Note: Front Cover -- Photon, Beam and Plasma Assisted Processing -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- CONFERENCE ORGANISATION -- SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS AND SPONSORS -- PLENARY LECTURES -- Future Very-large-scale Integration Technology -- The δ Doping Layer: Electronic Properties and Device Perspectives -- High Temperature Superconducting Ceramics -- Part 1: THEORETICAL ASPECTS -- Chapter 1. A THERMAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MELTING OF c- AND a-SILICON UNDER PULSED EXCIMER LASERS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The parameters -- 3. Results -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2. NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS IN LAYERED STRUCTURES DURING LASER PROCESSING -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Simulation procedure -- 3. Silicon-on-sapphire -- 4. SiO2-covered silicon -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part 2: DEPOSITION -- Chapter 3. LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMA ENHANCED CVD OF HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE SINGLE CRYSTALLINE AND POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON MATERIALS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Plasma enhanced CVD of single crystalline silicon layers at low temperatures -- 3. Plasma enhanced CVD of polycrystalline silicon layers at low temperature, preserving epitaxial information from the substrate -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4. DELTA-TYPE DOPING PROFILES IN SILICON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Growth procedure for delta layers -- 3. Characterization of delta layers -- 4. Device applications -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 5. SYNTHESIS OF SILICON CARBIDE POWDERS BY A CW CO2 LASER -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6. LOW TEMPERATURE PHOTON-CONTROLLED GROWTH OF THIN FILMS AND MULTILAYERED STRUCTURES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Summary. , Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7. ArF LASER PHOTOCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF AMORPHOUS SILICON FROM DISILANE: SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES AND COMPARISON WITH THERMAL CVD * -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- References -- Chapter 8. PRECISION SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND FILM CHARACTERIZATION FOR LICVD OF a-Si:H FROM SiH4 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- References -- Chpater 9. PYROLYSIS AND IR LASER PHOTOLYSIS OF SiH4 MOLECULES IN THE PRESENCE OF NON REACTIVE AND REACTIVE ADDITIVES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10. PHOTOASSISTED MBE OF CdTe THIN FILMS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental details -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 11. PRECURSORS FOR THIN FILM OXIDES BY PHOTO-MOCVD -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Selection of precursors -- 3. Ultra-violet absorption of organometallic compounds -- 4. ß-Diketonates -- 5. Precursors of oxides -- 6. Aluminium oxide -- 7. Titanium dioxide -- 8. Lead oxide -- 9. Scandium oxide -- 10. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 12. CW AND PULSED UV LASER-INDUCED DEPOSITION FROM Cr(CO)6, Mo(CO)6, AND W(CO)6 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 13. LOW TEMPERATURE OXIDATION OF CRYSTALLINE SILICON USING EXCIMER LASER IRRADIATION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Large area oxidation -- 3. Patterned oxidation -- 4. Summary and conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 14. DEPOSITION OF HIGH QUALITY SiO2 LAYERS FROM TEOS BY EXCIMER LASER -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiments -- 3. Physical properties of the SiO2 layers -- 4. Electrical properties -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15. EVAPORATION OF SOLIDS BY PULSED LASER IRRADIATION. , 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 16. PULSED LASER ABLATIVE DEPOSITION OF THIN METAL FILMS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental details -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 17. GROWTH MODEL FOR MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental setup and results -- 3. A growth model for hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 18. THIN LAYERS OBTAINED BY PLASMA JET DEPOSITION AT LOW PRESSURE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results -- 3. Diffusion and decomposition of the compounds or elements in the plasma jet -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 19. LASER-INDUCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF CHROMIUM FILMS FROM CHROMIUMHEXACARBONYL USING A KrF EXCIMER LASER -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiments -- 3. Model considerations -- 4. Results and discussion -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 20. OXIDE GROWTH ON SILICIDES IN OXYGEN PLASMA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 21. PLASMA NITRIDED OXIDE FILMS AS A THIN GATE DIELECTRIC -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 22. MODELLING OF SILICON NITRIDE DEPOSITION BY 254 nm Hg-PHOTOSENSITIZATION AND 185 nm PHOTOLYSIS OF SiH4/NH3 GAS MIXTURE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Modelling -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 23. INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANISM OF C02 LASER DRIVEN PRODUCTION OF ULTRAFINE SINTERABLE (Si3N4 AND SiC) POWDERS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 24. EXCIMER LASER PHOTOLYSIS OF ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS FOR Zn DEPOSITION -- 1. Introduction. , 2. UV photolysis of DMZn and DEZN -- 3. Excimer (KrF) induced deposition of Zn from DEZn -- References -- Chapter 25. CHARACTERIZATION OF ION-BEAM-SPUTTERED TUNGSTEN FILMS ON SILICON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental details -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 26. AN IN SITU INFRARED STUDY OF THE ROOM TEMPERATURE OXIDATION OF SILICON WITH ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR OXYGEN -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Instrumental -- 3. Procedure -- 4. Results and discussion -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 27. LOW TEMPERATURE CRYSTALLISATION OF AMORPHOUS-SILICON FILMS FOR THE FABRICATION OF THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Deposition and thermal annealing of silicon layers -- 3. Transmission electron microscopy study -- 4. As-deposited film -- 5. Low-temperature annealed films -- 6. Effect of deposition parameters on grain size -- 7. PECVD oxides -- 8. Electrical characterisation -- 9. Thin-film transistors -- 10. Conclusions -- References -- Part 3: ETCHING -- Chapter 28. UV LASER ETCHING PROCESSES FOR FILM LAYERS USED IN SILICON INTEGRATED CIRCUITS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Results and discussion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 29. MICROWAVE MULTIPOLAR PLASMA FOR ETCHING AND DEPOSITION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microwave multipolar plasma -- 3. Microwave excitation -- 4. Silicon etching by fluorine -- 5. Silicon homoepitaxy -- References -- Chapter 30. MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE CHEMICALLY PHOTO-ASSISTED ETCHING -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental set-up -- 3. Non-reactive etching -- 4. Chemically assisted etching -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 31. ON THE APPLICATION OF XPS, SSIMS AND QCM TO STUDY THE SURFACE OF A CF4 /O2 PLASMA TREATED POLYCARBONATE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References. , Chapter 32. SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACE ETCHING BY HALOGENS: FUNDAMENTAL STEPS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Thermal desorption analysis -- 4. Isothermal gas phase analysis -- 5. Auger surface analysis for 300 K adsorption -- 6. Discussion -- References -- Chapter 33. LASER-INDUCED PHOTOETCHING OF SEMICONDUCTORS