Observational results of the ground deformations obtained by means of tiltmeters and extensometers at two stations in Wakayama City in Kinki District, Japan, are presented and discussed with particular emphasis on the relation to meteorological and oceanic phenomena. The ground at the Oura station inclines gradually to the north-westward and a similar tendency is also discernible at the Akibasa...

This paper presents results obtained by numerical study of sloshing effects in medium sized rectangular tanks subjected to a long-period seismic excitation. The Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method is used, and the wave displacement and pressure are analysed. The intensity of sloshing effects depends not only on the peak ground acceleration but also on the dominant frequency of ground m...

In control of a linear collider, the ground motion is one of the big problems. Various things can be considered as a factor of the ground motion, environmental vibration, atmospheric pressure variation, and the earth tides, etc. This time, we measured the slow ground motions using the tunnel of the underground hydroelectric power station "Shintoyone" located in the granite region. For the follo...

To understand the role of knuckle walking in hominin evolution, we need to better understand behavioral variation in knuckle walking, and specifically whether behavioral similarities between chimpanzees and gorillas are likely homologous. Differences in how the hands of gorillas and chimpanzees contact the ground while knuckle walking have been noted but not quantified: it is widely believed th...

The tractive performance justification of an off-road vehicle is so important that it ensures the vehicle mobility over the unprepared peat terrain. Tractive performance of Low Ground Pressure (LGP-30) wheeled vehicle is investigated on the low bearing capacity moderate peat terrain in Malaysia. The simulation results showed that the vehicle sinkage is more than the critical sinkage value of 10...

Resistivity ( p ) and thermoelectric power (Q) experiments are described for two different ground states at zero pressure (P): a normal phase (CeA13) and a superconducting phase (UBel3). In CeA13, antiferromagnetism occurs clearly at P = 0 and may disappear rapidly under pressure. Magnetic field and pressure experiments in UBe13 show that antiferromagnetism and superconductivity may be antagonist.

ground water and surface water create a range of problems in lignite mining utilizing surface mining methods. in order to create a safe and economic mining environment, it is essential to carry out mining after dewatering the rock mass surrounding the lignite mines by advance dewatering techniques. this paper briefly describes the ground water regimes including pressure gradients associated wit...

We consider an interacting homogeneous Bose gas at zero temperature in two spatial dimensions. The properties of the system can be calculated as an expansion in powers of g, where g is the coupling constant. We calculate the ground state pressure and the ground state energy density to second order in the quantum loop expansion. The renormalization group is used to sum up leading and subleading ...

Abstract: Estimating passive earth pressure accurately is very important when designing retaining wall. Based on the unified strength theory and plane strain assumption, an analytical solution has been developed to determine the passive lateral earth pressure distribution on a retaining structure when the backfill is cohesive and inclined considering the effect of the intermediate principal str...