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This article examines the impact of financial support mechanisms and geopolitical factors on the profitability of investments in solar power plants within Slovenia. The European Union's energy policy prioritizes increases in renewable energy sources, aiming to reduce dependency on unstable and volatile fossil fuel markets. Solar power plants play a vital role in this transition. The energy policy framework also includes mechanisms and support systems to operate such facilities. This article analyzes electricity price trends over the past decade and addresses which support type—guaranteed purchase or operational support—has proven more profitable for investments in solar power plants up to 50 kW in Slovenia, considering economic and geopolitical influences on the electricity market. Although the global energy market has been affected by various significant events in recent years, it was found that the COVID-19 pandemic had minimal impact on the electricity market. In contrast, the onset of the conflict in Ukraine has contributed to rising electricity prices and has influenced the support dynamics essential for the development and sustainability of renewable energy systems. Analyses from the past decade indicate a higher return on investment in solar power plants when operational support mechanisms are chosen over guaranteed purchase support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pregnancy complications are far more common in young women. This could inhibit their personal growth and development, take away them of their youth and education, and decline the general health of the country in the process. Focusing on this problem is an ideal matter. Education, family planning, raising community awareness, and teaching adolescents the importance of delaying marriage, reproductive health, and involvement of parents will surely help transform today's teenage girls into healthy, responsible adults who will bear a healthy future generation. The study emphasizes the lived experiences, challenges, coping mechanisms, and parent's role. Moreover, the study's findings which were based on the Thematic Analysis, were as follows: (1) Teenage Mothers have maternal adjustment difficulties, adolescent reproductive health knowledge gaps, and fear of negative evaluation. (2) Teenage Mothers struggles to discrimination, social rejection anxiety, parenting efficacy, academic disengagement, and financial stress. (3) Lastly, when talking about their coping techniques, Teenage Mothers found support system such as family functioning, where they feel positive, peer influence that uplifts them, maternal identity development through fellow teenage mothers, parent-infant attachment as a source of their motivation, and spiritual well-being where they offer, they overall life to God. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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A deeper understanding of low-income and first-generation college student experiences is essential to advancing diversity and equity in higher education. Due to a significant gap in college enrollment and graduation rates for low-income and first-generation college students, specifically after COVID-19, it is important to identify factors affecting their success. The Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) Program at New Mexico Tech (NMT) supports high school students who are either first-generation college students and/or from low-income families to prepare them with the skills and motivation necessary to complete high school and enter and succeed in a program of postsecondary education. These students face unique challenges during their time at college. To identify the factors that affect the success of these students, we surveyed several of our UBMS program participants who chose to attend NMT after completing high school. All participants said support from UBMS staff was critical when starting college at NMT. Participants also mention building a support system with their fellow UBMS alumni to deal with the struggles that being at STEM-focused institutions brings. This study also resulted in several suggestions for faculty and staff members to improve academic outcomes for all students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To maximise the benefits of HIV self-testing (HIVST), it is critical to support self-testers in the testing process and ensure that they access appropriate prevention and care. To summarise systems and tools supporting HIVST (hereafter, 'support systems') and categorise them for future analysis, we synthesised the global data on HIVST support systems and proposed a typology. We searched five databases for articles reporting on one or more HIVST support systems and included 314 publications from 224 studies. Across 189 studies, there were 539 reports of systems supporting HIVST use; while across 115 studies, there were 171 reports of systems supporting result interpretation. Most commonly, these were pictorial instructions, followed by in-person demonstrations and in-person assistance while self-testing or reading self-test results. Less commonly, virtual interventions were also identified, including online video conferencing and smartphone apps. Smartphone-based automated result readers have been used in the USA, China, and South Africa. Across 173 studies, there were 987 reports of systems supporting post-test linkage to care; most commonly, these were in-person referrals/counselling, written referrals, and phone helplines. In the USA, Bluetooth beacons have been trialled to monitor self-test use and facilitate