Rainfall-Induced Soil Slope Failure: Stability Analysis and Probabilistic Assessment

Rainfall-induced landslides are common around the world. With global climate change, their frequency is increasing and the consequences are becoming greater. Previous studies assess them mostly from the perspective of a single discipline―correlating landslides with rainstorms, geomorphology and hydrology in order to establish a threshold prediction value for rainfall-induced landslides; analyzing the slope’s stability using a geomechanical approach; or assessing the risk from field records. Rainfall Induced Soil Slope Failure: Stability Analysis and Probabilistic Assessment integrates probabilistic approaches with the geotechnical modeling of slope failures under rainfall conditions with unsaturated soil. It covers theoretical models of rainfall infiltration and stability analysis, reliability analysis based on coupled hydro-mechanical modelling, stability of slopes with cracks, gravels and spatial heterogenous soils, and probabilistic model calibration based on measurement. It focuses on the uncertainties involved with rainfall-induced landslides and presents state-of-the art techniques and methods which characterize the uncertainties and quantify the probabilities and risk of rainfall-induced landslide hazards. Additionally, the authors cover: <ul>
<li>The failure mechanisms of rainfall-induced slope failure</li> <li>Commonly used infiltration and stability methods</li> <li>The infiltration and stability of natural soil slopes with cracks and colluvium materials</li> <li>Stability evaluation methods based on probabilistic approaches</li> <li>The effect of spatial variability on unsaturated soil slopes and more</li> </ul>

Science & Math

ZHANG, Jie

Zhang, Lulu

Li, Jinhui

Li, Xu

Zhu, Hong

Earth Sciences

CRC-Press

This book begins with an introduction of pragmatic cluster randomized trials (PCTs) and reviews various pragmatic issues that need to be addressed by statisticians at the design stage. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each type of PCT, and provides sample size formulas, sensitivity analyses, and examples for sample size calculation. The generalized estimating equation (GEE) method will be employed to derive sample size formulas for various types of outcomes from the exponential family, including continuous, binary, and count variables. Experimental designs that have been frequently employed in PCTs will be discussed, including cluster randomized designs, matched-pair cluster randomized design, stratified cluster randomized design, stepped-wedge cluster randomized design, longitudinal cluster randomized design, and crossover cluster randomized design. It demonstrates that the GEE approach is flexible to accommodate pragmatic issues such as hierarchical correlation structures, different missing data patterns, randomly varying cluster sizes, etc. It has been reported that the GEE approach leads to under-estimated variance with limited numbers of clusters. The remedy for this limitation is investigated for the design of PCTs. This book can assist practitioners in the design of PCTs by providing a description of the advantages and disadvantages of various PCTs and sample size formulas that address various pragmatic issues, facilitating the proper implementation of PCTs to improve health care. It can also serve as a textbook for biostatistics students at the graduate level to enhance their knowledge or skill in clinical trial design. 
Key Features: 
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type of PCTs, and provide sample size formulas, sensitivity analyses, and examples. 
Address an unmet need for guidance books on sample size calculations for PCTs; 
A wide variety of experimental designs adopted by PCTs are covered; 
The sample size solutions can be readily implemented due to the accommodation of common pragmatic issues encountered in real-world practice; 
Useful to both academic and industrial biostatisticians involved in clinical trial design; 
Can be used as a textbook for graduate students majoring in statistics and biostatistics.

Design and Analysis of Pragmatic Trials (Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics Series)

Zhang, Song

Ahn, Chul

Biological Sciences

Chapman and Hall/CRC

Software Design Methodology explores the theory of software architecture, with particular emphasis on general design principles rather than specific methods. This book provides in depth coverage of large scale software systems and the handling of their design problems. It will help students gain an understanding of the general theory of design methodology, and especially in analysing and evaluating software architectural designs, through the use of case studies and examples, whilst broadening their knowledge of large-scale software systems. This book shows how important factors, such as globalisation, modelling, coding, testing and maintenance, need to be addressed when creating a modern information system. Each chapter contains expected learning outcomes, a summary of key points and exercise questions to test knowledge and skills. Topics range from the basic concepts of design to software design quality; design strategies and processes; and software architectural styles. Theory and practice are reinforced with many worked examples and exercises, plus case studies on extraction of keyword vector from text; design space for user interface architecture; and document editor. Software Design Methodology is intended for IT industry professionals as well as software engineering and computer science undergraduates and graduates on Msc conversion courses.

