Seismic Vulnerability of Buried Water Pipes

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 3740-3743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halfaya Fatma Zohra ◽  
Mahmoud Bensaibi ◽  
Davenne Luc
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Vulnerability ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
Water Network ◽  
Buried Pipelines ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Good Classification

In south hemisphere regions mortality rates are closely related to infectious diseases that, to a large degree, depend on the quality of water consumed and on access to adequate sanitation services. A special attention must be paid to water quality particularly in case of an earthquake. Damage in this sector depends not only on the intensity of the disaster, but also on the vulnerability of buried pipelines. In this work, this vulnerability is studied through the use of a developed vulnerability index. This one allows a good classification and description of the seismic quality of the pipes taking into account the main parameters governing their vulnerability. A program including all informations that might be used was subsequently developed. The method was applied on the water network of Blida, a city in suburb of Algiers. The results obtained show that the established classification confirms the observed information in situ.

Vulnerability Index of Algiers Reinforced Concrete Buildings

2013 ◽  
Vol 685 ◽  
pp. 228-232
Author(s):  
Farah Lazzali ◽  
Mohamed N. Farsi
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Seismic Vulnerability ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Vulnerability Index ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Structural System ◽  
Damage Indicator

Reinforced Concrete (R/C) buildings experienced major damage in past earthquakes. Structural damage including column cracking, shear failure and collapse, were due to particular conditions, such as: poor member sizing and detailing, soft stories, building irregularity, bounding, bad quality of construction materials and workmanship. Various approaches and methods to assess the seismic vulnerability of buildings were established through examining a damage indicator: “vulnerability index”. In this work, a simplified vulnerability index based on design parameters describing the deficiencies of the structural system is proposed. The global index of each R/C building in the surveyed area is evaluated and normalized.

The Research of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Approach Applied in Denitrification Bacteria in Metal Membrane Bioreactor

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 1490-1493
Author(s):  
Pan Zhang ◽  
Yuan Hua Xie
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Metal Membrane ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Optimized Conditions

To research the composition and proportion of the denitrying bacterium in denitrification tank and increase the nitrogen removals rate. With the purpose of explore the curve between the amount of different denitrying bacterium and the quality of water treating, then find out the optimum of the species of nitrogen removal bacteria and the amount of the specific type of microorganism in the denitrification tank of metal membrane bioreactor at the optimized conditions of the water treating effects. The fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) approach is applied in this research, to set a preliminary study on the space-time character of denitrification bacteria population structure in denitrifical tank.

scholarly journals Management of Microbiological Contamination of the Water Network of a Newly Built Hospital Pavilion

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Osvalda De Giglio ◽  
Giusy Diella ◽  
Marco Lopuzzo ◽  
Francesco Triggiano ◽  
Carla Calia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Legionella Pneumophila ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
Silver Ions ◽  
Waterborne Diseases ◽  
Water Safety ◽  
Water Network ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Water Safety Plan

The good installation, as well as commissioning plan, of a water network is a crucial step in reducing the risk of waterborne diseases. The aim of this study was to monitor the microbiological quality of water from a newly built pavilion before it commenced operation. Overall, 91 water samples were tested for coliforms, Escherichia coli, enterococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Legionella at three different times: T0 (without any water treatment), T1 (after treatment with hydrogen peroxide and silver ions at initial concentration of 20 mg/L and after flushing of water for 20 min/day for seven successive days) and T2 (15 days later). Coliforms were detected in 47.3% of samples at T0, 36.3% at T1 and 4.4% at T2. E. coli was isolated in 4.4% of the samples only at T1, while enterococci appeared in 12.1% of the samples at T1 and in 2.2% at T2. P. aeruginosa was isolated in 50.5% of the samples at T0, 29.7% at T1 and 1.1% at T2. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 8 was isolated in 80.2% of the samples at T0, 36.3% at T1 and 2.2% at T2. Our results confirmed the need for a water safety plan in new hospital pavilions to prevent the risk of waterborne diseases.

