The factors influencing dam safety are complex and their impact on dam safety is fuzzy and uncertain. With the introduction of the Dempster-Shafer theory, BP neural network and Jousselme distance function into dam safety monitoring, a new method for dam safety evaluation is explored. Firstly, the basic probability assignment of the factors influencing dam safety is determined by BP neural netwo...

Volume Of Fluid (VOF) is one of the most powerful methods to resolve free surface ows. In this study, a new algorithm is developed in a curvilinear coordinate system, which implements an implicit pressure based method (SIMPLE) with a staggered grid and a Lagrangian propagation of the interface, using the VOF method in the computational domain. Based on this algorithm, a computer code is generat...

The complex variable boundary-element method is routinely used to determine the complex potential, h 1⁄4 / þ iw, at any position, z 1⁄4 xþ iy, internal to the flow domain. We reverse this mapping by exactly determining the complex position for specified complex potentials––in effect solving for zðhÞ instead of hðzÞ. Direct calculation of the physical location, 1⁄2x; y , of potential, 1⁄2/;w , i...

We present a simple, abstract model for travertine dam formation. The simulation uses a depth-averaged hydrodynamic code, coupled with an empirical precipitation model where surface-normal growth rate is proportional to local flow rate. The dynamics of the resulting formation, coarsening and migration (progradation) of crests is demonstrated and compared with field observations. The local self-...

The Three Gorges Dam, located in the largest endemic area of schistosomiasis in China, is one of the world's largest hydroelectric projects to date. Some large-scale hydro projects have resulted in schistosomiasis emergence or re-emergence. Therefore, the dam's potential impact on the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum has raised concerns from medical researchers worldwide. A systematic lite...

Concerns about potential liquefaction and resulting flowslide type failures at Wickiup Dam in Central Oregon prompted geophysical studies of the left wing dike, studies which included a high resolution seismic reflection survey. High resolution seismic reflection data effectively delineated structures and correlated lithologies to shallow borehole data above the surface of the dipping, basalt b...

Abstract It is proved that all sufficiently large integers n can be represented as n = x 1 2 + 3 ⋯ 13 14 , n=x_{1}^{2}+x_{2}^...

Nitrifying activity in the surface water of the Włocławek Dam Reservoir (WDR) was determined by use of a nitrification selective inhibitor (ATU). The highest values of nitrification were observed in the stations nearer the dam, with lower flow velocity, where the activity amounted to up to 120 μg N/dm3/day. Nitrification process [%] involvement in biochemical oxygen demand increased with passin...