scholarly journals DESIGN OF A DETACHED BREAKWATER SYSTEM

1974 ◽  
Vol 1 (14) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Osamu Toyoshima
Keyword(s):  
Present Author ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Beach Erosion ◽  
The Past ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
Experimental Works ◽  
Construction Works ◽  
Erosion Prevention ◽  
Sand Deposition

Beach erosion is one of the serious problem in Japan. As a countermeasure against beach erosion, many preventive works, such as sea walls and groins, have been constructed during the past 20 or more years. However, as the result of field investigations, it has become clear that sea walls and groins are not always effective on beach erosion prevention, and inversely, in some cases, they accelerate the beach erosion. Based on the above cognition, the author has proposed and tried to apply the detached breakwater system as a measure against beach erosion for the last 8 years. This is for the purpose of developing the sand deposition behind the breakwater. Therefore several experimental works of the detached breakwater system were carried out under the guidance of the present author, and most of these tests were successful. The design method of this system was composed by the author on the basis of the result of field investigations, which have been conducted for more than 8 years. The numerous construction works of detached breakwaters have been carried out in accordance with the design method proposed in this paper, and the effectiveness of detached breakwaters has been proved on the several coasts in Japan where severe beach erosion occurs.

scholarly journals Construction and Application of the Design Method of Cultural Products Based on the Meme of Liao dynasty ceramics

2020 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 02016
Author(s):  
Yue Zhu ◽  
Cheng-lein TENG
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Roland Barthes ◽  
Cultural Products ◽  
Spatial Perspective ◽  
Related Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Visual Elements ◽  
Liao Dynasty ◽  
Physical Representation

A design method of one cultural product based on the meme of artifacts was constructed and applied to the development and design of cultural products. Firstly, the paper puts forward that the outer “tangible” level of the “spatial perspective” of culture corresponds to the dominant meme, as well as the mid “behavioral” level and Inner “intangible” level correspond to the hidden meme according to the theories of meme and the “spatial perspective” of culture. What’s more, the meme was extracted according to the appearance of Liao dynasty ceramics and related research literature. Secondly, based on the extracted meme of Liao dynasty ceramics, the design method of cultural products was constructed by applying the theoretical framework two orders of the signification of Roland Barthes Semiotics to explore the extended cultural meaning of meme and apply its translation to the design of cultural products. The design method of cultural products constructed by this Institute is more inclusive of the intrinsic level of artifacts than that in the past, which only created cultural products that focus on the physical representation of the visual elements. It is an attempt to provide designers of cultural products and students with design background with a design method of cultural products for reference.

scholarly journals PUSAT KREATIVITAS DI PASAR BARU

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1287
Author(s):  
Reynaldo Gunawan ◽  
Martin Halim
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Pattern Language ◽  
Shopping Center ◽  
Creative Activity ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Physical Pattern ◽  
Related Design