AND METALS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 34. SILICON DAMAGE AND RESIDUE OVERLAYER CAUSED BY RIE AND RIBE PROCESSES WITH CHF3 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental procedure -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 35. CW-LASER INDUCED CHEMICAL ETCHING OF THIN SILVER AND MOLYBDENUM FILMS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Experimental results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 36. LASER PHOTOABLATION OF SPIN-ON-GLASS AND POLY(ETHYL CYANOACRYLATE) PHOTORESIST -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials -- 3. Experiment -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 37. CARBONACEOUS OVERLAYER AND NEAR-SURFACE DAMAGE AFTER PURE CF4 REACTIVE ION BEAM ETCHING OF SILICON: EXPOSURE DOSE EFFECTS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental procedure -- 3. Experimental results -- 4. Discussion and conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 38. FINE STRUCTURING OF MAGNETIC AND HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTING CERAMIC OXIDES IN AN HC1 PLASMA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental method -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Computer simulations -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part 4: DOPING -- Chapter 39. LASER ASSISTED DIFFUSION IN GaAs FROM THIN EVAPORATED LAYERS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical melted depth -- 3. Sample preparation -- 4. Experimental results -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References. , Chapter 40. OPTIMIZATION OF THE PARAMETERS INVOLVED IN THE PHOTOCHEMICAL DOPING OF Si WITH A PULSED ArF EXCIMER LASER.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the series -- Preface -- Authors -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- List of physical constants -- 1: Radioactivity and Nuclear Transformation -- 1.1 Nuclear Stability Curve -- 1.2 Alpha Decay -- 1.3 Beta Decay -- 1.4 Positron Decay -- 1.5 Electron Capture -- 1.6 Isomeric Transition -- 1.7 Radiation Penetrability -- 1.8 Calculation: Number of Atoms -- 1.9 Calculation: Sample Count Rate -- 1.10 Calculation: Thyroid Uptake -- 1.11 Physical Half-Life (I) -- 1.12 Physical Half-Life (II) -- 1.13 Effective Half-Life (I) -- 1.14 Effective Half-Life (II) -- 1.15 Radioactive Decay Equation -- 1.16 Radioactive Decay Calculation (I) -- 1.17 Radioactive Decay Calculation (II) -- 1.18 Radioactive Decay Calculation (III) -- 1.19 Attenuation -- 1.20 Gamma Ray Constant -- 1.21 Alpha Particle Range -- 2: Radionuclide Production and Radiopharmaceuticals -- 2.1 Characteristics of Ideal Radiopharmaceutical for Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine -- 2.2 Characteristics of Ideal Radiopharmaceutical for Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine -- 2.3 Physical Properties and Decay Scheme of Tc-99m -- 2.4 Cyclotron -- 2.5 Cyclotron-Produced Radionuclides -- 2.6 Nuclear Fission -- 2.7 Reactor-Produced Radionuclides -- 2.8 Mo-99/Tc-99m Radionuclide Generator (I) -- 2.9 Mo-99/Tc-99m Radionuclide Generator (II) -- 2.10 Undesirable Al3+ in Tc-99m Elution -- 2.11 Transient Equilibrium -- 2.12 Tc-99m Transient Equilibrium -- 2.13 Mo-99 Transient Equilibrium Calculation -- 2.14 Secular Equilibrium Equation -- 2.15 Mo-99 Breakthrough Test -- 2.16 Preparation of Radiopharmaceutical -- 2.17 Administration of Radiopharmaceuticals -- 2.18 PET Radiopharmaceutical -- 2.19 F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose -- 2.20 Quality Control of Radiopharmaceuticals -- 3: Non-imaging Detectors and Counters. , 3.1 Dead Time -- 3.2 Paralysable and Non-paralysable Counting Systems -- 3.3 Paralysable and Non-paralysable Counting Systems: Count Rate Response -- 3.4 Basic Principle of Gas-Filled Detectors -- 3.5 Noble Gas -- 3.6 Gas-Filled Detectors -- 3.7 Radionuclide Activity (Dose) Calibrator -- 3.8 Factors Affecting Measurement Accuracy of an Activity Calibrator -- 3.9 Quality Control of an Activity Calibrator -- 3.10 Basic Principles of Scintillation Detectors -- 3.11 Scintillation Detectors -- 3.12 Basic Principles of a Gamma Well Counter -- 3.13 Clinical Applications of Gamma Well Counter -- 3.14 Basic Principles of a Thyroid Probe -- 3.15 Thyroid Uptake Measurement -- 4: Instrumen tation for Gamma Imaging -- 4.1 X-Ray versus Gamma-Ray Imaging -- 4.2 Gamma Camera System -- 4.3 Gamma Rays Detection -- 4.4 Scintillating Crystal (I) -- 4.5 Scintillating Crystal (II) -- 4.6 Function of the Collimator -- 4.7 Collimator Design -- 4.8 Types of Collimators -- 4.9 Collimator Septa Thickness -- 4.10 Minification Factor for Diverging Collimator -- 4.11 Magnification Factor for Converging Collimator -- 4.12 Photomultiplier Tube (PMT) -- 4.13 X-, Y-Positioning Circuit -- 4.14 Energy Discrimination Circuit -- 4.15 Digital Data Acquisition -- 4.16 Digital Images in Nuclear Medicine -- 4.17 Effects of Matrix Size and Statistical Noise -- 4.18 Static Study -- 4.19 Dynamic Study -- 4.20 Gated Study -- 5: SPECT and PET Imaging -- 5.1 Physical Principles of SPECT -- 5.2 Comparison of SPECT and Planar Imaging -- 5.3 SPECT Data Acquisition -- 5.4 Principle of Noise Filtering Using the Fourier Method -- 5.5 Principle of Noise Filtering Using the Convolution Method -- 5.6 Image Processing Using Iterative Reconstruction -- 5.7 Physical Principles of PET -- 5.8 Annihilation Coincidence Detection -- 5.9 True, Scatter and Random Coincidence Events. , 5.10 Time-of-Flight in PET Imaging -- 5.11 Resolution of PET Imaging -- 5.12 2D versus 3D PET Imaging -- 5.13 Comparison of Tc-99m and F-18 -- 5.14 Comparison of Imaging Techniques Between SPECT and PET -- 5.15 Comparison of Spatial Resolution and Detection Efficiency Between SPECT and PET -- 6: Imaging Techniques in Nuclear Medicine -- 6.1 Whole Body Bone SPECT Imaging -- 6.2 Cardiac Imaging -- 6.3 Renogram -- 6.4 Radioimmunoassay (RIA) -- 6.5 Standardised Uptake Value (SUV) -- 6.6 PET Imaging Applications -- 7: Radionuclide Therapy -- 7.1 Sealed and Unsealed Source Therapy -- 7.2 Therapeutic Procedures in Nuclear Medicine -- 7.3 Hyperthyroidism Absorbed Dose Calculation -- 7.4 I-131 Treatment Guidelines -- 7.5 Calculation of Administered Activity for I-131 Treatment -- 7.6 Radioiodine Therapy and Pregnancy -- 7.7 Safe Administration of I-131 -- 7.8 Guidance Level for Hospitalisation of I-131 Patients -- 7.9 Radioembolisation -- 7.10 Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) -- 8: Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- 8.1 Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- 8.2 Factors Affecting Absorbed Dose to an Organ -- 8.3 Source and Target Organ -- 8.4 Monte Carlo Modelling -- 8.5 MIRD Formula -- 8.6 Absorbed Fraction -- 8.7 S-Value -- 8.8 Absorbed Dose Calculation (I) -- 8.9 Absorbed Dose Calculation (II) -- 8.10 Absorbed Dose Calculation (III) -- 8.11 Absorbed Dose Calculation (IV) -- 8.12 MIRD Formalism Assumptions -- 9: Quality Control in Nuclear Medicine -- 9.1 Quality Control of Dose Calibrator -- 9.2 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Measurement -- 9.3 Quality Control Methods -- 9.4 Uniformity -- 9.5 Spatial Resolution -- 9.6 Sensitivity -- 9.7 Collimator Efficiency -- 9.8 Collimator Resolution -- 9.9 Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) -- 9.10 Multienergy Spatial Registration -- 9.11 Cold Spot Artefact -- 9.12 Centre of Rotation (COR) -- 9.13 Partial Volume Effect. , 9.14 SPECT Quality Control Phantom -- 10: Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine -- 10.1 Radiation Protection Terminology -- 10.2 Annual Dose Limits -- 10.3 Classification of Radiation Work Areas -- 10.4 Exposure Rate -- 10.5 Half Value Layer (HVL) -- 10.6 Accidental Exposure to High Activity Source -- 10.7 Foetal Dose Calculation for High-Dose Radionuclide Therapy -- 10.8 Radiation Workers During Pregnancy -- 10.9 Radiation Workers Dose Limit -- 10.10 Radioactive Waste Management -- 10.11 Decontamination Principles -- 10.12 Out-patient Advice -- 10.13 Radioiodine Ward Nursing Staff -- 10.14 Handling of the I-131 Patient After Death -- Bibliography.

