Geological and climatic processes potentially alter speciation rates by generating and modifying barriers to dispersal. In Southeast Asia, two processes have substantially altered the distribution of land. Volcanic uplift produced many new islands during the Miocene-Pliocene and repeated sea level fluctuations during the Pleistocene resulted in intermittent land connections among islands. Each ...

The objective of this study was to explore the potential a machine learning algorithm, Support Vector Machine Regression (SVR), forecast long-term hygrothermal responses and moisture performance light wood frame massive timber walls. Hygrothermal simulations were performed using 31-year long series climate data in three cities across Canada. Then, first 5 years used each case train model, which...

The possibility of employing internal wall as mass absorber in rectangular water storage tanks subjected to harmonic ground motion excitation is investigated in this paper. Internal walls are used in these tanks usually for service performance purposes, which could be used as mass absorber to control seismic demand on tank's exterior walls. Derivation of the response of the coupled system inclu...