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This volume highlights the latest advances, innovations, and
applications in the field of asphalt pavement technology, as
presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the
5th International Symposium on Asphalt Pavements & Environment
(ISAP 2019 APE Symposium), held in Padua, Italy on September 11-13,
2019. It covers a diverse range of topics concerning materials and
technologies for asphalt pavements, designed for sustainability and
environmental compatibility: sustainable pavement materials,
marginal materials for asphalt pavements, pavement structures,
testing methods and performance, maintenance and management
methods, urban heat island mitigation, energy harvesting, and Life
Cycle Assessment. The contributions, which were selected by means
of a rigorous international peer-review process, present a wealth
of exciting ideas that will open novel research directions and
foster multidisciplinary collaboration among different specialists.
This book provides essential insights into recent developments in
fundamental geotechnical engineering research. Special emphasis is
given to a new family of constitutive soil description methods,
which take into account the recent loading history and the
dilatancy effects. Particular attention is also paid to the
numerical implementation of multi-phase material under dynamic
loads, and to geotechnical installation processes. In turn, the
book addresses implementation problems concerning large
deformations in soils during piling operations or densification
processes, and discusses the limitations of the respective methods.
Numerical simulations of dynamic consolidation processes are
presented in slope stability analysis under seismic excitation.
Lastly, achieving the energy transition from conventional to
renewable sources will call for geotechnical expertise.
Consequently, the book explores and analyzes a selection of
interesting problems involving the stability and serviceability of
supporting structures, and provides new solutions approaches for
practitioners and scientists in geotechnical engineering. The
content reflects the outcomes of the Colloquium on Geotechnical
Engineering 2019 (Geotechnik Kolloquium), held in Karlsruhe,
Germany in September 2019.
This book features a collection of extended papers based on
presentations given at the SimHydro 2019 conference, held in Sophia
Antipolis in June 2019 with the support of French Hydrotechnic
Society (SHF), focusing on "Which models for extreme situations and
crisis management?" Hydraulics and related disciplines are
frequently applied in extreme situations that need to be understood
accurately before implementing actions and defining appropriate
mitigation measures. However, in such situations currently used
models may be partly irrelevant due to factors like the new
physical phenomena involved, the scale of the processes, and the
hypothesis included in the different numerical tools. The
availability of computational resources and new capacities like GPU
offers modellers the opportunity to explore various approaches to
provide information for decision-makers. At the same time, the
topic of crisis management has sparked interest from stakeholders
who need to share a common understanding of a situation.
Hydroinfomatics tools can provide essential information in crises;
however, the design and integration of models in decision-support
systems require further development and the engagement of various
communities, such as first responders. In this context,
methodologies, guidelines and standards are more and more in demand
in order to ensure that the systems developed are efficient and
sustainable. Exploring both the limitations and performance of
current models, this book presents the latest developments based on
new numerical schemes, high-performance computing, multiphysics and
multiscale methods, as well as better integration of field-scale
model data. As such, it will appeal to practitioners, stakeholders,
researchers and engineers active in this field.
This book evaluates the seismic performance of concrete gravity
dams, considering the effects of strong motion duration,
mainshock-aftershock seismic sequence, and near-fault ground
motion. It employs both the extended finite element method (XFEM)
and concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) models to characterize the
mechanical behavior of concrete gravity dams under strong ground
motions, including the dam-reservoir-foundation interaction. In
addition, it discusses the effects of the initial crack, earthquake
direction, and cross-stream seismic excitation on the nonlinear
dynamic response to strong ground motions, and on the
damage-cracking risk of concrete gravity dams. This book provides a
theoretical basis for the seismic performance evaluation of high
dams, and can also be used as a reference resource for researchers
and graduate students engaged in the seismic design of high dams.
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This book brings together expert opinions from scientists to
consider the evidence for climate change and its impacts on ticks
and tick-borne infections. It considers what is meant by 'climate
change', how effective climate models are in relation to
ecosystems, and provides predictions for changes in climate at
global, regional and local scales relevant for ticks and tick-borne
infections. It examines changes to tick distribution and the
evidence that climate change is responsible. The effect of climate
on the physiology and behaviour of ticks is stressed, including
potentially critical impacts on the tick microbiome. Given that the
notoriety of ticks derives from pathogens they transmit, the book
considers whether changes in climate affect vector capacity. Ticks
transmit a remarkable range of micro- and macro-parasites many of
which are pathogens of humans and domesticated animals. The
intimacy between a tick-borne agent and a tick vector means that
any impacts of climate on a tick vector will impact tick-borne
pathogens. Most obviously, such impacts will be apparent as changes
in disease incidence and prevalence. The evidence that climate
change is affecting diseases caused by tick-borne pathogens is
considered, along with the potential to make robust predictions of
future events. This book contains: Expert opinions and predictions.
