PREDICTION OF SETTLEMENTS AFTER SURCHARGE UNLOADING

Sustainability of Combined Vacuum and Surcharge Preloading

This paper presents a review of combined vacuum consolidation and surcharge preloading which is arguably more sustainable approach to soft-soil ground improvement than other strategies in reducing post-construction settlements. Vacuum consolidation has become more prevalent with technological developments in vertical drains, pumps and geosynthetics. Satisfactory vacuum pressures can be sustaine...

Optimization-Based Fuel Surcharge Hedging

Quantity Surcharge and Consumer Heterogeneity

This paper studies quantity surcharge and heterogeneity in consumer attention, using scanner data in the peanut butter category. Quantity surcharge exists for packaged goods when a smaller package size is cheaper than its larger size counterpart per unit. Quantity surcharges are frequent in the data, and households have heterogeneous purchasing behavior during quantity surcharge weeks: attentiv...

prediction of ignition delay period in d.i diesel engines

a semi-empirical mathematical model for predicting physical part of ignition delay period in the combustion of direct - injection diesel engines with swirl is developed . this model based on a single droplet evaporation model . the governing equations , namely , equations of droplet motion , heat and mass transfer were solved simultaneously using a rung-kutta step by step unmerical method . the...

Relationship between Economic and Socio-cultural Resilience of Rural Settlements after Suffering from Earthquake (A case study: Rural Settlements of Silakhor District in Dorud)

INTRODUCTION: Natural disasters in rural settlements are responsible for a broad range of financial and human losses. In this regard, the resilience approach has gained renewed attention to minimize the disruptive impacts of natural catastrophes. Therefore, adequate knowledge about the status of resilience enables us to take efficient measures to reduce resultant injuries and destructive effect...