Heatwaves cause human mortality around the world and are projected to rise in the future. Despite the influence of urban heat island (UHI) on heatwaves, the role of UHI on heatwave intensification in urban areas in India ...

This book provides detailed analysis methods and design guidelines for fire resistance, a vital consideration for offshore processing and production platforms. Recent advancements in the selection of various geometric ...

The basic principle of conventional earthquake-resistant design that has been applied for the last 75 years is intended to ensure an acceptable safety level while avoiding catastrophic failures and loss of life.Over the ...

Persistent and wide spread drought hampers water resources management and crop production. India has been facing droughts frequently since the last few decades. Despite detrimental impacts of droughts in India, a real-time ...

With its ever growing popularity, providing Internet based applications tuned towards practical applications is on the rise. Advantages such as no external plugins and additional software, ease of use, updating and maintenance ...

For monopile, where single pile carries all the lateral forces and moments, predicting top displacement and slope with reasonable accuracy becomes important in design practice. In this study, linear Winkler's (1867) model ...