Note: Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 1.1 What are the Metal-Organic Frameworks? -- 1.2 Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 1.3 Structural Highlights of Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 1.4 Expansion of Metal-Organic Frameworks Structures -- 1.5 High Thermal and Chemical Stability -- 1.6 Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Pillar-Layer Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Topology and Diversity in Pillar-Layered MOFs -- 2.3 Synthesis Methods in Pillar-Layered MOFs -- 2.4 Linkers in Pillar-Layered MOFs -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Rigid and Flexible Pillars -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Introduction to N-donor Pillars -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Bipyridine -- 4.3 Dabco -- 4.4 Imidazole and Pyrazole -- 4.5 Triazole and Tetrazole -- 4.6 Pyrazine and Pipyrazine -- 4.7 Amide, Imide, Amin and Azine/Azo Spacer -- 4.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Introduction to Aromatic and Aliphatic Pillars -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Non-Interpentrated Frameworks -- 5.3 Frameworks with Interpenetration -- 5.4 Control over Interpenetration -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Introduction to O-Donor Pillars -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Stability and Interpenetration in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 7.1 Stability in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 7.2 Interpenetration in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 7.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Properties and Applications of Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Gas Storage and Separation in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.3 Catalysis in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.4 Adsorptive Removal and Separation of Chemicals in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.5 Sensing in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.6 Conclusion -- References. , Glossary -- Subject Index -- End User License Agreement.

Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Foregrounding and Temporal Relations in Narrative Discourse -- English Temporal Clauses in a Reference Frame Model -- Three Present Time Adverbials: Nowadays, These Days and Today -- Reference Time and Modality -- The Temporal Structure of Narrative Texts -- Bibliography.

Note: Engineering Risk Analysis of Water Pollution Probabilities and Fuzzy Sets -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Role of Engineering Risk Analysis in Water Pollution Problems -- 1.1.1 Importance of Natural Water Resources -- 1.1.2 Importance of Water Quality -- 1.1.3 Environmental Water Pollution -- 1.1.4 Management of Water Quantity and Quality -- 1.1.5 Uncertainties in Water Resources Management -- 1.2 Environmental Risk Assessment and Management -- 1.3 Aim and Organisation of the Book -- 2 Risk Identification -- 2.1 Definition of Risk -- 2.2 Uncertainties in Water Pollution Problems -- 2.3 Probabilistic Approach -- 2.3.1 Basic Probability -- 2.3.2 Probabilistic Risk and Reliability -- 2.4 Use of Fuzzy Set Theory -- 2.4.1 Basic Definitions -- 2.4.2 Fuzzy Risk and Reliability -- 2.5 Water Quality Specifications -- 2.5.1 Water Quality Standards -- 2.5.2 Effluent Standards -- 3 Risk Quantification -- 3.1 Stochastic Approach -- 3.1.1 Direct Evaluation -- 3.1.2 Second-Moment Formulation -- 3.1.3 Frequency Analysis of Data -- 3.1.4 Stochastic Modelling -- 3.1.5 Monte Carlo Simulation -- 3.2 Fuzzy Set Theory -- 3.2.1 Fuzzy Regression -- 3.2.2 Fuzzy Modelling -- 3.3 Time Dependence and System Risk -- 3.3.1 Failure and Reliability Functions -- 3.3.2 Failure Rate and Hazard Function -- 3.3.3 Expected Life -- 3.3.4 System Risk and Reliability -- 3.3.4.1 Series Systems -- 3.3.4.2 Parallel Systems -- 4 Risk Assessment of Environmental Water Quality -- 4.1 Risk in Coastal Water Pollution -- 4.1.1 Uncertainties in Coastal Water Quality Processes -- 4.1.2 Mathematical Modelling -- 4.1.2.1 Molecular Diffusion -- 4.1.2.2 Turbulent Diffusion -- 4.1.2.3 Turbulent Dispersion -- 4.1.2.4 Growth Kinetics -- 4.1.2.5 Coastal Circulation -- 4.1.3 Random Walk Simulation -- 4.1.4 Dispersion by Wind Generated Currents -- 4.2 Risk in River Water Quality -- 4.2.1 Introduction. , 4.2.2 Mathematical Modelling and Simulation -- 4.2.2.1 Physically Based Mathematical Models -- 4.2.2.2 Numerical Simulation -- 4.2.3 Time Series of Water Quality Data -- 4.2.4 Risk Assessment -- 4.3 Risk in Groundwater Contamination -- 4.3.1 Importance of Groundwater Resources -- 4.3.1.1 Groundwater in the Hydrological Cycle -- 4.3.1.2 Steps in Groundwater Development -- 4.3.2 Properties and Field Investigation of Groundwater Systems -- 4.3.2.1 Water in Geological Formations -- 4.3.2.2 Space and Time Scales -- 4.3.3 Aquifer Hydraulic Properties -- 4.3.3.1 Measurements and Field Investigations -- 4.3.4 Conceptual and Mathematical Models -- 4.3.4.1 Conceptual Models and Flow Equations -- 4.3.4.2 Analytical Solutions -- 4.3.5 Spatial Variability and Stochastic Modelling -- 4.3.5.1 Uncertainties in Aquifer Contamination Studies -- 4.3.5.2 Stochastic Description -- 4.3.6 Risk Assessment of Groundwater Pollution -- 4.3.6.1 Immiscible Fluids -- 4.3.6.2 Solute Transport and Random Walks -- 5 Risk Management -- 5.1 Performance Indices and Figures of Merit -- 5.2 Objective Functions and Optimization -- 5.2.1 Continuous Decision Problems -- 5.2.2 Optimization Methods -- 5.2.3 Discontinuous Decision Problems -- 5.3 Basic Decision Theory -- 5.3.1 Main Elements of Decision Making -- 5.3.2 Decision Criteria -- 5.3.2.1 Decision Making under Uncertainty -- 5.3.2.2 Decision Making under Risk -- 5.3.3 Baye's Analysis and Value of Information -- 5.4 Elements of the Utility Theory -- 5.5 Multiobjective Decision Analysis -- 6 Case Studies -- 6.1 Coastal Pollution: the Thermaikos Gulf (Makedonia, Greece) -- 6.1.1 Description of Thermaikos Gulf -- 6.1.2 Water Circulation Patterns -- 6.1.3 Water Quality Assessment -- 6.1.4 Risk of Pollution under Climate Change -- 6.1.4.1 Temperature and Climate Change -- 6.1.4.2 Monte Carlo Simulation. , 6.2 River Water Quality: the Axios River (Makedonia, Greece) -- 6.2.1 Present Situation -- 6.2.2 Mathematical Modelling -- 6.3 Groundwater Pollution: the Campaspe Aquifer (Victoria, Australia) -- 6.3.1 The Study Area -- 6.3.3 Risk of Salinisation -- 6.3.3.1 Groundwater Hydrodynamics -- 6.3.3.2 Random Walk Simulation -- References -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Solid State Ionics -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Symposium