A time-domain model was developed to predict the fluid/structure
interaction of a three-dimensional deformable body in a fluid domain subject to
long-crested finite amplitude waves. These nonlinear waves induce transient
motion in the body. In turn, the interaction of the body with the waves modifies
the wave field, causing additional...
Time-domain models were developed to predict the response of a tethered buoy
subject to hydrodynamic loadings. A coupled analysis of the interaction of a buoy and
its mooring is included and three-dimensional response is assumed. External loadings
include hydrodynamic forces, tethers tensions, wind loadings and the weight of both
cable...
The success of civil engineering construction in cold regions often depends on the
assessment of the potential for frost heave. Over the past two decades two models have
been presented to the engineering community to identify the frost heave potential,
namely: (1) the segregation potential (SP), and (2) the discrete...
The Upper Devonian Fenstermaker Limestone is a thickening-upward sequence
of interbedded sandy intrapelsparite and subordinate calcareous siltstone and mudstone
which averages 190 ft (58 m) thick in the northern Antelope Range. The Fenstermaker
Limestone is revised and restricted herein to include only those rocks above a basinal
shale sequence of...
Aspects concerning the bionomics of the parasitic honey bee brood mite, Varroa
jacobsoni Oudemans were investigated. Mite mortality is great during the winter season
when the host colony is not rearing brood, appearing to be independent of the mortality of
its host. In winter period, no significant association between the...
Surface tension kinetics exhibited by selected stability mutants of T4 lysozyme at the air-water interface were monitored with DuNoüy tensiometry. Mutant lysozymes were produced by substitution of isoleucine at position 3 with cysteine, leucine, tryptophan and glycine. Each substitution resulted in an altered structural stability quantified by a change in...