Abstract: This paper presents the results of testing stone masonry wallettes in compression or in diagonal compression. The specimens that simulate a portion of perimeter walls of historic structures are made of three-leaf rubble ...

Abstract: Measurement of polar cloud cover is important because of its strong radiative influence on the energy balance of the snow and ice surface. Conventional satellite cloud detection schemes often fail in the polar regions ...

Abstract: California has adopted innovative legislation to tackle climate change. Energy-efficient buildings, lower-emissions industrial processes, and more fuel-efficient transportation vehicles operating on cleaner fuels are among ...

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Abstract: Extensive living roof substrate design to promote storm-water management while balancing structural load and maintaining

Abstract: Alternative project delivery methods and reductions in state highway agency staffing are changing project quality assurance organizations (QAO) or the assignment of project quality management roles and responsibilities in ...

Abstract: We compare four methods for progressive collapse analysis by analyzing a nine-story steel moment-resistant frame building, employing increasingly complex analytical procedures: linear-elastic static, nonlinear static, ...

Abstract: A recent National Science Board report dealing with undergraduate science and engineering education emphasized the importance of undergraduate participation in research. The opportunity to participate in a research project ...

Abstract: The new adjustment of the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) is now in its 10th year. To understand the necessity for the new adjustment, a review of the problems encountered with the existing NAD 27 network must be ...