Base line study for determination of effect of stacking sequence on Vibration…

An investigation of a conventional propeller made from composite materials was conducted in which its vibration characteristics were studied. Optimized designing of a composite propeller was performed for various constrained and unconstrained design objectives. Only symmetric ply stacking sequences were considered. Results show that the ply stacking sequence has an effect on the characteristics…

A Handbook of Applied Biopolymer Technology Synthesis, Degradation and Applic…

Researchers are conducting active research in different fields of engineering, science and technology by adopting the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry and the inherent green methodologies to devise new processes with a view to help protect and ultimately save the environment from further anthropogenic interruptions and damage. With this in focus, this book provides an up-todate, coherently…

Flood Frequency Analysis of Tel Basin of Mahanadi River System, India using A…

Flood frequency analysis indicates the catchment characteristics, water availability and possible extreme hydrological conditions like floods and droughts at various locations of any river system. Such studies have been done in the past using long term annual maximum flood series for early warning, preparedness, mitigation and reduction of any kind of disasters. In the present study, Annual Max…

Strom Surge Vulnerability And LU/LC Change Detection Analysis-In The Northern…

The Storm surge is one of the major calamities for the coastal regions all over the world. The effect of a storm surge is more intensified by the ignorance of the local people in the region due to their improper land use pattern followed by them. This is because of not knowing clearly about the coming storm, its intensity, or at least the zones that would be affected during a storm. The aim of …

Coastal Vulnerability Mapping Using Geospatial Technologies InCuddalore-Picha…

The Eustatic sea level rise due to global warming is predicted to be about 42 to 98cm by 2100 (IPCC 2013) which necessitates identification and protection of vulnerable sections of coasts. The current study area falling in the coastal zone of central Tamil Nadu from Cuddalore in the north and Pichavaram in the south along the southeast coast of India. The study aims in assessing the coastal vul…

Numerical study on Storm Surge and associated Coastal Inundation for 2009 AIL…

Storm surge from tropical cyclones leads to extreme coastal flooding along low gradient shorelines, barriers, and deltaic system. Typically low-lying deltaic environment comprises of soft sediments and are densely populated, and these regions are quite dynamic and changes in coastal geomorphology are quite rapid from impact of each cyclone. The horizontal extent of coastal flooding depends on f…

Coastal Pollution: A Review

The harmful effects of various substances on the marine environment were reviewed by collecting and studying the relevant literature. Various sources for the pollution of marine environment were identified and the causes for the same are understood. Many of the pollutants that are let into the sea are directly or indirectly by human activities. Some of these substances are biodegradable, while …

Holocene Records of Human Driven Geological Impacts in a Ramsar Wetland of India

The present study evaluated the extent of accumulation of heavy/trace metals in the recent sediments of Ashtamudi Wetland System (AWS), a Ramsar Site located in the Southern State of India, Kerala; using Contamination Factor (CF), Pollution Load Index (PLI) and Geo-accumulation Index (Igeo) in 4 sub-environments of AWS; viz: Ashtamudi Main Kayal, ChavaraKayal, Kureepuzha- KandachiraKayals and …

Post-Phailin Restoration of Gopalpur Port

The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS), PHAILIN crossed Odisha and adjoining north Andhra Pradesh coast near Gopalpur in the evening of 12th October 2013 with a maximum sustained wind speed of nearly 215 Km/hr. The cyclone caused very heavy rainfall over Odisha leading to floods, and strong gale wind leading to large scale damage to gopalpur port under construction. The damage had occurred to …

Changes to a Drive-in Beach in Southwest India Due to Severe Erosion and Subs…

Driving in beach, a fascinating recreational activity is in vogue in a few special beaches in the world. Management plans are formulated for these beaches to overcome the adverse impact of beach driving on the overall coastal ecosystem and to ensure the safety of both the passengers and others who frequent the beach. The management plans for drive-in beaches often deal with the vehicle conditio…

