Abstract: This paper develops a nonlinear programming model to optimally design a settling basin for a small-scale drainage area with a minimum total cost. It is assumed that the shape of the settling basin is rectangular parallelepiped, ...

Abstract: The study aimed to determine the number of cultivation cycles required to reform the plough sole once it has been destroyed or removed from the paddy. An ad hoc infiltration column experiment, which is a cylinder of

Abstract: This study focused on household evacuation decisions and departure timing for Hurricane Ike. The data were consistent with an abbreviated form of the Protective-Action Decision Model in which female gender, official warning ...

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop an optimization model for the optimal placement of structural best management practices (BMPs) at the watershed scale for a reservoir. In this research, the authors considered three ...