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Mass transport deposits form a significant portion of the rock record in both modern and ancient basins. Their geometry, composition, distribution and genesis are poorly understood, making it difficult to predict anything about these deposits in assessing subsurface basin stratigraphy or modern seafloor hazards. A tremendous effort has been made in the last few years to characterize and better understand seafloor failures in numerous margins of the world. These mass failures have triggered the interests of geologists, particularly in the oil and gas industry, as they can form prominent seals and reservoirs. To increase our knowledge base of mass transport complexes (MTCs), the characteristics of 259 siliciclastic deposits worldwide, were analyzed in terms of their volume, area, length, thickness, lithology, and tectonic settings. In some instances, MTCs were geo-referenced and digitized into ArcGIS and their dimensions were calculated. These data reveal several interesting points and suggest a number of statistically significant predictive relationships. Sand-rich mass transport deposits show a propensity to be short and thick. Muddy MTCs show a propensity to be longer and thinner. The highest number and largest volume of clastic mass transport deposits occur along passive margins. These mega-MTCs are typically muddy with lengths up to 800 km and volumes up to 5000 km3. Sandy and gravelly Quaternary-age MTCs show maximum lengths of less than 300 km and with volumes less than 2000 km3. Pre-Quaternary MTCs are systematically under-documented in literature, but known occurrences are found in passive, active and convergent margins. The largest (30,000 to 40,000 sq km) occur along the older Tertiary margin of West Africa. To date, 41 separate mass transport deposits composed dominantly of carbonate material have been identified in literature. The most extensive and voluminous (7000 km3) carbonate mass transport complexes occur in the Citronens Fjord, Offshore Greenland. They are 200m thick, Silurian-age mega-breccias that were deposited in a convergent margin setting. On comparison carbonate MTCs tend to show longer flows with coarser grain sizes, while clastics show coarser grained deposits to be of more limited length. The Mad Dog area, Gulf of Mexico is a region of active salt tectonics and mass transport processes. Consequently, it was selected to form a focus study area to test the relationships developed during this project. MTCs in this region were grouped into four main types based on their size, geomorphology and internal structure. Their geometries indicate they are comparable to MTCs found offshore Oregon and New Jersey and are most likely muddy in nature. / text

Uniaxial consolidation experiments on Mass Transport Deposit (MTD) and non-MTD core samples from Ursa Basin, Gulf of Mexico, show MTDs have a lower porosity at a given effective stress compared to adjacent non-MTD sediments; a behavior observed in additional experiments on lab remolded Ursa core and resedimented Boston Blue Clay (BBC). I hypothesize debris flow action remolded the sediment: removing its stress history through shearing action, resulting in dense sediments at shallow depth. I supplement testing this hypothesis through lab remolding of BBC (in addition to Ursa clay) due to the greater availability and knowledge of this material. Ursa MTDs record multiple submarine slope failure events within the upper 200 meters below sea floor (mbsf); the most prominent is labeled MTD-2. MTDs have lower porosity and higher bulk density than surrounding, non-MTD, sediment. Porosity ([phi]) is 52% at 125mbsf – immediately below MTD-2; whereas [phi] is 46% at 115mbsf – within MTD-2. Comparison of non-MTD samples to MTD-2 samples, and intact to remolded samples, shows a decrease in sediment compressibility (Cc) within the MTD-2 and remolded sediments. Permeability within Ursa mudstones also declines with porosity according to: log (k) = A[phi] - B. Permeability is slightly higher within MTD-2; however grain size analysis indicates lower clay content in MTD-2 versus the non-MTDs. Pre-consolidation stress interpretations from the experiments show a linear trend in both MTD and non-MTD sediments, indicating both geologic units depict the same pore pressure profile. Remolding via debris flow explains the origin of MTDs at Ursa and governs the evolution of this geologic unit to its dense, highly consolidated, state today. At some point, slope failure triggered movement of the sediment down slope in form of a debris flow. The shearing action of the debris flow weakened the sediment, reducing its ability to support the overburden. As consolidation resumed, the remolded sediment followed a new, less steep, Cc curve. Within the geologic record, a distinctive dense, shallow unit is preserved; evidence for historical slope failure. / text

Over the course of the past decade the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) stations in Taiwan have become open air art galleries: with more prominent and frequent display of various artistic creations in stations, including interactive artworks. However, unlike the audiences in more meticulously choreographed exhibition contexts, those in stations are usually involuntary. New criteria for the creation and evaluation of artworks in these context are necessary to enhance the connection between the audience and the artwork, and to elicit meaningful experience via interactivity. This research aims to uncover the critical factors that can turn an indifferent passenger into an explorative participant, subsequently leading them to obtain meaningful experiences through interaction with computer-based interactive artwork. This research focuses on artworks that are permanently installed in the stations, with three case studies conducted in MRT stations forming the backbone of the research. Field observation was the first step in each case study, conducted in order to understand the fundamentals of the interactivity between the passengers and the artworks. This was followed by in-depth interviews with the passengers and three professional interview groups. A critical Analytical Framework was formed throughout the course of the research, identifying five engaging characteristics: Incentive, Transfer, Accessibility, Play, and Challenge. These five characteristics were eventually reapplied to re-examine the case studies and the content of the interviews with the professionals. The findings of this research articulate how the Analytical Framework can be adopted in future research intended to create the conditions for more meaningful art-interactions. This Analytical Framework will assist artists, designers and researchers in their pre-planning and follow up evaluations of the degree of engagement generated by computer-based interactive artworks displayed in transport hubs. The interest that the outcomes of this research has attracted in the field suggests that the framework could be extended to the examination of various computer-based interactive artworks in similar public contexts. In this context, the framework would play a valuable role in uncovering a more dynamic paradigm used to illustrate how meaningful experiences can evolve in similar public spaces.

