Abstract: A study of the post‐construction crest settlements and deflections of 68 rockfill dams has been made in order to assess the usefulness and accuracy of the prediction of such deformations using empirical equations. Graphs ...

Abstract: The New Law Court in Naples, Italy is a group of buildings where all the law activities of the city are conducted. Load tests on the structure were required for the final acceptance of the purchaser after the construction ...

Abstract: AbstractThe time-mean and time-varying smoke and velocity structure of a wildfire convective plume is examined using a high-resolution scanning Doppler lidar. The mean plume is shown to exhibit the archetypal form of a ...

Abstract: Soil erosion occurring at highway construction sites can contribute large amounts of sediment to the local stream network and degrades overall water quality. The environmental impacts of the sediment-laden stormwater runoff ...

Abstract: Every year, construction activities expose millions of acres of soil to the elements of wind, rain, and snow. This greatly increases the potential for erosion; and therefore, the need for efficient erosion and sediment ...