Deposited sediment settlement and consolidation mechanisms

Dispute Settlement Mechanisms

Over the last couple of decades, there has been a growing awareness in academic and policymaking circles regarding the importance of institutions for economic development. Institutions constitute the rules of the game in a society or, more precisely, the restrictions designed by members of a society to influence human interaction. Any transformation affecting these rules may clearly have a dire...

Parameter Identification of Consolidation Settlement Based on Multi-Objective Optimization

Due to the complexity of natural ground condition, consolidation settlement is usually difficult to predict. In this study, a Pareto multi-objective optimization based back analysis method for consolidation settlement is presented in this study. The model is a coupled flow and deformation model for unsaturated soil foundation which is implemented in the interactive multiphysics software environ...

Mechanisms of Memory Consolidation and Transformation

Memory consolidation is a dynamic process occurring over the lifetime of a memory, yet the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. The hippocampus is considered to be a critical structure for the acquisition, initial storage, and retrieval of a memory, but there is considerable debate over the continuing role of the hippocampus in representing a memory as it ages. Studies in rodents and ...

Economizing on Liquidity with Deferred Settlement Mechanisms

n a typical day, the total value of payments settled by the Federal Reserve’s Fedwire Funds Service exceeds $1.8 trillion. On average, credit extended to banks using Fedwire is about $30 billion over the course of the day, while the peak intraday amount reaches $86 billion. Given this high level of credit extensions, it is worthwhile asking whether payment settlements could be managed with a lo...

Using Sediment Deposited in Small Reservoirs to Quantify Sediment Yield in Two Small Catchments of Iran