Based on research, milennials have one prominent character over the past generations, it is creative thinking. after several studies milenials have a huge interest on fashion and craft, as seen on their creative activity both In real life and digital life related to it. Indonesian Creative Entrepreneurs nowadays are dominated with Millennials1. But what prevent their bussinesses from growing are the synergy inbetween that is too complicated, waisting their time and money. Creative Hub is a space, sustainably supporting creative entrepreneurs and people to gather, collaborate, and grow. Createur itself is a combination of Creative and Entrepreneur. Createur located near Pasar Baru, a historic shopping center that supply various things related to fashion and craft, there are also skilled workers related. Design method that was used is Pattern Language by studying physical pattern around site and recreating new pattern associated with the building programs produced. Createur in this case provide various kinds of facilty related from idea searching, designing, producing, to publishing. Milenials that was working inside the Creative Hub can easily jump to the field discovering materials. watching the skilled workers, and practice directly inside the Creative Hub. AbstrakBerdasarkan pengkajian, milenials memiliki satu karakteristik yang menonjol dari generasi sebelumnya, yakni berpikir kreatif. Setelah melakukan beberapa studi milenials memiliki minat yang besar terhadap bidang Fashion dan Kriya, hal ini terlihat dari banyaknya aktivitas kreatif milenials baik di dunia nyata maupun di dunia maya yang terkait dengan kedua hal tersebut. Pelaku usaha kreatif di indonesia saat ini didominasi oleh Milenials. Namun yang menjadi penghalang berkembangnya usaha kreatif milenials adalah sinergi usaha yang terlalu rumit dan membuang banyak waktu dan biaya. Pusat Kreativitas adalah ruang yang secara berkelanjutan mendukung pelaku usaha kreatif dan orang-orang untuk berkumpul, berkolaborasi, dan berkembang. Createur sendiri adalah gabungan dari creative dan entrepreneur yang artinya adalah pelaku usaha kreatif. Createur berlokasi di dekat Pasar Baru, pusat perbelanjaan bersejarah yang menyediakan berbagai macam kebutuhan yang berhubungan dengan fashion dan kriya didalamnya-pun banyak tenaga terampil terkait. Metode perancangan yang digunakan adalah pattern language dengan mengkaji pola fisik di sekitar tapak dan membuat pola baru dengan mengaitkan dengan program bangunan yang dihasilkan. Createur dalam hal ini menyediakan berbagai macam fasilitas yang berhubungan mulai dari pencarian ide, mendesain, produksi, hingga publikasi. Milenials yang sedang bekerja di dalam Pusat Kreativitas dapat dengan mudah terjun ke lapangan berbelanja bahan produksi, melihat para tenaga ahli bekerja, dan langsung mempraktikannya di dalam Pusat Kreativitas.

scholarly journals Impurities and Homogeneous Crystal Nucleation in Aqueous Solutions - An Overview

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-208
Author(s):  
C. K. Mahadevan
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Present Author ◽  
Crystal Nucleation ◽  
Nucleation Process ◽  
Nucleation Parameters ◽  
The Past ◽  
Homogeneous Crystal ◽  
Made In

Nucleation process is the most important stage in the formation of a crystal and has attracted the attention of researchers due to its importance in many technological and biological contexts. As the presence of impurities affects the nucleation process significantly, several studies have been made in the past to understand it. In this article is presented an overview of various studies made to understand the effect of soluble impurities on the crystal nucleation parameters of certain important materials in aqueous solution focusing the results reported by the research group of the present author.

Climatic and tectonic controls on strath terraces along the upper Weihe River in central China

2016 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongshan Gao ◽  
Zongmeng Li ◽  
Yapeng Ji ◽  
Baotian Pan ◽  
Xiaofeng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Yellow River ◽  
Central China ◽  
Fluvial Deposits ◽  
The Past ◽  
River Incision ◽  
System A ◽  
Fluvial Incision ◽  
Quaternary Climate ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
Weihe River

AbstractThe Weihe River in central China is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and contains a well-developed strath terrace system. A new chronology for the past 1.11 Ma for a spectacular flight of strath terraces along the upper Weihe River near Longxi is defined based on field investigations of loess—paleosol sequences and magnetostratigraphy. All the strath terraces are strikingly similar, having several meters of paleosols that have developed directly on top of fluvial deposits located on the terrace treads. This suggests that the abandonment of each strath terrace by river incision occurred during the transition from glacial to interglacial climates. The average fluvial incision rates during 1.11—0.71 Ma and since 0.13 Ma are 0.35 and 0.32 m/ka, respectively. These incision rates are considerably higher than the average incision rate of 0.16 m/km for the intervening period between 0.71 and 0.13 Ma. Over all our results suggest that cyclic Quaternary climate change has been the main driving factor for strath terrace formation with enhanced episodic uplift.

scholarly journals Glacier mass loss induced the rapid growth of Linggo Co on the central Tibetan Plateau

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (207) ◽  
pp. 177-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanbin Lei ◽  
Tandong Yao ◽  
Chaolu Yi ◽  
Weicai Wang ◽  
Yongwei Sheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Mass Loss ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Lake Level ◽  
Remote Sensing And Gis ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lake Volume ◽  
Meltwater Runoff ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
Central Tibetan Plateau

