Advances in Marine Engineering: Geological Environment and Hazards

Nanoscience and Nano Engineering in Concrete Advances , A Review

   This paper reviews some progressive studies and innovations in cement and concrete materials in nano field. Due to the widespread acceptance of the special properties of nano materials and using them for engineering concrete performance, understanding and directing their properties are not achievable without instructing concepts and investigating interactions among components. Due to ach...

Climate forcing of geological and geomorphological hazards.

The 12 research papers and two summaries of conference discussion sessions contained in this Theme Issue build upon presentations and dialogue at the Third Johnston–Lavis Colloquium held at University College London in September 2009. The meeting brought together delegates from the UK, Europe and the USA to address the issue of climate forcing of geological and geomorphological hazards, with a ...

Pharmaceutical Pollution in the Environment and Health Hazards

A review of advances in pancreatic tissue engineering

Background: A common treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes in which pancreatic beta cells are destroyed by their own immune system attack, is insulin injection. Because this treatment is not able to maintain complete glucose homeostasis compared to the function of endogenous insulin secreted by the pancreas; in the field of pancreatic tissue engineering, various treatment strategies have ...

The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes: Cascading Geological Hazards and Compounding Risks

1 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, 2 Arup, London, UK, 3 School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 4 Willis Towers Watson, Tokyo, Japan, 5Mott MacDonald, Singapore City, Singapore, 6 Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, London, UK, 7 Department of Architecture, University ...