Abstract: n this study the response of tropical precipitation extremes to warming in organized convection is examined using a cloud-resolving model. Vertical shear is imposed to organize the convection into squall lines. Earlier ...

Abstract: Construction contracts form a mutual agreement between entities that dictate specific conditions for project delivery. The following research analyzes the content of standard form contracts typical for commercial construction ...

Abstract: In recent years, the use of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) has been shown to be a competitive method for strengthening both the structural and economic performance of concrete. The method has been used for almost ...

Abstract: The need for structural rehabilitation of concrete structures all over the world is well known, and a great amount of research is going on in this field. The use of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) plate bonding has ...

Abstract: Stommel and coworkers calculated the stationary, geostrophic circulation in the abyssal ocean driven by prescribed sources (representing convective downwelling sites) and sinks (slow, widespread upwelling through the ...

Abstract: Federal and local legislation and limited resources are driving DOTs to seek improved project management skills for their employees. Numerous DOTs are currently working to establish employee development programs or ...

Abstract: The shape of larger raindrops shows a deviation from spheres. This leads to a radar backscatter cross section different from the Rayleigh cross section. The drop shape-induced error for deducing rain rates is calculated. ...

Abstract: Eminent domain is the mechanism that allows for the legal acquisition of private land for public use by the government or its agent with proper compensation. In the past, this type of acquisition was sanctioned for public ...

Abstract: Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies are obtaining increasing research efforts in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) fields. Contrary to the well-documented research progress, there is ...

Abstract: As part of an ongoing effort to develop a parameterization of wave-induced abyssal mixing, the authors derive an heuristic model for nonlinear wave breaking and energy dissipation associated with internal tides. Then the ...