Abstract: There is a strong need for monitoring techniques capable of tracking the health of cutting tools under varying conditions. Unfortunately, most monitoring techniques are dependent on the cutting ...

Abstract: The University of Connecticut requires that, after completing the traditional freshmen English courses, students have writing assignments in courses that comprise their major. This paper explains how this requirement has ...

Abstract: This study investigates some technical issues related to the use of cohesive zone models (CZMs) in modeling the fracture of materials with negligible plasticity outside the fracture process zone. These issues include: (1) ...

Abstract: chronology of cutoff lows (COL) from 1979 to 2014 alongside daily precipitation observations across the conterminous United States was used to examine the contribution of COL to seasonal precipitation, extreme-precipitation ...

Abstract: Uncertainty and risk are central features of geotechnical and geological engineering. Engineers can deal with uncertainty by ignoring it, by being conservative, by using the observational method, or by quantifying it. In ...

Abstract: Artificial ground freezing (AGF) techniques are widely used by civil and mining engineers to assist in the construction of shafts, tunnels, and other structures. The ground is frozen by a coolant circulated through pipes ...