follow-up. We found that, globally, HIVST support systems use a range of methods, including static media, virtual tools, and in-person engagement. In-person and printed approaches were more common than virtual tools. Other considerations, such as linguistic and cultural appropriateness, may also be important in the development of effective HIVST programs. The success of HIV self-testing requires the user to accurately use the self-test, interpret the result, and be linked to relevant follow-up services. We summarised the systems and tools that have been used to support users through the self-testing process ('support systems'), and found a diverse range of support systems, including pictorial instructions, in-person support, and virtual tools. We have developed a typology to categorise these support systems, which can be used as a framework for further research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In order to ensure the operational efficiency of police personnel under the background of anti-terrorism operation, this paper puts forward the planning and construction method of equipment support system for task demand, and constructs the anti-terrorism equipment support system in Xinjiang region Combined with the constructed system, a mathematical model with time-priority as the objective is established, and a hybrid task planning method based on multidimensional dynamic list programming and chaotic bat algorithm is proposed. A discrete chaotic bat algorithm with adaptive search strategy and mutation operation is designed to allocate resources for selected tasks by multidimensional dynamic list tasks. The research shows that the established support system fully considers the equipment system demand generation mechanism under the Background of anti-terrorism operation, and increases the introduction of the support system and the technical standard system, which can effectively meet the personnel equipment support needs in the anti-terrorism environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brainstorming is an important part of the design thinking process since it encourages creativity and innovation through bringing together diverse viewpoints. However, traditional brainstorming practices face challenges such as the management of large volumes of ideas. To address this issue, this paper introduces a decision support system that employs the BERTopic model to automate the brainstorming process, which enhances the categorization of ideas and the generation of coherent topics from textual data. The dataset for our study was assembled from a brainstorming session on "scholar dropouts", where ideas were captured on Post-it notes, digitized through an optical character recognition (OCR) model, and enhanced using data augmentation with a language model, GPT-3.5, to ensure robustness. To assess the performance of our system, we employed both quantitative and qualitative analyses. Quantitative evaluations were conducted independently across various parameters, while qualitative assessments focused on the relevance and alignment of keywords with human-classified topics during brainstorming sessions. Our findings demonstrate that BERTopic outperforms traditional LDA models in generating semantically coherent topics. These results demonstrate the usefulness of our system in managing the complex nature of Arabic language data and improving the efficiency of brainstorming sessions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This qualitative study aimed to delve into the nuanced experiences, challenges, coping mechanisms, and the acceptance journey of parents raising children diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Employing a qualitative methodology, the research involved conducting indepth interviews with parents referred by the Maharlika Charity Foundation. The findings illuminated diverse levels of comprehension regarding cerebral palsy among the participants, with acceptance of the condition seen to evolve gradually over time. Financial constraints emerged as a significant hurdle for parents, compounded by societal stigma and misconceptions surrounding the condition. Despite these obstacles, parents demonstrated remarkable resilience, actively engaging in caregiving and seeking support from their social networks. Family support played a pivotal role in ameliorating both the emotional and financial burdens associated with raising a child with cerebral palsy, emphasizing the importance of a robust support system. The journey towards acceptance of the child's condition emerged as a critical milestone in the parental experience, fostering a sense of adaptation and strength. Through their narratives, parents showcased a spectrum of coping strategies, ranging from practical caregiving approaches to seeking solace in religious faith. The study underscores the necessity of tailored support systems to assist families in navigating the multifaceted challenges inherent in raising a child with cerebral palsy. Ultimately, it sheds light on the resilience and resourcefulness of parents in facing the complexities of caring for a child with special needs within their familial and societal contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The goal of this study is to promote the development of high-quality energy and emission reduction measures for super large deep foundation pits applied in metro system construction projects in areas with loess. In this paper, Rhinoceros 6 is first used to model the super large deep foundation pit on both sides of the existing subway. Second, the Mohr‒Coulomb model and the elastic model are used for numerical