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Temporal structures in Piers Plowman
… out of time, as part of a grand divine scheme. Piers Plowman is fitted into a Biblical and world-historical frame, the pattern of which is the figural interpretation of history. This implies that every occurrence, in all its everyday reality, is simultaneously part of a world-historical context …
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Local scour at bridge piers
Local scour at cylindrical bridge piers in both uniform and non-uniform cohesionless sediments was investigated experimentally. The aim of the study was to improve understanding of local scour around bridge piers with sediment transport. Three empirical functions which relate the equilibrium depth …
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The Plowman as Preacher: The Allegorical and Structural Significance of Piers The Plowman in 'Piers Plowman.'
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HEAVY TRUCK COLLISION WITH BRIDGE PIERS
… studies on vehicular collision with bridge piers have been carried out with single-unit trucks, which are typically classified as medium-duty vehicles weighing about 89 kN (20,000 lb). Yet, collision events that involve severe bridge damage are generally caused by heavy-duty trucks, …
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Scour at bridge piers and abutments
In this thesis several of the formulae that have been put forward to predict scour are examined and some of their limitations pointed out in an attempt to clarify some of the research work that has been done on scour. The formulae are applied to two known bridge failures and their accuracy in those …
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Structured assessment of pile supported piers
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1999.
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Building infrastructural piers in East Boston
The thesis is an inquiry into the urban waterfront and access to it. In particular, it is about the waterfront of Boston which ought to be more accessible, more public, and more present in the life of the city. The project is then an exploration or discovery of the issues related to the making of a …
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Piers Plowman and the Sacraments of Nature
… claim that the sacramental theology of *Piers Plowman* is interwoven with its natural theology, and that this relationship is the key to understanding the narrator’s epistemic progress across the poem. I argue that Will’s ability to draw supernatural knowledge from natural signs at the …
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Habitable piers : an alternative for urban expansion
… site. The two central concerns of the thesis are piers and urbanism. The piers are about being on the water, at the zone of the exchange between the water and the land. Urbanism is about the additive process of collective building where discrete building decisions can add up to a block; and the …
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Ice Action Database for the Confederation Bridge Piers
… be predicted accurately. During the design of piers of the Confederation Bridge, various design parameters including ice velocity, ice thickness, rubble height, ride up and ridge keel properties were considered in the assessment of ice action. To study the relationship between design models and …
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Modelling local scour around bridge piers using TELEMAC
… as a result of vortex formation around bridge piers and abutments (Hoffmans & Verheij, 1997; Raudkivi, 1998; Melville & Coleman, 2000; Richardson & Davis, 2001; Armitage & McGahey, 2003). Local scour is also one of the most difficult to predict accurately. If not adequately designed for, local …
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Physical modeling of local scour around complex bridge piers
… scour prediction methods for complex bridge piers. In this study, three field sites in Georgia were selected for continuous monitoring and associated laboratory models were fabricated with physical scale ratios that modeled the full river and bridge cross sections to consider the effect of …
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Piers Plowman, Legal Authority and the Law of Subject Status.
… the legal discourses surrounding Langland's Piers Plowman to show that the language of the law courts, and the dilemmas faced there on a daily basis about the authority of the law, are mirrored in the way in which Langland presents Christ's harrowing of hell at one of the narrative climaxes …
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The function of duality and trinity in the structure of Piers Plowman
<p>Dualities and trinities are everywhere in the poem, sometimes conflicting, sometimes not. They govern the poem in its largest structures, overarching the entire poem, and its smallest, often evoking an additional level of meaning in just a phrase. These groupings of two and three are not …
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The Fan Piers development : an analysis of negotiated development review in Boston
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1988.
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Evaluation of the Interaction Between Flow Turbulence and Corrosive Material Transport Around Bridge Piers
… of corrosion on turbulent flow around bridge piers and its implications for structural integrity and environmental safety. By examining the interaction between flow turbulence and corrosion-induced particles, the research highlights their effects on vortex formation, sediment transport, and …
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Seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry structures : an investigation of the Longfellow Bridge masonry piers
… bridge is in poor condition while the masonry piers and abutments remain in good condition. In the near future, a major replacement of the superstructure will be required. In order for the masonry elements to be approved for a renewed design life, they must be assessed for their ability to …
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Design and Installation of Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Precast Jackets for Retrofitting Concrete Piers
Ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) has emerged in the last decade as a new alternative material for retrofitting reinforced concrete structures such as buildings and bridges. One of the most common applications of UHPFRC today is restoring bridge decks and construction …
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The Wayfarer's Way and Two Texts for the Journey: The Summa Theologiae and Piers Plowman
… by Thomas Aquinas and <italic>Piers Plowman</italic> by William Langland. My arguments are primarily inter- and intra-textual with some attention to the texts' history of interpretation and the socio-historical Catholic culture in which they were written. I conclude that the …
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