Capital equipment acquisition is an important process in the heavy construction industry. Equipment is often one of the largest investments for a company and has a significant effect on cash flow and profit potential. The purpose of this article is to investigate capital equipment acquisition processes of heavy construction companies. The equipment acquisition process was analyzed by evaluating equipment replacement policies, the position of the individual making equipment purchasing decisions, and the effect of company size on equipment replacement policy. A questionnaire was used to survey members of the Associated General Contractors of America and various asphalt and concrete pavement trade associations in the United States. Results suggest there is a direct correlation between the size of the company and the use of capital budgets and equipment policies as decision-making tools. Results further indicate that the chief executive officer is often the decision maker when it comes to equipment acquisition, regardless of company size. Equipment replacement is based on repair cost and equipment efficiency. An average of 75% of equipment is owned and is paid for in cash or through lease-buy options.
The Programmable Film Reader, consisting of digital computer, magnetic tape units, CRT, and film transport with optical and electronic circuits, is a device for reducing radar A-scope film data to digital form. This is done by scanning selected portions of the film with a spot of light under program control. The relative amount of light passing through the film is measured by the device and reported back to the computer for processing. A set of computer programs, called the Film Reading Program System, has been written for the PDP-1 computer and Programmable Film Reader. These programs will read films in three formats; A-scope traces, A-scope traces with fiducial marks and Project Radar A-scope traces. The amplitudes of the traces are sampled up to about 500 times and the digitized results written onto magnetic tape in IBM format. This report presents a description of the computer programs together with flow charts and listings. The reader is presumed familiar with the PDP-1 computer and the MACRO assembly language. The latest modification to the system adapts it for use with the MIDAS assembly program and with a new high-speed magnetic tape system on the PDP-1 computer.
Epistula 151 shows Augustine trying to exert pressure on a high-ranking imperial official from his position outside of the senatorial elite. The aristocrat Caecilianus had written a letter, now lost, chastising Augustine for his lack of correspondence. Augustine’s reply begins and ends according to typical epistolary conventions. The heart of the letter, however, narrates Augustine’s harrowing experience of the arrest and execution of the brothers Marcellinus and Apringius by the imperial commander Marinus. The profound spiritual contrast between villain and victims has the potential to damage Caecilianus’s reputation, forcing him into a corner. He can only agree with Augustine and act accordingly.
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