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Performance Evaluation of Public Bus Transport Operations in Karnataka by using Non-parametric and Multivariate Analysis
(2018-01-31)Indian cities rely predominantly on buses for public transport. The issues of performance measurement and efficiency analyses for the bus company have been gaining significance due to severe operating conditions and financial ... -
Pozzolanic Additives To Control Dispersivity Of Soil
(2016-11-13)The aim of the present investigation is to improve the geotechnical properties of dispersive soil by reducing their dispersivity after elucidating the important mechanisms controlling the dispersivity of the soils. ... -
Predictability of Nonstationary Time Series using Wavelet and Empirical Mode Decomposition Based ARMA Models
(2018-04-06)The idea of time series forecasting techniques is that the past has certain information about future. So, the question of how the information is encoded in the past can be interpreted and later used to extrapolate events ... -
Prediction of cavitation damage
A theory which gives a unified picture of (1) the bubble collapse, (ii) the transmission of the collapse pressure, and (iii) the deformation of the material due to the work done by the bubble is proposed, incorporating ... -
Prediction Of Engineering Properties Of Fine-Grained Soils From Their Index Properties
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-04-27)Prediction as a tool in engineering has been used in taking right judgement in many of the professional activities. This being the fact, the role and significance of prediction in geotechnical practice needs no emphasis. ... -
Prediction of rainfall state using a hidden state Markov model
ainfall prediction is a challenging problem because of the various uncertainties involved in rainfall processes. Nevertheless, long-term prediction of rainfall state is of great significance for the planning and management ... -
Probabilisltic Analysis of Engineering Response of Fiber Reinforced Soils
(2018-04-03)The concept of reinforcement was developed in late 20th century and since then till the recent past there are many works carried out on the effect of fibers in imparting strength and stiffness to the soil. Experimental ... -
Probabilistic Analysis of Radionuclide Transport for Radioactive Waste Disposal Systems in Soil and Fractured Rocks
The safe management of radioactive waste disposal facilities is increasingly becoming a necessary condition for the future development of nuclear industry. To ensure long-term safety of these disposal facilities, performance ... -
Probabilistic design and optimization of foundations on cohesionless soil using surrogate models
The design of foundations depends on the properties of soil, which are affected by various forms of uncertainties. These uncertainties affect the foundation performance and hence are considered in the deterministic design ... -
Probabilistic site characterization and reliability analysis of shallow foundations and slopes
Uncertainty is pervasive in almost every field of engineering, and geotechnical engineering is no exception. Natural soils are heterogeneous and anisotropic in physical properties due to their composition and complex ... -
Process-Based Understanding of Ecosystem Carbon and Water Fluxes Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing
Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems are central regulators of the global climate system, mediating essential exchanges of carbon, water, and energy between the land and atmosphere. At the core of these dynamics lie two ... -
Quantification of irrigation and crop water productivity using soil moisture dynamics
Estimating water budgets in agricultural fields is key to evaluating and improving water management. However, quantifying hydrological components remains a challenge, especially estimation of irrigation quantities and ... -
Quantification of Uncertainties in Urban Precipitation Extremes
(2018-05-25)Urbanisation alters the hydrologic response of a catchment, resulting in increased runoff rates and volumes, and loss of infiltration and base flow. Quantification of uncertainties is important in hydrologic designs of ... -
Quantification of uncertainties in urban precipitation extremes
Urbanization alters the hydrologic response of a catchment, resulting in increased runoff rates and volumes, and loss of infiltration and base flow. In general, quick runoff response to precipitation extremes due to short ... -
Quasi-Static and Implicit-Dynamic Finite Element Solution of Large Deformation Elastic Adhesive Contacts Using a Volumetric Interaction Scheme
Adhesive forces, mediated by van der Waals’ and other interactions, dominate the contact response in the micron and sub-micron regimes. Understanding adhesion is especially important in biological systems (interaction of ... -
Reduced Order Modeling Of Stochastic Dynamic Systems
(2010-07-23)Uncertainties in both loading and structural characteristics can adversely affect the response and reliability of a structure. Parameter uncertainties in structural dynamics can arise due to several sources. These include ... -
Regional and Local-scale Analysis of Landslides Induced by Rainfall and Earthquakes
Landslides are major natural disasters which pose a significant risk to lives and infrastructure globally. As urbanization is increasing due to the increasing population in mountainous regions, the risk due to landslides ... -
Regional Frequency Analysis Of Hydrometeorological Events - An Approach Based On Climate Information
(2011-04-01)The thesis is concerned with development of efficient regional frequency analysis (RFA) approaches to estimate quantiles of hydrometeorological events. The estimates are necessary for various applications in water resources ... -
Regional Hydrologic Impacts Of Climate Change
(2016-06-27)Climate change could aggravate periodic and chronic shortfalls of water, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas of the world (IPCC, 2001). Climate change is likely to accelerate the global hydrological cycle, with increase ...