Motivation -- Fundamentals of potential theory -- Gravity field of the earth -- Gravity reduction -- Heights -- The geometry of the earth -- Gravity field outside the earth -- Space methods -- Modern views on the determination of the figure of the earth -- Statistical methods in physical geodesy -- Least-squares collocation -- Computational methods."Physical Geodesy" by Heiskanen and Moritz, pu…
Modelling of Sewer Network Flow -- Flow Control in Sewer Networks -- Nonlinear Optimal Control -- Multivariable Feedback Control -- Application Example -- Simulation Results -- Conclusions and Future Research.Recent years have seen a very marked increase in the desire to protect the environment from any and all malign influences. The maintenance or restoration of water quality is a vital part o…
to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) -- ITS: A Short History and a Perspective on the Future -- ITS Organizational Issues, Regionalism and the Transportation/Information Infrastructure -- Transportation Operations: An Organizational and Institutional Perspective -- Deploying the Transportation/Information Infrastructure -- ITS Deployment and the “Competitive Region” -- ITS: Implicati…
Brief overview of origin of EW idea -- Theory -- Natural Resource Management: Water and Land Use -- The Built Environment -- City Planning: Rural and Urban -- Agriculture -- Water: Vernacular water systems -- Energy. .This book offers an introduction to the theory and practice of ecological wisdom (EW). EW is the integration of robust contemporary science with proven cultural and historical pra…
Experimental and numerical modelling of a reinforced structure -- Employment of sisal natural fibers as soil reinforcement -- Bearing capacity of surface treated coir geotextile reinforced sand Load carrying capacity of expansive clay beds reinforced with geogrid-encased granular pile-anchors -- Ultimate bearing capacity prediction of eccentrically loaded rectangular footing on reinforced sand …
Comparison of prediction models for the permeability of granular materials using a database -- Virtual reality and neural networks for exploting geotechnical data -- Validation of compression index approximations using soil liquid limit -- Validation of compression index approximations using soil void ratio -- Innovative model for settlement calculations in organic soils -- Resilient modulus pr…
Effect of embedment on dynamic response of block foundation under coupled vibration -- The liquefaction potential of sandy silt layers using the correlation between penetrometer test and spt test -- Seismic soil structure interaction analysis of rigid piled isolated footing for mid rise building in a weak soil -- Lateral resistance of steel pipe pile with wings by static cyclic loading tests --…
Investigation of bentonite qualities on water retention characteristic curve -- Evaluation of subgrade resilient modulus from unsaturated cbr test -- Characterization of hydro-mechanical effects of suction and clay minerals on resilient modulus mr. -- Addressing problems related to construction in the middle east of high rise buildings on soft rocks -- Laboratory characterization of reservoir r…
Developing an experimental strategy to investigate stress-strain models using kaolin -- Explicit Model for Excess Porewater Pressure Computation in Fine-Grained Soils with Arbitrary Initial Conditions -- A comprehensive approach to determine intrinsic compressibility of reconstituted clays with various initial water contents -- Experimental Study on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor Based on BOT…
Numerical investigation of the frequency influence on soil characteristics during vibratory driving of tubular piles -- Critical state theory for sand with fines: A DEM perspective -- Modelling the liquefaction behaviour of Sydney sand and the link between static and cyclic instability -- Numerical stability analysis of the abutment dam slopes using the key group -- An Enhanced Solution For The…