of Boston's Artery", in Civil Engineering, June 1989.
"The Automated Underground: Computer Aided Design of Boston's Central Artery
Project" (with Martin Hawkes), in Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, March
1990.
"COGO PC Plus Review", in CE Computing Review, August 1989.
"Computer Aided Construction Planning for Boston's Central Artery" in
Proceedings, National Transportation Research Board, January, 1990
"Gaining Experience in the Computer Age", in the proceedings of the National
Forum on Education and Continuing Development for the Civil Engineer, April
1990.
"Ethical Engineering Practice and Creativity: Educating Younger Engineers in a
Computer Society", in Civil Engineering Practice, Journal of the Boston Society
of Civil Engineers, Fall, 1990.
"A Possible Paradigm" (with Thom Neff), in Civil Engineering, October 1990.
"SMART TUNNEL: Automated Analysis and Design of Cut and Cover Tunnels" (with
Cynthia Gagnon), in Proceedings, 8th National Conference on Microcomputers in
Civil Engineering.
"Automated Generation of Analysis Models for Cut and Cover Tunnels" (with
Cynthia Gagnon) in Proceedings, Seventh Conference on Computing in Civil
Engineering, May, 1991
"SMART Tunnel" (with Sam S.C. Liao and Cynthia Gagnon) in Proceedings, ASCE
Geotechnical Conference, June 1991
"Layout Geometry for Boston's Central Artery Useful for Cut and Cover Tunnels
Elsewhere", in Highway Highlights, Parsons Brinckerhoff highway technology
newsletter, 1991.
"A Customized CADD Translator" (With Cynthia Gagnon), in Proceedings, 9th
National Conference on Microcomputers in Civil Engineering.
"Is it Ethical to Profit from Engineering Work Arising from Natural or Manmade
Disasters?", submitted to BSCE for national Mead paper competition, ASCE,
November 1991.
"Boston Underground: The Central Artery/Tunnel Project" (With Jeff Brunetti and
Stanko Bubanja) in World Tunneling, January 1992.
"ASG COGO Review" (With Dennis Njuguna) in
CE Computing Review, March 1992.
"Central Artery Air Rights Design" (With Paul Moyer) in Proceedings,
The Future of the Underground Industry in North America, October 1992
"Trouble in Computer Paradise" in PC Trans, Spring 1992. Reprinted
in CE Computing Review, August 1992, Volume 4, Number 8.
"Underground Design: Boston Central Artery" in the North American Edition of
Global Review of Underground Space published by the American Underground Space
Association
"Generated CADD Tunnels" (with Cynthia Gagnon) in
Proceedings, Second Canadian Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, August, 1992
"Glueware" (with Cynthia Gagnon) in Proceedings, Eighth Conference
on Computing in Civil Engineering, June, 1992
Discussion of paper #2664 EI 1, "Aspects of Virtual Master Builder", published
in the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice,
July 1992.
Discussion of paper #3441, "Use of Knowledge Graphs to Formalize Decisions in
Preserving Pavements", in the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, October
1993.
"A Finite Element Model of Staged Construction for a Cut and Cover Tunnel" (with
Martin Hawkes) in Proceedings, Fifth International Conference on Computing in
Civil and Building Engineering, June 1993.
"Managing the Impacts of Ground Movement in Urban Tunneling" (with Dave Druss
and Beatrice Nessen) in Proceedings, the International Conference on
Transportation Facilities Through Difficult Terrain, August 1993.
"Design of Deep Foundations for Cut and Cover Tunnels" (with Cindy Gagnon and
C.K. Shah), in Proceedings, International Conference on Design and Construction
of Deep Foundations, Orlando, Florida, November 1994.
"Quick Checks for Structural Computer Analysis" (With Cindy Gagnon and C.K.
Shah) in Proceedings, First Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering,
Washington, D.C. June 20-22, 1994
"Reconstruction of the Dewey Square Tunnel" (With Dincer Akyali and Paul Moyer)
in Proceedings, 1994 ASCE Materials Engineering Conference, Infrastructure: New
Materials and Methods for Repair.
