Abstract: The polymer matrices currently used for the fabrication of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcing bars soften near their glass transition temperature Tg, resulting in a reduction of mechanical strength. This paper ...

Abstract: Typical diurnal wind patterns and their relationship to transport of atmospheric aerosol in the Columbia River gorge of Oregon and Washington are addressed in this paper. The measurement program included measurements of ...

Abstract: Digital image correlation (DIC) and fiber optic strain sensors (FOSs) are two structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques that are reasonably well developed, but temperature effects remain a difficulty in interpreting ...

Abstract: Temporal principal components analysis was applied separately to monthly long-term wind, temperature, and precipitation data for Southern California. Physical explanations of the significant eigenvectors are presented. ...

Abstract: In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling capability of near-wall flow and heat transfer was evaluated against experimental data. Industry-standard wall models for RANS and large-eddy simulation (LES) (law ...

Abstract: any populated valleys in the western United States experience increased concentrations of particulate matter with diameter of less than 2.5 ?m (PM2.5) during winter stagnation conditions. Further study into the chemical ...