Soil nailing is a prevalent and cost-effective technique employed to reinforce and enhance the stability of precarious natural or cut slopes; however, its application as a primary support system to prevent collapses or cave-ins during foundation excavation could be more frequent.To better understand the behavior of such a support system, this study
Safe and efficient techniques for the live capture of carnivores are limited.In this study, we identified some of the factors that could affect the success of capturing red fox cubs with live capture traps (also known as cage traps).During a three-year period, we analysed 32 captures of 25 fox cubs (1.3 captures/fox).We assessed the impact of the f
Land area devoted to organic agriculture has increased steadily over the last 20 years in the United States, and elsewhere around the world.A primary criticism of organic agriculture is lower yield compared to non-organic systems.Previous analyses documenting the yield deficiency in organic production have relied mostly on data generated under Co Q
The drilling of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) is Stools a significant topic for the aircraft industry.However, CFRP are materials which are difficult to cut due to their unique properties.This paper studies tools with excellent cutting performance in machining CFRP.The microcrystalline diamond (MCD), nanocrystalline diamond (NCD), and dua
Rockfall hazard assessment is not simple to achieve in practice and sound, physically based assessment methodologies are still missing.The mobility of rockfalls implies a more difficult hazard definition with respect to other slope instabilities with minimal runout.Rockfall hazard assessment involves complex definitions for "occurrence probabi