scholarly journals Flood type specific construction of synthetic design hydrographs

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 1390-1406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela I. Brunner ◽  
Daniel Viviroli ◽  
Anna E. Sikorska ◽  
Olivier Vannier ◽  
Anne‐Catherine Favre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Hydrographs ◽  
Specific Construction

Blackness, Imperialism, and Nationalism in Dominican Children's Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Stacy Ann Creech
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Children's Literature ◽  
Young People ◽  
Educational Reform ◽  
Children’S Literature ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Specific Construction

From pre-Columbian times through to the twentieth century, Dominican children's literature has struggled to define itself due to pressures from outside forces such as imperialism and colonialism. This paper examines the socio-political contexts within Dominican history that determined the kind of literature available to children, which almost exclusively depicted a specific construction of indigeneity, European or Anglo-American characters and settings, in an effort to efface the country's African roots. After the Educational Reform of 1993 was instituted, however, there has been a promising change in the field, as Dominican writers are engaged in producing literature for young people that includes more accurate representations of Blackness and multiculturalism.

Blessing’s (Life) Story: An Adolescent in Residential Care Living with HIV

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenita Chiba ◽  
Jeanette Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Antiretroviral Treatment ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Residential Care Facility ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Specific Construction

The lifespan of perinatally HIV-infected children in South Africa has increased owing to the availability of antiretroviral treatment, allowing growth into adolescence and beyond. There is limited knowledge of the lived realities of adolescents with HIV. This paper, using life story methodology and based on Blessing’s narrative, provides an intersectional, complex view of the experience of one such teenager who is perinatally HIV-positive, was abandoned by his family and is living in a residential care facility. His story powerfully illuminates the specific construction of adolescence in this context, focusing on identity formation and the need for connection. The narrative also points to service providers’ practice when engaged with such youths.

scholarly journals Temperature Distribution in the Insulation System of Condenser-Type HV Bushing—Its Effect on Dielectric Response in the Frequency Domain

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 4016
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Walczak ◽  
Jaroslaw Gielniak
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Dielectric Response ◽  
Power Transformers ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Insulation System ◽  
Large Power ◽  
Catastrophic Failures ◽  
Significant Temperature ◽  
Specific Construction

HV bushings are an important part of the equipment of large power transformers, responsible for their many serious (including catastrophic) failures. Their proper exploitation needs to apply correct and reliable diagnostics, e.g., the use of dielectric response methods, that take into account their specific construction and working conditions. In this article, based on laboratory tests carried out on a real bushing, it has been shown that the significant temperature distribution within its core significantly affects the shape of the dielectric response of its insulation; therefore, the approach to its modeling should be changed. Hence, a new method for interpreting the results, using the so-called the 2XY model, is proposed. Subsequently, based on the measurements made on the insulators in operation, a new modeling method was verified. In conclusion, it can be stated that the 2XY model significantly improves the reliability of the dielectric response analysis, which should be confirmed in the future by tests on withdrawn and revised insulators.

Construction Aspects of the Doel 1 and 2 SGR Projects

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert Kroes ◽  
Edmond Gobert ◽  
Xavier Delhaye ◽  
Peter Devolder ◽  
Michel Sonville
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Steam Generators ◽  
Primary Coolant ◽  
Worker Exposure ◽  
Power Stations ◽  
Exchange Operation ◽  
Radiation Worker ◽  
Opening And Closing ◽  
Leak Before Break ◽  
Specific Construction

The Doel 1 and 2 PWR Nuclear Power Stations are the oldest commercially operating units in Belgium and the last to replace their two Steam Generators. The Doel 2 Steam Generators were replaced in 2004 and those of Doel 1 will be replaced late 2009. The replacement poses a particular challenge as these are the only stations in Belgium requiring the creation of primary and secondary containment opening for the SG exchange operation. Other construction challenges result from the a-typical SG support configuration which dates from the period well before the more or less standardized support configuration as used for later PWR units. The current paper discusses the construction approaches selected to facilitate the exchange operation and to minimize the outage duration and radiation worker exposure. The main particularities of the construction effort concern the secondary containment opening and closing using a structural formwork assembly, the use of containment platforms hanging inside the primary containment allowing for parallel primary and secondary containment reconstruction and the de-activation of some of the primary coolant piping and SG restraints following the licensing acceptance of the Leak Before Break concept for the primary piping. The specific construction options that made the Doel 2 replacement a success will be presented in this paper.