Software Design Methodology: From Principles to Architectural Styles

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

Butterworth-Heinemann

Wang Meng became a cause celebre when he became the first Chinese citizen to sue the official journal of the Chinese Writer's Union for libelous attacks on his short story "The Stubborn Porridge," (also known as "Hard Porridge"), the first in this collection of ten. In this title story a traditional Chinese family's four generations come into conflict when trying to adapt to the modern world, questioning even such a seemingly simple matter as breakfast. Adopting a Western-style breakfast in lieu of their time-honored menu of pickles and porridge is the first of many changes. The stories in this collection all employ fable-like plots as comprehensive allegories for complex social and political issues in contemporary China. Lightening his stories with parody, paradox, and word play, Wang Meng reveals the humanity, the understanding and the compassion, that lie at the heart of controversial issues. Other stories in this volume include "The Wind on the Plateau," "Thrilling," and "A Winter's Topic."

The Stubborn Porridge and Other Stories

Literature & Fiction

Meng, Wang

王蒙

Short Stories & Anthologies

George Braziller

The Chinese higher education sector is an area subject to increasing attention from an international perspective. Written by authors centrally located within the education system in China, "Developments and Reform of Higher Education in China" highlights not only the development of different aspects of higher education, but also the reform of the education system, and its role in the educational and social development of the country. This book analyzes recently collected data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China and the work of leading scholars in the field of higher education. It highlights the marketization of state-owned institutions and the increasing importance of the internationalization of higher education – two important features of education in a modern and global context.

Development and Reform of Higher Education in China (Chandos Asian Studies: Contemporary Issues and Trends)

Business & Money

Lou, Shiyan

International

Woodhead Pub Ltd

Nine short stories by nine immigrant writers brought together by one concept: the stranger.

The Strangers: Nine Stories by Nine Immigrant Writers Brought Together by One Concept

Wang, Rui

Laughlin, Charles A.

Chu, Lily

Liu, Lily

Cho, Allan

Yuan, Anna Wang

Zeng, Xiaowen

Cao, Ying

Zhou, Jieru

United States

Purple Pegasus Incorporated

Design And Analysis Of Pragmatic Trials

CRC Press

(professor Of Biostatistics)

Rainfall-induced landslides are common around the world. With global climate change, their frequency is increasing and the consequences are becoming greater. Previous studies assess them mostly from the perspective of a single discipline―correlating landslides with rainstorms, geomorphology and hydrology in order to establish a threshold prediction value for rainfall-induced landslides; analyzing the slope’s stability using a geomechanical approach; or assessing the risk from field records. Rainfall Induced Soil Slope Failure: Stability Analysis and Probabilistic Assessment integrates probabilistic approaches with the geotechnical modeling of slope failures under rainfall conditions with unsaturated soil. It covers theoretical models of rainfall infiltration and stability analysis, reliability analysis based on coupled hydro-mechanical modelling, stability of slopes with cracks, gravels and spatial heterogenous soils, and probabilistic model calibration based on measurement. It focuses on the uncertainties involved with rainfall-induced landslides and presents state-of-the art techniques and methods which characterize the uncertainties and quantify the probabilities and risk of rainfall-induced landslide hazards. Additionally, the authors cover: <ul>
<li>The failure mechanisms of rainfall-induced slope failure</li> <li>Commonly used infiltration and stability methods</li> <li>The infiltration and stability of natural soil slopes with cracks and colluvium materials</li> <li>Stability evaluation methods based on probabilistic approaches</li> <li>The effect of spatial variability on unsaturated soil slopes and more</li> </ul>

Based on the systematic introduction of general theories, operation practices and precautions of meridian acupuncture point massage, the book presents the massage method s for more than 40 kinds of common diseases. It is easy for people at all ages to find the appropriate method. With the advantages of combination of words and illustrations, easy-to-understand language and effective methods, the book are strongly recommended to the readers.

Graphic of Meridian Massage (Chinese Edition)

Chemical Industry Press

This unique guide traces the origins of the traditions still upheld by the people of Beijing, traditions that have become unique to the city. The book also showcases many historical sites, palaces, temples, princes' mansions, and old Beijing architecture that can be found in the city today. From the grandeur of the Forbidden City to stately Tiananmen Square; from Qianmen, the ancient city gates, to the awe-inspiring Great Wall of China, Discover Beijing takes you on a journey of discovery into the ancient and modern heart of beautiful Beijing.

Discover Beijing: The City's History & Culture Redefined

Travel

Yangquan, Li

Asia

Marshall Cavendish Editions

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