"Tunnel School" (With Rich O'Brien) in the
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, October 1994.
"Innovation and Research in U.S. Tunneling" (With Herbert Einstein) in
Civil Engineering for Urban Development and Renewal, Proceedings of 80th Anniversary
Conference of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers ,199-220.
Discussion of Paper #5420, "Effective Teaching Using Seminotes" in
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, April 1995.
Discussion of Paper #8118, "Reengineering Infrastructure Research"
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
"Reconstruction of the Dewey Square Tunnel" (With Dincer Akyali and Paul Moyer)
in Proceedings, 1995 ASCE Structures Congress, April 1995
"Analysis of Central Artery Tunnel Slurry Walls (With Jeff Brunetti and Prabir
Das) in Proceedings, 1995 ASCE Structures Congress, April 1995
"Cut-and-Cover Tunnels with Steel Framing" (with Dave Bacon) in
Steel Construction, American Institute of Steel Construction, October 1995
"Reconstruction of the Aquarium Station" (With Steve Highfill, and C.K. Shah) in
Proceedings, National Transportation Research Board, January 1996
"Central Artery Utility Crossings" in Proceedings, Pipeline Crossings 1996, June 1996
Discussion of paper #9008, "Multimedia-Based Instruction in Engineering
Education: Strategy" Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and
Practice
"Just One More Boring, and We'll Know for Sure!" (With Sam Liao, Thom Neff and
Dave Druss) in Proceedings, Uncertainty in the Geologic Environment, 1996.
"The Dying of the Trees: The Pandemic in America's Forests", book review in
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, July 1996
"Analysis of SPTC Walls on the Central Artery/Tunnel" (with Valery Gelfer) in
Proceedings, 1997 ASCE Structures Congress
"Future Air Rights Development Above Cut-and-Cover Tunnels" (with Dan Wood and
Robert Valenti) in Proceedings, 1998 Transportation Research Board
"Low Head Room Slurry Wall Construction" in Proceedings, 1998 Transportation
Research Board
"Underpinning of Red Line South Station" (with Brij Goyal, Prabir Das, C.K. Shah
and Daniel Wood) in Proceedings, North American Tunneling '98
"Utilization of Space Above CA/T Tunnel in Downtown Boston" (with Brij Goyal,
Daniel Wood and C.K. Shah) in Proceedings, North American Tunneling '98
"Construction Ground Movement Impacts on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project"
(with Huang Ni, and David Druss) in Proceedings, Geocon 1998
"Don't Throw this Away!" in Engineering News Record, November 9, 1998.
"Design and Management for Underground Uncertainty on the Central Artery/Tunnel
Project" (with Thom Neff) in Proceedings, North American Tunneling '00, June 2000
"Boston Transportation Corridors Underground" (with Cindy Chabot and Trent
Parkhill) in Proceedings, North American Tunneling '00 June 2000
"Polymer and Bentonite Slurry on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project: Lessons
Learned" (with Dave Bacon, Prabir Das, Lisa Grebner and Stathis Payiatakis) in
Proceedings, North American Tunneling '00 June 2000
"Cut and Cover Tunnels" (with Birger Schmidt, Christian Ingerslev and Joe Wang)
in The Structural Engineering Handbook, Chapter 15B CRC Press, October 2000.
Revision 2 (with Birger Schmidt, deceased, Christian Ingerslev, Joe Wang, and
Phil Rice) 2003.
"Learning about Engineering with the West Point Bridge Designer" a section of a
book prepared by PB for West Point Military Academy for a design contest as part
of their 150 year anniversary. Responsibilities including negotiating the PB
contract, project management, editing and writing.
"Slurry Walls and the Maze Below", Chapter 7 in The Big Dig, by Dan McNichol, Silver Lining Books, 2000.