The role of nitric acid (HNO3) on the atmospheric corrosion of metals has so far received little or no attention. However, the last decades of decreasing sulphur dioxide (SO2) levels and unchanged HNO3 levels in many industrialized countries have resulted in an increased interest in possible HNO3-induced atmospheric corrosion effects. In this study a new method was developed for studying the corrosion effects of HNO3 on metals at well-defined laboratory exposure conditions. The method has enabled studies to be performed on the influence of individual exposure parameters, namely HNO3-concentration, air velocity, temperature and relative humidity, as well as comparisons with newly generated field exposure data. The corrosion rate and deposition rate of HNO3 on copper was shown to follow a linear increase with HNO3 concentration. The deposition velocity (Vd) of HNO3 increased up to an air velocity of 11.8 cm s-1. Only at a higher air velocity (35.4 cm s-1) the Vd on copper was lower than the Vd on an ideal absorbent, implying the Vd of HNO3 at lower air velocities to be mass-transport limited. Within the investigated temperature range of 15 to 35 ºC only a minor decrease in the HNO3-induced copper corrosion rate could be observed. The effect of relative humidity (RH) was more evident. Already at 20 % RH a significant corrosion rate could be measured and at 65 % RH the Vd of HNO3 on copper, zinc and carbon steel reached maximum and nearly ideal absorption conditions. During identical exposure conditions in HNO3-containing atmosphere, the corrosion rate of carbon steel was nearly three times higher than that of copper and zinc. The HNO3-induced corrosion effect of copper, zinc and steel turned out to be significantly higher than that induced by SO2 alone or in combination with either NO2 or O3. This is mainly attributed to the much higher water solubility and reactivity of HNO3 compared to SO2, NO2 and O3. Relative to SO2, zinc exhibits the highest sensitivity to HNO3, followed by copper, and carbon steel with the lowest sensitivity. Extrapolation of laboratory data to an assumed average outdoor wind velocity of 3.6 m s-1 enabled a good comparison with field data. Despite the fact that ambient SO2 levels are still much higher than HNO3 levels, the results show that HNO3 plays a significant role for the atmospheric corrosion of copper and zinc, but not for carbon steel. The results generated within this doctoral study emphasize the importance of further research on the influence of HNO3 on degradation of other materials, e.g. stone and glass, as well as of other metals.

