We all know the Greek gods. They are a part of our world, our culture. We learn about them from literature, poetry and art. We see them in movies, on television. We know them. We know that Athena loves wisdom and is the patroness of clever heroes. We know of Apollo's many tragic loves and of Dionysos' devotion to his Ariadne. We know their stories, and we know them. This book, a collection of prayers to the Greek gods written by a modern devot...
This book chronicles a year in the natural world of the beautiful Finger Lakes region, including information on frogs, insects, owls, stars, and the lakes themselves.
A road trip from Santa Fe to Santa Monica was the genesis of Marking the Land 1, which presents photographs taken on highways and byways that cut through the vastness of the American Southwest.
Looks at structural safety problems from the basic concept phase, to the design and construction phase. This committee report also discusses the overall concept of safety including how to ensure safety, and explains these concepts of safety to a client or to the public.
Contains abstracts for all "ASCE" journal and periodical papers and technical notes, Civil Engineering - ASCE feature articles, Geo-Strata - feature articles, special publications, and manuals and reports on Engineering Practice.
Artificial Neural Network (ANN) technology is rarely used in water supply engineering. Focusing on this technology, this report deals with several diverse applications, along with the basics of neural network modeling.
Gathers geomechanics research conducted by investigators from the United States and Japan. This book contains papers presenting data, methods, and facilities on a variety of topics in the areas of testing, modeling, and numerical simulations in geomechanics. It is suitable for those interested in geomechanics in the United States and Japan.
Discusses quantification of exposure and vulnerability of complex, spatially distributed systems, yielding estimates of local and system-wide potential losses, for different alternatives in multi-hazard decision situations. This monograph consists of eight papers that illustrate work done and plans for work to be done on managing these risks.
Presents the standard practice for conducting supercooled fog dispersal operational programs. This document includes topics such as: history and status of supercooled fog dispersal technology, fog characteristics, project design and seeding agent delivery methods, operations manual, and evaluation of projects.
Frequently using a tabular format, this report compares how the three codes treat symbols, design principles, material principles, resistance limited by yield or rupture, buckling, and connections. This book provides a basis for the preparation of a common document by signaling the areas of agreement, and the areas of disagreement.
Contains papers that focus on widely-accepted soil constitutive models, from simple to complex, which present the overall model framework, calibration procedures, and possible implementation. This book provides a basis for making the appropriate decision on the selection of a soil constitutive model for any geotechnical engineering application.
Examines what it takes to make the crucial transition from project manager to project leader. Providing a person-centered, results-driven approach to project leadership, this book includes a Leadership Assessment Tool that you can use to provide feedback on your leadership skills, by others as well as yourself.
Examines a range of hot cases for interface tracking methods. The cases range from single individual bubble behaviour to more complex cases such as cavitation. The cases will be of enormous help to all specialists using advanced computational methods to classify and validate multiphase flows.