calculations in FLAC 3D. In-depth analysis of the deformation of the foundation pit and its surrounding environment and optimization of the support system are performed from the perspectives of safety, economy and environmental protection. Finally, the emission factor method is used to analyze the energy consumption level of the support system. The results reveal that the surface settlement, horizontal displacement of support structure, and horizontal and vertical displacements of the lining increase with the number of construction stages (CONS). In addition, there are strong and stable areas of ground settlement. The ground settlement in the strong area exhibits a V-shaped trend. The horizontal displacement of the lining structure is concentrated in the lower 1/5 of the lining structure, and the vertical displacement gradually decreases from the center toward the east and west. Increases in the pile diameter and diagonal steel support stiffness significantly reduce the deformation of the super large deep foundation pit excavation on its sidewalls and surroundings. The optimized support system greatly reduces the project cost and construction difficulty, and the total carbon emissions are reduced by 27.52%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The failure of the support system is one of the primary reasons for bridge failures during construction. Existing research on support system failures primarily focused on falsework, with less attention given to other components such as Bailey beams, transverse beams, and steel pipe piles. This study focused on an incident where the support system of a cast-in-situ box girder bridge experienced settlement due to the failure of Bailey beams, transverse beams, and steel pipe piles. To thoroughly analyze the accident's causes, a multiscale elastic–plastic finite-element model of the support system was developed based on the actual on-site layout. By combining the results of the finite-element model with comprehensive on-site data, it was found that the support system settlement accident was caused by a series of construction errors, including the incorrect placement of the Bailey beams, excessive vulnerability in the steel pipe piles' support positions, and inadequate welding strength between the transverse beams. To prevent similar accidents from recurring, the design, construction, and supervisory parties should collectively ensure the consistency between design and construction and increase their attention to potential stress concentrations in certain components of the support system. When the possibility of stress concentration exists, Bailey beams should be reinforced with vertical or diagonal struts depending on their actual support positions, while steel pipe piles should be reinforced with annular steel plates higher than 500 mm. This study focuses on an incident where the support system of a cast-in-situ box girder bridge experienced settlement due to the failure of Bailey beams, transverse beams, and steel pipe piles. These failures were primarily caused by inconsistencies between design and construction and a lack of attention to potential stress concentrations in certain components of the support system. In fact, the differences between design and construction are widespread and are one of the primary reasons for the failure of support systems during bridge construction. Therefore, the design, construction, and supervisory parties should work together to reduce the occurrence of such situations. Designers need to identify the most critical assumptions made during calculation and communicate these assumptions clearly to the construction team through a checklist. Construction and supervisory parties should implement these assumptions as much as possible and promptly report when they cannot be met. Furthermore, more attention should be given to potential stress concentrations in the support system. This requires designers to be aware of the limitations of beam element models when analyzing stresses at connection points. When stress concentrations are inevitable, the methods proposed in this study can be used to reinforce Bailey beams and steel pipe piles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study proposed a method to characterize the effect of support system stiffness in excavation design based on a newly developed stiffness influence factor. Three-dimensional finite-element analyses were performed considering various excavation, support, and soil conditions. Focus was given to the effect of system stiffness in irregular excavation configuration with a re-entrant corner in different soil conditions. Wall deflection and surface settlement within the re-entrant corner zone were smaller due to the corner stiffening effect, yet deeper and wider influence zones of wall deflection and surface settlement were shown. The individual performance of the influence parameters was evaluated and introduced into a unified evaluation model, and the system stiffness influence factor was established. The proposed system stiffness influence factor was sufficiently effective in predicting wall deflection and surface settlement. Case examples showed that the proposed method is valid and effective for excavation design. The sensitivity analysis showed that the wall stiffness contributed most to the performance of the wall, which was applicable to further enhancing and optimizing excavation design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to store hydrogen in a liquid state at −253 °C, a double-structured tank trailer with inner and outer vessels is essential for maintaining insulation through a vacuum. While the smaller