Description: Amster Howard is an internationally-recognized pipeline installation expert specializing in the soil-structure interaction of buried pipe. As a civil engineering consultant, he investigates pipeline failures and pipeline construction problems. He reviews specifications, installation manuals, and standards for conformance to proper and current practices. He also advises on the proper use of soil and how it should be compacted to provide a successful pipeline project.
Amster Howard is an internationally-recognized pipeline installation expert specializing in the soil-structure interaction of buried pipe. As a civil engineering consultant, he investigates pipeline failures and pipeline construction problems. He reviews specifications, installation manuals, and standards for conformance to proper and current practices. He also advises on the proper use of soil and how it should be compacted to provide a successful pipeline project.
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US Bureau of Reclamation While with the USBR, Howard conducted research on buried rigid and flexible pipe, investigated field construction problems, prepared specifications and manuals, and conducted seminars on soil classification, earthwork construction control, flowable fill, and pipe installation. The USBR built Grand Coulee Dam, Hoover Dam, and Glen Canyon Dam, as well as constructing over 10,000 miles of pipe to deliver water from reservoirs to farmlands and cities. Now retired, Amster Howard is one o