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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this essay I reveal contested common infrastructures in the interplay between vanishing public infrastructures in Venice and lack of care by governmental actors in a city with a shrinking number of inhabitants. I examine care and commodified public infrastructures in heritage cities facing mass tourism and climate change effects by zooming ...
Cornelia Dlabaja
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Survey of Changes of Fish Habitat Quality with River Bed Evolution around Bridge Pier [PDF]
, 2017 It is important to make clear the fish habitat quality of seasonal changes around river structures in rivers, because this information is useful to make an improvement river plan considering the fish environment.
定地 憲人 +6 more
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Expected seismic performance of irregular isolated bridges [PDF]
, 2012 Bridge structures are usually built on irregular topographical surfaces which create substructures with pier heights of different lengths. Three height irregularity types of typical RC medium length bridges are analyzed aimed at determining the best ...
Jara, J. M. +4 more
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BEHIND THE FACES OF AESTHETICIZED URBANISM IN TUNXI, CHINA
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Urban policy in China has become increasingly predicated on securing an approved aesthetic that reflects ideological campaigns and political programmes. In highlighting the role of the aesthetic in Chinese urbanism, this article argues that the party‐state draws on an aesthetic palette that places the contemporary urban landscape in a ...
Yanpeng Jiang, Paul Waley, Asa Roast
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Shaking Table Tests of Curved Bridge considering Bearing Friction Sliding Isolation
Shock and Vibration, 2016 Specific to severe damage to curved bridges in earthquakes caused by the excessive force of the fixed bearings and piers, a new seismic design method on curved bridges considering bearing friction sliding isolation is proposed in this paper.
Lei Yan +3 more
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Structural health monitoring and bridge condition assessment [PDF]
, 2016 Thesis (Ph.D.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2016This research is mainly in the field of structural identification and model calibration, optimal sensor placement, and structural health monitoring application for large-scale structures.
Xiao, Feng, 肖枫
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300 Years of Degradation in Wales Estuaries and Coasts
Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The world's oceans are in a severe state of degradation, yet our understanding of that degradation is often based on changes observed only in the past 20–50 years. This narrow view leads to marine conservation efforts that aim to preserve already degraded ecosystems, shaped by shifted ecological baselines.
Richard K. F. Unsworth +3 more
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Long-Term Performance Evaluation Of NUdeck In Kearney East Bypass [PDF]
, 2019 The Kearney East Bypass bridge is the first project that implements the newly developed precast concrete deck system (known as 2nd generation NUDECK). The new system consists of full-depth full-width precast prestressed concrete deck panels that are 12 ...
Maguire, Marc, Morcous, George
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Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aim To examine the effectiveness of metaphorical language in framing risk and building trust among parents, children and adolescents in paediatric vaccine communication. Methods A narrative synthesis was conducted using empirical studies, institutional reports from the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, European Centre for Disease Prevention and ...
Fabiana Nuccetelli +2 more
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علوم آب و خاک, 2019 Flow pattern around the bridge piers includes water surface profile, velocity profile, shear velocity, shear stress distribution, etc. In this research, the effects of the base shape along with scale effects on the flow pattern around the rectangular ...
Z. Talebi, H. Arvanaghi
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