Phytoremediation of Phosphorus and nitrogen with Canna x generalis Reeds in D…

A proven method of removing contaminants from secondary wastewater being more recently embraced is bioremediation. This paper focuses on phytoremediation of excessive phosphorus and nitrogen using Canna x generalis reeds through a constructed wetland in the domestic wastewater of NMAM Institute of Technology (NMAMIT), Nitte, Udupi District, India. The 30.0m x 6.0m x 1.0m wetland was constructed…

Effect of Mega Bridge on Hydro-morphodynamics of Waterfront Facilities in Wid…

Mumbai being traditionally the epicentre of India’s commerce, the narrow stretch of land (Mumbai Island) has seen a steady increase in population despite obvious spatial constraints. Hence for easing the pressure on the island city, development of Navi Mumbai on east has been identified. However lack of easy connectivity to Navi Mumbai has stunted its growth and pressure on Mumbai’s infrast…

Shoreline Response to Coastal Structures

The coastal erosion has become a critical problem for states which are facing acute shortage of land due to high density of population and narrow width available for the state. With this in mind, different protection methods have been used over time,most on the basis of the artificial nourishment of beaches and building coastal structures such as groins and detached breakwaters. The decision to…

Monitoring longterm shoreline changes along Tamil Nadu, India using geospatia…

Shoreline defined as the physical interface of land and water is dynamic in nature and provides economic and social security to the coastal habitations. Tamil Nadu having a largest coastline i.e., approximately 1000 km faces multiple threats due to both natural and anthropogenic interventions as a result of disasters, rapid urbanization, ndustrialization, sand and coral mining etc. In the prese…

Shoreline Change Analysis For Northern Part Of The Coromandel Coast

The shoreline is a more dynamic, and complex region of all geological features present, as it has a mixed results of tidal, Aeolian,tectonic, and sometimes riverine activity. The shoreline change has its impact, but which is not so visible. To observe this we need a long and continuous set of data. The following project is done for a shoreline length of approximately 112 km of the North of the …

CFD Simulations of Wave Propagation and Shoaling over a Submerged Bar

The wave propagation over a submerged bar is simulated using the open source CFD model REEF3D and the numerical results are compared to the experimental data. The transformation of the wave resulting in higher harmonics in the wave train is observed as the wave propagates over the crest of the bar. The difference between the wave transformation processes for two different incident wave heights…

Performance of Variable Selection Method for the Damage Level Prediction of R…

selection methods available. The purpose of this paper is to explore the application of Principal Component Regression (PCR)analysis for the selection of variables. Data to perform the analysis was obtained from the experimental studies conducted to measure the damage level of the reshaped berm breakwater. For the analysis, damage level was considered as the output variable and the other influe…

Soil Structure Interaction Analysis of a Dry Dock

Pile foundation is one of the most popular forms of deep foundations and is widely used for supporting water front structures in weak soils characterized by low shear strength and high compressibility, and also in structures which are subjected to heavy lateral loadings and moments. The lateral forces are mainly due to berthing forces and lateral earth pressure due to unstable slope as a res…

A Note on Short-term Wave Height Statistics

Short-term wave height distributions in intermediate water depthshave been investigated using spectral wave data from two gauges near Galveston (on the northern side of the Gulf of Mexico) and NDBC buoy 42035 during Hurricane Ike. Frequently used distributions such as the Rayleigh, the scaled Rayleigh and the 2-parameter Weibull distributionsare compared. The analysis of wave heights suggest…

Runup and Rundown characteristics of an emerged seaside perforated quarter ci…

Quarter circle breakwater (QBW) is developed from semicircular breakwater (SBW) and the first model was developed in Peoples Republic of China. The superstructure of QBW consists of a quarter circular front wall facing incident waves, a horizontal base slab and a vertical rear wall placed on rubble mound foundation. A series of experiments were conducted in a two dimensional regular wave flu…

