The drops are used to control the descents,  stabilize the bed level, and control the upstream water level in sloping channels with less slope than the ground slope. The current study presents a numerical analysis of hydraulic characteristics in the vertical drop using computational fluid dynamics. At first, the laboratory models were used for verification and choosing the best model of turbule...

construction of porous barriers to collect flood flows and gradual release of water, later, is one of the effective techniques for flood control. in this study, by carrying out a set of experiments in a flume with the width of 0.6, depth of 0.8, and length of 14 m, the effects of gradation of stones and downstream slope on the stability of such structures has been investigated. moreover, the in...

Mountain Flood Control Reservoir (MFC Reservoir) is used to reduce the flood level in mountainous area and protect settlements downstream. The special feature of this MFC fast filling during 1-2 days, short storage time at maximum speed falling water level. Simulation operation was carried out on software Midas GTS NX. Two rockfill dam models were developed: with core screen. fluctuation taken ...

Mangroves in gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India has been studied for grain size spectrum and textural parameters namely phi mean, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis. Grain size spectrum shows a marked variation in the upstream riverine input stretch. Variation of energy conditions is controlled by the fluvial profile in the channel. Textural pattern shows complicated profile as a result of ...

BACKGROUND The ideal male jaw angle has not been established. With the advent of additive manufacturing, precise customized shaping is a reality. This study aimed to define the ideal masculine mandibular angle as an aid for 3-dimensional (3D) design. METHODS An Internet survey was conducted using black/white photographs of celebrities and non-celebrities. Preferences regarding gonial angle (p...

We live in an age of 'selfies.' Yet, how we look at our own faces has seldom been systematically investigated. In this study we test if the visual processing of the highly familiar self-face is different from other faces, using psychophysics and eye-tracking. This paradigm also enabled us to test the association between the psychophysical properties of self-face representation and visual proces...

The Monte Rosa east face, Italian Alps, is one of the highest flanks in the Alps (2200–4500 m a.s.l.). Steep hanging glaciers and permafrost cover large parts of the wall. Since the end of the Little Ice Age (about 1850), the hanging glaciers and firn fields have retreated continuously. During recent decades, the ice cover of the Monte Rosa east face experienced an accelerated and drastic loss ...