Information -- Part I: Applications -- Chapter 1. Development and Status of Sodium Sulfur Batteries -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2 . SECONDARY BATTERIES -- 3. SODIUM BATTERIES WITH BETA-ALUMINA ELECTROLYTE -- 4 . ISSUES OF THE SODIUM SULFUR BATTERY -- 5. STATUS OF THE SODIUM SULFUR BATTERY -- 6· CONCLUSIONS -- 7. REFERENCES -- Chapter 2. Oxygen Ion Conductors and Their Technological Applications. -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES -- 3.1. OXYGEN TRANSPORT IN FLUORITE AND FLUORITE RELATED SYSTEMS -- 4. OXYGEN TRANSPORT IN PEROVSKITE AND PEROVSKITE RELATED OXIDES -- 5. MISCELLANEOUS OXYGEN ION CONDUCTORS -- 6. CONCLUSIONS -- 7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 8. REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. Solid State Electrochemical Sensors -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CONVENTIONAL (TYPE I) SENSORS -- 3. SENSORS BASED ON THE EQUILIBRATION WITH THE IMMOBILE COMPONENT OF SOLID ELECTROLYTES (TYPE II) -- 4. SURFACE MODIFIED ELECTROLYTE SENSORS (TYPE III) -- 5. CROSS SENSITIVITIES -- 6. LIMITING CURRENT SENSORS -- 7. COMBINATION OF THERMODYNAMIC AND KINETIC PARAMETERS -- 8. OUTLOOK -- 9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- 10. REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. On the behavior of intercalation compounds in solid state batteries -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4, CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. Properties of disordered MoS2 as cathode material in lithium electrochemical cells -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgement -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. Preferred orientation of layered manganese dioxides prepared via a sol-gel process and its effect on the electrochemical lithium insertion into birnessite -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION. , 2. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MANGANESE BIRNESSITE DIOXIDE -- 3. ELECTROCHEMICAL LITHIUM INSERTION INTO BIRNESSITE -- 4. REFERENCES -- Chapter 7. The application of Na+-β/β"-alumina solid electrolytes for carbon dioxide chemical sensors -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- 3. EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 5. CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 8. Cycling performances lithium batteries -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES -- Part II: New Materials -- Chapter 9. OXIDE-ION ELECTROLYTES -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. QUALITY CRITERIA -- 3. STRATEGIES -- 4. OTHER Ba-In OXIDES -- 5. OXIDES BASED ON Bi4V2O11 -- 6. CONCLUSION -- 7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- 8. REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. Preparation of new Glasses with High Ionic Conductivities -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. C u+ ION CONDUCTING GLASSES -- 3. COMPARISON OF CONDUCTIVITY BETWEEN GLASS AND CRYSTAL -- 4. NEW ROUTE FOR AMORPHOUS SOLIDS WITH HIGH CONDUCTIVITY -- 5. SUMMARY -- 6. REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. A new Bi compound Sr3BiO55 Synthesis and physical properties investigations -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. New iron substituted nickel oxyhydroxides -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3. GENERAL DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. Influence of the O,F distribution on the electrical properties of the Bi1-xPbx O1.5-xFx SolidSolution -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. REFERENCES -- Chapter 14. Super-conducting glass in the system Na2O-ZrO2-SiO2-P2O5 -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- References. , Chapter 15. Thin film of Ag+ highly conducting glasses -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THIN FILM PREPARATION -- 3. IONIC CONDUCTIVITY -- 4. CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES -- Part III: Insertion Compounds -- Chapter 16. The Effect of Cobalt on the Chemical and Electro-Chemical Behavior of the Nickel Hydroxide Electrode -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY -- 3. CHEMICAL CYCLING -- 4. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES -- 5. ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR -- 6. CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgements -- 7. REFERENCES -- Chapter 17. IN SITU X-RAY ABSORPTION STUDY OF MODIFICATIONS IN V2O5 INDUCED BY THE ELECTROCHEMICAL INTERCALATION OF LITHIUM -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Experimental section -- X-ray absorption : data processing -- Results of the ex situ study -- Results of the in situ study -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 18. RECHARGEABLE ALKALINE MANGANESE DIOXIDE BATTERIES, II: IN SITU X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY STUDY OF THE H+/γ-MnO2 (CMD type) SYSTEM. -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTS -- 3. RESULTS -- 4. DISCUSSION and CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Chapter 19. DIFFUSION OF OXYGEN AND MOBILE TEMPERATURE-ELECTRIC DOMAIN IN YBa2Cu3O7-x CERAMICS AND ITS ANALOGUES -- 1 . INTRODUCTION -- 2 . EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS -- 3 . SUMMING UP THE DATA AND MODEL OF TED -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 20. Computer Modelling of Dopant Substitution in YBa2Cu3O7 -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SIMULATION METHODS -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21. Optical transport spectroscopy in Li intercalated TiS2 -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2.EXPERIMENTAL -- 3. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS -- 4. DISCUSSION -- 5. CONCLUSION -- 6. REFERENCES -- Chapter 22. Optical and electrical properties of tin chalcogenide compounds -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL. , 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 23. Temperature dependence of phonon spectrum of GaSe and InSe single crystals -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- 3. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS -- 4. DISCUSSION -- 5. CONCLUSION -- 6. REFERENCES -- Chapter 24. Far-infrared studies of the intermediate phases in In2Se3 -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE In2Se3 PHASES -- 3. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- 4. