SCOUR DOWNSTREAM OF A CORRUGATED APRON UNDER WALL JETS

Scour downstream of a corrugated apron under wall jets

Experiments were performed over smooth and corrugated aprons with different corrugation dimensions to study the scour and flow characteristics under submerged wall jets condition.The scour depth and length are significantly lower for corrugated than smooth rigid aprons.The maximum reductions in scour depth and length are 79 and 83%, respectively.Op

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Multi-Modal Compositional Analysis of Layered Paint Chips of Automobiles by the Combined Application of ATR-FTIR Imaging, Raman Microspectrometry, and SEM/EDX

For the forensic analysis of multi-layered paint chips of hit-and-run cars, detailed compositional analysis, including minor/trace chemical components in the multi-layered paint chips, is crucial for the potential credentials of the run-away car as the number of layers, painting process, and used paints are quite specific to the types of cars, colo

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Larger Seeds are Dispersed Farther: the Long-Distance Seed Disperser ant Aphaenogaster famelica Prefers Larger Seeds

Seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) is an important life phase in flowering herbs of temperate deciduous forests, and long dispersal is basically preferable in terms read more of plant fitness.Although it is known that larger ants transport seeds farther, previous studies conflicted whether larger seeds are preferred by large ants.We examine how

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