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Low-Temperature Soil Heating Using Renewable Energy
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Data from a pilot study, in which renewable energy was used for low-temperature subsurface heating in a northern climate, suggests that such an approach may be useful for remediating low permeable soils. Low-temperature ...
Commonly Used Porous Building Materials: Geomorphic Pore Structure and Fluid Transport
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Knowledge of microscopic geomorphic structures is critical to understanding transport processes in porous building materials. X-ray scans were obtained of a variety of commonly used porous building materials to both ...
Evaluating Damage to Vermont Bridges by Hurricane Irene with Multivariate Bridge Inspection and Stream Hydrogeologic Data
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The motivation for this study is the damage caused to over 300 long-span bridges in Vermont in 2011 by Tropical Storm Irene, which is part of the Hurricane Irene system. This study of the effects of this single extreme ...