"Government Installations" (With Nick Timpko), Section 13.1 in Facilities
Engineering and Management Handbook, edited by Paul Smith, Annand Seth, Roger
Wessel, David Stymiest, William Porter and mark Neitlich, McGraw Hill 2000.
"The Leonard Zakim Bridge" in Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of the
Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Fall/Winter 2000 Volume 15, #2
"The Discovery of Pluto" in Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of the
Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Spring/Summer 2001 Volume 16, #1
"Providence" in Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of the Boston Society of
Civil Engineers, Fall/Winter 2001 Volume 16, #2
"Smart Growth Strategies for New England" (With Cynthia Chabot) in
Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers,
Fall/Winter 2000 Volume 15, #2
"An Innovative VECP on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project" (With
Lisa Grebner, and Yousef Alostaz) in Proceedings, Deep Foundations Conference, 2002
"Life Insurance" in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering,
July 2002, Volume 2 #3
"The Last Game at Foxboro" in Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of the
Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Spring/Summer 2002 Volume 17, #1
"Conceptual Design of Underground Space on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project
(with William Lindemulder) in Proceedings, North American Tunneling Conference,
May 2002
"First Class" in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering,
October 2002, Volume 2 #4
"What Happened to Nantucket" in Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of the
Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Fall/Winter 2002 Volume 17, #2
"Design For Construction Mitigation On The Central Artery/Tunnel Project" (with
Erich Thalheimer, Guido Schattanek, Dave Druss and Gail Scott) in Proceedings,
Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, June 2002
"The Way Things Are" in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering,
January 2003, Volume 3 #1
"Lessons Learned for Practicing Engineers Who Teach" (with Gary Krause) in
Proceedings, International Conference on Engineering Education, College Station
TX, February 2003
"Construction Means and Methods: Evaluating Impacts on the Final Design" (With
Jonathan Hren, Lisa Grebner, and Reggie Holt) in Proceedings, 2003 Structures
Congress, June 2003
"Raising the Bar" in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering,
October 2003, Volume 3 #4
"Spectacle Island" in Civil Engineering Practice, the
Journal of the Boston
Society of Civil Engineers, Spring/Summer 2003 Volume 18, #1
"The Ronald Reagan Room" in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering, January 2004, Volume 4 #1
"Engineering Fashions" in Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Fall/Winter 2003 Volume 17, #2
"My New Cell Phone" in Tufts Journal, March 2004, Volume 25 #6
"Opryland" in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering, April 2004, Volume 4 #2
"One Last Mission for the Old Central Artery" (With Masoud Sanayei and Erin Bell) in
Tufts Journal, May 2004, Volume 25 #8
"The Lonely Lane" in Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Spring/Summer 2004 Volume 18, #1
"Professor of Practice" in Proceedings, Integrating Practice into Engineering Education, October 2004
"Build It and They Will Come", in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering, October 2004, Volume 4 #4
"Brian's Bridges" in Tufts Journal, Volume 26, Number 2, October 2004
"The Road Not Built", in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering, January 2005, Volume 5 #1
"Mass MOCA and the Hoosac Tunnel" in Civil Engineering Practice, the
Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Fall/Winter 2005 Volume 19, #2
"Who Likes the Chocolate" in Tufts Journal, Volume 26, Number 6, March 2005
"Driving to Work", in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering, April 2005, Volume 5 #2
"The Trail Ridge Road", in the Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering, July 2005, Volume 5 #3
"Evaluation of Highway Bridge Strength Considering Parapets," (with Dave Lattanzi, Erin Santini-Bell, and Masoud Sanayei, in
Bridge Structures, September 2005, Volume 1 #3.
"Buildable Bridge Models" (with Aaron Levine and Cindy Tran) in BSCES Newsletter, November 2005
"Playing With Blocks" (with Brian Gravel, Cindy Tran and Aaron Levine)
iNEER Special Volume: INNOVATIONS 2006 - WORLD INNOVATIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 2006.
