Abstract: Round numbers are widely used in engineering. Through a process of tacit co‐ordination between the writer and the reader, round numbers help focus attention simply by being round, facilitate agreement, speed review processes, ...

Abstract: There have been several debris torrents down steep cracks along Howe Sound, near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A debris torrent is a rapid surge of water, mud, and rocks down a steep creek. Debris torrents only occur ...

Abstract: Problems of filter design arise in applications of the Kalman Filter to ARMAX models used in flow forecasting. In this paper, two issues often raised by forecasters are addressed. First, the formulation of ARMAX flow models ...