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Assessment and rehabilitation strategies/guidelines to maximize the service life of concrete structures
(Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2002-02)This report presents a spreadsheet tool for evaluating life-cycle maintenance strategies for existing concrete bridge decks that have deteriorated as a result of chloride-induced corrosion. The spreadsheet tool construct ... -
Assessment of biodiesel scenarios for Midwest freight transport emission reduction
(National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education, 2010-04)There are trade-offs when attempting to reduce both greenhouse gas and criteria air pollutants for freight transport, as the control strategies are not necessarily complimentary. While emission controls can remove ozone ... -
An Assessment of Disturbed Populations at Faville Prairie: Silphium terebinthinaceum and Silphium laciniatum Population Recovery
(2024-03-27)Faville Prairie is a remnant prairie adjacent to the Crawfish River in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. This prairie has been surveyed several times, notably in 1978 and 2010. These two surveys were done before and then after ... -
An Assessment of Environmental Effects of the 2005 Mexican Automotive Decree
(2006)The authors examine the environmental effects of Mexican President Vicente Fox's 2005 Automotive Decree which allows the importation of 10- to 15-year-old used vehicles to Mexico. The authors focus on the air pollution ... -
Assessment of Habitat and Wildlife Density in Community Wildlife Sanctuaries Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya
(2013)Community wildlife sanctuaries within the Amboseli ecosystem serve as a wildlife corridor for migratory species from Amboseli National Park. The sanctuaries are community-based conservation areas that provide wildlife with ... -
Assessment of N2O5 heterogeneous reaction mechanisms in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model
(2023-10-03)Nitrogen oxides have negative human health impacts and play a central role in the production of secondary air quality pollutants like ozone and PM2.5. While day-time NOx cycling depends on photolytic reactions, night-time ... -
An Assessment of Several Marriage Market Related Explanations for the Decline in Female Marriage Rates Between 1970 and 1980
(2006)This examination of the role of how marriage market conditions affected the decline in 1970-80 female marriage rates documents the importance of changes in mate availability and quality. Much of the decrease in marriage ... -
Assessment of Solar Radiation Data Used in Analyses of Solar Energy Systems
(University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004)Solar radiation data is essential to conducting performance analyses of solar energy systems. In the US, the National Solar Radiation data base has archived 30 years of hourly data for 239 US cities. Since the ... -
Assessment of the IPRS Offices in Albania
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Assessment of the Role Of Owner’s Representatives on Construction Project Performance
(2018-01-03)The modern construction industry is complex and heterogeneous. Three major players in this industry are: owners, constructors, and architects/engineers. However, there is a fourth party that can also be involved on ... -
Assessment of the strength of individual Ir-192 seeds in ribbons
(American Institute of Physics, 1999) -
Assessment of Wind Turbine Foundation Response Using Field Instrumentation and Dynamic Laboratory Testing of Unsaturated Site Soil
(2018-06-22)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Wind turbine generator (WTG) foundations undergo continuous, dynamic loading conditions that make their design unique and complex. Though many foundation alternatives exist for WTG’s, the most common ... -
An asset management approach for drainage infrastructure and culverts
(Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-06)Drainage infrastructure systems (culvert, storm sewer, outfall and related drainage elements) are mostly buried underground and are in need of special attention in terms of proactive/preventive asset management strategy. ... -
Asset-Based Measurement of Poverty
(2010-01)This paper investigates measures of poverty that rely on indicators of household net worth. The authors review and assess two main approaches: income-net worth measures and asset-poverty. They provide fresh cross-national ...