The collision and friction between the coarse solid particle concrete surface are main reason for abrasion damage of structures caused by debris flow. Fibre reinforcement can improve shear resistance toughness concrete, however, their effects on flow mechanism yet not well understood. In this study, influences type dosage steel fibre, slurry concentration gravel content fibre-reinforced investi...

The use of slurry ice, both alone and in combination with ozone, as compared with traditional flake ice was investigated as a new refrigeration system for the storage of sardine (Sardina pilchardus). Microbiological, chemical and sensory analyses were carried out throughout a storage period of 22 days. According to sensory analyses, sardine specimens stored in ozonised slurry ice had a shelf li...

A study was undertaken on drained and undrained 1 ha grassland lysimeters to assess the effectiveness of multiple novel tracing techniques in understanding how agricultural slurry waste moves from land to water. Artificial fluorescent particles designed to mimic the size and density of organic slurry particles were found to move off the grassland via inter-flow (surface + lateral through-flow) ...

aown to the skull, situated 3i in. above the outer extremity of the right eyebrow. The frontal bone was fractured, the line of fracture being continuous with the line of fracture mentioned under injury No. 2. 4A lacerated wound directed transversely on the back of the head, 3 in. above the nape of the neck. 5. An abrasion on the right shoulder. 6. An abrasion on the right knee cap. 7. An abrasi...

The specification for the total thickness variation (TTV) of the device layers on thick-film silicon on insulator (SOI) wafers tighten for future applications. Therefore, the bulk removal polishing process of current technology after grinding cannot meet the demands in terms of flatness. The currently required amount of material removal for polishing out the induced sub surface damage (SSD) of ...

Excess crude protein (CP) in dairy cow diets is excreted mostly as urea nitrogen (N), which increases ammonia (NH) emissions from dairy farms and heightens human health and environmental concerns. Feeding less CP and more tannin to dairy cows may enhance feed N use and milk production, abate NH emissions, and conserve the fertilizer N value of manure. Lab-scale ventilated chambers were used to ...

NH3, CH4 and N2O emissions from dairy cattle and pig slurries were quantified. The effect of the following treatments was investigated: untreated covered slurry, mechanically separated slurry, anaerobically digested slurry, slurry covered with a layer of straw, and slurry aeration. Measurements were carried out with dairy cattle and with pig slurry, in winter and in summer. After storage, slurr...

Slurry, due to high microbiological contamination, requires hygienization before spreading. The agricultural usage of treated slurry has to guarantee biosafety. Therefore, constant monitoring of the slurry treatment process should be conducted. The use of Filter-Sandwich carriers seems to be a prospective solution. The aim of the research was to test whether Filter-Sandwich carriers influence t...

Land application of cattle slurry can result in incidental and chronic phosphorus (P) loss to waterbodies, leading to eutrophication. Chemical amendment of slurry has been proposed as a management practice, allowing slurry nutrients to remain available to plants whilst mitigating P losses in runoff. The effectiveness of amendments is well understood but their impacts on other loss pathways (so-...