Global coverage of trends in ticks and disease. In-depth
examination of climate change and tick distribution links. This
book is suitable for researchers and students studying zoology,
biological sciences, medical entomology, animal health, veterinary
medicine, epidemiology, parasitology, and climate change impacts;
and for those concerned with public health planning or livestock
management where ticks and tick-borne pathogens pose a threat.
Christopher Nicholson's first book of nature writing is a beautiful
account of an unusual obsession. In 2016 he spent August searching
for the remaining snows of the Scottish Highlands. His account of
his solitary walk is by turns funny, fascinating and inspiring. A
meditation on walking, mountains, snow and our changing climate,
Nicholson also turns his curious eye on nature-lovers themselves.
What are we looking for when we walk and what is it we want from
nature? What is it we see and what is it we miss? What remains when
we are gone and what have we lost from the landscape forever?
This proceedings book gathers contributions presented at the First
International Conference on Embankment Dams (1st ICED, Beijing, 5-7
June 2020), which was the inaugural conference of the International
Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)
Technical Committee TC210 on Embankment Dams. The contributions
address five themes: (1) case histories on the failure of
embankment dams and landslide dams; (2) dam failure process
modelling; (3) soil mechanics for embankment dams; (4) dam risk
assessment and management; and (5) monitoring, early warning and
emergency response. These proceedings offer a unique resource that
systematically presents recent dam breaching cases, their social
impact, associated risk management strategies, and disposal methods
for failed dams. It is an excellent reference guide for dam and
levee engineers, flood safety officials, and emergency management
agencies.
Sooner or later everyone who ventures out on the water will
encounter strong winds and confused seas, fog, thunderstorms, or
heavy rain. This book acquaints boaters with the forces that shape
weather, allowing them to predict what changes can be expected.
Part I presents a logical explanation of climate and weather,
concentrating on those aspects that affect the mariner the most --
wind speed and direction, low visibility, thunderstorms, gales, and
hurricanes. The second part, which can be read independently, deals
with the effects of climate and weather on the boater without
delving into the whys and wherefores -- a practical approach for
those who want only the needed facts.
This book presents the selected peer-reviewed papers from the
national conference Futuristic Approaches in Civil Engineering
(FACE) 2019. This volume focuses on latest research and challenges
in the field of geotechnical, transportation, environmental and
water resources engineering. The first part focuses on alternative
and sustainable pavement materials, maintenance and rehabilitation
of roads, transportation planning, traffic engineering, hybrid
vehicles, safety management, and intelligent transport systems. In
the second part of the book, basic and advanced research in
geotechnical engineering which can provide sustainable solutions to
practical problems in foundations, retaining structures, soil
dynamics, site characterization, slope stability, dams, rock
engineering, environmental geotechnics, and geosynthetics are
covered. The third part of the book includes current research in
environment, and water resources engineering. The contents of this
book will be useful for students, researchers as well as industry
professionals.
This book discusses the numerical simulation of water waves, which
combines mathematical theories and modern techniques of numerical
simulation to solve the problems associated with waves in coastal,
ocean, and environmental engineering. Bridging the gap between
practical mathematics and engineering, the book describes wave
mechanics, establishment of mathematical wave models, modern
numerical simulation techniques, and applications of numerical
models in engineering. It also explores environmental issues
related to water waves in coastal regions, such as pollutant and
sediment transport, and introduces numerical wave flumes and wave
basins. The material is self-contained, with numerous illustrations
and tables, and most of the mathematical and engineering concepts
are presented or derived in the text. The book is intended for
researchers, graduate students and engineers in the fields of
hydraulic, coastal, ocean and environmental engineering with a
background in fluid mechanics and numerical simulation methods.
This book summarizes the research being pursued as part of the
Erasmus+ CBHE KA2 project entitled "Development of master curricula
for natural disasters risk management in Western Balkan countries"
(NatRisk), which aims to educate experts on the prevention and
management of natural disasters in the Western Balkan region in
line with national and EU policies. The project has successfully
developed and implemented master curricula and educational training
in the field of natural disasters risk management, and a
methodology for the identification and prevention of natural
disasters. Consisting of 11 chapters, the book analyzes and
discusses topics such as risk assessment tools and quality methods,
the different approaches for civil-military collaboration, natural
disasters risk management in Bosnia and Herzegovina, leadership
models for managing crises resulting from natural disasters,
natural disasters in industrial areas, natural risk management in
geotechnics, flood risk modeling, adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference
models for flood prediction, collapse prediction of masonry arches,
an algorithm for fire truck dispatch in emergency situations, and
processing drought data in a GIS environment.
This volume presents selected papers from IACMAG Symposium,The
major themes covered in this conference are Earthquake Engineering,
Ground Improvement and Constitutive Modelling. This volume will be
of interest to researchers and practitioners in geotechnical and
geomechanical engineering.
Climate change is a major challenge facing modern society. The
chemistry of air and its influence on the climate system forms the
main focus of this book. Vol. 2 of Chemistry of the Climate System
takes a problem-based approach to presenting global atmospheric
processes, evaluating the effects of changing air compositions as
well as possibilities for interference with these processes through
the use of chemistry.
