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View article: Forensic Investigations of Low-Clamp-Force Type Wheel Separations
Forensic Investigations of Low-Clamp-Force Type Wheel Separations Open
Wheel separations are a common non-operator cause of damage and injury in road transport systems. Forensic investigators are often engaged to determine why a wheel separated from a moving vehicle. In 100 investigations, the authors observe…
View article: On the Buildings and Location of Armagh Observatory
On the Buildings and Location of Armagh Observatory Open
We consider the buildings of Armagh Observatory and present their location to a few tens of centimetres or approximately 0.01 arcsecond in latitude and longitude, referred to the position of the Ordnance Survey (OS) benchmark (OSBM) inscri…
View article: Exit stage, Enter Streaming: Copyright of the Theatrical Stage Design Elements in a Changing Theater Industry
Exit stage, Enter Streaming: Copyright of the Theatrical Stage Design Elements in a Changing Theater Industry Open
Due to the pandemic, the entire theatre industry shut down nearly overnight in March of 2020. Thousands of talented professionals were out of work, costing individuals and the economy billions of dollars in the first month alone. Within a …
View article: Tallage-at-Will in Later Medieval England
Tallage-at-Will in Later Medieval England Open
Tallage-at-will was a seigniorial tax on unfree tenants and hereditary serfs in medieval England, and one of the two main tests of villeinage under the common law. Contemporary lawyers argued that it was compulsory and uncertain, which has…
View article: Storm Damage - Floating Culverts
Storm Damage - Floating Culverts Open
A review of buoyancy issues culverts experience due to blockage. Includes discussion of blockage due to floating debris and issues with multiple culverts. Provides information on characteristics that help to determine if a culvert has "flo…
View article: Storm Damage - Murphy's Law
Storm Damage - Murphy's Law Open
Examination of a disastrous event that required 4 coinciding occurrences happening that individually would likely have resulted in minor or no damage.
View article: Storm Damage - SR-57 June 2008
Storm Damage - SR-57 June 2008 Open
A review of the impact of the White River leaving its watershed and destroying a box culvert under SR-57 in Greene County, IN. Includes discussion about impact of illegal levee, and photos and discussion on contraction scour.
View article: Centaurs as a hazard to civilization
Centaurs as a hazard to civilization Open
Assessments of the risk posed by near-Earth objects ignore the possibility of a giant comet entering the inner solar system. Bill Napier, David Asher, Mark Bailey and Duncan Steel examine the likelihood and potential consequences of the ap…