Effect of Artificial Sea Grass on Wave Attenuation- An Experimental Investiga…

An experimental study to validate the exponential attenuation of wave height is presented. Coastal vegetation can often attenuate the wave height as well as the wave energy and are, therefore, of interest. The tests were carried out with submerged artificial sea grass vegetation meadow of 2 m length in a wave flume 50 m long, 0.74 m wide and 1.1 m deep. The model plants were prepared from 0.00…

Design of Submerged Offshore Reefs for the Coastal Protection Measure

Coastline is an interface between the ocean and the land. Coastal erosion is recession of the shoreline and loss of land area due to action of waves, currents and wind. Human interference also contributes to the adverse effects along the coastline, including the erosion. The physical regime of the Indian coastline is characterized by different types of coastal features. In order to mitigate the…

Importance of Location & Alignment of Geotextile Tubes for the Coastal Protec…

The placement of the geotextile tubes plays a functional role in the performance of the overall protection scheme. The placement path of geotextile tubes is the crucial decision for the designers. The geotextile tubes are widely used as a reef structure, well below the Mean Sea Level. The requirement of the beach width is the main criterion to decide crest level of the nearshore reef structure.…

Shoreline Change Analysis of Mangalore Coast and Morphometric Analysis of Net…

Various developmental projects have come up in the coastal zone of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts in the last few decades. A number of beaches are subjected to erosion and lots of coastal properties are destroyed specially during SW monsoon season along the Mangalore coast in recent years. In order to protect the beaches and the properties, a number of seawalls - each ranging in length be…

Estimation of Shallow Water Bathymetry using IRS-Multispectral Imagery of Odi…

Image processing techniques that involve multispectral remotely sensed data are considered very attractive for bathymetry applications as they provide a time cost-effective and efficient solution to water depths estimation. In this paper the potential of 4-bands image acquired by IRS-1C/1D LISS-III Sensor satellite in providing precise depth measurements was investigated by radiative transfer …

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Iterative Spectral Index Ratio Exploration for Object-based Image Analysis of…

We introduce a new semi-automated approach by coupling spectral index ratios (SIR) and object-based image analysis (OBIA) to classify very high resolution WorldView 2 (WV 2) satellite image to extract land cover features using eCognition© software. This study aims to develop rule sets for object-based classification of WV-2 image to accurately delineate the boundaries of land cover features in…

Wave prediction using neural networks at New Mangalore Port along west coast …

Estimation of wave parameters is of great importance in coastal activities such as design studies for harbour, inshore and offshore structures, coastal erosion, sediment transport and wave energy estimation. Traditional methods like semi empirical formulations and numerical models have disadvantages of excessive data requirement, time consumption and are tedious to carry out.Artificial Intellig…

Seasonal Variation in Textural Characteristics and Sedimentary Environments o…

Seasonal (post- and pre-monsoon) changes in texture and environment of deposition of beach sediments of Karnataka coast have been studied using various statistical parameters (Mean size, Standard deviation, Skewness and Kurtosis). These parameters were obtained for all the sieved sediment samples (68 for each season), using GradistatV8.0 and G-Stat software packages. Based on the range of varia…

Application of Numerical Model in Suspended Sediment Transport Studies along …

The objective of the present study is to understand the sediment transport along the central Kerala coast. The data used in the study include winds, tides, bathymetry and the satellite derived suspended sediment concentrations (SSCs). A sediment transport model - MIKE 21 Mud Transport (MT) - for combinedcurrents, and SSCs is used to quantify and to find out the movement of fine sediments alo…

Numerical Modeling of Nearshore Wave Conditions at Al Huwaisat Island,KSA

generation/transformation model that takes into consideration: wave generation/growth by wind and wave transformation due to:wave shoaling, wave refraction, bottom dissipation, wave blocking , wind generation , wave braking , frequency spreading ,directional spreading , wave-wave interaction ,and wave current interaction. The input data to the model consisted of ships’observation wave and win…