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS -- 5. DISCUSSION -- 6. CONCLUSION -- 7. REFERENCES -- Chapter 25. Electrical properties of lithium intercalated InSe crystal -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 26. Ionic transport in LixNiPS3 -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- Acknowledgement -- 5. REFERENCES -- Part IV: Transport -- Chapter 27. High conductivity solid electrolytes in the crystalline state at room temperature -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CATION CONDUCTORS -- 3. ANION CONDUCTORS -- 4. SUMMARY -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 28. Defect Processes and Migration Mechanisms in Solid State Ionics -- Abstract -- 1 . INTRODUCTION -- 2. DEFECTS AND FAST ION CONDUCTION -- 3 . DEFECTS AND SUPERCONDUCTING OXIDES -- 4. SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 29. Photoacoustic study of ionic conductors -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PA EXPERIMENTAL SETUP -- 3. INFLUENCE OF FREE IONS HOPPING -- 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 5. CONCLUSION -- 6. REFERENCES -- Chapter 30. TiO2 doped Na-β"-alumina -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3 . RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4 . CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 31. Alkali content dependence of the ionic conductivity of oxide glasses -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SOLVATION MODEL. , 3. COMPARISON WITH EXPERIMENT AND DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 32. Low temperature ion conductivitity of a solid oxide electrolyte: the role of electrode polarization -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. VOLTAGE DROP MEASUREMENTS -- 3. MODEL DESCRIPTION -- 4. IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- 6. REFERENCES -- Chapter 33. Wetting Experiments on Al2O3 Surfaces and the Adsorption Model for Heterogeneous Electrolytes -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3. RESULTS -- 4. DISCUSSION -- 5. SUMMARY -- 6. REFERENCES -- Chapter 34. The effect of the temperature on metallic sodium precipitation in β"- alumina by the sodium immersion -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2 . EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- 3 . RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- 4 . CONCLUSIONS -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 35. Lanthanide ions exchanged aluminogallates with β alumina structure -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SYNTHESIS : CRYSTAL GROWTH AND IONIC EXCHANGE -- 3. STRUCTURAL REFINEMENTS -- 4. ESR STUDY AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF Na-Nd β ALUMINOGALLATE (y = 0.3) -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 36. Hopping conductivity in NiO thin films -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgement -- References: -- Chapter 37. Heat diffusivity measurement in ionic conductors -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL SETUP -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSION -- 5. REFERENCES. -- Part V: Structure -- Chapter 38. Silver and Copper Fast-Ion Conductors with Simple Anion Packings: Cation Distributions, Bonding, and Transport Behavior -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE Ag+ AND Cu+ HALIDES AND CHALCOGENIDES -- 3. SINGLE-CRYSTALS, ANHARMONICITY, AND NEUTRONS -- 4. RESULTS FOR BODY-CENTERED CUBIC PHASES AND THEIR INTERPRETATION -- 5. CATION DISTRIBUTIONS EST HCP AND FCC ANION ARRAYS. , 6. WHY SILVER AND COPPER?.

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Note: Front Cover -- Advances in Wind Engineering, Part I -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR WIND ENGINEERING -- THE CONFERENCE -- PROGRAM SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- SESSION 1: Wind Characteristics and Description Introductory Remarks -- CHAPTER 1. REVIEW OF PAPERS FOR SESSION 1 : WIND CHARACTERISTICS AND DESCRIPTION -- LONG-PERIOD WIND STATISTICS -- STRUCTURE OF WINDS OVER SIMPLE TERRAIN -- EFFECTS OF SPECIAL TERRAIN FEATURES -- WIND CHARACTERISTICS IN SPECIAL METEOROLOGICAL SITUATIONS LEADING TO VIOLENT WINDS -- EFFECTS OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES ON LOCAL WIND CHARACTERISTICS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 2. Extreme wind climate of the United Kingdom* -- INTRODUCTION -- PARENT DATA -- SELECTION OF SITES AND PERIOD FOR ANALYSIS -- ANALYSIS -- DISCUSSION OF RESULTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. INTEGRAL LENGTH SCALES IN STRONG WINDS BELOW 20 m -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- INSTRUMENTATION AND DATA PROCESSING -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4. POWER SPECTRA OF LONGITUDINAL AND LATERAL WIND SPEED NEAR THE GROUND IN STRONG WINDS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. OUTLINE OF THE OBSERVATION -- 3. THEORETICAL EXPRESSIONS -- 4. RESULTS OF ANALYSIS -- 5. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. THE STRUCTURE OF TURBULENCE DURING STRONG WINDS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- AUTOCORRELATION -- VERTICAL CROSSCORRELATION -- HORIZONTAL CROSSCORRELATION -- POWER SEPECTRUM -- SPECTRUM OF COHERENCE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCIES -- CHAPTER 6. TURBULENT PROPERTIES AND SPECTRAL BEHAVIOURS OF OCEAN WINDS OBSERVED AT AN OFF-SHORE TOWER -- ABSTRACT -- NOTATION -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. INSTRUMENTATION -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. EXTREME WIND SPEED DISTRIBUTIONS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION. , PHYSICAL MODEL -- CLIMATOLOGY OF TROPICAL CYCLONES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8. EXTREME WINDS GENERATED FROM SHORT RECORDS IN A TROPICAL CYCLONE-PRONE REGION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PROPOSED MODEL -- MARKOV PROPERTY AND STATIONARY TESTS -- APPLICATION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9. OBSERVED EFFECTS OF TOPOGRAPHY ON THE WIND FIELD OF CYCLONE WINIFRED -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WIND SPEEDS APPROACHING THE COAST -- OBSERVED TOPOGRAPHIC INFLUENCES -- REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10. DISCUSSION ON SESSION 1 - WIND CHARACTERISTICS AND DESCRIPTION -- DISCUSSION ON PAPER BY A. FLAGA AND B. WRANA -- DISCUSSION ON PAPER BY Y. TAMURA AND K. SUDA -- DISCUSSION ON PAPER BY 6. TETZLAFF AND A.M. HOFF -- DISCUSSION ON PAPER BY H.W. TIELEMAN -- DISCUSSION ON PAPER BY R.E. WHITBREAD -- DISCUSSION ON PAPER BY G. NAITO -- DISCUSSION ON PAPER BY D. DELAUNAY -- DISCUSSION ON PAPER OF G.R. WALKER, G.F. REARDON AND E.D. JANCAUSKAS -- DISCUSSION ON PAPER BY R.G.J. FLAY AND D.C. STEVENSON -- SESSION 2: WIND ENVIRONMENT -- CHAPTER 11. WIND ENVIRONMENT: Theme Introduction and Report on Preprint Papers Not Included in Proceedings -- CHAPTER 12. WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENT OF VELOCITY