Abstract: Data for smooth concentric annuli having an overall −25 to +35 percent scattter about the Colbrook prediction for smooth tubes, along with calculation techniques, are reviewed. It is shown that ...

Abstract: In December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (also known as the Singapore Convention). The key feature of this ...

Abstract: In theoretical modeling of contact mechanics, a homogeneously, isotropically rough surface is usually assumed to be a flat plane covered with asperities of a Gaussian summit-height distribution. ...

Abstract: When monitoring the wave-driven motions of a compliant offshore facility, be it an articulated mooring tower or a vessel, the engineer would like to be able to predict, in real time, any ...

Abstract: There are a myriad of approaches applying different techniques in the mediation of construction disputes. Different mediators may have developed their own styles of practice. Among others, evaluative and facilitative ...

Abstract: The oxygen-transfer characteristics of an upflow biological aerated filter filled with angular clay media were determined over a wide range of gas and liquid flow rates. Liquid-side, oxygen-transfer coefficients