Consecutive failures in the summer monsoon rainfall led to widespread and severe droughts with profound implications for agricultural activities in India. However, the likelihood of successive megadroughts in India�s past ...

In this study, filtration efficiency of different respirators, face masks, and a 2-ply cotton handkerchief bandana was compared for particles in the size range of 60 nm-4 ?m under a "perfect fit" condition. The filtration ...

This article attempts to understand the evolution of groundwater chemistry in the mid Gangetic floodplain through the identification of hydrogeochemical processes including the impact of surface recharge and geological ...

In the present thesis, evolution of bed due to sand mining is studied by one dimensional flow and sediment modeling using HEC-RAS 5 (Hydrologic Engineering Centre - River Analysis) Software. HEC-RAS uses continuity and ...

Lifeline infrastructure systems such as a power transmission network in coastal regions are vulnerable to strong winds generated during tropical cyclones. Understanding the fragility of individual towers is helpful in ...

Facade systems used in modern buildings have received much attention in recent times due to their involvement in the propagation of fires in various incidents. These systems comprise of multiple components-cladding frame ...

This article develops a fully coupled hydro-thermo-mechanical formulation based on the direct stiffness method for analysis of steel and reinforced concrete structural space frames. The superiority of the developed formulation ...