Abstract: Forecasting of ice jams and their breakup is crucial to prevent or reduce flooding risk in cold regions. A back propagation (BP) neural network model improved by the Levenberg-Marquardt clustering method has been developed ...

Abstract: A new shaft spillway composed of an inlet structure that includes inlet swirling-flow-generating piers, an annular weir, a vertical shaft, and an outlet structure is presented. Major factors influencing the inlet’s discharge ...

Abstract: Abstract The partial shrinkage of a resource-based city has created a special paradigm of intraurban relocation. Partial shrinkage characterizes the loss of population in certain areas of a city due to resource depletion, ...