Techniques and Instruments Used in Construction Projects Management - Establishement and Modeling Specific Action Methodology

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 632-638
Author(s):  
Catalin Onutu ◽  
Ioan Ciocan
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Production ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Implementation Stages ◽  
Construction Activity ◽  
Production Problems ◽  
Specific Construction

Construction projects have a number of features which clearly differentiate industrial production problems that may occur as are many, very diverse and no t lea st very difficult to solve. This difficulty in solving the weight comes from modeling phenomena regarding specific construction activity. So it requires a good knowledge of the content and implementation stages of a construction project and to ensure compliance with the rules and specific requirements.

scholarly journals Core Ideas of the Application and Research of the Construction Technology of the Foundation Slab Concrete of the Building Foundation

2020 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 04020
Author(s):  
Liu Zhi Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
High Water ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Foundation Slab ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
The Past ◽  
Building Foundation ◽  
Important Position ◽  
Specific Construction

Since our country entered the 21st century, our country’s social economy has achieved remarkable achievements compared with the past, and the economic development has accelerated significantly. This has created good conditions for the healthy and sustainable development of the entire construction industry. Especially in recent years, the construction industry has occupied an increasingly important position. At present, with the advancement and development of science and technology, China’s building technology has achieved better development than before. Various modern buildings have emerged continuously, and the construction of foundation slab concrete has emerged. With its own various characteristics, in the specific construction, it is necessary to strengthen the attention to various construction problems, such as easy cracking, large shrinkage and high water heating, etc. At the same time, it is necessary to combine specific construction standards and pay attention to research on related construction technology can promote the overall and steady improvement of the overall project quality.

Revise Your Syllabi: Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Authorization for Torture and Ill-Treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smadar Ben-Natan
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Attorney General ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
General Rules ◽  
Israeli Supreme Court ◽  
And Function ◽  
Meaning And Function ◽  
Specific Construction

This paper reviews the recent decision of the Israeli Supreme Court in the case of Tbeish v Attorney General, in light of the 1999 landmark Public Committee against Torture in Israel (pcati) case, which prohibited torture and ill-treatment of detainees, but acknowledged necessity as a possible criminal defence for interrogators. Tbeish is not framed as a break from the past, or even as a change in the law, but I argue that it provides a new authorization for torture and ill-treatment. The Court upheld internal guidelines of the Israeli Security Agency (isa) that establish a ‘necessity procedure’ for the application of ‘special interrogation means’. The Court’s specific construction of the guidelines circumvents the unambiguous prohibition in pcati on general rules setting criteria for using special interrogation means, by turning the process into a supposedly ad hoc decision on each individual case without preexisting rules. Nevertheless, this paper argues, the decision approves a system of prior authorization for the use of violent means of interrogations. Creating a framework for an organizational decision, the guidelines relieve interrogators of personal responsibility for potentially unlawful acts by shifting the meaning and function of necessity from a criminal defence to a principle of governmental action. As such, they provide bureaucratic authorization and justification for acts which violate the prohibition against torture.

Analysis of Fire Protection with Focuse on the Specific Conditions of the Historic Roofs

2016 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 120-128
Author(s):  
Romana Benešová ◽  
Marie Rusinová ◽  
Luboš Sibilla
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Fire Protection ◽  
Indoor Climate ◽  
Loss Of Information ◽  
Wooden Structures ◽  
New Buildings ◽  
Cultural Monuments ◽  
Specific Construction

Protecting of historic roofs is an important part of efforts to protect our cultural heritage. These wooden structures carry a lot of information about the authentic tools, technologies and construction processes. Trusses are generally endangered by many risks that could cause irrecoverable damage and loss of information. In addition to the threat wood destroying insect and fungi, should not be forgotten on fire threats that may start from lightning, through electrical installations, to the burning of the surrounding dry grass areas. Historical wooden trusses are with respect to the old wood, indoor climate, the unavailability or the fact that many national cultural monuments are located outside of the inhabited territories, very susceptible to fires. Nevertheless, there are many methods, which are used for new buildings, but unusable for historical truss, and others were proved to be unsuitable by the time. This article analyses the possibilities of modern firefighting arrangements in the historic truss with regard to the specific construction conditions and with regard to the very rare substructure, which should not be damaged.

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