PROFILES IN COMPLEX TERRAIN. CASE OF ALPINE REGIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DIFFICULTIES TO BE OVERCOME AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS -- CASE STUDY : WIND FIELD AT THE SIMPLON PASS -- CONTRIBUTION OF WIND-TUNNEL TESTS TO DETERMINATION OF GUSTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13. SIMPLE APPROXIMATIONS FOR WIND SPEED-UP OVER HILLS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MODIFIED EXPOSURE FACTOR -- CONSTRAINTS OF THE PROPOSED FORMULATION -- BACKGROUND TO THE PROPOSED FORMULATION -- OTHER SIMPLE APPROACHES TO ESTIMATE WIND SPEED-UPS -- COMPARISONS WITH THE PROPOSED FORMULATION -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. , ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14. STUDY ON THE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL WIND CONDITIONS AT GROUND LEVEL IN A BUILT-UP AREA -- ABSTRACT -- NOTATION -- INTRODUCTION -- ASSESSMENT OF WIND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT GROUND LEVEL AROUND THE PROPOSED BUILDING SITE -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15. A WIND TUNNEL TEST ON THE BOUNDARY LAYER CHARACTERISTICS ABOVE AN URBAN AREA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION -- 3. RESULTS -- 4. COMPARISON WITH FIELD AND LABORATORY DATA -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCE -- CHAPTER 16. ENVIRONMENTAL WIND CHARACTERISTICS AROUND THE BASE OF A TALL BUILDING - A COMPARISON BETWEEN MODEL TEST AND FULL SCALE EXPERIMENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FULL SCALE EXPERIMENT -- WIND TUNNEL TEST -- COMPARISON OF RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 17. SEDIMENT-LADEN VELOCITY PROFILES DEVELOPED IN A LONG BOUNDARY-LAYER WIND TUNNEL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS -- RESULTS AND ANALYSIS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18. Discussion of Session 2 - Wind environment -- AUTHOR'S REPLY: T. Maruyama and H. Ishizaki -- AUTHOR'S REPLY: Dr M. Ohba -- AUTHOR'S REPLY: S. Kawamura -- AUTHOR'S REPLY: J. Tsutsumi -- AUTHOR'S REPLY: H. Utsunomiya -- AUTHOR'S REPLY: Dr J.-A. Hertig -- AUTHOR'S REPLY: G. Konig -- AUTHOR'S REPLY: Dr J.E. Cermak -- SESSION 3: FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES -- CHAPTER 19. 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WIND ENGINEERING -- THEME INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 20. REVIEW OF INTERFERENCE-INDUCED OSCILLATIONS IN FLOW PAST TWO PARALLEL CIRCULAR CYLINDERS IN VARIOUS ARRANGEMENTS -- Abstract -- NOMENCLATURE -- INTRODUCTION -- THE INTERFERENCE FLOW REGIMES -- JET-SWITCH MECHANISM -- GAP-FLOW-SWITCH MECHANISM -- WAKE-DISPLACEMENT MECHANISM -- WAKE-GALLOPING MECHANISM. , FINAL COMMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 21. VORTEX SHEDDING FROM TWO CYLINDERS IN TANDEM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 22. DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF OSCILLATING LIFT ON A RIGID SQUARE SECTION CYLINDER IN A TURBULENT STREAM -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 23. EFFECT OF END PLATES ON THE FLOW AROUND ROUGH CYLINDERS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FLOW AROUND SMOOTH CIRCULAR CYLINDERS -- ROUGHNESS EFFECTS -- EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENT AND PROCEDURE -- PRESENTATION OF RESULTS -- DISCUSSION OF RESULTS -- FLOW REGIMES FOR CYLINDERS WITH LARGE ROUGHNESS -- CONCLUSIONS -- Acknowledgments -- References -- CHAPTER 24. RECONSTRUCTION OF INSTATIONARY WIND LOAD DISTRIBUTION ON STRUCTURES FROM MEASURED STRUCTURAL RESPONSE TIME HISTORIES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. BASIC PRINCIPLES AND EQUATIONS -- 3. SOME NUMERICAL EXAMPLES FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF EXTERNAL TRANSIENT LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS -- 4. EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 25. DETAILED PRESSURE FIELD MEASUREMENTS FOR SOME 2-0 RECTANGULAR CYLINDERS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL SET UP -- ANGLE FOR REATTACHMENT -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 26. THE EFFECTS OF TURBULENCE ON BLUFF-BODY MEAN FLOW -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS -- 3. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS -- 4. THE EFFECTS OF LARGE-SCALE TURBULENCE -- 5. THE SHEAR-LAYER/EDGE DIRECT INTERACTION IN SMOOTH FLOW -- 6. PROMOTION OF THE SHEAR-LAYER/EDGE DIRECT INTERACTION BY SMALL-SCALE TURBULENCE -- 7. THE STRUCTURE OF BLUFF-BODY NEAR WAKE -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 27. BLUFF BODY AERODYNAMICS IN PULSATING FLOW -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION. , EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS AND MODELS -- PRESSURE ON CYLINDER IN PULSATING FLOW -- RELATION BETWEEN VORTEX-INDUCED OSCILLATIONS AND SYNCHRONIZATION IN PULSATING FLOW -- EFFECT OF PULSATING FLOW ON AERODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 28.THE USE OF A FOREBODY PLATE TO REDUCE THE DRAG AND TO IMPROVE THE AERODYNAMIC STABILITY OF A CYLINDER OF SQUARE CROSS-SECTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- TANDEM BODY AERODYNAMICS -- TEST OUTLINE -- TEST RESULTS -- EFFECT ON VORTEX SHEDDING -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 29. STABILITY OF WIND-LOADED CYLINDRICAL SHELLS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHOD OF ANALYSES -- NUMERICAL RESULTS -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 30. THE SEPARATED SHEAR LAYERS ASSOCIATED WITH HEMISPHERICAL BODIES IN TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DETAILS OF EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 31. ON A MECHANISM OF VORTEX EXCITED OSCILLATIONS OF A CYLINDER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE OSCILLATOR MODEL -- SMALL DISTURBANCES AND THE "EIGENVALUE" PROBLEM -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 32. Discussion of Session 3: Fundamental Studies -- Murakami et al -- Tamura -- Albrecht et al -- Namiranian and Gartshore -- Sant Ana et al -- Nakamura et al -- Cooper -- Kapania -- Berger -- SESSION 4: HIGH RISE BUILDINGS -- CHAPTER 33. AEROELASTIC BEHAVIOR OF TALL BUILDINGS IN WAKES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL ARRANGEMENTS -- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS -- ANALYSIS OF RESULTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 34. STRUCTURAL RESPONSE TO WIND WITH SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DESCRIPTION OF FOUNDATION FLEXIBILITY -- GOVERNING EQUATIONS -- EFFECT OF FOUNDATION FLEXIBILITY ON MODAL PROPERTIES -- RESPONSE TO GUSTING WIND -- RESPONSE TO VORTEX SHEDDING. , CONCLUSIONS.