AbstractRemote-sensing and GIS techniques in conjunction with field investigations show how glacier mass loss has led to the rapid growth of Linggo Co, a glacier-fed lake on the central Tibetan Plateau, which has expanded by 21.3% in area between 1974 and 2010, with a lake-level rise of ˜11.2m. The lake volume of Linggo Co increased at a rate of 0.02 × 106, 42.67 × 106 and 65.8 × I06m3a-1 during the periods 1974-92, 1992-99 and 1999-2010, respectively. Other nonglacier-fed lakes in the vicinity (i.e. Longwei Co, Amur Co and Darngo Co Ngion) shrank considerably from the early 1970s to 1992 and then expanded from 1992 to 2010. Despite being in the same climate region, Linggo Co and the non-glacier-fed lakes have differed in response to climate change. The glaciers in the catchment of Linggo Co retreated by 2.4% in area between 1974 and 2007, and their mean thickness decreased by 6.19 ± 1.91 m between 1974 and 2000, with an associated glacier meltwater runoff of (7.52 ± 2.32) × 108 m3. The results indicate that glacier mass loss had a significant impact on the growth of Linggo Co over the past 40 years.

Liquefaction of Subsurface Soils During Earthquakes

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Ishihara ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Laboratory Test ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Soil Profiles ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
Sandy Ground ◽  
Wave Propagation Method ◽  
Methods And Techniques

The following article summarizes the results of studies on liquefaction of sandy ground during earthquakes, which have been conducted by the author over the past few years. Case history studies on this subject made for the major earthquakes in Japan are described first, and then three soil profiles most prone to liquefaction are suggested. Principles and methods of laboratory studies on liquefaction are briefly introduced, and typical examples of recent test data are shown. In Section 3, methods and techniques of field investigations are described in detail and. their interpretation in relation to liquefaction prediction is suggested. Finally, a predictive method is suggested in which the laboratory test data are incorporated into analyses using the wave propagation method.

Dynamic biped robot locomotion on less structured surfaces

Robotica ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.-Y. Cheng ◽  
C.-S. Lin
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
Control Design ◽  
Biped Robot ◽  
Control Parameters ◽  
Surface Slope ◽  
Structured Surfaces ◽  
Robot Locomotion ◽  
The Past ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Analytical Approaches

Most studies in the past on the control of biped locomotion considered only level surfaces. However, in the real world the ground is rarely completely flat. More research on locomotion on less structured surfaces is needed. In this study, we investigated a control design method that searches for suitable control and trajectory parameters using a Genetic Algorithm (GA). Many sets of parameters are generated through the search and the best set is selected based on a robustness measure developed from the linearized Poincaré map. This technique reduces tedious analysis and is favorably applicable to the design for locomotion on unstructured surfaces, for which analytical approaches are less appropriate. Simulations have been performed. Control parameters for different slopes were obtained and stored in a database. During the control, the control parameters suitable for the current surface slope were retrieved and the trajectory for a level surface was modified according to the surface slope. The control parameters changed values according to the terrain. Simulation results were promising.

scholarly journals An annotated checklist of vascular plants of Cherangani hills, Western Kenya

PhytoKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 1-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuvenalis Morara Mbuni ◽  
Yadong Zhou ◽  
Shengwei Wang ◽  
Veronicah Mutele Ngumbau ◽  
Paul Mutuku Musili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
The Past ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Diversity Studies ◽  
Annotated Checklist

Cherangani hills, located in Western Kenya, comprises of 12 forest blocks, maintaining great plant diversity. However, little attention to plant diversity studies has been paid to it in the past years. Here, we present a checklist of the vascular plants of this region obtained through intensive field investigations and matching of herbarium specimens. In total, 1296 species, including 17 endemic species are documented, belonging to 130 families and 608 genera. This flora represents 18.50%, 43.83% and 54.17% of the Kenyan species, genera and families, respectively. The habit, habitat and voucher specimens, as well as brief notes on the distribution of each taxon recorded are presented in this checklist. It is the first exhaustive inventory of the terrestrial vascular plants in Cherangani hills which is a significant regional centre for plant diversity.

