Forensic Excavation of Rock Masses: A Technique to Investigate Discontinuity Persistence [PDF]
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2017 True persistence of rock discontinuities (areas with insignificant tensile strength) is an important factor controlling the engineering behaviour of fractured rock masses, but is extremely difficult to quantify using current geological survey ...
Handley, K +3 more
core +8 more sources
Geological discontinuity persistence [PDF]
Engineering Geology, 2018 Persistence of geological discontinuities is of great importance for many rock-related applications in earth sciences, both in terms of mechanical and hydraulic properties of individual discontinuities and fractured rock masses. Although the importance of persistence has been identified by academics and practitioners over the past decades ...
Shang, J. +3 more
+6 more sources
Intergenerational Ties in Latinx Protestant Congregations: Sustaining Ethnicity through Organizational and Affective Connections [PDF]
Religions, 2019 This paper examines the persistence of intergenerational ties within Latinx Protestant Congregations (LPCs) and the implications these ties have for the persistence of LPCs as distinctly ethnic institutions.
Jonathan Calvillo
doaj +3 more sources
Impacts of consumption tracking and tailored feedback on meeting nutritional recommendations: a longitudinal regression discontinuity study [PDF]
Nutrition JournalBackground Malnutrition continues to have large and negative impacts on millions of people. Lack of nutrition education and access to accurate information can be large barriers to healthy eating.
Nathaniel Jensen +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Photogrammetry and Monte Carlo Simulation based statistical characterization of rock mass discontinuity parameters [PDF]
International Journal of Mining and Geo-Engineering, 2022 Discontinuities within the rock mass are present in a wide range of networks. Their characterization and analysis exist with considerable diversity. Prior research appraises the significance of mechanical discontinuities and their effect on geotechnical ...
Kausar Shah +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Geotechnical Study of Raspadalica Cliff Rockfall, Croatia
Applied Sciences, 2022 The Raspadalica Cliff is an almost vertical 100 m high limestone cliff with a railway line at its foot and is known for numerous rockfall occurrences in the past.
Dalibor Udovič +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Acute and Persistent Withdrawal Syndromes Following Discontinuation of Psychotropic Medications [PDF]
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2020 Studies on psychotropic medications decrease, discontinuation, or switch have uncovered withdrawal syndromes. The present overview aimed at analyzing the literature to illustrate withdrawal after decrease, discontinuation, or switch of psychotropic medications based on the drug class (i.e., benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepine benzodiazepine receptor ...
Cosci F., Chouinard G.
openaire +5 more sources
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2021 In the last two decades, significant research has been conducted in the field of automated extraction of rock mass discontinuity characteristics from three-dimensional (3D) models.
Rushikesh Battulwar +3 more
doaj +1 more source
APPLICATION OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR DETERMINATION OF VOLUMETRIC JOINT COUNT AS A MEASURE FOR IMPROVED ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION (RQD) INDEX [PDF]
Sustainable Extraction and Processing of Raw Materials Journal, 2021 . Rock quality designation (RQD) index, provides a general indication of rock mass quality and is widely used in many rock mass classification systems. From the literature review, it is concluded that the RQD methodology has several limitations and one ...
Vancho Adjiski +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Existence and multiplicity results for first-order Stieltjes differential equations
Advanced Nonlinear Studies, 2022 In this article, we establish existence and multiplicity results for first-order Stieltjes differential equations satisfying a periodic boundary condition or an initial value condition.
Maia Lamiae +2 more
doaj +1 more source