In order for fault tree analysis (FTA) to be useful in the assessment and control of risk, the synthesis of the trees should be: 1) Routine -- so that project engineers, etc. will use it. 2) Rapid -- ...

Vehicles on Cary Parkway in Cary, N.C. make their way around a large oak tree toppled onto power lines by high winds Friday afternoon, Dec. 23, 2022. Downed trees caused power outages throughout the ...

Question: Because of our town’s love of oak trees, our developer was approved by the planning and zoning board to plant relatively small oak trees in front of our small multi-unit buildings and single ...

Florida's "no-fault" tree law means homeowners are generally not liable for tree damage caused by natural events like storms, unless negligence is proven. The failed "Fallen Tree Act" sought to shift ...

As datasets and simulations continue to increase in size and complexity, interactivity with the data should be maintained. It is important to understand how SIMD parallelism can be used when ...