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Special Section: Annual Education Issue: Let the Wild Rumpus of Education Start!
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Welcome to the inaugural Annual Education Issue of the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. As part of our efforts to foster excellence in biomechanics education, the editors of the journal have created this special section ...
<i>Review of <i>Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering: A Multimodal Systems Approach</i> by Jon D. Fricker and Robert K. Whitford</i>
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Proposed Design Process for Deep Energy Savings in Commercial Building Retrofit Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Existing buildings, or those constructed before 2000, make up approximately 90% of the commercial building stock in the U.S. Existing buildings represent a large opportunity for reducing energy consumption in the U.S., ...
Life-Cycle Assessment for Construction of Sustainable Infrastructure
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The architecture-engineering-construction (AEC) industry faces increasing demands on its projects while budgets appear to be shrinking. Building owners and operators seem to want their buildings to do more for less cost. ...
Challenges in Forecasting the 2011 Runoff Season in the Colorado Basin
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: istorically large snowpack across the upper Colorado basin and the Great Basin in 2011 presented the potential for widespread and severe flooding. While widespread flooding did occur, its impacts were largely moderated ...
Identifying and Categorizing Risks Incumbent in US Nuclear Power Plant Construction
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: In the US, nuclear power plants offer a means of generating power with less carbon emissions and higher efficiency as compared to traditional fossil plants. Because of this, they offer a solution that meets the requirements ...
Changes in Future Flash Flood–Producing Storms in the United States
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Special Issue: Annual Education Issue Biomechanics Education Redux
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
The Effects of Vertical Wind Shear on the Distribution of Convection in Tropical Cyclones
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The influence of vertical wind shear on the azimuthal distribution of cloud-to-ground lightning in tropical cyclones was examined using flash locations from the National Lightning Detection Network. The study covers 35 ...
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