Abstract: Examination of 15 World Bank—funded irrigation projects in sub‐Saharan Africa revealed no specific pattern of project performance or cost of development of irrigated agriculture in the area. Some of the projects have been ...

Abstract: This study integrates risk assessment tools for diagnosis of urban areas against seismic disasters (

Abstract: A combined experimental and analytical investigation was conducted at the University of Ottawa to assess the performance of blast-resistant window retention anchors to generate design information. The experimental phase ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the quality of traffic service at intersections that are nominally “priority unsignalized” but operate with partial respect for control measures. The operation of such intersections with moderate ...

Abstract: A new efficient electromechanically coupled geometrically nonlinear (of von Karman type) zigzag theory is developed for buckling analysis of hybrid piezoelectric beams, under electrothermomechanical loads. The thermal and ...

Abstract: tmospheric motions are generally characterized by a wide range of multiple length and time scales, and a numerical method must use a fine grid to resolve such a wide range of scales. Furthermore, a very fine grid requires ...

Abstract: In recent years, new types of polymer gels have emerged, which have a well-controlled network structure and few topological defects. These so-called near-ideal polymer networks constitute a good model system to revisit the ...

Abstract: Natural convection in fluid-saturated, horizontal porous-media is quintessential to many applications like geothermal reservoirs and solar thermal storage systems. Researchers have dedicated substantial effort over the ...

Abstract: A dynamic combination of environmental, social, and economic factors shapes and manages the urban landscape. Understanding these factors behind urban growth can help us discern more about its past and future. This study ...