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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Water resources engineering"”.
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Bayesian artificial neural networks in water resources engineering.
… incorporation of uncertainty into ANNs used for water resources modelling, with emphasis placed on obtaining accurate results, while maintaining simplicity of implementation, which is considered to be of utmost importance for adoption of the framework by practitioners in this field. By applying …
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Modern landfill leachates – quality and treatment
… and flushing pollutants by allowing water to infiltrate into landfills is advocated as a sustainable management option for municipal solid waste landfills. However, in the case of mainly inorganic landfills, containment aimed at keeping the metals in the landfills for as long as …
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Hydrologic modeling using triangulated irregular networks : terrain representation, flood forecasting and catchment response
… the physical relations between internal watershed processes and observed streamflow. This thesis presents the development and application of a distributed hydrologic model distinguished by its representation of topography through a triangulated irregular network (TIN) and its coupling of …
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Imprecise probability and decision in civil engineering : Dempster-Shafer theory and application
… Bayesian theory has been widely adopted in civil engineering for dealing with uncertainty and for purposes of decision making under uncertainty. However the Bayesian approach is not without criticisms. One major concern has been that information or knowledge, no matter how weak or sparse, must …
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Sustainable Development: Implementation in Urban Water Systems
… is also moving. Therefore, approaches advocating engineering, linear, and mechanistic paradigms to define sustainability do not make much sense. Instead, we need to resort to non-linear thinking, more commonly referred to as systems thinking. Thus, System Dynamics, one branch of systems thinking …
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Effective management solutions for biogenic odour in drinking water
Biogenic taste and odour in drinking water has become a global concern for water utilities, as eutrophication and climate change are increasing the likelihood of algal blooms and other microbial events in waterbodies. Unpleasant taste and odour perceived by consumers may result in complaints and …
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Appropriate technology in irrigation : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in the Lincoln University, New Zealand
A review of existing philosophies that underlie the concept of appropriate technology (AT) has been done and a suitable philosophy fonnulated. Accordingly, AT is a technology best suited to the environment in which it is used. It is not primitive or obsolete, but is economic, 'culturally …
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Development of a Pico conduit-hydropower turbin within a city's water distribution system
… such times, the monitoring and operation of water infrastructure become problematic. In combination with a culture of vandalism and theft of infrastructure components that have resale value, infrastructure becomes inoperable at an ever-increasing rate. Equipment functionality and levels of …
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Irrigation scheduling: a soft adaptor to weather uncertainties and irrigation efficiency improvement initiatives
… placing more pressure on already stressed water resources. The challenge for New Zealand dairy farming is to maintain an appropriate equilibrium between pasture production and environment protection, achievable through the proper management/utilization of agricultural water, for which …
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Growing with the flow: Investigating nature-based approaches to mitigate flooding in the Pacific Islands
… unknown about NFM effectiveness, including how resources can be optimised, particularly at catchment scale. Many Pacific Islands are vulnerable to flooding, exacerbated by changes in land cover and population increase, and sea level rise. Currently, there is a limited body of work on the role …
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How has contamination to water supply altered Havelock North business owners’ perspectives on water? : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master Water Resource Management at Lincoln University and Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
Safe drinking water is essential to public health. In August 2016 an outbreak of gastroenteritis in Havelock North, New Zealand, shook the public’s trust in the water supply service. Over 5,500 of the town’s 14,000 residents were estimated to have fallen ill with campylobacteriosis, and 45 people …