Abstract: This comment addresses the role of sampling error in extreme value analysis. A note published in this journal claimed that Weibull?s 1939 estimator for sample probability has a unique status that invalidates all other ...

Abstract: An evaporimeter is described which yields evaporation data that are probably superior to evaporation data computed from micrometer hook gage readings. The evaporimeter also gives accurate hourly rates of evaporation and ...

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Abstract: In the development of better methods of assessing damage accumulation, one of the requirements is an understanding of the cyclic constitutive behavior of the material. It is known that the ...

Abstract: This paper documents the history of hydrogen damage to a large central station steam-generating unit. The nature and extent of the damage are discussed, and the inspection techniques used to ...

Abstract: Karl Terzaghi, a major contributor to progress in embankment dams, made significant contributions to the understanding of properties of rockfill and to the improvement of design of the concrete‐face rockfill dam. His ...