Women's Perspectives on Fishing Port Improvement
This research analyses the roles of women in fishing, and attempts to identify current inadequacies in fishing port and village development as related to women's lifestyles. Suggestions...
Use of MARPOL ANNEX V Reception Facilities and Disposal Systems at Selected Gulf of Mexico Ports, Private Terminals and Recreational Boating Facilities
A 1991 survey conducted by the Sea Grant College Programs at Texas A&M Univ and Louisiana State Univ of selected Gulf of Mexico public ports, private terminals and recreational...
On the Ecology and Sustainability of Penaeid Shrimp (Coastal) Fishing in Nigeria
The Nigerian coastline which is about 850-km long is indented with lagoon systems in the West, extensive mangrove swamp and a delta complex (Niger delta) which opens to the sea through...
Seismic Performance of Base-Isolated Building Structures
The theories and assumptions behind the base isolation technology are briefly described. As an illustration of its application, the base isolation of an existing 12-story hospital in Long...
Man on the Black Sea Coast
The studies of sea coasts have been attracting considerable interest of scientists working on various theoretical and practical problems. This particular zone has been a long-standing...
Pointe Mouillee: a 4600-acre Multiple Purpose Habitat Constructed and Restored in Western Lake Erie, USA
Pointe Mouille, part of a Michigan Wildlife Management Area, is the site of a major restoration project funded and constructed in the late 1970's by the US Army Corps of Engineers and...
A Prototype Real-time Expert System for Surface Street Traffic Management and Control
This paper discusses the development of a prototype real-time knowledge based expert system (KBES) to demonstrate the feasibility of assisting the operators of surface street Traffic Management...
Decision Methods for Selecting Earth Retaining Structures
The Bridge Branch of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has organized the framework of a formal decision process for retaining wall selection. The process facilitates implementation...
The Influence of Protective Material on Local Scour Dimensions
Protective materials installed around the base of a bridge pier can reduce or prevent local scour. The performance of four materials: grout mats, grout bags, footings, and riprap, are...
Explanation Facilities for Intelligent Engineering Tutors
Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) provide a method for humans to interact with a computer to learn about a particular topic. Usually, the ITS system has as part of its components a knowledge-based...
Dam Modification for Recreational Boating
Analytical Studies on the Seismic Response of Lead Rubber Base Isolated Bridges
Highlights of a study related to the response of base isolated bridges are presented. Four different analytical models are developed and used to evaluate the response of base isolated...
Dynamic Analysis of Sliding Seismic Isolators
The friction pendulum system (FPS) sliding seismic isolators are being used for the seismic isolation rehabilitation of the U.S. Court of Appeals Building, San Fransisco. This paper will...
A Knowledge-based System for Duration Estimating and Crew Selection for Construction Activities
ITS-CONCRETE: A Functional Description
Investigating Hot Mix Asphalt Segregation Causes and Cures: A Knowledge-Based Systems Approach
Externalizing Project-Specific Knowledge in Structural Design
On Knowledge Representation and Knowledge Acquisition in Structural Engineering
Knowledge-Based Systems in Structural Engineering in Germany
Work Space Constraints Modeling for Process Scheduling Using Artificial Intelligence and 3D Computer Modeling Technologies
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