The Department of Defense (DoD) is increasingly acquiring complex systems that use commercial software to meet many of the systems' functional requirements. If the commercial software is a truly commercial product and will not be modified (for example, a commercial antivirus program), then for most systems, data rights do not become an issue. However, when the commercial software is based on proprietary software that is not available as a standard ...
A 1-to-75 scale physical model of Sitka, Alaska, encompassing portions of the Western Channel, the region protected by the three breakwaters, New Thomsen Harbor, and the Sitka and Japonski Island shorelines, was constructed at the modeling facilities of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory. The primary objectives of the physical model study were to (1) establish the cause for wave action within the harbor ...
A 1-to-50 scale physical model of Half Moon Bay, Grays Harbor, WA, was constructed at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory in Vicksburg, MS. The purpose of the physical model was to support studies being conducted by the U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle. Specifically, the model results will be used to assess the potential long-term response of the Half Moon Bay shoreline to expected ...
Many Department of Defense (DoD) programs engage in what has been called "happy-path testing" (that is, testing that is only meant to show that the system meets its functional requirements). While testing to ensure that requirements are met is necessary, often tests aimed at ensuring that the system handles errors and failures appropriately are neglected. Robustness has been defined by the Food and Drug Administration as "the degree to which ...
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