Essays about: "fissure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word fissure.

  1. 1. The Impact of Fracture Orientation on the Choice of Grout Fan Geometry - a Statistical Analysis

    University essay from KTH/Jord- och bergmekanik

    Author : Fredrik Osterman; [2019]
    Keywords : Rock Fissure Grouting; Grout Fan Geometry; Geology; Discrete Fracture Network; Sprickinjektering i berg; skärmgeometri; geologi; diskreta spricknätverk;

    Abstract : Water ingress into rock tunnels is a problematic phenomenon – especially in urban areas – as a lowered groundwater table may cause harmful settlements. Furthermore, too much ingress can be an incentive for the environmental court to halt the tunnel process, in order to protect the nature as part of a national interest. READ MORE

  3. 2. Economic evaluation of preventive methods used in dentistry – a systematic review

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Odontologiska fakulteten (OD)

    Author : Louise Westerlund; Anna Simonsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Cost-effectiveness; Preventive dentistry; Cost-analysis; Cost-benefit analysis; Cost-utility analysis; Preventive methods; Economic evaluation; Cost; Effect;

    Abstract : Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka ekonomiska utvärderingar av preventiva metoder som används inom tandvården genom att göra en systematisk litteraturöversikt och besvara frågor om vilka preventiva metoder som analyserats avseende kostnad och effekt samt vilka typer av ekonomiska utvärderingar som analyserats. Material och metod: En sökningsstrategi genomfördes och PubMed, The Cochrane Library och Web of Science utgjorde databaser för litteratursökningen. READ MORE

  4. 3. Influence of claw health on fertility and milk production in dairy cows : an epidemiologic study from farms situated on the Aland Islands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Carin Ekström; [2015]
    Keywords : claw health; lameness; claw lesions; dairy cow; milk production; milk yield; reproduction; fertility;

    Abstract : Lameness and claw lesions are frequent health problems observed among dairy cows and are a common reason for culling, reduced milk production and reproductive inefficiency. The present study investigated the association between claw health, reproduction and milk production of dairy cows at the Aland Islands in order to gain an understanding of the current situation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Olinjärt ultraljud för undersökning av sprickor i skelettet hos häst, en pilotstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Katarina Sandelin; [2015]
    Keywords : skelettskada; NAW; sidband; mikrosprickor; fraktur; micro cracks; fracture; fissure; side band;

    Abstract : Fissurer och odislocerade frakturer hos häst kan ibland vara svåra att upptäcka utan avancerad bilddiagnostik. Det är dock viktigt att diagnostisera dem i tid för att hindra att skadorna förvärras. READ MORE

  6. 5. Shear-Wave Splitting Observed in Local Earthquake Data on the Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland

    University essay from Geofysik

    Author : Darina Buhcheva; [2014]
    Keywords : shear-wave splitting; local earthquakes; Iceland;

    Abstract : Shear-wave splitting is a phenomenon observed in almost all in situ rocks. Due to propagation through stress-aligned and fluid-saturated microcracks and fractures the initial shear wave splits into two almost orthogonal waves which propagate with different velocities along similar ray paths. READ MORE