19 research outputs found
Collected Papers in Structural Mechanics Honoring Dr. James H. Starnes, Jr.
This special publication contains a collection of structural mechanics papers honoring Dr. James H. Starnes, Jr. presented at the 46th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference held in Austin, Texas, April 18-21, 2005. Contributors to this publication represent a small number of those influenced by Dr. Starnes' technical leadership, his technical prowess and diversity, and his technical breath and depth in engineering mechanics. These papers cover some of the research areas Dr. Starnes investigated, which included buckling, postbuckling, and collapse of structures; composite structural mechanics, residual strength and damage tolerance of metallic and composite structures; and aircraft structural design, certification and verification. He actively pursued technical understanding and clarity, championed technical excellence, and modeled humility and perseverance
Remote Sensing and Geosciences for Archaeology
This book collects more than 20 papers, written by renowned experts and scientists from across the globe, that showcase the state-of-the-art and forefront research in archaeological remote sensing and the use of geoscientific techniques to investigate archaeological records and cultural heritage. Very high resolution satellite images from optical and radar space-borne sensors, airborne multi-spectral images, ground penetrating radar, terrestrial laser scanning, 3D modelling, Geographyc Information Systems (GIS) are among the techniques used in the archaeological studies published in this book. The reader can learn how to use these instruments and sensors, also in combination, to investigate cultural landscapes, discover new sites, reconstruct paleo-landscapes, augment the knowledge of monuments, and assess the condition of heritage at risk. Case studies scattered across Europe, Asia and America are presented: from the World UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa to heritage under threat in the Middle East and North Africa, from coastal heritage in the intertidal flats of the German North Sea to Early and Neolithic settlements in Thessaly. Beginners will learn robust research methodologies and take inspiration; mature scholars will for sure derive inputs for new research and applications
Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
This book sheds lights on recent advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering with special emphasis on soil liquefaction, soil-structure interaction, seismic safety of dams and underground monuments, mitigation strategies against landslide and fire whirlwind resulting from earthquakes and vibration of a layered rotating plant and Bryan's effect. The book contains sixteen chapters covering several interesting research topics written by researchers and experts from several countries. The research reported in this book is useful to graduate students and researchers working in the fields of structural and earthquake engineering. The book will also be of considerable help to civil engineers working on construction and repair of engineering structures, such as buildings, roads, dams and monuments
LIPIcs, Volume 274, ESA 2023, Complete Volume
LIPIcs, Volume 274, ESA 2023, Complete Volum
LIPIcs, Volume 261, ICALP 2023, Complete Volume
LIPIcs, Volume 261, ICALP 2023, Complete Volum
CISBAT 2009: International Scientific Conference - Renewables in a changing climate - From Nano to Urban Scale
Centred on research and development in solar energy applications to the built environment, the international conference CISBAT 2009 highlighted a large number of interesting technological innovations. The discoveries and developments presented by scientists from five continents are all part of the effort to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions generated by buildings. Renewables are expected to play a very important role against the global threat of a changing climate, even more so as 2009 will hopefully see a new âPost-Kyotoâ era in their favour to be initiated at the COP15 United National Climate Change Conference to be held in Copenhagen (Denmark).âAnti-crisisâ programmes, which have been launched by several countries in favour of job creation within the framework of a âGreen New Dealâ will also contribute to sustain the solar momentum.The organisers of the CISBAT Conference, financially supported by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), therefore had no problem convincing their academic partners - Cambridge University (CU) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - to collaborate in the organisation of this event on the EPFL campus. More than 200 participants from 30 different countries were present during the two conference days and we are confident that they will be even more numerous at the next edition, as feedback from attendees encourages the organisers to increase the size and the duration of the CISBAT conference
Power from the people: the empowerment of distributed generation of solar electricity for rural communities in Malaysia
This paper describes the decreasing energy security in Malaysia and the likely impact
on maintaining power supplies to low income groups. The most vulnerable group is
the low-income people in the rural areas, who have limited access to generate their
own power supplies. The paper reviews the potential of distributed generation (DG)
using photovoltaics as a means of mitigating this problem. Examples from other
countries are reviewed and alternative methods of funding PV installations are
discussed. Strategies such as community-based approach and innovative financing
scheme will be introduced and discussed. The main objective is to utilize solar energy
as the main energy resources for generating electricity and places rural people as the
main stakeholder to deploy the strategic model. This model is also ideal to be
integrated with the distributed generation (DG) system as one of the key components
in developing a suitable energy policy that can helps to sustain the energy
development of rural community in the future. The paper concludes that distributed
generation (DG) is feasible and that innovative funding schemes are required based
on local knowledge
Sustainability through subsistence: the case for de-urbanization in Malaysia
Industrialization was the catalyst for the growth of cities in Southeast Asia, in
particular Malaysia. However, in many cities industrialization has peaked and is now
declining. This raises the issue of increased urban poverty as a significant problem
facing these cities in the 21st century.
Evidence from other developing countries is that faced with the choice of urban
poverty or rural subsistence, there appears to be a trend towards de-urbanization. As
Malaysia is unique in imposing laws that protect rural land ownership, this study
investigates the capacity of the available land to absorb migrants from the city and
seeks to identify whether the returning migrants have the capabilities required to
maintain a subsistence lifestyle.
This paper presents a case study analyzing the trends of urban to rural migration in
Malaysia. An audit of land capacity was carried out in a typical kampong and an
investigation of the capability of migrants has been done in both urban and rural areas.
In conclusion, this study has found that the land abandoned by the rural-urban
migration of the 1970s is available and remains accessible for future use. The findings
also identified several examples of returnees who have shown that they have adapted
well to a rural lifestyle. The results indicate that there is evidence that de-urbanization
can result in a sustainable lifestyle through subsistence living in Malaysia
11th International Coral Reef Symposium Abstracts
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_icrs/1001/thumbnail.jp