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The Ground Settlement and the Existing Pipeline Response Induced by the Nonsynchronous Construction of a Twin-Tunnel

open access: yesAdvances in Civil Engineering, 2021
Shielding tunnel construction always has negative impacts on the surrounding buildings. Because of repeated disturbances caused by the construction, more attention should be paid to the impacts of the nonsynchronous construction of a twin-tunnel. In this
Shicheng Sun   +4 more
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Progress in biological and medical research in the deep underground: an update

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
As the growing population of individuals residing or working in deep underground spaces for prolonged periods, it has become imperative to understand the influence of factors in the deep underground environment (DUGE) on living systems.
Yuhao Zou   +17 more
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Cameras and carcasses: historical and current methods for using artificial food falls to study deep-water animals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Deep-ocean animals remain poorly understood compared to their shallow-water relatives, mainly because of the great cost and difficulty involved in obtaining reliable ecological data.
Bailey, D.M., King, N.J., Priede, I.G.
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Assessment of regional trade and virtual water flows in China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The success of China's economic development has left deep marks on resource availability and quality. Some regions in China are relatively poor with regards to water resources. This problem is exacerbated by economic growth.
Dabo, G., Hubacek, K.
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Size matters: relationships between body size and body mass of common coastal, aquatic invertebrates in the Baltic Sea [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2017
Background Organism biomass is one of the most important variables in ecological studies, making biomass estimations one of the most common laboratory tasks.
Johan Eklöf   +6 more
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Sustainable groundwater exploitation in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In this study, a critical review of the groundwater resources history and management in Nigeria was done. The aim was to identify reasons why groundwater is increasingly being exploited in recent times, and to explore ways through which the ...
Omole, D. O.
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A modelling resin material and its application in rock-failure study: Samples with two 3D internal fracture surfaces

open access: yesOpen Geosciences, 2020
The mechanism of fracture propagation, interaction and coalescence inside rock masses is a highly concerned issue in geotechnical engineering. But as it is difficult to manufacture 3D internal pre-fractures and observe directly the failure evolution ...
Fu Jinwei   +3 more
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To improve model soil moisture estimation in arid/semi-arid region using in situ and remote sensing information [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Soil moisture plays a key role in water and energy exchange in the land hydrologic process. Effective soil moisture information can be used for many applications in weather and hydrological forecasting, water resources, and irrigation system management ...
Hsu, K, Li, J, Sorooshian, S
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Evaluating Long-Term Strength and Time to Failure of Sandstone with Different Initial Damage

open access: yesAdvances in Civil Engineering, 2020
Long-term strength (LTS) of rock materials is important for the long-term stability analysis and the failure prediction of structures in rock engineering.
Rongbin Hou   +4 more
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Effects of Seawater Recharge on the Formation of Geothermal Resources in Coastal Areas and Their Mechanisms: A Case Study of Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science, 2022
The southeast coastal areas of China have abundant geothermal resources. Most especially, seawater-recharged geothermal systems in the coastal areas have large quantiles of recharge but suffer water salinization and low water temperature.
Chunlei Liu   +7 more
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