Autoregressive Model of Spatially Propagating Earthquake Ground Motion
An autoregressive random process model was used to investigate a simulation method of spatially and temporally variative ground motion when characteristics of motion are prescribed by...
Satellites Monitor Eutrophication of Estuaries
In a study on eutrophication of estuaries, NOAA/AVHRR satellite data have been analyzed for the Changjiang River plume and the adjacent coastal areas. The different regimes identified...
Taipei Trade
The appearance of this building is remarkable�so were the cost savings. A design change form rigid shear walls to a ductile frame helped keep construction of Taipei's World...
Effect of Seismic Wave Inclination on Structural Response
A new procedure is developed using the computer program SASSI to evaluate the effects of inclined propagating shear waves on three-dimensional seismic soil-structure interaction (SSI)...
Reservoir Sedimentation and Desilting in Taiwan
The island of Taiwan is infested with numerous flashy streams with steep slopes and huge sediment loads, thus, the major reservoirs have experienced heavy sediment deposit. The encroachment...
A Proposed Desilting Reservoir System in Taiwan
The paper discusses the design of a desilting system for Nanhwa reservoir, in which the reservoir is divided into two bays; water flows into the forebay for sedimentation and then over...
Plunge Pool Energy Dissipators for Some Dams in Taiwan, ROC
This paper presents a brief description of the characteristics of the plunge pool type energy dissipators, including design considerations, hydraulic model tests, as well as the results...
Air Slot in Tunnel Spillways of Feitsui Dam
The tunnel spillway of the Feitsui Reservoir Project near Taipei has a head drop of more than 110 m, and maximum discharge of 1,500 cms. For prevention of cavitation in the tunnel, an...
Review of Strategies for Strengthening Water Resources Management in Taiwan, Republic of China
The paper summarizes the review by the Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Executive Yuan (the administration branch of the Government) in 1982/4 on the water resources...
The Water Problems on the Penghu Islands in Taiwan
The Phengu Archipelago in the Taiwan Straits is composed of Pleistocene basalt with the accumulation of coral reefs without any significantly mountainous terrain on any of the islands....
A Preliminary Study on the Comprehensive Exploitation of Coast Zone Resources in the Southern Fujian
The Pacific tidal wave intrudes the South China Sea through the Bass Strait and travels northward as an 'upgoing wave' to Taiwan Strait affecting the Southern...
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