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Libraries Transforming Communities: An Initiative Update at Midwinter Meeting
Public libraries invited to apply by March 6 to receive $8,000 grant and 18 months of professional development in community engagement
CHICAGO — The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office is accepting applications for the Libraries Transforming Communities Public Innovators Cohort, an 18-month, team-based professional development opportunity for public libraries, developed by ALA and the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation.
CHICAGO — The library at Friends Seminary, a private Quaker day school in New York City, has been recognized by the American Library Association (ALA) for creating an exceptional program for eighth-graders about the Greensboro sit-ins of 1960.
As the recipient of ALA's 2016 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming, the Friends Seminary library will receive $5,000 and a plaque recognizing their achievements.
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All conference attendees are invited to join ALA leaders and staff for a Kitchen Table Conversation to discuss the ALA member experience — the good and the bad — and what ALA can do to make your experience even better.
Top Shelf Productions, in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA), will give away free copies of March Trilogy Sampler, a special comic book excerpting highlights from all three volumes of the award-winning March trilogy by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.
CHICAGO – Seventy-five libraries have been selected to receive training and support to host book club programs with at-risk youth as part of the Great Stories Club program, the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office announced.
Created in 2006, the Great Stories Club strives to introduce young adults to accessible and thought-provoking literature selected by humanities scholars to resonate with reluctant readers struggling with complex issues like incarceration, violence and poverty.
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How irony that about the same time he donate to Pencils of Promise in Feb 2011 that he also donate to the Ellen Show.So that make you a liar, Paul Fraser if that even your real name. BUSTED!!!
Another thing is, you stole TMZ copyrighted photo to use to sell Bieber's hair on your auction. That's a NO-NO! It's copyright infringement. By the way, that Paul Fraudster Collectibles Certificate of Authenticity is worthless piece of s**t! Shove-it in your mouth and take your trash elsewhere.
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Launched in 2006, the IS220d is Lexus'' first ever diesel and its first four-cylinder engine. An entry-level compact executive car from the Japanese manufacturer, the Lexus IS220d is well-equipped and offers a smooth ride and excellent comfort levels. Owners will be reassured that the IS220d has the great build quality you would expect from a Lexus.
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Lexus IS is a range of entry-level luxury cars sold by Lexus since 1998. The IS220d was introduced for sale in Europe in 2006, one year into the second generation of IS. The Lexus IS is ranked second out of 13 compact executive cars on Warranty Direct''s Reliability Index.
The IS220d is the first ever diesel produced by Lexus and it was only available in Europe, where diesel engines are more popular. The four-door saloon uses a 2.2 L 2AD-FHV I4 Toyota engine capable of 175 bhp and a hefty 295 lb ft of torque. This is the same engine as is used in the Toyota Corolla Verso 180. Offered only with manual transmission, the common rail engine is smooth and refined although some reviewers say the incredibly long ratios can make progress slow.
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I am trying to create a portfolio and then just pull 8 images through from it to another page in a similar way to this site http://www.excelcolourprint.co.uk/ where you can add shortcode to pull through an image from whichever category you would like. Is that possible at all?
In that link you supplied if you look at the source of the images they are 2 different images, not the same image pulled in through a shortcode. That being said you could setup a custom function to do this if you wish. Thanks
The shortcode behind that is [portfolio projects="4" title="Showcase" show_title="yes" filters="all"] so it pulls 4 items through from the portfolio on this page http://www.excelcolourprint.co.uk/showcase/ across all categories. Or you can restrict the categories i.e. on this page http://www.excelcolourprint.co.uk/feature_wallpapers/ it just brings through ones from relevant categories using this shortcode [portfolio projects="4" title="Showcase" show_title="yes" filters="wallpapers"] and that is the kind of functionality I need to achieve here. Could you let me know which file the shortcode for your portfolio and related functionality are please and then I can have a look at increasing the functionality if that isn't something that your plugin can offer me at the moment.
Ahh ok I think I understand, you would need to edit wp-content/plugins/automotive/shortcodes.php around lines 679-827.
How can one change the color of the menu text? I tried a few CSS combo and thought that #menu.menu was the element to target but it is not working.
Could you please advise?
You can change all of the colors for the theme under Theme Options > Custom Styling. You will find the menu text color under Header Menu Text Color. Thanks
Hey, thanks for that. I must have a silly moment but I can't find this section.
WIthin the "Flight Theme Options", under the "Colors" tab I can see that the background colour for the menu can be changed:"Menu From Colour" "Menu To Colour".
I cannot find Custom Styling or Header Menu Text Color though.
Could you please advise?
I thought this was for one of our other themes, I apologize for the confusion. You are correct it will have to be changed through CSS. Could you open a Support Ticket and we can assist you with this? Thanks!
OK, thanks. No worries, I have submitted a ticket now.
Support is on lunch for 45 more minutes, we will look at it in about an hour. Thanks!
I really love Flight theme but have one problem: my posts are quite long so I need to "cut" some of them for several pages, with extra navigation (1,2,3…). Can you tell me, how can I do that?
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for the kind words! You can easily just add the More Tag to your posts where you want to break them: https://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/
Hi Team! Great Theme! On our site in one page we use iframe. Can I turn off the responsive thing just for that page?
Not without some customization, the mobile/responsiveness turns on/off on a global level. Thanks for the question
Hello there, I have a pre-buy question.
Is there any link where I can see a live page with a sidebar right menu? I have tried with your demo but it only has the top bar menu…
Hi Carlos – We just set it up for you on a page in our demo: http://demo.themesuite.com/automotive-wp/?page_id=1454
Hello there, I have a pre-buy question.
