ULTIMO AGGIORNAMENTO BANCA DATI: 13/09/2024 13:00:57
Abstract While the offshore pipelines are designed to withstand an extensive range of combined loads such as the internal/external pressure, axial force and bending moment, the residual strength of these structures accounting for impact induced damage is one of the most detrimental situations in limit ...
Abstract The energy efficiency evaluation of trawlers becomes more and more relevant as the trend of the government laws follows the path of restrictions to new constructions to encourage improvement to existing vessels, often equipped with outdated technologies. The two conditions a trawler need to ...
Abstract Hatchery‐reared fish are commonly stocked into freshwaters to enhance recreational angling. As these fishes are often of high trophic position and attain relatively large sizes, they potentially interact with functionally similar resident fishes and modify food‐web structure. Hatchery‐reared ...
Abstract Mangroves play an important role in carbon sequestration, but soil organic carbon ( SOC) stocks differ between marine and estuarine mangroves, suggesting differing processes and drivers of SOC accumulation. Here, we compared undegraded and degraded marine and estuarine mangroves in a regional ...
Abstract The wind energy industry is growing worldwide. Recently, a number of physical and numerical modeling studies have been carried out in Europe to implement the offshore wind turbine technology, as well as the wind resource. Accordingly, the consideration of the possible environmental impacts ...
Abstract A fatigue analysis of the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) floating system of fish cage is presented. The fatigue analysis is based on the deterministic method and the finite element method combined with a hydrodynamic model. The stress of the floating collar is evaluated based on the joint ...
Abstract Artificial tidal flats are constructed using dredge soil with high silt-clay content, which is generated during the dredging of port channels and anchorages. Experimental tidal flats were constructed in the sea to investigate the positive effects of these habitats on short-necked clam populations. ...
Abstract Tsunami wave attacks are becoming an increasingly common phenomenon. A huge tsunami sometimes causes severe damages for wide coastal areas, i.e. collapse of cars, ships, boats, houses and even buildings. In many cases, obstacles may be swept away by the run-up tsunami, which carries floating ...
Abstract The specific high tides threating coastal constructions and human activities have been observed in the radial sand ridges areas of the South Yellow Sea. A 2-D Tide-surge Coupled Model is established to effectively simulate the tides and storm surge in the South Yellow Sea. The cause of the ...
Abstract A new coupled circulation/oil spill model based on the DieCAST ocean circulation model and the oil spill model has been applied to the Black Sea to address the transport, fate and 3-D structure of the oil plume resulting from a representative hypothetical accidental deepwater blowout. The ...
Abstract Details of the foundation systems of two meteorological masts which are essential part of Korea’s 2.5 GW off-shore wind power project, including the design and installation processes, are described. The foundation type of each mast was conceived based on costs, efficiency, and risks at the ...
Abstract This study collects related graph and monitoring data of coastal erosion, flooding, surge flooding and subsidence etc., and update to the GIS data bank in Taiwan. The related documents of designated guideline of coastal protection zone were discussed. Considering with climate change and multi-disaster, ...
Abstract With the rapid development of harbor construction in China and in other developing countries, environmental protection and ecological harmony have become decisive factors in harbor planning, design and construction management. Green harbor concept and ecological strategies are important means ...
Abstract This paper describes a solution for the catenary mooring system applied on sinking installation of the pre-assembling offshore wind turbines (POWT) with gravity base foundations. The offshore wind turbines, which pre-assemble concrete caisson gravity foundations with towers and turbines onshore, ...
Abstract Seawater is estimated to contain 1000 times more uranium than conventional terrestrial resources, which are forecasted to be depleted within the century. Previous studies of harvesting uranium from seawater have focused on stand-alone, intermittent operation systems that have significant economic ...
Abstract The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has been leaving a number of scientific questions related to sediment transport process. The questions are not only about the involving process during the tsunami waves propagation, but also about the recovery process of the coastal morphology as shown around ...
Abstract A wireline formation pressure testing and sampling program was planned for a new exploration well in a sandstone reservoir. Using information from six offset wells, the reservoir was expected to exhibit reasonable porosity and permeability with either oil and/or gas present. The well was ...
In recent years, besides the consumption of fresh sea urchin specimens, the demand of minimally-processed roe has grown considerably. This product has made frequent consumption in restaurants possible and frauds are becoming widespread with the partial replacement of sea urchin roe with surrogates that ...
A novel system combining a trap and pulsed direct current electricity was able to catch up to 75% of tagged invasive sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus in free-flowing streams. Non-target mortality was rare and impacts to non-target migration were minimal; likely because pulsed direct current only needed ...
The pervasive transcription of our genome presents a possibility of revealing new genomic functions by investigating RNA interactions. Current methods for mapping RNA–RNA interactions have to rely on an ‘anchor' protein or RNA and often require molecular perturbations. Here we present the MARIO (Mapping ...