support of the inner vessel reduces heat loss, it raises concerns regarding its susceptibility to external factors like driving conditions. This study focuses on ensuring the safety of the tank trailer through design and analysis. Inner vessel thickness was determined using the membrane stress theory, verified per KGS guidelines. Structural safety of the 2.5-ton trailer was assessed following ASME Sec. VIII Div. 2 guidelines, simulating full hydrogen charge and adhering to CGA-H3. ASME BPVC XII specifications were applied, and a redesign mitigated stress concentration issues considering driving conditions. Following these steps, successful design and safety verification of the 2.5-ton trailer were achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Jews from across the globe have flocked to Israel over the past century. The immigration of Ethiopian Jews took place in two main waves: the first in 1984 and the second in 1991, and as of 2022, this community numbers about 168,000 (Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, 2022). The ingathering of Jews of Ethiopian descent to Israel is a unique phenomenon. The Ethiopian Jewish minority in Israel is characterized by minority group features, and is distinguished from Israeli society in appearance, culture, and language. In an effort to increase the integration of Ethiopian Jews into mainstream Israeli society, the Israeli government has decided to harness the educational system as a socializing agent. The education system plays a key role in shaping a multicultural society, since it serves as a meeting place between different groups (Arifin & Susanto, 2017). Increasing the representation of Ethiopian Jewish teachers in this system not only gives them a respectable occupation and source of living, but also increases Israeli students’ exposure to these teachers as positive role models, a move which help combat racist attitudes and create a better future for all. The TESFA program aims to design culturally and racially sensitive solutions that help improve the integration of teachers of Ethiopian descent into the Israeli educational system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The foundations of offshore wind power can be classified as floating, tripod, jacket, monopile, or gravity-based, depending on the support type. In the case of tripod- and jacket-type supports, the structures require precise construction. There are two main methods for installing substructures: post- and pre-piling. The post-piling method involves moving the completed substructure to the site and fixing it to the seabed by inserting a pile into the leg pile and driving it, allowing it to be constructed without special off-shore equipment; however, the construction period is long. Contrarily, the precision of foundation installation can be improved by installing a pre-piling template, which is special equipment that serves as a basic structure, on the seabed in advance, and subsequently inserting substructures. This study presents a new type of underwater pre-piling template and method for achieving optimal construction environment conditions. Construction precision was analyzed based on the wave condition, current speed, winch speed, wave direction, and current direction while the under-water template was anchored to the seabed. It was found that the wave conditions, winch speed, and vessel type had a significant influence. The results obtained considering the Douglas sea scale show that precise construction could only be achieved within Grade 2 for general barge ships, while jack-up barge ships could be used even at Grade 3 or higher. The higher the winch speed, the more stable construction becomes possible, and jack-up barges show greater constructability than general barges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Primary support deformation, inverted arch uplift, and secondary lining collapse often occur during soft rock tunnel construction with high ground stress. Therefore, countermeasures for large deformation of the Daliangshan tunnel of the Yunxian-Lincang expressway are discussed. The deformation is characterized by follows: (1) large cumulative deformation amount, high deformation rate, and long duration of primary support deformation; (2) long section of uplift, and large uplift difference of inverted arch greatly affected by water; (3) sudden crushing crack damage on arch shoulder and crown after several months of secondary lining. The geological conditions, failure characteristics, deformation characteristics, and supplementary survey conclusions of the soft rock large deformation section of the Daliangshan tunnel are comprehensively analyzed using theoretical analysis, engineering analogy, numerical simulation, and on-site measurement methods. A plan for large deformation treatment, including optimization of inverted arch curvature, primary support of double-layer steel frame, secondary lining reinforcement, and limiting anchor bolts around the tunnel, is designed, and construction and research on the experimental section are conducted. The experimental results reveal the following: (1) The cumulative construction of the experimental section is 323 m with an average monthly footage of approximately 43 m. (2) Compared with the original design, the support scheme for the experimental section reduces the maximum peripheral convergence of the primary support from 1.4 to 0.30 m, the maximum arch settlement from 0.80 to 0.52 m, and the daily average deformation amount from 7 to 1-2 cm. (3) The large deformation of the tunnel has been effectively controlled, with no cracking or falling of the primary