This book is a collection of extended papers based on presentations
given during the ICEC 2018 conference, held in Caen, France, in
August 2018. It explores both the limitations and advantages of
current models, and highlights the latest developments concerning
new numerical schemes, high-performance computing, multi-physics
and multi-scale methods, and better interaction with field or scale
model data. Accordingly, it addresses the interests of
practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, and engineers active in
this field.
This book presents an overview of current research problems and
advances in theoretical and applied aspects of environmental
hydraulics. The rapid development of this branch of water studies
in recent years has contributed to our fundamental understanding of
processes in natural aquatic systems and helped provide solutions
for civil engineering and water resources management. The book
features comprehensively reviewed versions of invited lectures and
regular presentations given at the 38th International School of
Hydraulics, held May 21-24, 2019, in Lack, Poland. With papers by
leading international experts as well as young researchers from
around the globe, it covers recent findings from laboratory and
field studies, numerical modeling related to sediment and pollutant
transport processes in rivers, fluvial morphodynamics, flow in
vegetated channels and hydraulic structures in rivers and
estuaries.
This book sets out to give a rigorous mathematical description of
the greenhouse effect through the theory of infrared atmospheric
emission. In contrast to traditional climatological analysis, this
approach eschews empirical relations in favour of a strict
thermodynamical derivation, based on data from NASA and from the
HITRAN spectroscopy database. The results highlight new aspects of
the role of clouds in the greenhouse effect.
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the theory and
principle of the Hoek-Brown (HB) failure criterion, methods or
guidelines for estimating the HB input parameters, and the
methodology of application of the HB criterion in rock engineering
projects. It aims to help researchers, engineers and research
students who work in the area of rock mechanics and mining
engineering. Academics can quickly obtain an overview of the state
of the art of the theory and principle of the Hoek-Brown criterion
by reading the book before they advance their researches on the
topics related to rock failure criteria. Geotechnical engineers can
select appropriate Hoek-Brown input parameters for the design and
analysis of rock engineering projects with the help of the
principles introduced in this book. Research students may use the
book as a textbook to learn the principle of rock mechanics related
to rock mass properties.
This book establishes the equations of limit analysis and provides
a complete theoretical basis for foundation capacity, slope
stability, and earth pressure. It is divided into three parts, the
first of which discusses the failure mode and fundamental equation
of soil mass. The second part addresses the solution methods for
limit analysis, including the characteristic line method, stress
field method, limit equilibrium method, virtual work equation-based
generalized limit equilibrium method and generalized limit
equilibrium method for the surface failure mode. Lastly, the third
part examines the application of the limit analysis theory to soil
mass.
This volume presents selected papers from IACMAG Symposium,The
major themes covered in this conference are Earthquake Engineering,
Ground Improvement and Constitutive Modelling. This volume will be
of interest to researchers and practitioners in geotechnical and
geomechanical engineering.
This book comprises select papers from the International Conference
on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering (ICETCE 2018). Latest
research findings in different branches of civil engineering such
as structural engineering, construction materials, geotechnical
engineering, water resources engineering, environmental
engineering, and transportation infrastructure are covered in this
book. The book also gives an overview of emerging topics like smart
materials and structures, green building technologies, and
intelligent transportation system. The contents of this book will
be beneficial for students, academicians, industrialists and
researchers working in the field of civil engineering.
This volume presents select papers presented during the Second
International Conference on Waste Management held at IIT Guwahati.
The book comprises of eight sections, and deals with various
technologies associated with curbing of different environmental
issues as well as management and legislative policies associated
with them. This book will be of interest to various researchers,
students, policy makers and people who pursue keen interest in the
waste management techniques and policies.
This book presents the signal processing and data mining challenges
encountered in drilling engineering, and describes the methods used
to overcome them. In drilling engineering, many signal processing
technologies are required to solve practical problems, such as
downhole information transmission, spatial attitude of drillstring,
drillstring dynamics, seismic activity while drilling, among
others. This title attempts to bridge the gap between the signal
processing and data mining and oil and gas drilling engineering
communities. There is an urgent need to summarize signal processing
and data mining issues in drilling engineering so that
practitioners in these fields can understand each other in order to
enhance oil and gas drilling functions. In summary, this book shows
the importance of signal processing and data mining to researchers
and professional drilling engineers and open up a new area of
application for signal processing and data mining scientists.
This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 3rd
International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology Conference
(IPPTC 2019). The work focuses on petroleum & petrochemical
technologies and practical challenges in the field. It creates a
platform to bridge the knowledge gap between China and the world.
The conference not only provides a platform to exchanges experience
but also promotes the development of scientific research in
petroleum & petrochemical technologies. The book will benefit a
broad readership, including industry experts, researchers,
educators, senior engineers and managers.
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