Abstract: Archived radar reports, derived from the National Weather Service radar network, were used to estimate the average annual frequencies of thunderstorm days across New York State for the period 1978?81. The archival records ...

Abstract: During the Storm Transfer and Response Experiment, radiosondes were simultaneously tracked by radar and Navaid windfinding systems on the Canadian weathership in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Comparisons have been made for ...

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Abstract: Existing methods for determining the perennial safe yield of ground-water basins are examined in this paper. The inherent problems of these methods are described. A new method of estimating the safe yield is developed, ...

Abstract: Recently, the use of preformed membrane systems has increased as a corrosion preventive technique in reducing chloride intrusion into reinforced concrete bridge decks. However, there is no nondestructive method to evaluate ...

Abstract: All products impact the lives of their users, this is called social impact. Some social impacts are commonly recognized by the engineering community, such as impacts to a user’s health and safety, while other social impacts ...

Abstract: Engineered products are often optimized based on engineering requirements, user requirements, cost, and performance. This strategy is well suited for most applications, but products designed specifically to improve the ...

Abstract: One of the purposes of creating products for developing countries is to improve the consumer's quality of life. Currently, there is no standard method for measuring the social impact of these types of products. As a result, ...

Abstract: Though little research has been done in the field of over-design as a product development strategy, an over-design approach can help products avoid the issue of premature obsolescence. This paper compares over-design to ...