Torres de resfriamento são equipamentos muito utilizados na indústria e que muitas vezes operam sob condições adversas, particularmente, temperatura de água acima dos 50°C na entrada da torre. Nesta condição, tem-se alta taxa de evaporação e eventualmente condição de alto transporte de massa, normalmente não considerado no equacionamento de torres de resfriamento. Apresenta-se assim uma análise comparativa de diferentes métodos de cálculo de torres de resfriamento: Merkel, Poppe e o modelo proposto. No modelo proposto neste estudo, consideram-se os balanços diferenciais de massa e energia e os mecanismos de transporte simultâneo de calor e massa, na condição de alto transporte de massa e de supersaturação do ar, caso o vapor de água condense na forma de névoa. Para os casos em que há saturação do ar, os balanços diferenciais de massa e energia passam a contemplar este fenômeno a partir do momento em que ocorre a saturação. O modelo matemático desenvolvido consiste de equações diferenciais ordinárias e equações auxiliares, e foi implementado em uma interface Matlab. Os principais parâmetros investigados foram: as vazões de água e ar, a temperatura de bulbo úmido do ar, a temperatura da água na entrada da coluna e a altura da torre. A partir das simulações matemáticas, foram obtidos resultados de temperaturas do ar, da água e da umidade do ar ao longo da coluna, para os diferentes métodos. / Cooling towers are equipment widely used in industrial plants, where these operate under severe conditions such as cooling water inlet temperatures above 50oC. Under this condition, there are high evaporation of water and high mass transfer, generally not considered in performance analysis of a cooling tower. This work presents and analyzes the differences between the proposed model and the Merkel and Poppe approaches. The proposed model in this work is based on differential equations for energy and mass balances and on the mechanisms of combined heat and mass transfers, at high mass transfer condition and considering the supersaturated air from the height of the tower that the excess of water vapor condenses as a mist. At the point that the air became supersaturated, the differential equations for energy and mass balances start to consider the supersaturation phenomena. The mathematical model developed in this work is composed by ordinary differential equations and auxiliary equations which were solved at Matlab. The parameters investigated were water and air mass flow rates, air wet bulb temperature, water inlet temperature and tower height. The results of air and water temperatures, humidity air across the tower height are presented for each method analyzed.

Nous avons étudié théoriquement et expérimentalement la formation de réseaux en relief sur des surfaces active ou passive, avec deux types de polymères photosensibles : résine photosensible négative et copolymère azobenzene. Le mécanisme de formation des structures est attribué à l'effet de transport de masse, qui déplace la matière dans des directions opposées dans ces deux matériaux. La technique de fabrication est basée sur l'utilisation de la lithographie par interférence, ce qui a permis de créer des structures grandes et uniformes. Dans le premier cas, des structures passives de surface en relief en 1D et 2D ont été créés sur la résine photosensible négative SU8 grâce à l'effet de rétrécissement durant le processus de réticulation. Dans le second cas, des structures périodiques actives en 1D, 2D et 3D ont été obtenues grâce à la migration des matériaux copolymères DR1/PMMA des régions de forte intensité d’irradiation à celles de faible intensité. L'amplitude de modulation de la structure est optimisée par le contrôle de l'épaisseur du film, de la périodicité de la structure, de la dose d'exposition, et des polarisations des faisceaux laser. Les applications de ces structures pour des lasers DFB à multiples longueurs d'onde, les cristaux photoniques non-Linéaires, et le couplage dans les guides d'ondes ont été discutés. / We have theoretically and experimentally investigated the formation of both active and passive surface relief gratings on two kinds of photosensitive polymers: negative photoresist and azobenzene copolymer. The common mechanism of the structures formation was attributed to mass transport effect, which however pushes the materials in opposite directions in these two materials. The fabrication technique is based on the use of interference lithography, which allowed to create large and uniform structures. In the first case, 1D and 2D passive periodic surface relief structures were created on the negative photoresist SU8 thanks to the shrinkage effect during the crosslinking process. In the second case, 1D, 2D and 3D active periodic structures have been obtained thanks to the movement of DR1/PMMA copolymer materials from regions of high intensity to those of low intensity irradiation. The modulation amplitude of structures is optimized by controlling the film thickness, the structure periodicity, the exposure dosage, and the polarizations of interference laser beams. Applications of these structures for multiple wavelength DFB laser, nonlinear photonic crystals, and waveguide coupling have been discussed.

Physical based modeling was conducted to improve channel restoration efforts through direct comparison of submerged structures of various design and orientations. In-stream structure technologies studied are used to provide bank stabilization, flow control, scour and sediment control, as well as ecological enhancement through turbulent dispersion and vertical mass transport. Quantitative analysis evaluates flow effects induced by common channel restoration structures in their ability to provide mixing in our streams and rivers without significant impacts on flooding through excessive energy loss and backwater effect. Physical, fixed-bed flume experiments were performed under high-Reynolds number subcritical steady-state flow conditions. Theoretical energy loss relationships were developed, compared, and evaluated experimentally for stream barbs, spurs, submerged vanes, blocks and boulders. Extensive surface dye-trace experiments were performed to determine centerline mixing and vertical mass transport produced by stream barbs, vanes and boulders. The research presented in this thesis illustrates that the use of dispersion relationships to assess length of vertical mass transport based on the change in energy slope, and estimated shear velocity, of the channel does not properly correct for boundary layer formation and advection or angular motion produced by channel restoration structures. Submerged vanes were found to provide efficient vertical mixing with minimal energy loss or flood risk, as compared to stream barbs, spurs, blocks, and boulders. The deterioration of water quality and the need to provide bank stabilization with limited flood risk require updated NRCS and ASCE design standards and selection tools for vertical mass transport and energy loss relationships of channel restoration structures. The research conducted in these two studies have provided data for a select number of such structures.

