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Effects Of Feed Solution Characteristics And Membrane Fouling On N-Nitrosamine Rejection By Reverse Osmosis Membranes, Takahiro Fujioka, Long D. Nghiem, Stuart Khan, James Mcdonald, Yvan Poussade, Jörg Drewes
Effects Of Feed Solution Characteristics And Membrane Fouling On N-Nitrosamine Rejection By Reverse Osmosis Membranes, Takahiro Fujioka, Long D. Nghiem, Stuart Khan, James Mcdonald, Yvan Poussade, Jörg Drewes
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Augmentation of potable water sources with reclaimed municipal wastewater is an option of increasing importance for water security in regions and countries where severe water stress occurs. Consequently, the presence of emerging trace contaminants in reclaimed water has been recognised as a critical issue due to their potential adverse health effects. Notable examples of these trace organic chemicals include N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and several other N-nitrosamines.
Effects Of Cultural Cognitive Styles On Users Evaluation Of Website Complexity, Tingru Cui, Xinwei Wang, Hock Hai Teo
Effects Of Cultural Cognitive Styles On Users Evaluation Of Website Complexity, Tingru Cui, Xinwei Wang, Hock Hai Teo
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
The internationalization of websites requires compelling navigation experience for users from diverse cultures. This research investigates the effects of cultural cognitive styles on user perception of website complexity and the subsequent influence on user satisfaction towards the website. More specifically, the website complexity is examined along three dimensions: component, coordinative, and dynamic. Laboratory experiments involving participants from China and United States were used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that the effect of objective complexity on perceived complexity is contingent on cultural cognitive styles. People with holistic and analytic cultural cognitive styles display different perceptions of website complexity. This …
Nonlinear Inelastic Behavior Of Circular Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Slender Beam-Columns With Preload Effects, Vipulkumar Ishvarbhai Patel, Qing Quan Liang, Muhammad N. Hadi
Nonlinear Inelastic Behavior Of Circular Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Slender Beam-Columns With Preload Effects, Vipulkumar Ishvarbhai Patel, Qing Quan Liang, Muhammad N. Hadi
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
This paper presents a numerical model based on fiber element formulations for simulating the nonlinear inelastic behavior of eccentrically loaded circular concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) slender beam-columns with preload effects. Deflections caused by preloads are included in the global analysis of CFST slender beam-columns as initial geometric imperfections. Computational algorithms based on the Müller's method are developed to obtain load-deflection responses of CFST slender beam-columns including preload effects. The accuracy of the numerical model is examined by comparisons of computer solutions with experimental results. The numerical model is utilized to investigate the effects of preloads on the axial load-deflection curves, …