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 ...
Soni, Shubham(Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2017)
Ash dyke is an earthen embankment which is constructed at every thermal power plant for disposal of fly ash slurry. Seepage of water takes place into the dyke from the fly ash slurry. In order to control the seepage inside ...
Reddy, Palugulla Raja Mohan(Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, 2015)
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 ...
We convened a workshop to enable scientists who study water systems from both social science and physical science perspectives to develop a shared language. This shared language is necessary to bridge a divide between these ...
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 ...
The effect of microfabric on the mechanical behaviour of clays has been explored previously based on the response of dispersed and flocculated microfabrics only. However, the natural clays often have the geometric arrangement ...
Mandhyan, Amar(Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, 2015)
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 ...