Abstract: It is considered that the root cause of a conflicting situation is trust and distrust relationships. To pursue effective negotiations, trust must be built and distrust managed. In the past 10 years, a lot has been studied ...

Abstract: A method for shape selection for lattice structures is reported. The method uses static joint equilibrium equations to determine a minimum set of adjustments to lattice geometry needed to achieve equilibrium reference ...

Abstract: This paper examines the stability of a rectangular surface lying in isolation in an inviscid fluid in uniform subsonic motion when the surface, in its undeformed state, lies in a plane with ...

Abstract: Surface winds over the oceans are an essential component in the computation of wind stress and energy exchanges between the atmosphere and ocean. One technique to determine winds over large, uninstrumented oceanic regions ...

Abstract: Strong convection in the tropical Pacific is found to be enhanced when low-level winds are westerly and poleward directed. This means that winds which blow opposite to the normal easterly, equatorward trade-wind flow are ...

Abstract: Four soil samples, collected from a National Priorities Listed site contaminated with uranium, thorium, and radium, were leached for two, seven, and 30 days. The nonleached soils, leached soils, and leachates were analyzed ...

Abstract: Experimental techniques are described for conducting greenhouse tests to examine the pathways for phytoremediation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), distinguishing between uptake of the VOC along with water transpired ...

Abstract: The small-strain damping ratio (Dmin) is a key parameter in site response models and using values from laboratory tests tends to overpredict the site response because laboratory tests cannot capture the wave scattering ...