Mass transfer effects in hygroscopic measurements of aerosol particles M. N. Chan and C. K. Chan Environmental Engineering Program, School of Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Department of Chemical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong Received: 2 May 2005 – Accepted: 12 Ma...

The Chamshir water conveyance tunnel (CWCT) with a length of 7.4 km and boring diameter of 5.3 m is excavated using a refurbished single shield TBM, initially designed to work in hard rock formations. This study focuses on engineering geological issues, which are important for checking the suitability of this machine and proposing required modifications for improving its performance in soft roc...

Understanding the structure and dynamics of plant communities in water-limited systems often calls for the identification of ecosystem engineers--key species that modify the landscape, redistribute resources and facilitate the growth of other species. Shrubs are excellent examples; they self-organize to form patterns of mesic patches which provide habitats for herbaceous species. In this paper ...

1 Water Resources Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands 2 Fluid Mechanics Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands 3 Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University,116 Gilmore Hall...

Joshua Peschel, Texas A&M University JOSHUA M. PESCHEL is a PhD student in Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received the BS in Biological Systems Engineering and the MS in Biological & Agricultural Engineering, also from Texas A&M. His current research interests include unsaturated soil water transport, spatially-distributed hydrologic modeling, and emerging technologies in enginee...

A novel enzyme engineering strategy for accelerated catalysis based on redesigning a water network through protein backbone deshielding is presented. Fundamental insight into the energetic consequences associated with the design is discussed in the light of experimental results and computer simulations. Using water as biobricks provides unique opportunities when transition state stabilisation i...