Abstract: This paper is the third in a series which presents the results of a study of main marine propulsion bearings of the conventional pivoted-pad, hydrodynamic type. It presents a description of ...

Abstract: This is the first of three papers on the results of a recently completed study of the performance of tilting pad thrust bearings. It describes a method of analysis that was worked out for ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the modeling of reinforced concrete structural elements for use in geotechnical centrifuge modeling of soil-structure interaction problems. Centrifuges are employed in geotechnical modeling so that the ...

Abstract: Globally, one in six people depends on septic systems for onsite wastewater treatment; however, little is known about leach field system greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and microbial GHG cycling. Methane (CH4), carbon dioxide ...