The effect of rising damp on the Thermal-hydro-mechanical (THM) behavior Unstabilized Rammed Earth (URE) structures has been rarely studied in literature. To consider this effect, we use a validated theoretical framework implemented finite element code for THM URE materials. is then investigated and compared with same wall not influenced by damp. simulation results show that time plays positive...

Well placement in a given geological setting for fractured geothermal reservoir is necessary enhanced operations. High computational cost associated with the framework of fully coupled thermo-hydraulic-mechanical (THM) processes simulation makes well positioning missing point developing field-scale investigation. To enhance knowledge different working fluids, we present importance this topic by...

The levels of trihalomethanes (THMs)--the main species of by-product from water chlorination--were monitored in the distribution systems of the five major drinking water utilities of the greater area of Québec City in order to investigate and model their occurrence on a spatial and seasonal basis. Data for THMs and other water quality and operational parameters associated with their formation w...

In this naper we describe the ?roqerties of the line graoh of r-acyclic hynergraphs. Based on the orooerties, an efficient algorj. thm is civen for determining whether a hypergraph is facyclic. The algorithm runs in O(n(n+e)) time for a hypersranh with its line granh havin? n vFrtices and e edyes.

We prove a cell decomposition theorem for Presburger sets and introduce a dimension theory for Z-groups with the Presburger structure. Using the cell decomposition theorem we obtain a full classification of Presburger sets up to definable bijection. We also exhibit a tight connection between the definable sets in an arbitrary p-minimal field and Presburger sets in its value group. We give a neg...

Within the context of deep geological radioactive waste disposal, French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (Andra) is conducting a research program including in-situ experiments at Meuse/Haute-Marne Underground Research Laboratory (MHM URL), which aims to demonstrate feasibility constructing and operating High Level (HLW) disposal facility in Callovo-Oxfordian (COx) claystone formati...

Abstract In this paper, thermo-hydro-mechanically (THM) coupled processes triggered during the construction, operation and closure of a deep geological repository for heat generating, high level radioactive waste are discussed based on generic disposal concept. For purpose, we using numerical non-isothermal two-phase–two-component flow in deformable porous media (TH 2 M) implementation (Grunwal...

Common household water-use activities such as showering, bathing, drinking, and washing clothes or dishes are potentially important contributors to individual exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs), the major class of disinfection by-products of water treated with chlorine. Previous studies have focused on showering or bathing activities. In this study, we selected 12 common water-use activities an...

Mindfulness meditation has beneficial effects on brain and body, yet the impact of Vipassana, a type of mindfulness meditation, on heart rate variability (HRV) - a psychophysiological marker of mental and physical health - is unknown. We hypothesised increases in measures of well-being and HRV, and decreases in ill-being after training in Vipassana compared to before (time effects), during the ...

A b a c k t r a c k i n g a lgor i thm for AND-Para l l e l i sm and its imp lemen ta t i on at the Abstract Mach ine level are presen ted : first, a class of AND-Para l l e l i sm models based on goal independence is defined, and a generalized version of Res t r ic ted AND-Para l l e l i sm ( R A P ) in t roduced as cha rac te r i s t i c of th is class. A s imple and efficient b a c k t r a c...