Engineering software development at ATSER systems /

Recent years have seen the advent of the Windows 3.1 and

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nasr, George Jack, 1966-
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
Subjects:
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Description
Summary:Recent years have seen the advent of the Windows 3.1 and
Windows 95 operating systems, and of less expensive personal
computers. These computers are no longer restricted to
highly specialized engineering consultants and are
increasingly used by contractors. This trend is creating a
larger market for civil engineering applications, and such a
market is being targeted by several specialized software
companies. One of these companies is ATSER Systems,
headquartered in Houston, Texas, which until March 1996, was
part of a larger company, ATSER LLC. ATSER Systems was
reorganized as a separate company in March 1996. The intern
was involved in the reorganization as a manager of the
Research and Development of ATSER LLC. This record of study
offers an overview of the company, describes the
contributions in the civil engineering software development
business, and finally outlines its organizational and
structural requirements. The company focuses on the
development of civil engineering road construction software.
The company is marketing four software packages that cover
Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) mix design, Quality Control, HMA
placement, and Portland Concrete mix design. The intern was
involved in the technical development of the first three
software products, and this record of study provides an
outline of these products. The unique contribution of the
author emanates from his ability to integrate civil
engineering and management knowledge with computer science
experience to supervise the development of practical software
applications. The purpose of this report is to document the
experiences acquired during that internship and to show that
the objectives of the internship have been met.
Item Description:Vita.
"Major Subject: Engineering".
Physical Description:xi, 107 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 102-106.