Wave Tranquility and Littoral Studies for Development of a Mini Fishing Harbour

Hydraulic model studies were carried out to optimise a layout of a fishing harbour on the west coast of India, in Kerala. A layout consisting of two breakwaters, 80 m long north breakwater and 670 m south breakwater (150 m normal to the shore and 520 m along the shore) with 100 m wide opening at the harbour entrance was initially proposed. The tranquillity conditions of proposed breakwater alig…

Application of Geophysical and Hydrogeochemical Tracers to investigate Salini…

Groundwater in coastal aquifers of Nagapattinam and Karaikal regions are characterized by large saline variations with Conductivity levels up to (12,430.0 μS/cm). The high salinity collective with deterioration in water level creates a serious threat to current groundwater quality for human consumption. An integrated electrical resistivity and hydrogeochemical investigations were carried out t…

Model and Desk Studies for Feasibility of Sea Route in a Complex Estuary

Development of a Jetty in an estuary with wide tidal flat is quite a challenging job as the approach channel to the deep water is a complicated issue where the disturbance to the natural hydrodynamic behaviour of the sea and the dynamic nature of the sediment movement is to be handled with utmost care. Flat slope causes reduction in velocity and there by formation of mudflats in water way. The …

Tidal Hydrodynamics along Gulf of Khambhat, West Coast of India

In coastal hydrodynamics, tides play a major role and it is important to understand the complexity of their characteristics along the difficult coastal areas like creeks, estuaries, bays and gulfs for any kind of engineering activities like harbor, jetty, dams and protection measures. In this study, six tidal constituents (K1, M2, N2, O1, P1 and S2) variations along the Gulf of Khambhat,west co…

Study on Saline Water intrusion into the Shallow Coastal Aquifers of Periyar …

Seawater intrusion generally occurs when withdrawal of fresh groundwater from coastal aquifers results in declining groundwater levels, facilitating lateral and/or vertical migration of saline water causing deterioration of groundwater quality. Electrical resistivity sounding techniques and hydrochemical studies are widely used to determine the interaction between groundwater and saline water/s…

Inter-annual variations in wave characteristics off Ratnagiri,Northeast Arabi…

The wave data measured using the Datawell directional wave rider buoy at 13 m water depth off Ratnagiri during 2010 to 2013 is used to study the inter-annual variations in the wave characteristics. The percentage occurrence of waves with significant wave height (Hs) less than 1 m is the same in all 3 years, but the occurrence of high waves (Hs > 1 m) is not same in all the years. The extreme wa…

Influence of Oceanic Features around Inlet on the Thermohaline Variability in…

Thermohaline variability in the Cochin estuary primarily depends on the mixing of fresh water downstream and sea water intrusion upstream. Knowledge of sea water intrusion into the estuary is important for functioning of ecological systems. Therefore this study explored the possibility of monitoring sea water intrusion into the estuary using open ocean thermohaline properties obtained from sate…

Enhanced Marine Oil Spill Response Regime for Southern British Columbia, Canada

Several recent proposals to expand pipeline capacity on the West Coast of Canada have raised concerns about the increased risk of oil spills. This paper discusses how Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (Trans Mountain) is focusing on continued safe marine transportation of oil from its terminal within Port Metro Vancouver, including its proposal to significantly enhance the area’s oil spill response…

Isotope Targeted Glycoproteomics (IsoTaG) to Characterize Intact, Metabolical…

Protein glycosylation plays many critical roles in biological function and creates the most diversity of all post-translational modifications (PTMs). Glycan structural diversity is directly correlated with difficulty in characterizing the intact glycoproteome by mass spectrometry (MS). In this protocol, we describe a novel mass-independent chemical glycoproteomics platform for characterizing in…