Is there any link where I can see a live page with a sidebar right menu? I have tried with your demo but it only has the top bar menu…
Hi Carlos – We just set it up for you on a page in our demo: http://demo.themesuite.com/automotive-wp/?page_id=1454
Hi, thanks for your reply
It seems to be for Automotive, not for flight… I was looking for something like this: http://lab.colectivocomunicacion.com/images/flight-preview.png
Is it completely possible in an easy way?
Sorry I didn't realize it was for Flight! I just added the sidebar menu to Flight for you so you can see it: http://demo.themesuite.com/flight-wp/?page_id=120
How can i change default background image for portfolio?
Please open a Support Ticket and our support would be happy to assist you with this.
I don't see the photos loading good on iphone and ipad on your preview.
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Dream Cruises Announces Summer 2017 Deployment
August 29 2016
Dream Cruises today announced its Summer 2017 itinerary for Genting Dream, with the ship setting sail from Guangzhou to two destinations in Japan on a five-night cruise. From April through Septembe... Read more
Hapag-Lloyd to Build Two New Expedition Ships at VARD
August 26 2016
Earlier this year Fincantieri's VARD received a two ship order for expedition cruise vessels from an unnamed buyer. Today that order became official, with Hapag-Lloyd Cruises confirming that they ha... Read more
Cairns Set To Double Cruise Business
August 25 2016
A quickly expanding P&O Australia fleet is benefiting the Port of Cairns, which will see its cruise business more than double year-over-year for the 2016-2017 season. Fifty-three calls are expe... Read more
Carnival to Offer 14-Day Alaska Itinerary in 2017
August 24 2016
Carnival Cruise Line will offer a 14-day Alaska cruise round-trip from Long Beach in September 2017. It is a first-time offering from the cruise line. The cruise falls under the line's Carnival Jou... Read more
China Port Feature: Sanya
August 24 2016
Known as the "Miami of China," Sanya is located on the southern-most tip of the Hainan Province. The continuing expansion of the Phoenix Island International Cruise Terminal is set to b... Read more
Carnival Spirit to Make First Calls to Vietnam and Thailand
August 22 2016
Carnival Cruise Line has announced a new voyage on the Carnival Spirit, making first-time calls in Vietnam and Thailand. The ship heads to China in 2018. The Carnival Spirit's 19-night cruise... Read more
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August 19 2016
The new Genting Dream for Dream Cruises was floated out of the building hall in Germany on Friday afternoon. The 164,400-ton ship will serve the Asian market, starting revenue service later this ye... Read more
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U.S . Shipbrokers has officially put the Ocean Gala (ex-Island Escape) back on the market following her charter to assist the refugee crisis in Sweden. The company is offering the vessel for sale or... Read more
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Xiamen, located along the Southeastern coast in the Fuijan Province, is the closest Chinese mainland port to Taiwan. Xiamen International Cruise Terminal (XICT) is building four megaship-ready ber... Read more
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The Crystal Serenity has embarked on a 32-day journey through the Northwest Passage. Following more than three years of planning and preparation, according to Crystal, the ship sailed from Seward, A... Read more
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Carnival Corporation today signed an addendum to one of its passenger terminal agreements, extending the contract through 2030 with an additional five years of sailings to and from Fort Lauderdale-b... Read more
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After dropping short cruises in the Caribbean this year on the Celebrity Summit, Celebrity Cruises is adding four- and five-night sailings back for 2018, citing demand from Port Everglades. "... Read more
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Another cruise ship may be set for its debut in China as the MSC Splendida could make its way to become the second MSC ship in the Chinese market in 2018, helping to offset newbuild capacity growth ... Read more
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The last of the major brands to enter the Chinese cruise market, Norwegian Cruise Line will do it with a new ship when the Norwegian Joy arrives in Shanghai next summer. The 164,400-ton Breakaway-pl... Read more
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Nyack's Newest Members of Beta Psi Chapter of Chi Alpha Epsilon
Posted by Deborah.Walker on Tuesday May 27, 2014
Nyack College students joined the ranks of Beta Psi Chapter of Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society: Pictured are (left to right): Jodel Wright, Pryanka Sethi, Rachel James, Martine Sainvil, Selene Gonzalez, Desiree Rivera, Amber Collins, Shawnja Pratt, and Ryan Mullings.
Jodel Wright a full-time Nyack employee and 2013 Nyack alumnus was named an honorary member by Associate Dean of Academic Services, Dr. Gwen Park Ames.
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STATE OF GEORGIAp.o. box 80447 conyers, Georgia United States of America
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i went to the dds (dmv) on hurricane shoals in lawrenceville to pay for my daughters superspeeders fine of 200.00 .i went up to the clerk to pay ,handed the money order to the clerk and she said i needed to pay 50.00 reinstatement fee.i told her that the letter from the dmv states may 19 by midnite.she said that my daughters license was suspended at midnite on the 18 of may.i said that the letter was misleading.i paid it.got home and called the dmv complaining about the misleading letter they told me to write an appeal letter to them. the clerk on the phone indicated they have had lots of complaints so i did am waiting for a reply. another government rip off .thanks bonnie lawrenceville ga
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Inscr. 'W. Hunt 85' b.r.
Canvas, 40×66 1/2 (101·5×169).
Chantrey Purchase from the artist 1885.
Exh: R.A., 1885 (581).
Lit: Sir Edward J. Poynter, The National Gallery, III, 1900, p. 132, repr. p. 133; Marion Hepworth Dixon, 'Mr Walter Hunt: Animal Painter' in Magazine of Art, 1901, p.433, repr. facing p.433 (in colour).
Repr: Art Journal, 1891, facing p.65, etched by James Dobie; The Nation's Pictures, I, 1901, p. 30 (in colour).
Marion Dixon contrasts the tender, pathetic and humorous treatment of animals by Walter Hunt with the more objective realism of J. M. Swan and refers to Hunt's love of young furry things: 'He keeps a great variety of animals to make endless notes, mental and otherwise of their various actions and expressions. He works very rapidly, never has models before him but studies the animals closely for weeks previously. He is a realist ... but his animals live in an atmosphere of sunshine and are invariably of the sleek, handsome, coaxing kind.'
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Awesome. Any plans for wordpress?
I think soon to release a WP version soon.. we're working on it.
Thank you!
Does this theme come with alternative colour schemes? Might be an idea for future updates…
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I would buy this if it was a wordpress theme….
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Thank you so much for your purchase!
Wow, awesome, but I would recommend you to do more colors. gl with sales!
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Si eres capaz de ofrecer otros colores y una version WordPress, este tema vendera muchisimo. Si te hace falta ayuda con WordPress, entra en el forum y encontraras gente que te pueden ayudar.
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Ya estamos trabajando en eso.. Gracias NWM !
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Wordpress version and more color schemes are coming.
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I have an '89 Honda Accord. When the vehicle is stationary, it was very hard to turn the steering wheel. I took it into a garage and the mechanic identified a leak in the hose. He replaced it and told me everything was fine. When I drove off, I noted that the the car would make a grinding, vibrating noise every time I turned the wheel hard-left or hard-right. I immediately took it back to him and he tried explaining me that air probably got in the line. He assured me that after a few days of driving, the noise should go away. Some things flaky about that answer and I've requested that he check further. I'm bringing it back to him tomorrow morning. My question is if air in the lines in fact causing the noise and vibration, can this be bled like in bleeding brakelines? As can be seen, my knowledge is limited. Please enlighten me on this subject.
Mel O. of Taegu, Korea
It is quite possible that it is just air in the system. The way to cure it, would be to top off with fresh power steering fluid, and turn the wheel from lock to lock several times. I would say, 4 or 5 times would be sufficient.
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Book Reviews, Journal of Jewish Communal Service, Summer 1972
Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA), National Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Summer 1972
Contributors review the following books:
- "The Bush is Burning!" by Arthur I. Waskow, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1971;
- "Overcoming Middle-Class Rage," Murray Friedman, editor. Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1971;
- "Steeled by Adversity: Essays and Addresses on American Jewish Life," by Salo Wittmayer Baron, edited by Jeannette Meisel Baron. The Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1971;
- "Organizational Change: The Political Economy of the YMCA," Mayer N. Zald. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1970;
- "Social Casework: Theories in Action," Edited by Herbert F. Strean. The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Metuchen, New Jersey, 1971;
- "Health Care and Income: The Distributional Impacts of Medicaid and Medicare Nationally and in the State of Michigan (Second Edition)," by Bruce C. Stuart and Lee A. Bair. Research Paper No. 5, September 1971;
- "Interviewing in Social Work Practice: An Introduction," by Margaret Schubert. Council on Social Work Education, New York, 1971;
- "Community Organization Curriculum in Graduate Social Work Education: Report and Recommendations," by Arnold Gurin. Council on Social Work Education, New York, 1970;
- "The Social Welfare Forum, 1971: Official Proceedings 98th Annual Forum National Conference on Social Welfare, Dallas, Texas, May 16-May 21, 1971." Columbia University Press, New York.
As well, contributors review the following pamphlets, studies and reports produced by agencies in Jewish communal service:
- "Help for the Jewish Aged: A Directory of Aids," Facilities and Services, American Jewish Congress, New York, 1972;
- "Guidelines to Jewish History in Social Studies and Instructural Material," by Gladys Rosen, American Jewish Committee, New York, 1971;
- "The Vocational Rehabilitation of Neighborhood-Bound Older Disabled Persons: A Program Guide," by Herbert Rusalem, Roland Baxt, and Irving Barshop. Federation Employment and Guidance Services, New York, 1967.
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Name of Publication: Journal of Jewish Communal Service
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Volume/Issue: Vol. 48/No. 4
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The employees of Central Florida Electric Cooperative are pleased to announce that the Third Annual Relay for Life Golf Tournament will be held on April 9, beginning with breakfast at 7 a.m. and a shotgun start at 8 a.m., at the Chiefland Golf and Country Club, in Chiefland.
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The communities of Bronson, Otter Creek, and Cedar Key will come alive on Saturday, March 19 with a full day of railroad activities planned to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Completion of the Florida Railroad.
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The Levy County Republican Executive Committee will have their monthly meeting at Bubbaque's Restaurant in Chiefland Monday, March 21 starting with food and fellowship at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m.
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An entire country separates Morriston's Dottie Hydue from her stepdaughter in California but it hasn't deterred her from becoming an advocate to raise awareness for the need for living organ donors.
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He may not be your typical musician–he holds an undergraduate degree in psychology and a master's degree in business–but Ocala's Shane Wooten loves what he does and is working to promote not only himself–but his love of Florida, music and his causes.
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Williston's traditional July 3 celebration will be held a day earlier this year because July 3 falls on Sunday.
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|The research in the area of geopolymer is gaining momentum during the past 20 years. Studies confirm that geopolymer concrete has good compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength, modulus of elasticity and durability. These properties are comparable with OPC concrete.There are many occasions where concrete is exposed to elevated temperatures like fire exposure from thermal processor, exposure from furnaces, nuclear exposure, etc.. In such cases, understanding of the behaviour of concrete and structural members exposed to elevated temperatures is vital. Even though many research reports are available about the behaviour of OPC concrete at elevated temperatures, there is limited information available about the behaviour of geopolymer concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures. A preliminary study was carried out for the selection of a mix proportion. The important variable considered in the present study include alkali/fly ash ratio, percentage of total aggregate content, fine aggregate to total aggregate ratio, molarity of sodium hydroxide, sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide ratio, curing temperature and curing period. Influence of different variables on engineering properties of geopolymer concrete was investigated. The study on interface shear strength of reinforced and unreinforced geopolymer concrete as well as OPC concrete was also carried out. Engineering properties of fly ash based geopolymer concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures (ambient to 800 °C) were studied and the corresponding results were compared with those of conventional concrete. Scanning Electron Microscope analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared analysis, X-ray powder Diffractometer analysis and Thermogravimetric analysis of geopolymer mortar or paste at ambient temperature and after exposure to elevated temperature were also carried out in the present research work. Experimental study was conducted on geopolymer concrete beams after exposure to elevated temperatures (ambient to 800 °C). Load deflection characteristics, ductility and moment-curvature behaviour of the geopolymer concrete beams after exposure to elevated temperatures were investigated. Based on the present study, major conclusions derived could be summarized as follows. There is a definite proportion for various ingredients to achieve maximum strength properties. Geopolymer concrete with total aggregate content of 70% by volume, ratio of fine aggregate to total aggregate of 0.35, NaOH molarity 10, Na2SiO3/NaOH ratio of 2.5 and alkali to fly ash ratio of 0.55 gave maximum compressive strength in the present study. An early strength development in geopolymer concrete could be achieved by the proper selection of curing temperature and the period of curing. With 24 hours of curing at 100 °C, 96.4% of the 28th day cube compressive strength could be achieved in 7 days in the present study. The interface shear strength of geopolymer concrete is lower to that of OPC concrete. Compared to OPC concrete, a reduction in the interface shear strength by 33% and 29% was observed for unreinforced and reinforced geopolymer specimens respectively. The interface shear strength of geopolymer concrete is lower than ordinary Portland cement concrete. The interface shear strength of geopolymer concrete can be approximately estimated as 50% of the value obtained based on the available equations for the calculation of interface shear strength of ordinary portland cement concrete (method used in Mattock and ACI). Fly ash based geopolymer concrete undergoes a high rate of strength loss (compressive strength, tensile strength and modulus of elasticity) during its early heating period (up to 200 °C) compared to OPC concrete. At a temperature exposure beyond 600 °C, the unreacted crystalline materials in geopolymer concrete get transformed into amorphous state and undergo polymerization. As a result, there is no further strength loss (compressive strength, tensile strength and modulus of elasticity) in geopolymer concrete, whereas, OPC concrete continues to lose its strength properties at a faster rate beyond a temperature exposure of 600 °C. At present no equation is available to predict the strength properties of geopolymer concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures. Based on the study carried out, new equations have been proposed to predict the residual strengths (cube compressive strength, split tensile strength and modulus of elasticity) of geopolymer concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures (upto 800 °C). These equations could be used for material modelling until better refined equations are available. Compared to OPC concrete, geopolymer concrete shows better resistance against surface cracking when exposed to elevated temperatures. In the present study, while OPC concrete started developing cracks at 400 °C, geopolymer concrete did not show any visible cracks up to 600 °C and developed only minor cracks at an exposure temperatureof 800 °C. Geopolymer concrete beams develop crack at an early load stages if they are exposed to elevated temperatures. Even though the material strength of the geopolymer concrete does not decrease beyond 600 °C, the flexural strength of corresponding beam reduces rapidly after 600 °C temperature exposure, primarily due to the rapid loss of the strength of steel. With increase in temperature, the curvature at yield point of geopolymer concrete beam increases and thereby the ductility reduces. In the present study, compared to the ductility at ambient temperature, the ductility of geopolymer concrete beams reduces by 63.8% at 800 °C temperature exposure. Appropriate equations have been proposed to predict the service load crack width of geopolymer concrete beam exposed to elevated temperatures. These equations could be used to limit the service load on geopolymer concrete beams exposed to elevated temperatures (up to 800 °C) for a predefined crack width (between 0.1mm and 0.3 mm) or vice versa. The moment-curvature relationship of geopolymer concrete beams at ambient temperature is similar to that of RCC beams and this could be predicted using strain compatibility approach Once exposed to an elevated temperature, the strain compatibility approach underestimates the curvature of geopolymer concrete beams between the first cracking and yielding point.
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|Solid waste generation is a natural consequence of human activity and is increasing along with population growth, urbanization and industrialization. Improper disposal of the huge amount of solid waste seriously affects the environment and contributes to climate change by the release of greenhouse gases. Practicing anaerobic digestion (AD) for the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) can reduce emissions to environment and thereby alleviate the environmental problems together with production of biogas, an energy source, and digestate, a soil amendment. The amenability of substrate for biogasification varies from substrate to substrate and different environmental and operating conditions such as pH, temperature, type and quality of substrate, mixing, retention time etc. Therefore, the purpose of this research work is to develop feasible semi-dry anaerobic digestion process for the treatment of OFMSW from Kerala, India for potential energy recovery and sustainable waste management. This study was carried out in three phases in order to reach the research purpose. In the first phase, batch study of anaerobic digestion of OFMSW was carried out for 100 days at 32°C (mesophilic digestion) for varying substrate concentrations. The aim of this study was to obtain the optimal conditions for biogas production using response surface methodology (RSM). The parameters studied were initial pH, substrate concentration and total organic carbon (TOC). The experimental results showed that the linear model terms of initial pH and substrate concentration and the quadratic model terms of the substrate concentration and TOC had significant individual effect (p < 0.05) on biogas yield. However, there was no interactive effect between these variables (p > 0.05). The optimum conditions for maximizing the biogas yield were a substrate concentration of 99 g/l, an initial pH of 6.5 and TOC of 20.32 g/l. AD of OFMSW with optimized substrate concentration of 99 g/l [Total Solid (TS)-10.5%] is a semi-dry digestion system .Under the optimized condition, the maximum biogas yield was 53.4 L/kg VS (volatile solid).. In the second phase, semi-dry anaerobic digestion of organic solid wastes was conducted for 45 days in a lab-scale batch experiment for substrate concentration of 100 g/l (TS-11.2%) for investigating the start-up performances under thermophilic condition (50°C). The performance of the reactor was evaluated by measuring the daily biogas production and calculating the degradation of total solids and the total volatile solids. The biogas yield at the end of the digestion was 52.9 L/kg VS for the substrate concentration of 100 g/l. About 66.7% of volatile solid degradation was obtained during the digestion. A first order model based on the availability of substrate as the limiting factor was used to perform the kinetic studies of batch anaerobic digestion system. The value of reaction rate constant, k, obtained was 0.0249 day-1. A laboratory bench scale reactor with a capacity of 36.8 litres was designed and fabricated to carry out the continuous anaerobic digestion of OFMSW in the third phase. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of the digester at total solid concentration of 12% (semi-dry) under mesophlic condition (32°C). The digester was operated with different organic loading rates (OLRs) and constant retention time. The performance of the reactor was evaluated using parameters such as pH, volatile fatty acid (VFA), alkalinity, chemical oxygen demand (COD), TOC and ammonia-N as well as biogas yield. During the reactor's start-up period, the process is stable and there is no inhibition occurred and the average biogas production was 14.7 L/day. The reactor was fed in continuous mode with different OLRs (3.1,4.2 and 5.65 kg VS/m3/d) at constant retention time of 30 days. The highest volatile solid degradation of 65.9%, with specific biogas production of 368 L/kg VS fed was achieved with OLR of 3.1 kg VS/m3/d. Modelling and simulation of anaerobic digestion of OFMSW in continuous operation is done using adapted Anaerobic Digestion Model No 1 (ADM1).The proposed model, which has 34 dynamic state variables, considers both biochemical and physicochemical processes and contains several inhibition factors including three gas components. The number of processes considered is 28. The model is implemented in Matlab® version 220.127.116.114(R2010b). The model based on adapted ADM1 was tested to simulate the behaviour of a bioreactor for the mesophilic anaerobic digestion of OFMSW at OLR of 3.1 kg VS/m3/d. ADM1 showed acceptable simulating results.
|Salient pole brushless alternators coupled to IC engines are extensively used as stand-by power supply units for meeting in- dustrial power demands. Design of such generators demands high power to weight ratio, high e ciency and low cost per KVA out- put. Moreover, the performance characteristics of such machines like voltage regulation and short circuit ratio (SCR) are critical when these machines are put into parallel operation and alterna- tors for critical applications like defence and aerospace demand very low harmonic content in the output voltage. While designing such alternators, accurate prediction of machine characteristics, including total harmonic distortion (THD) is essential to mini- mize development cost and time. Total harmonic distortion in the output voltage of alternators should be as low as possible especially when powering very sophis- ticated and critical applications. The output voltage waveform of a practical AC generator is replica of the space distribution of the ux density in the air gap and several factors such as shape of the rotor pole face, core saturation, slotting and style of coil disposition make the realization of a sinusoidal air gap ux wave impossible. These ux harmonics introduce undesirable e ects on the alternator performance like high neutral current due to triplen harmonics, voltage distortion, noise, vibration, excessive heating and also extra losses resulting in poor e ciency, which in turn necessitate de-rating of the machine especially when connected to non-linear loads. As an important control unit of brushless alternator, the excitation system and its dynamic performance has a direct impact on alternator's stability and reliability. The thesis explores design and implementation of an excitation i system utilizing third harmonic ux in the air gap of brushless al- ternators, using an additional auxiliary winding, wound for 1=3rd pole pitch, embedded into the stator slots and electrically iso- lated from the main winding. In the third harmonic excitation system, the combined e ect of two auxiliary windings, one with 2=3rd pitch and another third harmonic winding with 1=3rd pitch, are used to ensure good voltage regulation without an electronic automatic voltage regulator (AVR) and also reduces the total harmonic content in the output voltage, cost e ectively. The design of the third harmonic winding by analytic methods demands accurate calculation of third harmonic ux density in the air gap of the machine. However, precise estimation of the amplitude of third harmonic ux in the air gap of a machine by conventional design procedures is di cult due to complex geome- try of the machine and non-linear characteristics of the magnetic materials. As such, prediction of the eld parameters by conven- tional design methods is unreliable and hence virtual prototyping of the machine is done to enable accurate design of the third har- monic excitation system. In the design and development cycle of electrical machines, it is recognized that the use of analytical and experimental methods followed by expensive and in exible prototyping is time consum- ing and no longer cost e ective. Due to advancements in com- putational capabilities over recent years, nite element method (FEM) based virtual prototyping has become an attractive al- ternative to well established semi-analytical and empirical design methods as well as to the still popular trial and error approach followed by the costly and time consuming prototyping. Hence, by virtually prototyping the alternator using FEM, the important performance characteristics of the machine are predicted. Design of third harmonic excitation system is done with the help of results obtained from virtual prototype of the machine. Third harmonic excitation (THE) system is implemented in a 45 KVA ii experimental machine and experiments are conducted to validate the simulation results. Simulation and experimental results show that by utilizing third harmonic ux in the air gap of the ma- chine for excitation purposes during loaded conditions, triplen harmonic content in the output phase voltage is signi cantly re- duced. The prototype machine with third harmonic excitation system designed and developed based on FEM analysis proved to be economical due to its simplicity and has the added advan- tage of reduced harmonics in the output phase voltage.
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|Pollution of water with pesticides has become a threat to the man, material and environment. The pesticides released to the environment reach the water bodies through run off. Industrial wastewater from pesticide manufacturing industries contains pesticides at higher concentration and hence a major source of water pollution. Pesticides create a lot of health and environmental hazards which include diseases like cancer, liver and kidney disorders, reproductive disorders, fatal death, birth defects etc. Conventional wastewater treatment plants based on biological treatment are not efficient to remove these compounds to the desired level. Most of the pesticides are phyto-toxic i.e., they kill the microorganism responsible for the degradation and are recalcitrant in nature. Advanced oxidation process (AOP) is a class of oxidation techniques where hydroxyl radicals are employed for oxidation of pollutants. AOPs have the ability to totally mineralise the organic pollutants to CO2 and water. Different methods are employed for the generation of hydroxyl radicals in AOP systems. Acetamiprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide widely used to control sucking type insects on crops such as leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, pome fruits, grapes, cotton, ornamental flowers. It is now recommended as a substitute for organophosphorous pesticides. Since its use is increasing, its presence is increasingly found in the environment. It has high water solubility and is not easily biodegradable. It has the potential to pollute surface and ground waters. Here, the use of AOPs for the removal of acetamiprid from wastewater has been investigated. Five methods were selected for the study based on literature survey and preliminary experiments conducted. Fenton process, UV treatment, UV/ H2O2 process, photo-Fenton and photocatalysis using TiO2 were selected for study. Undoped TiO2 and TiO2 doped with Cu and Fe were prepared by sol-gel method. Characterisation of the prepared catalysts was done by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. Influence of major operating parameters on the removal of acetamiprid has been investigated. All the experiments were designed using central compoiste design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM). Model equations were developed for Fenton, UV/ H2O2, photo-Fenton and photocatalysis for predicting acetamiprid removal and total organic carbon (TOC) removal for different operating conditions. Quality of the models were analysed by statistical methods. Experimental validations were also done to confirm the quality of the models. Optimum conditions obtained by experiment were verified with that obtained using response optimiser. Fenton Process is the simplest and oldest AOP where hydrogen peroxide and iron are employed for the generation of hydroxyl radicals. Influence of H2O2 and Fe2+ on the acetamiprid removal and TOC removal by Fenton process were investigated and it was found that removal increases with increase in H2O2 and Fe2+ concentration. At an initial concentration of 50 mg/L acetamiprid, 200 mg/L H2O2 and 20 mg/L Fe2+ at pH 3 was found to be optimum for acetamiprid removal. For UV treatment effect of pH was studied and it was found that pH has not much effect on the removal rate. Addition of H2O2 to UV process increased the removal rate because of the hydroxyl radical formation due to photolyis of H2O2. An H2O2 concentration of 110 mg/L at pH 6 was found to be optimum for acetamiprid removal. With photo-Fenton drastic reduction in the treatment time was observed with 10 times reduction in the amount of reagents required. H2O2 concentration of 20 mg/L and Fe2+ concentration of 2 mg/L was found to be optimum at pH 3. With TiO2 photocatalysis improvement in the removal rate was noticed compared to UV treatment. Effect of Cu and Fe doping on the photocatalytic activity under UV light was studied and it was observed that Cu doping enhanced the removal rate slightly while Fe doping has decreased the removal rate. Maximum acetamiprid removal was observed for an optimum catalyst loading of 1000 mg/L and Cu concentration of 1 wt%. It was noticed that mineralisation efficiency of the processes is low compared to acetamiprid removal efficiency. This may be due to the presence of stable intermediate compounds formed during degradation Kinetic studies were conducted for all the treatment processes and it was found that all processes follow pseudo-first order kinetics. Kinetic constants were found out from the experimental data for all the processes and half lives were calculated. The rate of reaction was in the order, photo- Fenton>UV/ H2O2>Fenton> TiO2 photocatalysis>UV. Operating cost was calculated for the processes and it was found that photo-Fenton removes the acetamiprid at lowest operating cost in lesser time. A kinetic model was developed for photo-Fenton process using the elementary reaction data and mass balance equations for the species involved in the process. Variation of acetamiprid concentration with time for different H2O2 and Fe2+ concentration at pH 3 can be found out using this model. The model was validated by comparing the simulated concentration profiles with that obtained from experiments. This study established the viability of the selected AOPs for the removal of acetamiprid from wastewater. Of the studied AOPs photo- Fenton gives the highest removal efficiency with lowest operating cost within shortest time.
|Division of Safety and Fire Engineering, School of Engineering
|Coordination among supply chain members is essential for better supply chain performance. An effective method to improve supply chain coordination is to implement proper coordination mechanisms. The primary objective of this research is to study the performance of a multi-level supply chain while using selected coordination mechanisms separately, and in combination, under lost sale and back order cases. The coordination mechanisms used in this study are price discount, delay in payment and different types of information sharing. Mathematical modelling and simulation modelling are used in this study to analyse the performance of the supply chain using these mechanisms. Initially, a three level supply chain consisting of a supplier, a manufacturer and a retailer has been used to study the combined effect of price discount and delay in payment on the performance (profit) of supply chain using mathematical modelling. This study showed that implementation of individual mechanisms improves the performance of the supply chain compared to 'no coordination'. When more than one mechanism is used in combination, performance in most cases further improved. The three level supply chain considered in mathematical modelling was then extended to a three level network supply chain consisting of a four retailers, two wholesalers, and a manufacturer with an infinite part supplier. The performance of this network supply chain was analysed under both lost sale and backorder cases using simulation modelling with the same mechanisms: 'price discount and delay in payment' used in mathematical modelling. This study also showed that the performance of the supply chain is significantly improved while using combination of mechanisms as obtained earlier. In this study, it is found that the effect (increase in profit) of 'delay in payment' and combination of 'price discount' & 'delay in payment' on SC profit is relatively high in the case of lost sale. Sensitivity analysis showed that order cost of the retailer plays a major role in the performance of the supply chain as it decides the order quantity of the other players in the supply chain in this study. Sensitivity analysis also showed that there is a proportional change in supply chain profit with change in rate of return of any player. In the case of price discount, elasticity of demand is an important factor to improve the performance of the supply chain. It is also found that the change in permissible delay in payment given by the seller to the buyer affects the SC profit more than the delay in payment availed by the buyer from the seller. In continuation of the above, a study on the performance of a four level supply chain consisting of a manufacturer, a wholesaler, a distributor and a retailer with 'information sharing' as coordination mechanism, under lost sale and backorder cases, using a simulation game with live players has been conducted. In this study, best performance is obtained in the case of sharing 'demand and supply chain performance' compared to other seven types of information sharing including traditional method. This study also revealed that effect of information sharing on supply chain performance is relatively high in the case of lost sale than backorder. The in depth analysis in this part of the study showed that lack of information sharing need not always be resulting in bullwhip effect. Instead of bullwhip effect, lack of information sharing produced a huge hike in lost sales cost or backorder cost in this study which is also not favorable for the supply chain. Overall analysis provided the extent of improvement in supply chain performance under different cases. Sensitivity analysis revealed useful insights about the decision variables of supply chain and it will be useful for the supply chain management practitioners to take appropriate decisions.
|The hazards associated with major accident hazard (MAH) industries are fire, explosion and toxic gas releases. Of these, toxic gas release is the worst as it has the potential to cause extensive fatalities. Qualitative and quantitative hazard analyses are essential for the identitication and quantification of the hazards associated with chemical industries. This research work presents the results of a consequence analysis carried out to assess the damage potential of the hazardous material storages in an industrial area of central Kerala, India. A survey carried out in the major accident hazard (MAH) units in the industrial belt revealed that the major hazardous chemicals stored by the various industrial units are ammonia, chlorine, benzene, naphtha, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone and LPG. The damage potential of the above chemicals is assessed using consequence modelling. Modelling of pool fires for naphtha, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, benzene and ammonia are carried out using TNO model. Vapor cloud explosion (VCE) modelling of LPG, cyclohexane and benzene are carried out using TNT equivalent model. Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) modelling of LPG is also carried out. Dispersion modelling of toxic chemicals like chlorine, ammonia and benzene is carried out using the ALOHA air quality model. Threat zones for different hazardous storages are estimated based on the consequence modelling. The distance covered by the threat zone was found to be maximum for chlorine release from a chlor-alkali industry located in the area. The results of consequence modelling are useful for the estimation of individual risk and societal risk in the above industrial area.Vulnerability assessment is carried out using probit functions for toxic, thermal and pressure loads. Individual and societal risks are also estimated at different locations. Mapping of threat zones due to different incident outcome cases from different MAH industries is done with the help of Are GIS.Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is an established technique for hazard evaluation. This technique has the advantage of being both qualitative and quantitative, if the probabilities and frequencies of the basic events are known. However it is often difficult to estimate precisely the failure probability of the components due to insufficient data or vague characteristics of the basic event. It has been reported that availability of the failure probability data pertaining to local conditions is surprisingly limited in India. This thesis outlines the generation of failure probability values of the basic events that lead to the release of chlorine from the storage and filling facility of a major chlor-alkali industry located in the area using expert elicitation and proven fuzzy logic. Sensitivity analysis has been done to evaluate the percentage contribution of each basic event that could lead to chlorine release. Two dimensional fuzzy fault tree analysis (TDFFTA) has been proposed for balancing the hesitation factor invo1ved in expert elicitation .
|Division of Safety and Fire Engineering, School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|The thesis presented here unveils an experimental study of the hydrodynamic characteristics of swirling fluidized bed viz. pressure drop across the distributor and the bed, minimum fluidizing velocity, bed behaviour and angle of air injection. In swirling fluidized bed the air is admitted to the bed at an angle 'Ѳ' to the horizontal. The vertical component of the velocity v sin Ѳ causes fluidization and the horizontal component v cos Ѳ contributes to swirl motion of the bed material.The study was conducted using spherical particles having sizes 3.2 mm, 5.5 mm & 7.4 mm as the bed materials. Each of these particles was made from high density polyethylene, nylon and acetal having relative densities of 0.93, 1.05 and 1.47 respectively.The experiments were conducted using conidour type distributors having four rows of slits. Altogether four distributors having angles of air injection (Φ)- 0°, 5°, 10° & 15° were designed and fabricated for the study. The total number of slits in each distributor was 144. The area of opening was 6220 mm2 making the percentage area of opening to 9.17. But the percentage useful area of opening of the distributor was 96.The experiments on the variation of distributor pressure drop with superficial velocity revealed that the distributor pressure drop decreases with angle of air injection. Investigations related to bed hydrodynamics were conducted using 2.5 kg of bed material. The bed pressure drop measurements were made along the radial direction of the distributor at distances of 60 mm, 90 mm, 120 mm & 150 mm from the centre of the distributor. It was noticed that after attaining minimum fluidizing velocity, the bed pressure drop increases along the radial direction of the distributor. But at a radial distance of 90 mm from the distributor centre, after attaining minimum fluidizing velocity the bed pressure drop remains almost constant. It was also observed that the bed pressure drop varies inversely with particle size as well as particle density.An attempt was made to determine the effect of various parameters on minimum fluidizing velocity. It was noticed that the minimum fluidizing velocity varies directly with angle of air injection (Φ), particle size and particle density.The study on the bed behaviour showed that the superficial velocity required for initiating various bed phenomena (such as swirl motion and separation of particles from the cone at the centre) increase with increase in particle size as well as particle density. It was also observed that the particle size and particle density directly influence the superficial velocity required for various regimes of bed behaviour such as linear variation of bed pressure drop, constant bed pressure drop and sudden increase or decrease in bed pressure drop.Experiments were also performed to study the effect of angle of air injection (Φ). It was noticed that the bed pressure drop decreases with angle of air injection. It was also noticed that the angle of air injection directly influence the superficial velocity required for initiating various bed phenomena as well as the various regimes of bed behaviour.
|Division of Mechanical Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Investigations on the fracture behaviour of polymer blends is the topic of this thesis. The blends selected are PP/HDPE and PS/HIPS. PP/HDPE blend is chosen due to its commercial importance and PS/HIPS blend is selected to study the transition from brittle fracture to ductile fracture.PP/HDPE blends were prepared at different compositions by melt blending at 180°C and fracture failure process was investigated by conducting notch sensitivity test and tensile test at different strain rates. The effects of two types of modifiers (particulate and elastomer) on the fracture behaviour and notch sensitivity of PP/HDPE blends were studied. The modifiers used are calcium carbonate, a hard particulate filler commonly used in plastics and Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM). They were added in 2%, 4% and 6% by weight of the blends.The study shows that the mechanical properties of PP/HDPE blends can be optimized by selecting proper blend compositions. The selected modifiers are found to alter and improve the fracture behaviour and notch sensitivity of the blends. Particulate fillers like calcium carbonate can be used for making the mechanical behaviour more stable at the various blend compositions. The resistance to notch sensitivity of the blends is found to be marginally lower in the presence of calcium carbonate. The elastomeric modifier EPDM produces a better stability of the mechanical behaviour. A low concentration of EPDM is sufficient to effect such a change. EPDM significantly improves the resistance to notch sensitivity of the blends. The study shows that judicious selection of modifiers can improve the fracture behaviour and notch sensitivity of PP/HDPE blends and help these materials to be used for critical applications.For investigating the transition in fracture behaviour and failure modes, PS/HIPS blends were selected. The blends were prepared by melt mixing followed by injection moulding to prepare the specimens for conducting tensile, impact and flexure tests. These tests were used to simulate the various conditions which promote failure.The tensile behaviour of unnotched and notched PS/HIPS blend samples were evaluated at slow speeds. Tensile strengths and moduli were found to increase at the higher testing speed for all the blend combinations whereas maximum strain at break was found to decrease. For a particular speed of testing, the tensile strength and modulus show only a very slight decrease as HIPS content is increased up to about 40%. However, there is a drastic decrease on increasing the HIPS content thereafter.The maximum strain at break shows only a very slight change up to about 40% HIPS content and thereafter shows a remarkable increase. The notched specimens also follow a comparable trend even though the notch sensitivity is seen high for PS rich blends containing up to 40% HIPS. The notch sensitivity marginally decreases with increase in HIPS content. At the same time, it is found to increase with the increase in strain rate. It is observed that blends containing more than 40% HIPS fail in ductile mode.The impact characteristics of PSIHIPS blends studied were impact strength, the energy absorbed by the test specimen and impact toughness. Remarkable increase in impact strength is observed as HIPS content in the blend exceeds 40%. The energy absorbed by the test specimens and the impact toughness also show a comparable trend.Flexural testing which helps to characterize the load bearing capacity was conducted on PS/HIPS blend samples at the two different testing speeds of 5mmlmin and 10 mm/min. The flexural strength increases with increase in testing speed for all the blend compositions. At both the speeds, remarkable reduction in flexural strength is observed as HIPS content in the blend exceeds 40%. The flexural strain and flexural energy absorbed by the specimens are found to increase with increase in HIPS content. At both the testing speeds, brittle fracture is observed for PS rich blends whereas HIPS rich blends show ductile mode of failure.Photoelastic investigations were conducted on PS/HIPS blend samples to analyze their failure modes. A plane polariscope with a broad source of light was utilized for the study. The coloured isochromatic fringes formed indicate the presence of residual stress concentration in the blend samples. The coverage made by the fringes on the test specimens varies with the blend composition and it shows a reducing trend with the increase in HIPS content. This indicates that the presence of residual stress is a contributing factor leading to brittle fracture in PS rich blends and this tendency gradually falls with increase in HIPS content and leads to their ductile mode of failure.
|School of Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Soil moisture plays a cardinal role in sustaining eclological balance and agricultural development – virtually the very existence of life on earth. Because of the growing shortage of water resources, we have to use the available water most efficiently by proper management. Better utilization of rainfall or irrigation management depends largely on the water retention characteristics of the soil.Soil water retention is essential to life and it provides an ongoing supply of water to plants between periods of irrigation so as to allow their continued growth and survival.It is essential to maintain readily available water in the soil if crops are to sustain satisfactory growth. The plant growth may be retarded if the soil moisture is either deficient or excessive. The optimum moisture content is that moisture which leads to optimum growth of plant. When watering is done, the amount of water supplied should be such that the water content is equal to the field capacity that is the water remained in the saturated soil after gravitational drainage. Water will gradually be utilized consumptively by plants after the water application, and the soil moisture will start falling. When the water content in the soil reaches the value known as permanent wilting point (when the plant starts wilting) fresh dose of irrigation may be done so that water content is again raised to the field capacity of soil.Soil differ themselves in some or all the properties depending on the difference in the geotechnical and environmental factors. Soils serve as a reservoir of the nutrients and water required for crops.Study of soil and its water holding capacity is essential for the efficient utilization of irrigation water. Hence the identification of the geotechnical parameters which influence the water retention capacity, chemical properties which influence the nutrients and the method to improve these properties have vital importance in irrigation / agricultural engineering. An attempt in this direction has been made in this study by conducting the required tests on different types of soil samples collected from various locations in Trivandrum district Kerala, with and without admixtures like coir pith, coir pith compost and vermi compost. Evaluation of the results are presented and a design procedure has been proposed for a better irrigation scheduling and management.
|Division of Civil Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology
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