Extreme Winds Estimation by `Peaks Over Threshold' and Epochal Methods
With a view to applying the 'peaks over threshold' method to the estimation of extreme wind sped data, we perform Monte Carlo simulations for which the parameters of the population distributions...
LRFD vs. ASD for Wood Structures
There is a growing preference within the structural engineering community for the adoption of reliability-based load and resistance factor design (LRFD) procedures in lieu of traditional...
Research and Application of Various Joints of Space Grid Structures in China
This paper introduces the research work results and applications of various joints of space grid structures in China. It also gives out formulas for determining the loading capacity and...
Sensitivity and Optimum Structural Design
Modern design requires more advanced considerations leading to light and safe structures. One of the way to reach this aim is through structural optimization. Today's computational possibilities...
Research of Strength and Deformations with Long-time Loading and the Use of Glassfiber Reinforced Concrete in Shells
Presented is an experimental research on the properties of behavior on compression and tension of glassfiber reinforced concrete of alkali-resistant glass fiber under long-time load and...
Expandable Structures with Incorporated Roofing Elements
In this paper design aspects of expandable structures with incorporated cover plates are studied. These roofing elements can be made by single plates or by self-folding plates. In both...
Intermediate Support Cable Logging Systems
Cable systems for the transportation of fresh cut logs often employ existing trees as intermediate supports for the main support cable. Failure of these support trees is life threatening...
The Structuring of a New Architectural Landscape
Structure plays an increasingly important role in the language of architecture design. Examples from the 2nd half of the 20th century, including transportation systems and buildings, sport...
The Nature of Structural Morphology and Some Interdisciplinary Examples
Among members of IASS, the most common definition of Structural Morphology is the study of interaction between geometrical form and structural behavior. The most significant structural...
How to Optimize Frames Using Plastic Design Concept
An optimal design procedure using plastic design concept was presented. For low-rise building frames, optimal plastic designs can be made using the plastic limit load as a basis of design....
Tributary Loading with a Terrain Following Coordinate System
The modeling of physical processes that occur in a tributary between the farthest downstream gage and the lake interface can help to improve the predictive capabilities of Great Lakes...
The Politics of Nuclear-Waste Disposal
Spurred by federal and state legislation recommending local disposal of low-level radioactive nuclear waste, the Illinois-Kentucky Compact announced plans in the mid 1980s to build a disposal...
Willingness and Ability to Pay for Rural Water
Estimates of willingness to pay for rural water systems were developed in South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Montana from responses to contingent valuation surveys. Ability to pay was also estimated...
Lewis and Clark Rural Water System: A Regional Approach to Solving Domestic Water Supply Problems for a Tri-State Area
The proposed Lewis and Clark Rural Water System (L&CRWS) is a treated, bulk water delivery system. Membership includes twenty-two communities and rural water systems in southeastern...
Changing Dam Operating Criteria to Accommodate Aquatic Biological Diversity
The Colorado squawfish, bonytail chub, humpback chub, and razorback sucker, now threatened with extinction, were once the dominant fishes in the river. Recovering these native species...
Arizona Groundwater Management Alternatives
Sustainable groundwater management policies are examined through the use of a hydrologic-economic impact model of Arizona surface and groundwater use. Present water use practices were...
Water and Wildlife Enhancement with Land Retirement
This case analysis compares costs of land retirement and current on-going structural improvements for salinity reduction in the Colorado River. Results suggest land retirement programs...
The Economic Cost of Stocking Catchable Rainbow Trout
States annually stock about 20 million pounds of catchable trout in public waters. Complete information on cost is essential to help wildlife agencies make operating and planning decisions....
Simulating Hourly Hydropower Operations for the Assessment of Environmental and Economic Impact
Generation of peaking power at Glen Canyon Dam causes river flow and stage to fluctuate on an hourly basis. This has been shown to impact the downstream physical and biological environment....
Hydrodiplomacy on Forester Creek
The goal of this paper is to share information regarding political battles confronting the engineer with regards to drainage issues and concerns. Very often drainage boundaries do not...
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