Abstract: A simulation-optimization model has been developed for the optimal management of the city of Santa Barbara's water resources during a drought. The model, which links ground-water simulation with linear programming, has a ...

Abstract: The unique combination of physical properties inherent to graphite makes it an attractive material for use as a moderator in high-temperature nuclear reactors. High-temperature physical properties ...

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Abstract: Due to the widespread use of ground water as a supply of drinking water in the United States, predicting the effect that nonpoint sources of contamination have on the quality of nearby ground‐water supplies is an important ...

Abstract: During the past several years a number of techniques have been developed for forecasting the motion of tropical cyclones over areas of the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. Many of these have been tested on an ...

Abstract: Subsidized insurance is often described as a perverse incentive, moral hazard, or maladaptation that perpetuates coastal residencies in vulnerable homes despite increasing safety and economic risks from hurricanes, sea ...

Abstract: Typical installations of seismic isolation assume flexurally rigid end conditions; however, in retrofit scenarios where bearings may be placed at the tops of columns or in bridges with tall piers, some rotation may occur ...