The site BAF-5 is located on the summit of Resolution Island, Nunavut, just southeast of Baffin Island at 61 degrees 35'N and 60 degrees 40'W. The site was part of a North American military defense system established in the 1950s that became heavily contaminated with PCBs during and subsequent, its operational years. Remediation through excavation of the PCB contaminated soil at Resolution Isla...

This paper describes a methodology for analyzing the impulse pressure response of unreinforced concrete masonry walls that have been retrofitted with membranes that are not bonded to the masonry (catcher systems). Membrane catcher systems can be used to protect building occupants from secondary debris resulting from blast pressure, and the effectiveness of systems comprising polymers, composite...

Weed control in urban and peri-urban orange orchards is challenging due to operational legislative restrictions. Tillage, besides from negatively affecting soil fertility microorganisms, demanding for humans. On the other hand, herbicides are advised against possibility reach waterbodies surface. Therefore, areas, instead of tillage herbicides, mulching with black plastic geotextile fabric ofte...

Due to rising food demand and the limitation of water resources, achieving security is essential. The lettuce crop affected when grown under limited supplies as it produces small heads, especially during late growing stage. For this reason, important maximize use efficiency productivity. Two successive experiments were conducted 2021 2022 reduce losses via deep percolation using a geotextile la...

Forest roads are essential for adequate forest management and environmental protection. They enable tourism recreation activity, while at the same time playing a very important role in fire When open to local traffic, they significantly supplement public traffic networks. Costs of constructing permanent forested areas considerable, because need have bearing capacity. predominantly constructed u...

Jing-Chzi Hsieh 1, Jia-Hsun Li 2, Ching-Wen Lou 3, Chien-Teng Hsieh 4, Wen-Hao Hsing 5, Yi-Jun Pan 6 and Jia-Horng Lin 7,8,9,* 1 Department of Land Management, Feng Chia University, No. 100, Wenhwa Rd., Seatwen, Taichung 40724, Taiwan; [email protected] 2 Department of Ph. D Program in Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Feng Chia University, No. 100, Wenhwa Rd., Seatwen, Taichung 40724, Taiwan; ...

Engineered nanomaterials (ENM) are expected to hold considerable potential for products that offer improved or novel functionalities. For example, nanotechnologies could open the way for the use of textile products outside their traditional fields of applications, for example, in the construction, medical, automobile, environmental and safety technology sectors. Consequently, nanotextiles could...