the number of constructed dams has been largely increased due to high demands of water supplies, and earth dams are the most common types since they are more compatible to the environment. nevertheless, the stability of these important structures during earthquakes has to be carefully evaluated and guaranteed. in the past, earth dams usually designed with pure clay core, but in recent decades t...

Nowadays, numerical models have great importance in every field of science, especially for solving the nonlinear differential equations, partial differential equations, biochemical reactions, etc. The total time evolution of the reactant concentrations in the basic enzyme-substrate reaction is simulated by the Runge-Kutta of order four (RK4) and by nonstandard finite difference (NSFD) method. A...

In order to measure flow rate in open channels, including irrigation hydraulic structures are used with a relatively high degree of reliance. Venturi flumes among the most common and efficient type, they can discharge using only water level at specific point within converging section an empirical relationship. There have been limited number attempts simulate venturi flume computational fluid dy...

Due to rising human infertility, sperm motility has been an important subject. Among the hundreds of millions sperms on journey up oviducts, only a few excellent travelers will reach eggs. This is affected by many factors, some which include quality, density, fluid rheology and chemotaxis. In addition, swimming through different body tracks fluids involves complex flagellar, environment, multi-...

Functional and humanist perspectives relevant to counterurbanization studies are applied to examine the processes of growth and development of rural settlements affected by tourism. Based on a survey of tourism lodges located in several settlements in the Annapurna region of Nepal, this paper analyzes tourism-induced growth in such accommodations and its implications on changing characteristics...