Abstract: AbstractA new method is developed to identify the mixed layer depth (MLD) from individual temperature or density profiles. A relative variance profile is obtained that is the ratio between the standard deviation and the ...

Abstract: This study aims to clarify the mechanism of slurry support and its effect at different stages of slurry infiltration in shield construction. The analysis of various expressions of slurry support throughout the entire ...

Abstract: In recent years, the constructions of pile-supported ballastless track-bed have been developed rapidly in China. It appears important to assess the accumulative settlement of this kind of track-bed after years of operation, ...

Abstract: Thirty-four individual thermohaline sheets are identified at depths of 170–400 m in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean by using the hydrographical data measured with the Ice-Tethered Profilers (ITPs) between August 2005 ...

Abstract: Surface settlement is considered a key indicator in the pipe jacking procedure of the steel tube slab (STS) pipe-roofing method. Commonly, the existing equations for this safety indicator are applied in the process of ...