Application of re-sampling stochastic framework for rock slopes support design with limited investigation data: slope case studies along an Indian highway

2022 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akshay Kumar ◽  
Gaurav Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
Support Design ◽  
Stochastic Framework

scholarly journals AN INNOVATIONAL DIGITAL TOOL IN GIS PROCEDURE: MAPPING ADRIATIC COAST IN ABRUZZO REGION TO SUPPORT DESIGN OF SLOW MOBILITY ROUTES

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B4-2020 ◽  
pp. 533-537
Author(s):  
A. Bianchi ◽  
D. D’Uva ◽  
A. Rolando
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Studies ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Nurbs Surface ◽  
Digital Tool ◽  
Support Design ◽  
Abruzzo Region ◽  
Adriatic Coast

Abstract. The research work, object of this paper, is included in the "Fragile Territories" project of the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of the Politecnico di Milano. It addresses the problem of mapping a territory, starting from the case studies of this issue in the contemporary scientific literature and trying to solve them by available raster/vector GIS database. The first innovation introduced with this research is the coding of an algorithm which takes as input the vectorized points from GIS and associates them with the heights transformed into z coordinates. The result is a three-dimensional grid of points. This grid is the basis for the creation of a single NURBS surface that will become the basis for the projection of all vector entities exported from the GIS into the modeler. In doing so, the result of the operation is a three-dimensional georeferenced NURBS model that contains all the vector entities in the territorial database.

scholarly journals A Generalized Stochastic Framework for Analyzing Rock Slopes Stability and Designing Reliable Remedial Measures with Limited Investigation Data: Theory and Field Implementation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akshay Kumar ◽  
Gaurav Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Rock Properties ◽  
Rock Slopes ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Statistical Parameters ◽  
Probabilistic Characterization ◽  
Stochastic Framework ◽  
Support Estimation ◽  
Difficult Terrain ◽  
Rock Slides

Abstract Availability of limited data for rock properties is a very frequently encountered issue for the rock slopes along Himalayan highways due to problems like high costs, manual efforts, geological complexities, difficult terrain etc. involved in rock testing and investigation. Under these conditions, support estimation for rock slides mitigation using traditional deterministic and reliability approaches becomes highly questionable due to inaccuracy in the estimated statistical parameters of rock properties. To resolve this issue, this article proposes a computationally efficient methodology which utilizes Advanced Re-Sampling Reliability Approach (ARRA) along with deterministic approach and Target Reliability Approach (TRA) to estimate required support for rock slides mitigation when limited field and laboratory investigation data is available, with acceptable accuracy and confidence. Proposed methodology was used to design the support measures to mitigate two massive rock slides along a rock-slide prone highway i.e. Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway (NH-58) in India. It was observed from the analysis that availability of limited test data induces high uncertainty in the statistical parameters (mean and standard deviation) and probability distribution of rock properties. Support estimation carried out using traditional deterministic and reliability approaches with this inaccurate probabilistic characterization of rock properties, can lead to inaccurate support estimates for potential rock slides in the presence of limited data; however these methods when coupled with ARRA can lead to significant improvement in computational efficiency and the designer’s confidence for the estimated support.

Corporate Sustainability: Challenge to Managerial Orthodoxies

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexter Dunphy
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Marked Contrast ◽  
Sustainability Management

ABSTRACTThis paper addresses the issue of corporate sustainability. It examines why achieving sustainability is becoming an increasingly vital issue for society and organisations, defines sustainability and then outlines a set of phases through which organisations can move to achieve increasing levels of sustainability. Case studies are presented of organisations at various phases indicating the benefits, for the organisation and its stakeholders, which can be made at each phase. Finally the paper argues that there is a marked contrast between the two competing philosophies of neo-conservatism (economic rationalism) and the emerging philosophy of sustainability. Management schools have been strongly influenced by economic rationalism, which underpins the traditional orthodoxies presented in such schools. Sustainability represents an urgent challenge for management schools to rethink these traditional orthodoxies and give sustainability a central place in the curriculum.

Short-Form Application of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test to Latino Children

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-235
Author(s):  
David L. Ratusnik ◽  
Carol Melnick Ratusnik ◽  
Karen Sattinger
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Normative Data ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Latino Children ◽  
Data Application ◽  
York Metropolitan Area ◽  
Multiple Regression Technique

Short-form versions of the Screening Test of Spanish Grammar (Toronto, 1973) and the Northwestern Syntax Screening Test (Lee, 1971) were devised for use with bilingual Latino children while preserving the original normative data. Application of a multiple regression technique to data collected on 60 lower social status Latino children (four years and six months to seven years and one month) from Spanish Harlem and Yonkers, New York, yielded a small but powerful set of predictor items from the Spanish and English tests. Clinicians may make rapid and accurate predictions of STSG or NSST total screening scores from administration of substantially shortened versions of the instruments. Case studies of Latino children from Chicago and Miami serve to cross-validate the procedure outside the New York metropolitan area.

Case Studies for Telepractice in AAC

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Rose Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Computer Experience ◽  
Access Methods ◽  
Complex Communication Needs ◽  
Barriers To Service ◽  
Communication Needs

As the field of telepractice grows, perceived barriers to service delivery must be anticipated and addressed in order to provide appropriate service delivery to individuals who will benefit from this model. When applying telepractice to the field of AAC, additional barriers are encountered when clients with complex communication needs are unable to speak, often present with severe quadriplegia and are unable to position themselves or access the computer independently, and/or may have cognitive impairments and limited computer experience. Some access methods, such as eye gaze, can also present technological challenges in the telepractice environment. These barriers can be overcome, and telepractice is not only practical and effective, but often a preferred means of service delivery for persons with complex communication needs.

What Makes for Effective Online Treatment?

ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-13
Author(s):  
Kristen Chmela
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Executive Director ◽  
Fluency Disorders ◽  
Online Treatment

In November, Kristen Chmela—executive director of the Chmela Fluency Center in Long Grove, Ill.—chatted with participants from ASHA’s online conference, Case Studies in Fluency Disorders. The Leader listened in.

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