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The Efficient Windows Collaborative: Resources
CRF. Condensation Resistance Factor. An indication of a window's ability to resist condensation. The ... measure of the resistance of a glazing material or fenestration assembly to heat flow. It is the inverse of the U-factor (R = 1 ... and the spacer materials. The lower the U-factor, the greater a window's resistance to heat flow and the better its insulating ...
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Office of Bridge Technology: Working Together for Better Bridges and Tunnels - Bridge - Infrastructure - FHWA
(FRP) composites have unique properties, such as corrosion resistance, high strength, light weight, and fatigue resistance, which make it very attractive for the strengthening, hardening, repair ... working with the States to fully implement the AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) systems. LRFD and LRFR are based on ...
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Manufacturers | ebuild.com | Retaining Wall Systems
Technical CD by Keystone Retaining Wall Systems, Inc. featuring KeyWall 2007 design software with Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) methodology, specifications and technical literature is now available for its structural product line ...
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Michael Renner - Beating Swords Into Solar Collectors
How broadly is that kind of note being sounded? Michael: It is probably an important factor, but I'm not sure it's playing a crucial role yet. People feel that ... civilian goods as well, and the same is true for China. The path of least resistance is to keep going in that direction. All the televisions and VCRs produced in the ...
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Coral Reefs
Nino, which results in warmer than normal ocean temperatures, appears to be a major factor. Global warming and increased ultraviolet radiation because of ozone depletion have also been ... of one Mediterranean coral, increased water temperature can lower the coral's resistance to bacterial infections. One encouraging factor is that when temperatures return to normal, the zooxanthellae return to ...
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No Evolution Without Revolution (Do or Die)
If this project continues to work, we can no longer see conservation as a resistance movement. It is now about re - conquest." ('Forest on the March', Simon Barnes, Guardian 25 ... the most important predator of ungulates [hoofed animals] across the northern hemisphere and a primary factor in ungulate evolution".[34] Toffs with guns, and their lackeys, have allegedly tried to step ...
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Roy's Home Page: Mullapperiyar-- Issues of Dam Safety
The probability of a dam failure depends on many factors such as spillway capacity, seismic resistance, nature of foundation, quality of design and construction, monitoring and maintenance and a host of ... I shall discuss later in this paper. In the case of Mullapperiyar the main risk factor arises from its age itself. As I pointed out earlier, not many dams of this ...
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Consequences (vol. 1, No.2) - Global and U.S. National Population Trends
Finally, the effect of AIDS on mortality rates ... composition. Immigration--accounting for a third of the present annual growth--is also an undeniable factor. The stream of immigrants into the U.S. is highly directed toward but six of ...
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Consequences (vol. 1, No. 1) - America's Water Supply: Status and Prospects for the Future
Public resistance to the ... gains over the last two decades in restoring and protecting its water resources. But resistance is growing to the enormous investments that continue to be made in treating industrial ...
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News archive - 2002
Rajendra Pachauri. 20th April 2002 Tropical Fish Climate change is a key factor controlling Salmon populations and migration, Canadian researchers report in 'Nature'. Global warming could ... Africa has been disputed by researchers from Oxford University. Instead, they propose that drug resistance and poor healthcare are more likely culprits. 21st February 2002 Methane mining A team ...
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