Rheology of foam in porous media (Darcy scale)

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Statement of the problem This research is a part of the project entitled “Using the foams with blocking effect and the desorption/iron delivery foams for the treatment of heterogeneous high-velocity groundwater polluted by...

Experiments and simulation at structural scale on columns 

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Modelling of Rammed earth Numerous studies have been carried out related to the experimental characterization of rammed earth at different scales, including the material scale and wall scale. On the other hand, there...

Stress drop during earthquakes: effect of fault roughness scaling

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Generation of self-affine surfaces A Self-affinity in 1D and 2D Surface roughness analysis provides a statistical characterization of a surface which is simpler and easier to use than a complete deterministic description. In...

Water use efficiency at different integration scales

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Poplar hybrids Spontaneous hybrids have been used in commercial culture for several decades. In addition to that, geneticists bred hybrids that were deployed in poplar cultivation throughout the world. The most common of...

Studying ecosystem stability to global change across spatial and trophic scales

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Studying ecosystem stability to global change across spatial and trophic scales Introduction Many ecosystems around the globe are threatened by changes in climate and land use, which impact biodiversity at different levels. Mountain...

Wetting and dryning cycle effects on internal stress, particle rearrangement and soil aggregate stability

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Aggregate stability Aggregate stability was measured using a slightly-modified version of Le Bissonnais’ method (Le Bissonnais, 1996; ISO/DIS 10930, 2012). Specifically, air-dried samples were cut into 2-5 mm fragments. The three stability tests...

Highlighting and assessing the huge available natural genetic diversity of bread wheat for drought and heat stress tolerance

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Wheat developmental stages and yield achievement i. Aerial development and yield achievement Wheat development is constituted by successive and partially overlapping developmental phases. Wheat development is the result of exogenous factors such as...

Giant telescopes: segments manufacturing with stress polishing 

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Instrumental needs for modern astrophysics Searching for exoplanets and for life Are we alone in the Universe? Answering this question would be an immense progress in our way to comprehend the Universe. The...

Prediction of stress-strain curves and study of incompatibility stresses using Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Method (CPFEM)

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Frank-Read source Among many different dislocation source models, such as Frank-Read source, condensation of point defects, particles and inclusions, grain boundary sources, surface sources and crack sources, etc. [41], the Frank-Read source is...

EXPERIMENTAL TESTS ON A SMALL-SCALE MODEL OF A MINE STOPE TO STUDY THE BEHAVIOUR OF WASTE ROCK BARRICADES DURING BACKFILLING 

Get Complete Project Material File(s) Now! » Backfill uses in mining operations Mining aims to extract valuable minerals from ground resources, which usually creates voids. The primary function of mine backfills is to help manage the mining operations that create...