"The Maze", in the Journal of Leadership and Management in
Engineering, October 2005, Volume 5, Issue #4
"Back to School" in Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of
the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Spring/Summer 2005 Volume 20, #1
"Defining Baseline Model for Bridge Analysis and Design" (with Masoud
Sanayei, David Lattanzi and Erin Santin Bell) in Proceedings,
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 2006 (paper 06-1593).
"Hamsters Gone Wild" in the Journal of Leadership and Management in
Engineering, January 2006, Volume 6, Issue #1
"Falling into a Tuba and Becoming an Engineer" (with Danny McGee) in
Tufts Journal, Volume 27 Number 5, February 2006
"Enjoying the View" in Civil Engineering Practice, the Journal of
the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Fall/Winter 2005 Volume 20, #2
"Buildable Bridge Models" (with Brian Gravel and Julia Carroll) in
Proceedings of the ASEE New England Section 2006 Annual Conference, March 2006
"Back at the Olive Garden" in the Journal of
Leadership and Management in Engineering, April 2006, Volume 6, Issue #2
Learning the Expanding Body of Knowledge in the Journal of Leadership and Management
in Engineering July 2006, Volume 6, Issue #3
"The Zucchini Story" in the Journal of Leadership and
Management in Engineering July 2006, Volume 6, Issue #3
"Moss on the Median" in Civil Engineering Practice, the
Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers,
Spring/ Summer 2006 Volume 21, #1
"The Quacking Moment" in the Journal of Leadership and
Management in Engineering October 2006, Volume 6, Issue
#4
"Airport Inspection" in the Journal of Leadership and
Management in Engineering April 2007, Volume 7, Issue #2
"The MRS Degree" in the Journal of Leadership and
Management in Engineering July 2007, Volume 7, Issue #3
"Buffalo on 495" in Civil Engineering Practice, the
Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers,
Fall/Winter 2006 Volume 21, #2
"My Name" in the Journal of Leadership and Management in
Engineering October 2007, Volume 7, Issue #4
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force Attacks I-93" in Civil
Engineering Practice, the Journal of the Boston Society
of Civil Engineers, Spring/Summer 2007 Volume 22, #1
"What Happened to John T. Mongan", in Civil Engineering
Practice, the Journal of the Boston Society of Civil
Engineers, Fall/Winter 2007 Volume 22, #2
"Niche Knowledge" in the Journal of Leadership and
Management in Engineering January 2008, Volume 8, Issue
#1
"Rehabilitation of Two Historic Timber Covered Bridges
in Massachusetts" (With S.D Daniel Lee) in Historic
Bridges: Evaluation, Preservation, and Management,
Taylor and Francis 2008.
"See the Squirrels, Find the Nuts", in the Journal of
Leadership and Management in Engineering April 2008,
Volume 8, Issue #2
"Marina Bay in Winter" ", in the Journal of Leadership
and Management in Engineering July 2008, Volume 8, Issue
#3
"Gephyrophobia", in Civil Engineering Practice, the
Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers,
Spring/Summer 2008 Volume 23, #1
"Non-Destructive Testing and Structural Modeling of the
Central Artery Underpinning Frame," (With Erin Santini-Bell,
Masoud Sanayei, Adam Blanchard, and Jesse Sipple),
Bridge Structures, Elsevier, 4(02), 87-98. (2008)
"Leaving Things on Top of the Car", in the Journal of
Leadership and Management in Engineering, October 2008,
Volume 8, Issue #4
Editing
Editor (emeritus), Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering and Education Practice (JPI), ASCE.
Editor, Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering, ASCE. Column editor of "The View from the Bridge".
Associate Editor (emeritus) of Network, the technology and information systems magazine of Parsons Brinckerhoff.
Chair (emeritus) of Editorial Board of Civil Engineering Practice, Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE.
Text
Don't Throw This Away! The Civil Engineering Life, ASCE Press, Reston VA, October 2006.
Bridginess, ASCE Press, Reston VA, October 2008
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