Auf der Grundlage von Sonnenphotometermessungen an drei Messstationen (AWIPEV/ Koldewey in Ny-Ålesund (78.923 °N, 11.923 °O) 1995–2008, 35. Nordpol Driftstation – NP-35 (84.3–85.5 °N, 41.7–56.6 °O) März/April 2008, Sodankylä (67.37 °N, 26.65 °O) 2004–2007) wird die Aerosolvariabilität in der europäischen Arktis und deren Ursachen untersucht. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf der Frage des Zusammenhanges zwischen den an den Stationen gemessenen Aerosolparametern (Aerosol optische Dicke, Angström Koeffizient, usw.) und dem Transport des Aerosols sowohl auf kurzen Zeitskalen (Tagen) als auch auf langen Zeitskalen (Monate, Jahre). Um diesen Zusammenhang herzustellen, werden für die kurzen Zeitskalen mit dem Trajektorienmodell PEP-Tracer 5-Tage Rückwärtstrajektorien in drei Starthöhen (850 hPa, 700 hPa, 500 hPa) für die Uhrzeiten 00, 06, 12 und 18 Uhr berechnet. Mit Hilfe der nicht-hierarchischen Clustermethode k-means werden die berechneten Rückwärtstrajektorien dann zu Gruppen zusammengefasst und bestimmten Quellgebieten und den gemessenen Aerosol optischen Dicken zugeordnet. Die Zuordnung von Aerosol optischer Dicke und Quellregion ergibt keinen eindeutigen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Transport verschmutzter Luftmassen aus Europa oder Russland bzw. Asien und erhöhter Aerosol optischer Dicke. Dennoch ist für einen konkreten Einzelfall (März 2008) ein direkter Zusammenhang von Aerosoltransport und hohen Aerosol optischen Dicken nachweisbar. In diesem Fall gelangte Waldbrandaerosol aus Südwestrussland in die Arktis und konnte sowohl auf der NP-35 als auch in Ny-Ålesund beobachtet werden. In einem weiteren Schritt wird mit Hilfe der EOF-Analyse untersucht, inwieweit großskalige atmosphärische Zirkulationsmuster für die Aerosolvariabilität in der europäischen Arktis verantwortlich sind. Ähnlich wie bei der Trajektorienanalyse ist auch die Verbindung der atmosphärischen Zirkulation zu den Photometermessungen an den Stationen in der Regel nur schwach ausgeprägt. Eine Ausnahme findet sich bei der Betrachtung des Jahresganges des Bodendruckes und der Aerosol optischen Dicke. Hohe Aerosol optische Dicken treten im Frühjahr zum einen dann auf, wenn durch das Islandtief und das sibirische Hochdruckgebiet Luftmassen aus Europa oder Russland/Asien in die Arktis gelangen, und zum anderen, wenn sich ein kräftiges Hochdruckgebiet über Grönland und weiten Teilen der Arktis befindet. Ebenso zeigt sich, dass der Übergang zwischen Frühjahr und Sommer zumindest teilweise bedingt ist durch denWechsel vom stabilen Polarhoch im Winter und Frühjahr zu einer stärker von Tiefdruckgebieten bestimmten arktischen Atmosphäre im Sommer. Die geringere Aerosolkonzentration im Sommer kann zum Teil mit einer Zunahme der nassen Deposition als Aerosolsenke begründet werden. Für Ny-Ålesund wird neben den Transportmustern auch die chemische Zusammensetzung des Aerosols mit Hilfe von Impaktormessungen an der Zeppelinstation auf dem Zeppelinberg (474m ü.NN) nahe Ny-Ålesund abgeleitet. Dabei ist die positive Korrelation der Aerosoloptischen Dicke mit der Konzentration von Sulfationen und Ruß sehr deutlich. Beide Stoffe gelangen zu einem Großteil durch anthropogene Emissionen in die Atmosphäre. Die damit nachweisbar anthropogen geprägte Zusammensetzung des arktischen Aerosols steht im Widerspruch zum nicht eindeutig herstellbaren Zusammenhang mit dem Transport des Aerosols aus Industrieregionen. Dies kann nur durch einen oder mehrere gleichzeitig stattfindende Transformationsprozesse (z. B. Nukleation von Schwefelsäurepartikeln) während des Transportes aus den Quellregionen (Europa, Russland) erklärt werden. / On the base of sun photometer measurements conducted at three different research stations (AWIPEV/Koldewey in Ny-Ålesund (78.923 °N, 11.923 °E) 1995-2008, 35. Northpole Drifting Station – NP-35 (84.3–85.5 °N, 41.7–56.6 °E) March/April 2008, Sodankylä (67.37 °N, 26.65 °E) 2004-2007) the aerosol variability in the european Arctic and their cause is analyzed. The main focus is to quantify the correlation between the measured aerosol parameters (aerosol optical depth, Angström coefficient, etc.) and the transport of aerosol from Europe and Russia on short timescales (days) as well as on long timescales (months, years). For the short timescales 5-day backward trajectories were calculated with the trajectory model PEP-Tracer at three different starting heights (850 hPa, 700 hPa, 500 hPa) four times the day (00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00 UTC). Afterwards the non-hierarchical cluster method k-means is used to group the backward trajectories in differend aerosol source regions and allocate to the respective sun photometer measurements. This allocation of aerosol source region