Rapid Assays for Lectin Toxicity and Binding Changes that Reflect Altered Gly…

Glycosylation engineering is used to generate glycoproteins, glycolipids, or proteoglycans with a more defined complement of glycans on their glycoconjugates. For example, a mammalian cell glycosylation mutant lacking a specific glycosyltransferase generates glycoproteins, and/or glycolipids, and/or proteoglycans with truncated glycans missing the sugar transferred by that glycosyltransfera…

Visualization of O-GlcNAc Glycosylation Stoichiometry and Dynamics Using Reso…

O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) glycosylation is a dynamic protein posttranslational modification with roles in processes such as transcription, cell cycle regulation, and metabolism. Detailed mechanistic studies of O-GlcNAc have been hindered by a lack of methods for measuring O-GlcNAc stoichiometries and the interplay of glycosylation with other posttranslational modifications. We rec…

Tidal Prediction for Complex Waterways in the Bangladesh Region

The navigational aspects of marine transport and its manoeuvrability require precise knowledge on tides. Information on time varying water levels, magnitude and direction of tidal currents is quite critical in coastal waterways and estuarine environment. Real-time water levels along with other hydrodynamic parameters are used in almost all major ports for effective operations throughout the yea…

Synthesis of Tropical Cyclone Tracks in a Risk Evaluation Perspective for the…

Extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones results in extensive devastation to coastal environment. The risk levels associated with cyclones that have landfall in the east coast of India is quite high, and hence there is a need to estimate as well forecast the damage risk associated with extreme winds, rainfall, storm surge, and associated coastal flooding during cyclonic events. In the p…

A Review on Development of Minor Ports to Improvethe Economy of Developing Co…

India, is the second largest country in Asia, has a coast line about 7500 km and is studded with 13 major ports and close to 200 minor ports. The major ports in India are Calcutta, Haldia, Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Ennore, Chennai, Tuticorin, Cochin, New Mangalore port trust (NMPT), Mormugao, Jawharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNTP), Mumbai, and Kandla. Approximately, 95 per cent of the country’s trad…

A Rapid Extraction of Water Body Features From Antarctic Coastal Oasis Using …

Antarctic coastal oases are essential sources of spatially distributed fresh water bodies. Mapping water bodies from remote places, such as polar regions, using traditional surveying method is a laborious and logistically expensive task. A rapid method for extracting and monitoring water bodies in Antarctic coastal oases has a tremendous application in remote sensing. This study discusses the d…

World Water Week, September 1-6, 2013, Stockholm, Sweden

Future challenges for the planet includes e.g. population growth, climate change and urbanisation. The combined pressure from these and other processes on water, energy and ecosystem services call for cross-sectoral approaches to increase the resilience of society, with particular aim to reduce hydro-climatic hazards and secure water availability between rural and urban areas and processes. …

Effect of microwave roasting on antioxidant and anticancerous activities of b…

The antioxidant and anticancerous activities of native and microwave roasted barley flour were compared in three different solvents (methanol, ethanol and water) using various antioxidant assays. The extracting solvents significantly affected the antioxidant potential and inhibition of DNA damage capabilities of barley flour extracts. Among the different solvents methanol was found to be the mo…

Maturity stages affect the postharvest quality and shelf-life of fruits of st…

The postharvest changes of five promising strawberry genotypes viz. Sweet Charlie,Festival, Camarosa, FA 008 and BARI Strawberry-1 at ambient temperature were studied under sub tropical region during the winter season (December–April) of 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 in Bangladesh. Irrespective of maturity stages percent fruit decay and weight of fruits were noted minimum in Camarosa and maximu…

Neural network modeling of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of waterme…

This study was conducted in order to determine energy consumption, model and analyze the input–output, energy efficiencies and GHG emissions for watermelon production using artificial neural networks (ANNs) in the Guilan province of Iran, based on three different farm sizes. For this purpose, the initial data was collected from 120 watermelon producers in Langroud and Chaf region,two small ci…