Abstract: The problem of aging water pipes manifesting leaks and breaks is common to municipalities throughout the North American continent and the world. The age distribution of the failing pipes is broad and the pipe material ...

Abstract: The problem of aging water pipes, resulting in leaks and breaks, affects municipalities worldwide. Mechanical failures of small-diameter pipes occur generally by circumferential cracking due to longitudinal bending. Most ...

Abstract: The problem of deteriorating water pipes, resulting in leaks and breaks, affects municipalities worldwide. Corrosion appears to be a leading factor affecting pipe strength and service life. While ...

Abstract: The effect of blast loading on civilian structures has received much attention over the past several years. The behavior of architectural glazing is of particular interest owing to the disproportionate amount of damage ...

Abstract: When a wide-flange section is exposed to close-in detonation, local and global deformation modes are developed due to a complex nonuniform pressure environment. The local deformation includes local distortion and rotation ...