Abstract: In an attempt to determine the relative contribution of the direct incorporation of cold air (detrainment from overshooting convective cloud tops) to the production of mesohighs in the vicinity of the tropopause, two ...

Abstract: This paper has studied the applicability of base isolation to structures. The Navy is evaluating the potential use of base isolation for essential structures that must remain functional in a postearthquake environment. The ...

Abstract: Classical and even modern developments of numerical integration have not been directly concerned with the frequency-response of integration algorithms. The frequency-response characteristics of an ...

Abstract: The influence of low temperature curing on the performance of concrete containing metakaolin (MK) is investigated. Portland cement was partially replaced with 0–30% MK. The water to binder ratio was maintained at 0.5 for ...

Abstract: A general analysis of cross sections subjected to axial force and biaxial bending is presented. The method is based on Green's theorem and allows for exact determination of stress resultants and tangent stiffnesses for a ...

Abstract: An instrumental variable estimation of the parameters of an unknown system is augmented with several additional computations and compared with a least squares estimation. Good results follow from ...