Abstract: Ice scouring poses a significant threat to underwater pipelines for offshore oil production facilities in ice-infested waters. For most locations, the only options against this hazard are to protect the pipeline by trenching, ...

Abstract: An algorithm is developed to derive hydrostatically balanced geopotentials at significant levels from radiosonde reports of significant-level temperatures and mandatory-level geopotentials and temperatures. It minimizes ...

Abstract: In the aftermath of an earthquake, structural damage and debris represent major obstructions to the mobility of evacuees and first responders and to normal economic activities. Few studies have integrated the performance ...

Abstract: Disaster management planning in Canada is government led, and the responsibilities are divided among federal, provincial, and local levels of government. The Civil Emergency Plan of Greater Montreal (Plan de sécurité civile ...

Abstract: Mesoscale numerical forecasts of cases of explosive cyclogenesis during the Canadian Atlantic Storms Program are presented in order to examine the evolution and structure of the simulated storms, and to assess the model's ...

Abstract: The objective of this research is to develop a technical basis of the impulse-response test for condition assessment and to improve its diagnostics for concrete plates. Impulse-response tests were performed on a fully ...

Abstract: A model and estimation procedure are proposed for the recurrence rate of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. The model and the estimation procedure are based on the representation of the hurricane tracks as a locally linear ...

Abstract: The function of a spillway gate system is to control the flow of water through an opening for purposes such as flow regulation, flood control, emergency water release during load rejection, and dewatering for maintenance ...

Abstract: Dams are essential infrastructures for water supply, flood control, energy production, and irrigation. A critical component for the safety of a dam is the spillway system which, by controlling releases, prevents overtopping ...