Flood risk management objectives and Romanian catalogue of potential measures for flood prevention, protection and mitigation

In order to draw up the Flood Risk Management Plans, in Romania have been identified two types of objectives: strategic and operational. In defining the strategic objectives of flood risk management for Romania, the approach agreed at the ICPDR was taken into consideration. Furthermore, these strategic objectives set at national level were detailed in specific objectives that covers the 4 major categories of negative consequences established by Floods Directive mentioned above. In order to facilitate / structural and non-structural measures selection for 11 River Basin Authorities from Romania, a catalogue of potential measures at national level was elaborated. The proposed measures are following main areas of action closely linked to the cycle of flood risk management: Prevention, Protection, Preparedness, Awareness and Recovery. The paper presents the objectives of flood risk management established in Romania, associated indicators and nationwide catalogue of potential measures. At the same time it is presented a case study on potential measures proposed at the level of basin

Flood risk management objectives and Romanian catalogue of potential measures for flood prevention, protection and mitigation

In order to draw up the Flood Risk Management Plans, in Romania have been identified two types of objectives: strategic and operational. In defining the strategic objectives of flood risk management for Romania, the approach agreed at the Danube Commission (ICPDR) was taken into consideration. Furthermore, these strategic objectives set at national level were detailed in specific objectives that cover the 4 major categories of negative consequences established by Floods Directive mentioned above. In order to facilitate / structural and non-structural measures selection for 11 River Basin Authorities from Romania, a catalogue of potential measures at national level was elaborated. The proposed measures are following main areas of action closely linked to the cycle of flood risk management: Prevention, Protection, Preparedness, Awareness and Recovery. The paper presents the objectives of flood risk management established in Romania, associated indicators and nationwide catalogue of potential measures. At the same time a case study is presented on potential measures proposed at the level of basin

Flood risk management objectives and Romanian catalogue of potential measures for flood prevention, protection and mitigation

In order to draw up the Flood Risk Management Plans, in Romania have been identified two types of objectives: strategic and operational. In defining the strategic objectives of flood risk management for Romania, the approach agreed at the ICPDR was taken into consideration. Furthermore, these strategic objectives set at national level were detailed in specific objectives that covers the 4 major categories of negative consequences established by Floods Directive mentioned above. In order to facilitate / structural and non-structural measures selection for 11 River Basin Authorities from Romania, a catalogue of potential measures at national level was elaborated. The proposed measures are following main areas of action closely linked to the cycle of flood risk management: Prevention, Protection, Preparedness, Awareness and Recovery. The paper presents the objectives of flood risk management established in Romania, associated indicators and nationwide catalogue of potential measures. At the same time it is presented a case study on potential measures proposed at the level of basin

Experimental and numerical analysis concerning the behaviour of OL50 steel grade specimens coated with polyurea layer under dynamics loadings

This study refers to an experimental and numerical evaluation of a polyurea coating layer influence on the dynamic behaviour of OL50 specimens. Mechanical quasi-static and dynamic tensile tests were performed in axial loading conditions, for 2 mm steel plate specimens. Several metallic specimens have been previously coated with 1.5 mm and 3 mm respectively thickness polyurea layer and tested in traction. The findings results indicate that the presence of polyurea changes the loading pattern of metallic material in the necking area. In terms of polyurea coated metal specimens fracture, there was clearly observed a change of fracture limit. One possible explanation of this phenomenon is the modification of triaxiality state in the necking zone, fact proven by the numerical simulations. Test results indicate that the presence of polyurea layer delays the necking onset phenomenon which precedes the OL50 metallic specimen fracture

Experimental and numerical analysis concerning the behaviour of OL50 steel grade specimens coated with polyurea layer under dynamics loadings

International audienceThis study refers to an experimental and numerical evaluation of a polyurea coating layer influence on the dynamic behaviour of OL50 specimens. Mechanical quasi-static and dynamic tensile tests were performed in axial loading conditions, for 2 mm steel plate specimens. Several metallic specimens have been previously coated with 1.5 mm and 3 mm respectively thickness polyurea layer and tested in traction. The findings results indicate that the presence of polyurea changes the loading pattern of metallic material in the necking area. In terms of polyurea coated metal specimens fracture, there was clearly observed a change of fracture limit. One possible explanation of this phenomenon is the modification of triaxiality state in the necking zone, fact proven by the numerical simulations. Test results indicate that the presence of polyurea layer delays the necking onset phenomenon which precedes the OL50 metallic specimen fractur

Research and Science Today Supplement No. 2/2014

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Acid suppression therapy, gastrointestinal bleeding and infection in acute pancreatitis - An international cohort study

BACKGROUND: Acid suppressing drugs (ASD) are generally used in acute pancreatitis (AP); however, large cohorts are not available to understand their efficiency and safety. Therefore, our aims were to evaluate the association between the administration of ASDs, the outcome of AP, the frequency of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and GI infection in patients with AP. METHODS: We initiated an international survey and performed retrospective data analysis on AP patients hospitalized between January 2013 and December 2018. RESULTS: Data of 17,422 adult patients with AP were collected from 59 centers of 23 countries. We found that 23.3% of patients received ASDs before and 86.6% during the course of AP. ASDs were prescribed to 57.6% of patients at discharge. ASD administration was associated with more severe AP and higher mortality. GI bleeding was reported in 4.7% of patients, and it was associated with pancreatitis severity, mortality and ASD therapy. Stool culture test was performed in 6.3% of the patients with 28.4% positive results. Clostridium difficile was the cause of GI infection in 60.5% of cases. Among the patients with GI infections, 28.9% received ASDs, whereas 24.1% were without any acid suppression treatment. GI infection was associated with more severe pancreatitis and higher mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Although ASD therapy is widely used, it is unlikely to have beneficial effects either on the outcome of AP or on the prevention of GI bleeding during AP. Therefore, ASD therapy should be substantially decreased in the therapeutic management of AP