support, and no damage to the inverted arch and secondary lining. (4) Based on monitoring data and on-site conditions, the comprehensive support system scheme for the experimental section is analyzed and summarized to be reasonable, and the key technologies for large deformation treatment are generally successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased psychological pressure on mental health since 2019. The resulting anxiety and stress have permeated every aspect of life during confinement. OBJECTIVE: To provide psychologists with an unbiased measure that can aid in the preliminary diagnosis of anxiety disorders and be used as an initial treatment in cognitive-behavioral therapy, this article introduces automated recognition of three levels of anxiety. METHODS: Anxiety was elicited by exposing participants to virtual environments inspired by social situations in reference to the Liebowitz social anxiety scale. Relevant parameters, such as heart rate variability and vasoconstriction were derived from the measurement of the blood volume pulse (BVP) signal. RESULTS: A long short-term memory architecture achieved an accuracy of approximately 98% on the training and test set. CONCLUSION: The generated model allowed for careful study of the state of seven phobic participants during virtual reality exposure (VRE). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: With the increasing rates of adoption and its acceptance in India, the question of whether to tell or not about the adoption to the adoptee always remains. Disclosure is a very important phase in the life of every adoptee and the adoptive parents. Aim: The aim of the study was to learn about the views of adoptive parents about the disclosure, assumed aftermath, and role of social support. Methods: The study used a qualitative research method which included a content analysis as a method of analysis and semi-structured interview method for data collection. The study included 8 Indian adoptive parents. Results: Through the findings, it was observed that there are various consequences that emerge out of the extent of disclosure, motives behind it, preferences, and aids to disclose which was explored in the study. These decisions of disclosure were viewed to be ruled by assumed aftermath by the adoptive parents they were both negative and positive. The need of social support system was highlighted by the participants was said to be playing an important role in the process. Conclusion: Overall findings show the diversity of the preferences, motives, aids to divulge and assumed aftermath thus providing scope for further exploration with the Indian adoptive parents and impact of the disclosure on adoptees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A number of apple trees have collapsed in South Korea due to strong winds caused by typhoons. In fact, apple trees are protected by various types of support systems. However, despite this, they have still been damaged. The reason why the trees collapsed is that the installation of a support system is based not on scientific facts but on empirical facts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the structural safety of the anti-disaster support system of apple trees. Equivalent static tests of the support systems, i.e., fences and matrix supports, were carried out. The result of the equivalent static tests indicated that the bearing capacity of the foundation is considered an important factor for the performance of the fence support, and the elements played a major role in the case of the matrix support due to the connection of the strut wire and the mat wire. Based on this test result, design criteria and standard specifications of the apple tree support system in response to local wind speed are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Improved healthcare extends life expectancy, but social and economic issues including poverty, family breakdown, and insufficient help for the elderly put people's mental health in danger. Because of feelings of loneliness and natural age-related decline in physiological and physical performance, the elderly are more prone to psychological disorders. With this aim in mind, the study of the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in elderly hospitalized patients was taken up. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out in a tertiary hospital in Pune on 200 hospitalized patients of 65 years of age and more from July 2019 to July 2021. Subjects with known psychiatric disorders were excluded. Subjects were evaluated with a sociodemographic proforma, mini-international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI), depression anxiety stress scale-21 (DASS-21), and the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS). Results: A total of 35.5% of elderly subjects admitted to non-psychiatric wards were found to be suffering from psychiatric disorders, most commonly major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorders (GADs), and social anxiety disorders. On DASS-21, 55.5% of patients had stress, 24% anxiety, and 15.5% had depression. On the MSPSS scale, 53% had a high level of support. A mean score of 5.94 was obtained for family support, 5.413 for support from friends, and 3.486 for support from significant others. Males received higher support. Conclusion: We found that elderly patients admitted in non-psychiatric wards had psychiatric disorders. The most common psychiatric disorders were GAD (16.5%) and major depressive disorder (15%). It is more beneficial when physicians/surgeons also screen or refer their elderly patients to their psychiatrist colleagues to