Abstract: As the world hurtles forward toward a globalized economy, there is concern regarding the competitiveness of America and Americans especially when compared to up-and-coming technical and economic powerhouses like China and ...

Abstract: Conflicts of interest, whether actual, potential, or simply a situation having the appearance thereof, occur often in the global facilities and infrastructure design and construction industry, of which engineers are an ...

Abstract: David B. Perini is commissioner of the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a position he assumed in May 2000. DCAM is the agency that is responsible for major public building ...

Abstract: Several formulae and charts have been published for correcting the results of the standard penetration test (SPT) performed in sands for the effects of overburden pressure. However, depending on which published correction ...

Abstract: Pulsatile and steady flow fields in cerebrovascular aneurysm models of various sizes are presented in terms of laser-Doppler velocimetry measurements and flow visualization. The bifurcation angle ...

Abstract: Statistical models are developed to express the probability of liquefaction as a function of earthquake load and soil resistance parameters. Results are obtained based on a catalog compiled for this study, which consists ...

Abstract: This hypothetical case study provides a vehicle for illustrating typical project cash flows and the day-to-day events that can influence these flows. The case study also shows the interaction between project cash flows and ...

Abstract: A highly efficient numerical approach based on multigrid and preconditioning methods is developed for modeling 3-D incompressible turbulent flows. The incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes ...