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Performance of Existing Subway Tunnels Undercrossed by Four Closely Spaced Shield Tunnels
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: With the extending of existing networks of metro systems, existing subway tunnels are more and more commonly undercrossed by new underground tunnels. Excessive deformation and even damage may occur in existing subway tunnels ...
The Influence of Mechanical and Thermal Forcing by the Tibetan Plateau on Asian Climate
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This paper attempts to provide some new understanding of the mechanical as well as thermal effects of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) on the circulation and climate in Asia through diagnosis and numerical experiments. The air ...
Evaluating Global Land Surface Models in CMIP5: Analysis of Ecosystem Water- and Light-Use Efficiencies and Rainfall Partitioning
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractWater and carbon fluxes simulated by 12 Earth system models (ESMs) that participated in phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) over several recent decades were evaluated using three functional ...