rock slope stability depends very much on the strength features of the rock and the geometrical and strength characteristics of the discontinuities (e.g., roughness, wall strength and persistence). since a rock mass is not a continuum, its behavior is dominated by such discontinuities as faults, joints and bedding planes. also, rock slope instability is a major hazard for human activities and o...

the charge transfer (ct) complex formation of benzonitrile as acceptor with the aromatic donors o-, m-, p-xylene and ethylbenzene in ccl4 solutions is investigated by chemical shift measurements relative to an external reference. the equilibrium parameters, q and dad of their weak molecular complexes, as found numerically modified cresswel- allred (c-a) method, is compared with graphically scat...

a constitutive model based on two–dimensional unstructured galerkin finite volume method (gfvm) is introduced and applied for analyzing nonlinear behavior of cracked concrete structures in equilibrium condition. the developed iterative solver treats concrete as an orthotropic nonlinear material and considers the softening and hardening behavior of concrete under compression and tension by using...

in natural gas treatment, the removal of co2 and h2s in acid gases is a critical concern. there are various purification technologies that can be used for the removal of acid gas impurities. absorption of acid gas into amines is one preferred method in gas industries. in the past, single amines was used, but recently in order to improve absorption performance, mixed amines with different solubi...