help alleviate their suffering to the extent possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The current study conducted an online survey to understand the challenges and needs teachers face for identifying and nurturing students with twice exception. Among 896 respondent schools, 179 schools were reported to have 277 identified 2E students. The results indicated that schools with both gifted and disability classes/programs or services identified more 2E students than did schools without a special education program. Although increasing the awareness and knowledge of general education teachers is beneficial for the identification of 2E students, most of the respondents reported that they need gifted education teachers to get involved in developing students' talents. Obvious opportunity gaps existed between schools with only disability education and with gifted and disability education. An effective support system with manpower and financial assistance from governments is also essential for closing opportunity gaps and meeting the needs of both learners and teachers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent studies have noted a rising prevalence of common mental health issues, including suicidal ideation and self-harming behaviors, among college students globally. However, limited attention has been given to the preparedness of educational institutions in addressing these concerns. This study aims to explore the landscape of mental health support within Indonesian universities, with a particular focus on uncovering the availability of policies and training as well as faculty members perceptions of students mental health challenges, the identification of responsible parties for providing assistance, and the specific support needs of faculty members prior to the pandemic. Employing a mixed exploratory method, the research engaged 172 faculty members from 72 universities in Indonesia who completed an online survey. The quantitative data underwent descriptive analysis, while the free-text responses were thematically categorized. The findings revealed that (1) most universities still lack formal policies on dealing with students in psychological distress; (2) there is a gap between faculty members willingness to discuss students mental health and their decision to refer students to mental health services; and (3) there is a necessity for building a multi-layered support system for this issue. Hence, universities are advised to proactively institute formal policies to address students in psychological distress, implement comprehensive mental health training for both students and faculty, and enhance the accessibility of professional psychological support services, thereby creating a robust framework for promoting and safeguarding the mental well-being of students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is important that both static and dynamic information is efficiently used to create a suitable tourism plan. However, collecting, accumulating and managing dynamic information can cost tourists time, money and energy. In the present study, an original tourism support system was designed and developed with the purpose of reducing the burden of tourists who are unfamiliar with the urban tourist destinations in particular. An original tourism planning support system and web-geographic information systems (Web-GIS) were integrated into a single system, and two original functions were implemented. The system was operated targeting Osaka City, Japan, for a period of one month. The information concerning 529 sightseeing spots was collected from tourism-related web media and then saved to the database of the system beforehand. During the operation period, a cumulative total of 160 users accessed the system. Based on the questionnaire survey results, most of the main functions were highly rated regardless of users' travel experiences to the operation target area. Additionally, based on the access log analysis results, it was clear that the use of the system was in line with the purpose of the present study, as the number of visits to the page for the main functions were high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes a method of obtaining data from the examination of an impact process by capturing it with a TroubleShooter TSHRMM high-speed camera and evaluating the results of a video analysis of the impact of the load on a conveyor belt using MiDAS Player version 5.0.0.3. By using the conveyor belt deflection obtained from the video analysis and the visual damage to the conveyor belt from an impactor, damage classification models were created. This model was created for two groups of experiments that took place without the presence of a support system and with the presence of a support system, respectively. The experimental research included monitoring the deflection of the conveyor belt and the degree of damage to the conveyor belt from the selected parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Traffic issues are a result of rising population, expanding urbanization, and rising living standards. Consequently, there is a growing demand for the urban rail and road transport network to evolve. Twin tunnel excavation through a slope is seen to be a key safety hazard. Settlement is the outcome of the stress being released during excavation. Thus, the prediction of the displacement and stresses in underground openings especially in a slope represent a challenging task. Moreover, it is very important to support the slope during the excavating. This paper studies a (fill-rock) slope using two major supporting tools: plates and an equivalent