Physico-Chemical Analysis of Fish Pond Water in Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Pond Water ◽  
Fish Pond ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Fish Ponds ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Physico Chemical

The study of physico-chemical parameters in fish ponds in Candaba, Pampanga was conducted to determine the quality of water for fish pond from July to August, 2014. Water samples were tested in-situ using probe meter: Thermo Orion Model A920. The results showed variation in the observed parameters at the different sampling stations and two sampling dates. Temperature ranged from 29±16.74 to 35.23±1.01˚C. pH values were 8.70±5.02 to 9.57±1.11. Dissolved oxygen values were 5.20±3 to 7.57±0.77mg/l. Electrical conductivity ranged from 220±0.01 to 489±0.57µS/cm. The values for temperature and DO were higher than accepted values for fish culture while those of other parameters favored for good fish production. The observations in this study suggest that fish production in some fish ponds of Candaba, Pampanga could be practiced without adverse effects posed by the quality of water.

scholarly journals ESTIMATION OF HOUSING VACANCY DISTRIBUTIONS: BASIC BAYESIAN APPROACH USING UTILITY DATA

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B2 ◽  
pp. 709-713
Author(s):  
K. Kumagai ◽  
Y. Matsuda ◽  
Y. Ono
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Approach ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Geographical Data ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Fine Spatial Resolution ◽  
Temporal Intervals ◽  
Housing Vacancy

In this study, we analyze the quality of water hydrant data for estimating housing vacancies based on their spatial relationships with the other geographical data that we consider are correlated with such vacancies. We compare with in-situ vacant house data in several small districts, thus verifying the applicability of the water hydrant data to the detection of vacant houses. Through applying Bayesian approach, we apply the water hydrant data and other geographical data to repeatedly Bayesian updating for the classification of vacant / no vacant houses. We discuss the results of this classification using the temporal intervals associated with turning off metering, fluctuations in local population density, the densities of water hydrants as indicators of vacancies and several other geographical data. We also conduct the feasibility study on visualisation for the estimation results of housing vacancy distributions derived from the fine spatial resolution data.

scholarly journals ESTIMATION OF HOUSING VACANCY DISTRIBUTIONS: BASIC BAYESIAN APPROACH USING UTILITY DATA

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B2 ◽  
pp. 709-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kumagai ◽  
Y. Matsuda ◽  
Y. Ono
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Approach ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Geographical Data ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Fine Spatial Resolution ◽  
Temporal Intervals ◽  
Housing Vacancy

In this study, we analyze the quality of water hydrant data for estimating housing vacancies based on their spatial relationships with the other geographical data that we consider are correlated with such vacancies. We compare with in-situ vacant house data in several small districts, thus verifying the applicability of the water hydrant data to the detection of vacant houses. Through applying Bayesian approach, we apply the water hydrant data and other geographical data to repeatedly Bayesian updating for the classification of vacant / no vacant houses. We discuss the results of this classification using the temporal intervals associated with turning off metering, fluctuations in local population density, the densities of water hydrants as indicators of vacancies and several other geographical data. We also conduct the feasibility study on visualisation for the estimation results of housing vacancy distributions derived from the fine spatial resolution data.

scholarly journals High concentrations of toxic metals in water consumed by the Maxakali indigenous community in Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Eliseu Miranda de Assis ◽  
Maicon Junior dos Santos Souza ◽  
Márcia Cristina da Silva Faria ◽  
Jairo Lisboa Rodrigues ◽  
Anderson Garcez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Indigenous Population ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Indigenous Community ◽  
Parasitic Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sanitation Services ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
High Concentrations

