Abstract: Concern over the potentially toxic effects of trace elements in agricultural drainage waters has been aroused by the discovery of selenium poisoning of wildlife at Kesterson Reservoir, California, and was heightened further ...

Abstract: AbstractThe presence and functionality of traffic signs, traffic lights, and streetlamps are vital for ensuring road user safety and efficient traffic management. These devices typically are mounted on pole-like structures, ...

Abstract: Vented flash tubes have often been used in the ignition train of medium and large caliber weapon systems. Despite their long history of ballistic usage, there are undesirable features associated ...

Abstract: The theory of transfer function‐noise (TFN) models is used in this work to study the flow‐salinity relationships at four gaging stations located on the Ebro river basin, in Spain. This technique, which relates an input to ...

Abstract: Several types of low stiffness flexible pipe have been introduced in he United States in the past 10 years. Because of its extremely low pipe stiffness, very stiff embedment soil is required to limit pipe deflection to a ...

Abstract: In this study, the effect of the initial temperature of a 120mm mortar system on its interior ballistics was investigated using four different experiments: temperatureconditioned closed bomb firings for determining the ...