If you don't already have NASA's Earth Observatory site in your reader or bookmarked somewhere, you should. It has scores of fantastic images of Earth surface processes in action. If you are into ...

The proposed method can provide deeper insights into the sedimentation process during drilling, thereby improving the efficiency and reliability of foundation construction practices in geotechnically ...

S. Nolte, E. C. Koppenaal, P. Esselink, K. S. Dijkema, M. Schuerch, A. V. De Groot, J. P. Bakker and S. Temmerman It is increasingly recognised that interactions ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for maintaining the channel that brings ships into the Port of Mobile, is defending its practice of depositing dredged sediment back into the bay - a ...

Land use can exacerbate the rate of sediment delivery to estuaries. In particular, for catchments with steep terrain and heavy, sporadic rainfall, changes in land use can increase the risk of ...

A new study finds the sedimentation of asymmetric objects in liquid is very different from that of symmetrical objects like spheres. The research may have practical applications in improving water ...

Mr. Rahimzoda started his career of hydraulic engineer at Nurek HPP with the tallest earth-fill dam in the world, where he worked on dam safety protocols, management of reservoir and investigation of ...