Advances in geosciences and the built environment / A.K. Haghi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haghi, A. K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earth sciences.

Building.

Architecture--Environmental aspects.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text presents leading-edge research from around the world in this dynamic field which is relevant and valuable to the whole of the geoscience and built environment community. It serves to both define and advance the state of geocomputing.

Contents:

Intro

ADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCES AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 APPLICATION OF CLOSE-RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETR AND CAD SYSTEM TO MONUMENTS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY

3. THE STUDY AREA

3.1 Some Materials and Equipment

4. DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING

4.1. 3-D Coordinate System

4.2. Orthophoto Generation

4.3. Mosaicing

4.4. Autocad Environment

4.5. Data Format

4.6. Data Structure

5. SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS

6. CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES

Chapter 2 DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF NEAR BED TURBULENCE AND GRAIN MOTION

BACKGROUND

EXPERIMENTAL WORK

DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS

IMAGE PROCESSING FLOW IMAGES

IMAGE PROCESSING BED IMAGES

EXPERIMENTAL TESTING

PRELIMINARY RESULTS

CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 3 NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CONSERVE HISTORICAL BUILDINGS BY USING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY

2. GENERAL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

3. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

5. ORTHOPHOTO GENERATIONS

6. MOSAICING

7. AUTOCAD ENVIRONMENTS

8 INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY GIS AND CAD

9. CONCLUSION

Chapter 4 THRESHOLD CONDITIONS FOR UNIFORM SEDIMENTS REVISITED

INTRODUCTION

METHODOLOGY

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

ADDITIONAL DATA

Neill's Experiments with Glass Balls

Experimental Data of Aguirre-Pe and Picón

Analytical Approximation

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter 5 EXPERIMENTAL VERSIONS OF 3-D TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURES FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRICALLY DERIVED COORDINATES

2. THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING IN A POPULAR GIS PACKAGE.

3. INTEGRATION OF GIS WITH DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY

4. A PROPOSED PHOTOGRAMMETRIC GIS FOR ARCHITECTURAL PURPOSES

4.1 Data Flow

4.2 Data Organisation

4.3 Coordinate Transformations

5. CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 6 MODIFICATIONS IN NEAR BED FLOW OVER SEDIMENT BEDS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR GRAIN ENTRAINMENT

EXPERIMENTAL EQUIPMENT

MEASUREMENTS OF THE FLOW FIELD

MEASUREMENTS OF THE BED

DISCUSSION

ACKNOWNLEDGMENTS

Chapter 7 A NEW PROPOSED OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY TO BUILD UP MONUMENTS

2. THE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEY OF THE ANOBANINI PROJECT

2.1 Description

2.2 Data Acquisition

2.3 Data Input

2.4 Processing

2.5 Linking

the Anobanini Project

2.6 Triangulated Irregular Network

2.7 Surface Modelling

2.8 Data Extraction

3. CONCLUSION

Chapter 8 IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF NEAR BED TURBULENT FLOW AND RESULTANT GRAIN MOTION

1. BACKGROUND

2. EXPERIMENTAL WORK

2.1 Development of Experimental Measurement System

2.2 Bed Image Processing and Analysis

2.3 Preliminary Experimental Tests

2.4 Results of Grain Movement

3. CONCLUSIONS

4. REFERENCES

Chapter 9 PRODUCTION DATA INVOLVING DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR ANCIENT CONSTRUCTION

2. THE PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SURVEY

2.1. Data Acquisition

2.2. Data Input

2.3. Processing

2.4. Product Accuracy

2.5. Mathematical Considerations

2.6. CAD Layers

2.7. Visualisation

2.8. Linking of Hunter Memorial Project

2.9. Digital Facet Modelling

2.10. Rendering

6.11. Data Extraction

6.12. Products

REFERENCES.

Chapter 10 VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS IN DAM-BREAK FLOW USING IMAGING SYSTEM

EXPERIMENTAL METHOD

IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM

PARTICLE TRACKING VELOCIMETRY

PARTICLE STREAK VELOCIMETRY

RESULTS

COMPARISON OF ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

AKNOWLEDGMENT

Chapter 11 POST BUCKLING MODELLING AND OPTIMIZATION OF SANDWICH PANELS WITH CORRUGATED CORES

2. ANALYTICAL MODELING

2.1 Yielding Stress

2.2 BUCKLING LOAD

3. FINITE ELEMENT MODELING

4 GENETIC ALGORITHMS

5 SANDWICH PANEL OPTIMIZATION, USING GENETIC ALGORITHM

6. CONCLUSION

Chapter 12 AN INVESTIGATION OF THE NEAR BED FLOW FIELD OVER THE MOBILE BED SURFACE

EXPERIMENTAL TESTING AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Chapter 13 NEW ACHIEVEMENTS IN SOIL STABILIZATION

2. LABORATORY STUDIES

2.1. Soil Characteristics

2.2. Cement and Waste Polymers Properties

3. SPECIMENS PREPARATION

4. EXPERIMENTAL TESTS

5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

5.1. The Effect of Adding Fibers on Compaction

5.2. The Effect of Adding Fibers on UCS

5.2.1. The Effect of Adding Fibers on Maximum UCS (Qu)

5.2.2. The Effect of Adding Fibers on Axial Stress Strain Behavior

5.2.3. The Effect of Fibers on Modulus of Elasticity

5.3. The Effect of Fibers on Indirect Tensile Strength

5.4. The Effect of Fibers on Flexure

5.4.1. The Effect of Fibers on Modulus of Rupture (MR)

5.4.2. The Effect of Fibers on Behavior Flexural Load-Deformation

5.4.3. The Effect of Fibers on Fracture Energy

5.5. The Effect of Fibers on Shear Strength

5.5.1. The Effect of Fibers on Dilation

5.6. Effect on Durability

6. CONCLUSION.

7. REFERENCES

Chapter 14 PROBABILISTIC DESCRIPTION OF GRAIN RESISTANCE FROM SIMULTANEOUS FLOW FIELD AND GRAIN MOTION MEASUREMENTS

2. EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP

3. GRAIN DISPLACEMENTS

4. ANALYSIS OF NEAR-BED FLOW FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH GRAIN MOTION

5. A NEW EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH TO GRASS' THEORY

INDEX

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (07/13/2020).

ISBN:

1-61728-127-1

OCLC:

923662045