Essays about: "Umbria"

Found 2 essays containing the word Umbria.

  1. 1. Poggio Aquilone - Survey and Repurposing in a Medieval Italian Village

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Philip Reimers; [2023]
    Keywords : Italy; Repurposing; Transformation; Refurbishment; Renovation; Survey; Umbria; Ruin; Rural Tourism; Lidar; drone; scanning; photogrammetry;

    Abstract : The site of this diploma project is the small hilltop village of Poggio Aquilone. The village, situated in the region of Umbria in central Italy, lies roughly halfway between Rome and Florence. READ MORE

  3. 2. Estimating the probability of levee failure for flood risk mapping : An application to Paglia River

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Theodora Neromylioti; [2020]
    Keywords : Levee failure; inner erosion; piping; backward erosion; seepage; probability of failure; fragility curves; time-dependent failure; hydraulic modelling; flood risk; flood inundation; HEC-RAS;

    Abstract : Climate change results to more extreme and frequent flood events that induce extra risk to flood protection structures such as levees. Thus, estimation of the probability of levee failure is of utmost importance when it comes to structural safety and flood risk assessment. READ MORE