Model Analysis of Structures
Model Analysis of Structures

Author: T.P. Ganesan

Publisher: Universities Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9788173711237

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The purpose of this book is to introduce the basic principles and techniques of model studies, which will prove very useful for analysis design and review of structural design, especially of those structures which are not amenable to treatment by the usually simpler and faster theoretical methods.

Life in the Frozen State
Life in the Frozen State

Author: Barry J. Fuller

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2004-05-10

Total Pages: 699

ISBN-13: 0203647076

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While it is barely 50 years since the first reliable reports of the recovery of living cells frozen to cryogenic temperatures, there has been tremendous growth in the use of cryobiology in medicine, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and the conservation of endangered or economically important species. As the first major text on cryobiolog

Ground Freezing 1980
Ground Freezing 1980

Author: P.E. Frivik

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2017-01-31

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 0444600590

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These papers cover mechanical properties and processes; thermal properties, processes and design; frost action in soils; and design and case histories.

Computational Modeling by Case Study
Computational Modeling by Case Study

Author: Zachary del Rosario

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2024-04-02

Total Pages: 849

ISBN-13: 1036402924

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Mathematical models power the modern world; they allow us to design safe buildings, investigate changes to the climate, and study the transmission of diseases through a population. However, all models are uncertain: building contractors deviate from the planned design, humans impact the climate unpredictably, and diseases mutate and change. Modern advances in mathematics and statistics provide us with techniques to understand and quantify these sources of uncertainty, allowing us to predict and design with confidence. This book presents a comprehensive treatment of uncertainty: its conceptual nature, techniques to quantify uncertainty, and numerous examples to illustrate sound approaches. Several case studies are discussed in detail to demonstrate an end-to-end treatment of scientific modeling under uncertainty, including framing the problem, building and assessing a model, and answering meaningful questions. The book illustrates a computational approach with the Python package Grama, presenting fully reproducible examples that students and practitioners can quickly adapt to their own problems.

Periglacial Geomorphology
Periglacial Geomorphology

Author: Colin K. Ballantyne

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-11-17

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 1119442303

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A FASCINATING AND INFORMATIVE EXPLORATION OF PERIGLACIAL PROCESSES, PAST AND PRESENT, AND THEIR ROLE IN LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION Periglacial Geomorphology presents a comprehensive introduction to the processes that operate in present periglacial environments and discusses the inferences that can be drawn about former periglacial environments from those processes. Organized into six parts, the book opens with the historical and scientific context of periglacial geomorphology and the nature of periglacial environments. Following chapters provide systematic coverage of the full range of topics germane to a thorough understanding of periglacial geomorphology, including: The physics of ground freezing and thawing, characteristics of permafrost, and the nature and origin of underground ice Characteristics, formation and significance of landforms, sediments, and structures associated with permafrost, permafrost degradation, and seasonal ground freezing and thawing Rock weathering in periglacial environments, periglacial processes operating on hillslopes, and the characteristic landforms produced by rock breakdown and slope processes in cold environments The operation of fluvial, aeolian and coastal processes in cold environments, and the resulting distinctive landforms and sediments The use of relict periglacial features to reconstruct past cold environments in midlatitude regions and the responses of periglacial environments to recent and predicted climate change Periglacial Geomorphology is an important resource for undergraduate and graduate students studying geomorphology or Quaternary science within the context of geography and geology degree programs. It will be of use to all scientists whose research involves an understanding of cold environments, whether from a geographical, geological, ecological, climatological, pedological, hydrological, or engineering perspective.