scholarly journals Overview of Quality of Life of Older Lesbians and Trans Women in India

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mani A
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Present Author ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Queer Women ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
The Past ◽  
Trans Women ◽  
Women In India ◽  
Insight Into

It is well-known that lesbians, trans and queer women face considerable discrimination, exclusion, stigmatization, and abuse in India. That is over and above the misogyny and discrimination faced by women in the patriarchal country. LGBTQIA people were also criminalized by law till recently. In spite of all the oppression and discrimination, lesbians and trans women have always existed in the country. A number of small sample studies with limited focus have been conducted by academic bodies, NGOs, and few state transgender boards over the past few years. Some of these studies provide direct or indirect insight into the quality of life of older trans women and lesbians (QOLO). In this research, these studies are reviewed in detail from a QOLO perspective, and a number of critical conclusions are arrived at by the present author. Further, an enhanced version of QOL (and QOLO) for lesbians is also proposed by her. It is hoped that this research would be useful for motivating interdisciplinary work in a relatively neglected area.

scholarly journals Remembering Miramar, Forgetting Whātaitai

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Paul Martin
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Original Intent ◽  
Mnemonic Device ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ancient Site ◽  
A Site ◽  
Colonial Settlement ◽  
Insight Into

<p>Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington City has a long history dating back to legendary individuals, including Maui and Kupe. The harbour is dotted with sites associated with a history that has accumulated over several centuries. Colonial settlement concealed many of these pre-European sites with what is now Wellington City. Today many of these buildings that constitute Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington are considered heritage fabric or relics of the past.  This thesis aims to examine and define such a context of a site’s past that is both concealed and concealing. The research breaks the past of the harbour down into two periods; Te Ao Tawhito (the old world) and Te Ao Hou (the new world), allowing for a segregated study of pre-European and post-European history. Many of these relics evoke, express or give insight into the past of Te Ao Hou. At times this history seems privileged due to the existence of relics. While methods such as preservation or restoration are valuable tools for a relic based design project, they do not address the matter of concealment. Two issues arise: Firstly, how could an intervention such as a mnemonic device express, evoke or give insight into the past that for numerous reasons are not presently interpretable at a site? Secondly, how could such an intervention interact with a relic that now remains on a site, as a valued vestige of the past?  Part one of the thesis consists of project one, which is a design for a Japanese bath-house on Seatoun Ridge in Motu-Kairangi Miramar. This design attempts to evoke, express and give insight into an era of the past from Te Ao Tawhito. This period is not presently apparent or evoked at the site although the era of concern is well known and important. The purpose of this project is to explore analogy as a design method, which through referencing the past, allows a new building to act as a mnemonic device expressing, evoking or giving insight into Te Ao Tawhito.  Part two follows with a second project consisting of three designs for an aquarium that explore how a mnemonic intervention could exist on a site that hosts a relic. Point Gordon on the northern tip of the peninsula was once a pa during Te Ao Tawhito and a military base during Te Ao Hou. This site is well suited for the second project because a relic of the latter period remains, subsequently concealing the ancient site of the former period. This project explores a metamorphic design method that allows a site to be developed while considering the following values of a relic: its original intent, its age value or its historic meaning. The metamorphic approach used in the second project juxtaposes, weaves or wraps a mnemonic intervention into the site, allowing the relic to be valued for either of the above qualities, which it may possess. The two projects have resulted in two design methods that could guide further design projects acknowledging a site’s layered histories whether interpretable or not.  The thesis discusses three issues that are important to this research. Firstly, the past is considered as an important aspect of a communities culture, identity and well-being. Secondly, relics and mnemonic interventions are discussed as having equal value and special attention should not lay with relics. Lastly, the research reflects on how questions can be more valuable than terminology.</p>

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