Abstract: This paper considers (and defends) the necessity of including legal studies as a core part of built environment undergraduate and postgraduate curricula. The writer reflects upon his own experience as a lawyer working ...

Abstract: In this work, we examine the effect of wall slip for a gravitydriven flow of a Newtonian fluid in a partially filled circular pipe. An analytical solution is available for the noslip case, while a numerical method is used ...

Abstract: Unique challenges arise when projecting dynamic site response in a deep, steep sided, irregularly shaped, sediment-filled basin. The influence of shallow sediments on site response was investigated for a

Abstract: We present a framework for modeling and analysis of realworld business workflows. We present a formalized core subset of the business process modeling and notation (BPMN) and then proceed to extend this language with ...

Abstract: Tests on steel beams with adhesively bonded elastic reinforcing strips are used to deduce the mechanics of stress build up in the steel-to-strip interface up to failure. The solely elastic nature of the strips is a key ...

Abstract: he upper-ocean heat content of the North Atlantic has undergone significant changes over the last 50 years but the underlying physical mechanisms are not yet well understood. In the present study, the authors examine the ...

Abstract: he need to draw climate-related inferences from historical data makes understanding the biases and errors in these data critical. While climate data are collected at point-level monitoring sites, they are often postprocessed ...

Abstract: Precise localization of ingestible medical capsules within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is crucial for optimal diagnosis and treatment of GI diseases, yet current methods struggle with accuracy and reliability due to ...

Abstract: A new kinetic Monte Carlo method for modeling phonon transport in quantum dot superlattices is presented. The method uses phonon scattering phase functions and cross sections to describe collisions between phonons and ...

Abstract: This study examines the axial compressive strength of sandwich panels of different lengths, with flax fiber–reinforced polymer (FFRP) skins of different thicknesses, as an alternative to glass FRP (GFRP) skins. The panels ...