The Maxakali is the second largest indigenous population in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil; and parasitic diseases are its main cause of death. Problems related to the quality of water consumed by this population, added to the absence of public sanitation services, aggravate the risk of illnesses due to several water-borne pathologies. Thus, the main purpose of this paper was to evaluate the water quality consumed in natura by the Maxakali community, quantifying toxic metals in relation to the maximum values allowed by Brazilian law. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with samples of water collected in surfaceand groundwater in the Maxakali villages, including three seasonal periods. Villages with the greatest number of altered measures of metals in water were Aldeias Pradinho (100%) and Água Boa (92%). The smallest number of changes were found in Aldeias Verde and Rafael (27%). The metals that appeared in the largest number of collections with values higher than recommended were Iron (50%), followed by Arsenic (46%), Aluminum (36%), Cadmium (22%) and Mercury (20%), respectively. The study identified high concentrations of toxic metals in the water consumed by the Maxakali indigenous community in Brazil.

Characterization of homoepitaxial diamond films by Electron microscopy

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 880-881
Author(s):  
D.P. Malta ◽  
S.A. Willard ◽  
R.A. Rudder ◽  
G.C. Hudson ◽  
J.B. Posthill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Surface Defects ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Diamond Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Polycrystalline Diamond ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
Rf Plasma ◽  
Semiconducting Diamond

Semiconducting diamond films have the potential for use as a material in which to build active electronic devices capable of operating at high temperatures or in high radiation environments. A major goal of current device-related diamond research is to achieve a high quality epitaxial film on an inexpensive, readily available, non-native substrate. One step in the process of achieving this goal is understanding the nucleation and growth processes of diamond films on diamond substrates. Electron microscopy has already proven invaluable for assessing polycrystalline diamond films grown on nonnative surfaces.The quality of the grown diamond film depends on several factors, one of which is the quality of the diamond substrate. Substrates commercially available today have often been found to have scratched surfaces resulting from the polishing process (Fig. 1a). Electron beam-induced current (EBIC) imaging shows that electrically active sub-surface defects can be present to a large degree (Fig. 1c). Growth of homoepitaxial diamond films by rf plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) has been found to planarize the scratched substrate surface (Fig. 1b).

Reflecting the Sky in Water

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Cristofaro
Keyword(s):  
The Unconscious ◽  
Related Case ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Fluid Properties ◽  
Phenomenological Perspective ◽  
Auto Ethnography ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Artificial Water ◽  
Land Water

From a phenomenological perspective, the reflective quality of water has a visually dramatic impact, especially when combined with the light of celestial phenomena. However, the possible presence of water as a means for reflecting the sky is often undervalued when interpreting archaeoastronomical sites. From artificial water spaces, such as ditches, huacas and wells to natural ones such as rivers, lakes and puddles, water spaces add a layer of interacting reflections to landscapes. In the cosmological understanding of skyscapes and waterscapes, a cross-cultural metaphorical association between water spaces and the underworld is often revealed. In this research, water-skyscapes are explored through the practice of auto-ethnography and reflexive phenomenology. The mirroring of the sky in water opens up themes such as the continuity, delimitation and manipulation of sky phenomena on land: water spaces act as a continuation of the sky on earth; depending on water spaces’ spatial extension, selected celestial phenomena can be periodically reflected within architectures, so as to make the heavenly dimension easily accessible and a possible object of manipulation. Water-skyscapes appear as specular worlds, where water spaces are assumed to be doorways to the inner reality of the unconscious. The fluid properties of water have the visual effect of dissipating borders, of merging shapes, and, therefore, of dissolving identities; in the inner landscape, this process may represent symbolic death experiences and rituals of initiation, where the annihilation of the individual allows the creative process of a new life cycle. These contextually generalisable results aim to inspire new perspectives on sky-and-water related case studies and give value to the practice of reflexive phenomenology as crucial method of research.

Chất lượng nước ở Bắc Bình dựa trên các kết quả phân tích hóa học và vi sinh

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 484-497
Author(s):  
Phan Thị Kim Văn ◽  
Bùi Trần Vượng
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Microbiological Analyses

The quality of water in Bac Binh according to chemical and microbiological analyses

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