Abstract: Drainage ditches are effective agricultural facilities because they can drain excess water from the field, and an eco-friendly drainage ditch can also eliminate agricultural nonpoint source pollution effectively. Field ...

Abstract: Flash flood disasters pose a constant threat to socioeconomic factors in southeastern China. This study analyzes the risk change of flash floods in the Yantanxi River basin, southeastern China, under five economic scenarios ...

Abstract: Conceptual rainfall-runoff models that aim at predicting streamflow from the knowledge of rainfall over a catchment are a basic tool for flood forecasting. The parameter calibration of a conceptual model usually involves ...

Abstract: The unstable and unreasonable parameter identification results are achieved because of the nonlinear effect (e.g., the cross-autocorrelation parameters). The XAJ (Xin’anjiang) model shows a certain correlation among ...

Abstract: Cable tower grouping-anchorage system of cable-stayed bridges is a new type of anchorage system, which is only used in Chi-Zhou bridge in An Hui province domestically. In order to understand the behavior characteristics ...

Abstract: Effective multiskill resource scheduling requires comprehensive workforce assignments. Drawing on the multiskill project scheduling problem perspective, this study investigates the integrated problem of project scheduling ...

Abstract: The conventional finite element method was employed to study the relationship between melt filling and air accumulation in micro-cavities. The variational equation for melt flow with slip boundary ...

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to propose an effective optimization technique that can overcome the local minimum problem resulting from the nonlinear construction of the rainfall-runoff model. First, this technique attempts ...

Abstract: Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting does not promote collaboration and thus may not be suitable for building information modeling (BIM) projects. Joint-contract functions that combine contractual ...

Abstract: Low-ductility steel concentrically braced frames (CBFs) are widely used in buildings as a lateral resistance system in seismic regions around the world due to their high stiffness and strength. Steel CBF buildings have ...