and sun photometer measurements does not show a correlation between polluted air mass of european or russian/asian origin and enhanced aerosol optical depth. However, in one case (March 2008) a clear influence of anthropogenic aerosol on the photometer measurements occurs. In March 2008, aerosol originating at forest fires in southeast Russia was transported into the Arctic and detected over NP-35 as well as Ny-Ålesund. Furthermore, the EOF method is used to verify if large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns determine the arctic aerosol variability. However, the connection to the sun photometer measurements is very weak except for seasonal variability. It is shown, that in spring-time due to the Iclandic low and the Siberian high, air masses from Europe and Russia as well as a strong high pressure system at Greenland and most parts of the Arctic cause higher aerosol optical depths in Ny-Ålesund. The transition from spring to summer aerosol concentration can at least partially be assigned to the replacement of the stable polar high in winter and spring by low pressure systems in summer. In addition to the transport pattern, chemical composition of the scattering aerosol in Ny-Ålesund was deduced from measurements by the Zeppelin station at the Zeppelin mountain (474m above sea level) near Ny-Ålesund. A clear positive correlation between sulfate and black carbon concentration was found. Both chemicals are mostly emitted through anthropogenic processes (e.g. combustion). The verifiable anthropogenic influence on the composition of arctic aerosols disagree with the missing linkage of transport from industrial regions to aerosol optical depth. It can only be explained by one or more transformation processes (e.g. nucleation of sulfuric acid) during the transport from the source regions (Europe, Russia) to the Arctic.

Rechargeable batteries play an important role as energycarriers in our modern society, being present in wirelessdevices for everyday use such as cellular phones, video camerasand laptops, and also in hybrid electric cars. The batterytechnology dominating the market today is the lithium-ion(Li-ion) battery. Battery developments, in terms of improvedcapacity, performance and safety, are major tasks for bothindustry and academic research. The performance and safety ofthese batteries are greatly influenced by transport andstability properties of the electrolyte; however, both haveproven difficult to characterise properly. The specific aim of this work was to characterise and modelthe electrolytes used in Li-ion batteries. In particular, themass transport in these electrolytes was studied throughcharacterisation and modelling of electrolyte transport in bulkand in porous electrodes. The characterisation methodology assuch was evaluated and different models were tested to find themost suitable. In addition, other properties such aselectrochemical stability and thermal properties were alsostudied. In the study of electrochemical stability it wasdemonstrated that the electrode material influenced thevoltammetric results significantly. The most versatileelectrode for probing the electrolyte stability proved to beplatinum. The method was concluded to be suitable for comparingelectrolytes and the influences of electrolyte components,additives and impurities, which was also demonstrated for a setof liquid and polymer containing electrolytes. A full set of transport properties for two binary polymerelectrolytes, one binary liquid and the corresponding ternarygel were achieved. The transport was studied both in the bulkand in porous electrodes, using different electrochemicaltechniques as well as Raman spectroscopy. In general, theconductivity, the salt and solvent diffusivity decreasedsignificantly when going from liquid to gel, and to polymerelectrolyte. Additionally, low cationic transport numbers wereachieved for the polymer and gel and significant salt activityfactor variations were found. The results were interpreted interms of molecular interactions. It was concluded that both theionic interactions and the influences from segmental mobilitywere significant for the polymer containing electrolytes. Thecharacterisation methods and the understanding were improved bythe use of a numerical modelling using a model based on theconcentrated electrolyte theory. It was concluded thatelectrochemical impedance spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopywere insufficient for determining a full set of transportproperties. It was demonstrated that the transport is veryinfluential on electrochemical impedance as well as batteryperformance. <b>Keywords:</b>lithium battery, electrolyte, mass transport,stability, modelling, characterisation, electrochemical, Ramanspectroscopy, impedance