The results of three hydraulic model tests to evaluate the stability
of a placed stone breakwater are presented and discussed. The prototype
breakwater was designed to protect offshore power and port facilities in
60 feet of water and was tested at scale ratios of 1:10, 1:20, and 1:100.
The armor...
Ecological factors associated with the relictual distribution of
the endemic shrub Kalmiopsis leachiana (Ericaceae) were investigated.
A prostrate evergreen species with small coriaceous leaves,
K. leachiana is restricted to two disjunct populations in the Siskiyou
Mountains and southern Cascade Mountains of southwestern Oregon,
USA. Exact distributions of individual populations were...
The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness
of a personal finance workshop as measured by a multiple choice
competency test. More specifically the objectives of the study
were: 1) to develop a valid instrument for measuring the participants'
learning as a result of a two and half...