Abstract: Detonation waves in gas-filled piping or tubing pose special challenges in analysis and prediction of structural response. The challenges arise due to the nature of the detonation process and ...

Abstract: A method for computing the elastic settlement of a foundation on a sand deposit using the conventional elastic settlement, but adjusting the settlement influence factor as computed by Steinbrenner to a reduced influence ...

Abstract: It is apparent that engineers in other countries suffer some of the same difficulties we have here in the United States, and the restrictions are not limited to engineers. A struggle commenced with the private enterprise ...

Abstract: One response to the issue of specialization versus diversification is to look for many diverse market segments where specialized capabilities give a firm a competitive advantage over less focused, general practice firms. ...

Abstract: The performance of residential buildings during hurricanes is as important as the performance of other buildings. Buildings where people live and where they are likely to be when a hurricane strikes must survive. If this ...

Abstract: Lessons learned from failures of the building envelope in windstorms are encapsulated in three principal findings. The building envelope is crucial to the performance of buildings in windstorms. Windborne debris is decisive ...