Note: Front Cover -- Limit Analysis in Soil Mechanics -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 A short historical review of soil plasticity -- 1.3 Idealized stress-strain relations for soil -- 1.4 Limit analysis for collapse load -- 1.5 Finite-element analysis for progressive failure behavior of soil mass -- Chapter 2. BASIC CONCEPTS OF LIMIT ANALYSIS -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Index notation -- 2.3 The perfectly plastic assumption and yield criterion -- 2.4 The kinematic assumption on soil deformations and flow rule -- 2.5 The stability postulate of Drucker -- 2.6 Restrictions imposed by Drucker's stability postulate - convexity and normality -- 2.7 The assumption of small change in geometry and the equation of virual work -- 2.8 Theorems of limit analysis -- 2.9 Limit theorems for materials with non-associated flow rules -- 2.10 The upper-bound method -- 2.11 The lower-bound method -- References -- Chapter 3. VALIDITY OF LIMIT ANALYSIS IN APPLICATION TO SOILS -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Soil - a multiphase material -- 3.3 Mechanical behaviour of soils -- 3.4 Soil failure surfaces -- 3.5 Validity of limit analysis in application to soils -- 3.6 Friction-dalatation and related energy in cohesionless soils -- 3.7 Effect of friction on the applicability of limit analysis to soils -- 3.8 Some aspects of retaining wall problems and the associated phenomena at failure -- References -- Chapter 4. LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE PROBLEMS -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Failure mechanism -- 4.3 Energy dissipation -- 4.4 Passive earth pressure analysis -- 4.5 Active earth pressure analysis -- 4.6 Comparisons and discussions -- 4.7 Some practical aspects -- References -- Chapter 5. RIGID RETAINING WALLS SUBJECTED TO EARTHQUAKE FORCES -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 General considerations. , 5.3 Seismic passive earth pressure analysis -- 5.4 Seismic active earth pressure analysis -- 5.5 Numerical results and discussions -- 5.6 Earth pressure tables for practical use -- References -- Appendix A: Seismic earth pressure tables for KA and KP -- Appendix B: Earth pressure tables for NAc and NPc -- Chapter 6. SOME PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGN OF RIGID RETAINING STRUCTURES -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Theoretical considerations of the modified Dubrova method -- 6.3 Some numerical results and discussions of the modified Dubrova method -- 6.4 Evaluation of the modified Dubrova method -- 6.5 Effects of wall movement on lateral earth pressures -- 6.6 Earth pressure theories for design applications in seismic environments -- 6.7 Design recommendations -- References -- Chapter 7. BEARING CAPACITY OF STRIP FOOTING ON ANISOTROPIC AND NONHOMOGENEOUS SOILS -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Analysis -- 7.3 Results and discussions -- References -- Chapter 8. EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED SLOPE FAILURE AND LANDSLIDES -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Failure surface -- 8.3 Determination of the critical height for seismic stability -- 8.4 Special spiral-slope configurations -- 8.5 Calculated results and discussions -- 8.6 Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 9. SEISMIC STABILITY OF SLOPES IN NONHOMOGENEOUS, ANISOTROPIC SOILS AND GENERAL DISCUSSIONS -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Log-spiral failure mechanism for a nonhomogeneous and anisotropic slope -- 9.3 Numerical results and discussions -- 9.4 Mechanics of earthquake-induced slope failure -- References -- Chapter 10. ASSESSMENT OF SEISMIC DISPLACEMENT OF SLOPES -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Failure mechanisms and yield acceleration -- 10.3 Assessment of seismic displacement of slopes -- 10.4 Summary -- References -- Appendix 1: Plane failure surface -- Appendix 2: Logspiral failure surface. , Appendix 3: Limit analysis during earthquake -- Chapter 11. STABILITY ANALYSIS OF SLOPES WITH GENERALIZED FAILURE CRITERION -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Variational approach in limit analysis and the combined method -- 11.3 Stability analysis of slopes -- 11.4 Layered analysis of embankments -- 11.5 Summary -- References -- Subject index -- Author index.

Note: Front Cover -- Windbreak Technology -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Dedication -- Keynote address -- Shelter: Its Management and Promotion -- CONSTRAINTS TO SHELTER ADOPTION -- SHELTER FUNCTIONS -- EXTENSION AND PROMOTION -- SOME RESEARCH NEEDS -- CONCLUDING COMMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 1: WINDBREAK BASICS -- Chapter 1. Effects of Windbreaks on Turbulent Transport and Microclimate -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SIMILARITY AND SCALING -- TURBULENCE PATTERNS NEAR WINDBREAKS -- TRANSPORT OF SCALARS -- C02 CONCENTRATION -- HUMIDITY -- TEMPERATURE -- SATURATION DEFICIT AND EVAPORATION -- SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX -- NET RADIATION AND GROUND HEAT FLUX -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2. Effects of Windbreak Structure on Wind Flow -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CHARACTERIZING WINDBREAK STRUCTURE -- INFLUENCE OF WINDBREAK STRUCTURE ON AVERAGE WINDSPEED -- INFLUENCE OF WINDBREAK STRUCTURE ON TURBULENCE -- INFLUENCE OF APPROACH WIND CHARACTERISTICS -- NETWORKS OF WINDBREAKS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR WINDBREAK DESIGN -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LIST OF SYMBOLS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. Plant Response to Wind -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HEAT TRANSFER AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE -- PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO PLANT SURFACES -- WIND AND WATER RELATIONS -- MORPHOGENETIC RESPONSE TO MECHANICAL STIMULI -- PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND GROWTH -- INTERACTION WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 2: WIND EROSION -- Chapter 4. Basic Wind Erosion Processes -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MEAN WINDS -- PARTICLE DYNAMICS -- THRESHOLD CONDITIONS -- PARTICLE FLOW RATES -- PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL STRATEGIES OF CONTROL -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. Basic Principles of Wind Erosion Control -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- REDUCE FIELD WIDTHS BY ESTABLISHING BARRIERS OR STRIP CROPPING. , ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN VEGETATION OR VEGETATIVE RESIDUES TO PROTECT THE SOIL -- MAINTAIN STABLE AGGREGATES OR CLODS ON THE SOIL SURFACE -- ROUGHEN THE LAND SURFACE -- RESHAPE THE LAND TO REDUCE EROSION ON KNOLLS WHERE CONVERGING WIND FLOW CAUSES INCREASED VELOCITY AND SHEAR STRESS -- OTHER WIND EROSION SITUATIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. Design and Use of Field Windbreaks in Wind Erosion Control Systems -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 3: NON-WOODY WINDBREAKS -- Chapter 7. The Use of Perennial Herbaceous Barriers for Water Conservation and the Protection of Soils and Crops -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8· Annual Herbaceous Windbarriers for Protecting Crops and Soils and Managing Snowfall -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WINDBARRIER EFFECTS -- CROP PROTECTION -- CROP YIELD -- SOIL PROTECTION -- SNOW MANAGEMENT -- WINDBARRIER EFFECTIVENESS -- DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 4: CROP RESPONSE TO WINDBREAKS -- Chapter 9· Benefits of Windbreaks to Field and Forage Crops -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FACTORS OF SHELTERBELT EFFECTS ON CROP YIELDS -- VARIABILITY OF SHELTERBELT EFFECTS ON CROP YIELDS -- ECONOMIC VALUE OF SHELTERBELTS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. The Influence of Field Windbreaks on Vegetable and Specialty Crops -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CROP QUALITY AND WINDBREAK PROTECTION -- CROP YIELD AND WIND PROTECTION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. Windbreaks: Benefits to Orchard and Vineyard Crops -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HUMIDITY -- TEMPERATURE -- AIR MOVEMENT -- PESTS AND DISEASES -- IMPROVED TREE AND FRUIT QUALITY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. Field Windbreaks: Design Criteria -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BASIC DESIGN CRITERIA FOR FIELD WINDBREAKS. , SPECIFIC DESIGN CRITERIA FOR FIELD WINDBREAKS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 5: LIVESTOCK AND WINDBREAKS -- Chapter 13. Layout and Design Criteria for Livestock Windbreaks -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DESIGN CRITERIA -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 6: WINDBREAKS AND ENERGY -- Chapter 14. Use of Windbreaks for Home Energy Conservation -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- AIR EXCHANGE IN HOMES -- WINDBREAK EFFECTS ON AIR EXCHANGE -- WINDBREAK EFFECTS ON OTHER HOME HEAT EXCHANGE PROCESSES -- WINDBREAK EFFECTS ON ENERGY NEEDS FOR HOME HEATING -- WINDBREAKS AND HOME COOLING ENERGY NEEDS -- GUIDELINES FOR USING WINDBREAKS TO CONSERVE HOME HEATING ENERGY -- ECONOMICS OF WINDBREAK USE TO CONSERVE ENERGY -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 15. Farmstead Windbreaks -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BENEFITS OF FARMSTEAD WINDBREAKS -- DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR FARMSTEAD WINDBREAKS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16. Functions of Buffer Plantings in Urban Environments -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BUFFER PLANTINGS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT -- CHARACTERISTICS OF BUFFER PLANTINGS -- PRESERVATION AND PLANTING OF BUFFERS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 7: WINDBREAKS AND WILDLIFE -- Chapter 17. Influences of Shelterbelts on Wildlife Management and Biology -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- REPRODUCTIVE HABITAT -- FOOD AVAILABILITY AND DIVERSITY -- SHELTERBELTS AS TRAVEL LANES OR CORRIDORS -- SHELTER FROM PREDATION -- SHELTER FROM WEATHER -- HOW WIND AFFECTS ANIMALS -- CHARACTERISTICS OF SHELTERBELTS THAT RELATE TO WILDLIFE USE -- ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18. Design of Windbreaks for Windlife in the Great Plains of North America. -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 8: WINDBREAKS , SNOW AND WATER USE. , Chapter 19. The Design and Use of Living Snow Fences in North America -- ABSTRACT -- DEFINITION -- HISTORY -- ADVANTAGES -- DISADVANTAGES -- ECONOMICS -- CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUCED DRIFTS -- SPECIES SELECTION -- NUMBER OF ROWS -- SPACING -- WILDLIFE COMPONENTS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 20. Snow Distribution on Crop Fields -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EFFECT OF FIELD BARRIERS ON SNOW-DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS -- FACTORS INFLUENCING SNOW-DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS -- DESIGNING A SERIES OF SINGLE-ROW FIELD WINDBREAKS -- MANAGEMENT OF SINGLE-ROW FIELD WINDBREAKS - PRUNING AND THINNING -- SELECTING TREE SPECIES FOR SINGLE-ROW FIELD WINDBREAKS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 21. Crop Water Use and Water Conservation Benefits from Windbreaks -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CROP YIELD RESPONSE TO WATER -- A METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF WINDBREAKS ON MOISTURE CONSERVATION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 22. Effects of Shelter on Plant Water Use -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 9: WINDBREAK PLANTING AND ESTABLISHMENT -- Chapter 23. Planting and Establishment of Windbreaks in Arid Areas -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WINDBREAK ESTABLISHMENT -- SPECIES SELECTION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 24. Shelterbelt Plantings in Semi-arid Areas -- ABSTRACT -- THE SEMI-ARID LANDS OF THE WORLD -- SOILS AND SPECIFIC SOIL PROBLEMS -- PLANTING AND ESTABLISHMENT TECHNIQUES -- DESIGN OF SHELTERBELTS -- SHELTERBELT LAYOUT AND FARM ECONOMICS -- SPECIES FOR SHELTERBELT PLANTINGS IN SEMI-ARID AREAS -- FARM SHELTER - WITHOUT PLANTING -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 25. Planting and Establishment of Shelterbelts in Humid Severe-Winter Regions -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- PLANTING STOCK -- SITE PREPARATION -- PLANTING -- WEED CONTROL -- IRRIGATION -- SHELTERBELT PROTECTION -- SURVIVAL AND REPLACEMENTS -- CONCLUSION. , REFERENCES -- Chapter 26. Plantings in Tropical and Subtropical Areas -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL REGIONS -- WINDBREAKS -- SHADE -- SOIL EROSION -- AGROFORESTRY -- SPECIES AND ESTABLISHMENT -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 27. Genetic Improvement of Trees and Shrubs Used in Windbreaks -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- TRAITS OF IMPORTANCE TO WINDBREAKS -- TREE IMPROVEMENT METHODS FOR WINDBREAK SPECIES -- THE FUTURE -- REFERENCES -- SECTION 10: WINDBREAK MANAGEMENT -- Chapter 28. Disease Management in Windbreaks -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- NURSERY DISEASES -- ROOT DISEASES -- STEM DISEASES -- FOLIAGE AND TWIG DISEASES -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 29. Insect Management in Windbreaks -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- ECONOMIC VALUE OF INSECT DAMAGE -- COMMON MANAGEMENT PRACTICES -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 30. Influence of Wind and Windbreaks on Local Dispersal of Insects -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- INSECT MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO AIR MOVEMENT -- INFLUENCE OF WINDBREAKS ON INSECT DISTRIBUTIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- EDITOR'S NOTE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 31. Vertebrate Pest Management in Windbreak Systems -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- TYPICAL VERTEBRATE DAMAGE -- DAMAGE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY -- DAMAGE CONTROL METHODS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 32. Windbreak renovation in the American Great Plains -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- SILVICULTURAL TECHNIQUES -- RENOVATION ECONOMICS -- LONG-RANGE MANAGEMENT PLAN -- GENERAL RENOVATION GUIDELINES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 33. Agroforestry and Windbreaks -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- WINDBREAKS AND AGROFORESTRY -- CULTURE AND STRUCTURE -- TWO-STORY AGRICULTURE -- NEEDS FOR RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION -- CONCLUSIONS. , REFERENCES.