section of rows of piles. In addition to a slope without any support. The effectiveness of each assistance system has been compared. For the top layer of the slope, which is fill soil, two constitutive models—Mohr–Coulomb (M-C) and hardening soil (HS)—have been utilized. However, the results show good agreement between the physical model and the numerical simulation (FEM). Additionally, the Mohr–Coulomb (M-C) model is more appropriate than the hardening soil (HS) model as a constitutive model for the fill soil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Microtunnelling is an excavation technique capable of positioning underground pipes with considerable advantages from the point of view of the environment, safety, construction times and also total costs, when the lengths are significant. The technology used is now reliable and is suitable for use in different types of soils and rocks without particular problems. The installation of the concrete lining of the micro-tunnel takes place behind the excavation machine starting from a thrust shaft. A filling material must be injected between the outer surface of the lining and the tunnel wall. This filling material plays a very important role, because it conditions the overall stiffness of the support system and, therefore, influences the radial load applied by the ground to the support system. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account the presence of the filling material in order to correctly size the support system of the micro-tunnel. This paper illustrates a new procedure for analyzing the behavior of the micro-tunnel support system, based on widely used and tested analytical calculation methods. This procedure was applied to a real case, underway in Northern Italy. The results obtained were then compared with those of numerical modeling, which made it possible to simulate the micro-tunnel in detail. From the comparison it was possible to note how the analytical calculation procedure leads to stress states similar (slightly higher) to those of numerical modeling; the first, therefore, can be effectively used in the preliminary stages of the design of micro-tunnels to obtain useful information on the characteristics of the support systems to be adopted to ensure the stability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After coal mining enters the deep, the mining environment changes dramatically, and engineering disasters become increasingly prominent, which are mostly related to rock instability and failure. As traditional support is difficult to meet production needs, it is necessary to improve the support system. Based on the engineering background of the Pinggang mining roadway, this work studies the migration law of overlying strata in deep goaf by theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. The results show that the vertical stress and plastic failure range of the surrounding rock in front of the working face increase with the advance distance and when the working face advances to the first square, reaching the maximum. A stope spatial model considering the influence of horizontal stress is established. Combined with the theory of key strata, the stress transfer characteristics of overlying strata are analyzed. It can be seen that 0~30 m in front of the coal wall of the working face is the influence range of advanced abutment pressure, and the dynamic mining pressure in this range has a great influence. The inclined direction of the working face, 0~20 m away from the coal wall of the roadway, is the influence range of the solid coal abutment pressure. On this basis, the "migration- transfer- control" technical system of surrounding rock in deep stope face is put forward, i.e., the stress transfer of surrounding rock is caused by overlying rock migration, and the large deformation of surrounding rock is controlled by supporting means. Based on the original support scheme of the roadway, three reinforcement schemes are designed for the roof, the sidewalls, and both the roof and sides. The deformation control effect of the reinforcement scheme is far greater than that of the single factor, and the field monitoring effect is good. The research results aim to provide theoretical and technical support for the deformation control of mining roadways in the deep mining process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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During excavation in a deep tunnel, dynamic disaster is an extremely severe impact failure. The necessity of an energy-absorbing support system is analyzed for different characteristics of dynamic disaster (rockburst) failure. The energy-absorbing support system design includes a combination of early-warning, energy-absorbing bolts, and other components. This support system is designed to meet the energy requirement of a rockburst disaster based on an early warning. The energy-absorbing rockbolt uses the stepwise decoupling technique to realize the brittle-ductile transition of the structure, which is referred to as a stepwise decoupling rockbolt (SD-bolt). The ultimate force, ultimate deformation, and energy were calculated as 241 kN, 442.3 mm, and 95.89 kJ under static pull-out load. Monitored by a microseismic system, the support system was tested by moderate rockburst disaster impact on site. Considering similar rockburst disaster failure cases, this energy-absorbing support system can reduce rockburst disaster damage to a certain extent and improve overall safety during deep engineering construction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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