Nutrient Mobility in Chalakudy River,Typified With Riparian Buffer Zone and Its Adjoining Estuary:Spatiotemporal Manifestation

This study was aimed at to characterize the spatio-temporal trends in the distributional characteristics of various species of nitrogen and phosphorus as well as to elucidate the factors and processes aflecting these nutrients in the dissolved, particulate and sedimentary phases of a river estuarine system. The main area of study is Chalakudy river in Kerala, which is a fresh water system originating from Anamalai hills and ending at Arabian Sea. Its basin is between I00 05 ’ to I00 35’ North latitude and 76” 15 ’ to 760 55’ East longitude. Being a riparian bufler zone, the dynamics of nutrient mobility tend to be more complex and variable in this river-estuarine system.The diflerent species of nitrogen estimated from the filtrate were nitrite-N, nitrateN, ammonia-N, urea-N, total nitrogen and residual nitrogen. The diflerent forms of phosphorus estimated from the filtrate were phosphate-P, total-P and residualP. Pre weighed sediments as well as particulate matter were analysed for quantijying nitrite-N, nitrate-N, ammonia-N and urea-N. Total nitrogen was estimated after digestion with potassium persulfate. Fractionation of phosphorus in sediment/particulate matter was performed by applying sequential extraction procedure. The dijferent forms of phosphorus thus estimated were loosely bound (exchangeable) P, Fe/Al bound P, polyphosphates, Ca bound P and refractory P. Sedimental total P was also measured directly by applying digestion method.The analyses carried out in this bimonthly annual survey have revealed specific information on the latent factors influencing the water quality pattern ofthe river. There was dependence among the chemical components of the river sediment and suspended matter, reflecting the water quality. A period of profound environmental change occurred and changes in various species had been noted in association with seasonal variations in the waterway, especially following enhanced river runoff during the monsoon. The results also successfully represented the distribution trend of nutrients during the rainy as well as dry season. Thus, the information gathered in this work will also be beneficial for those interested or involved in river management, conservation, regulation and policy making in regional and national levels.

Mobility Metric based LEACH-Mobile Protocol

Cluster based protocols like LEACH were found best suited for routing in wireless sensor networks. In mobility centric environments some improvements were suggested in the basic scheme. LEACH-Mobile is one such protocol. The basic LEACH protocol is improved in the mobile scenario by ensuring whether a sensor node is able to communicate with its cluster head. Since all the nodes, including cluster head is moving it will be better to elect a node as cluster head which is having less mobility related to its neighbours. In this paper, LEACH-Mobile protocol has been enhanced based on a mobility metric “remoteness” for cluster head election. This ensures high success rate in data transfer between the cluster head and the collector nodes even though nodes are moving. We have simulated and compared our LEACH-Mobile-Enhanced protocol with LEACHMobile. Results show that inclusion of neighbouring node information improves the routing protocol.

Routing protocol enhancement for handling node mobility in wireless sensor networks

In wireless sensor networks, the routing algorithms currently available assume that the sensor nodes are stationary. Therefore when mobility modulation is applied to the wireless sensor networks, most of the current routing algorithms suffer from performance degradation. The path breaks in mobile wireless networks are due to the movement of mobile nodes, node failure, channel fading and shadowing. It is desirable to deal with dynamic topology changes with optimal effort in terms of resource and channel utilization. As the nodes in wireless sensor medium make use of wireless broadcast to communicate, it is possible to make use of neighboring node information to recover from path failure. Cooperation among the neighboring nodes plays an important role in the context of routing among the mobile nodes. This paper proposes an enhancement to an existing protocol for accommodating node mobility through neighboring node information while keeping the utilization of resources to a minimum.

Mobility Metric based LEACH-Mobile Protocol

Cluster based protocols like LEACH were found best suited for routing in wireless sensor networks. In mobility centric environments some improvements were suggested in the basic scheme. LEACH-Mobile is one such protocol. The basic LEACH protocol is improved in the mobile scenario by ensuring whether a sensor node is able to communicate with its cluster head. Since all the nodes, including cluster head is moving it will be better to elect a node as cluster head which is having less mobility related to its neighbours. In this paper, LEACH-Mobile protocol has been enhanced based on a mobility metric “remoteness” for cluster head election. This ensures high success rate in data transfer between the cluster head and the collector nodes even though nodes are moving. We have simulated and compared our LEACH-Mobile-Enhanced protocol with LEACHMobile. Results show that inclusion of neighbouring node information improves the routing protocol.

Routing Protocol Enhancement for handling Node Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks

In wireless sensor networks, the routing algorithms currently available assume that the sensor nodes are stationary. Therefore when mobility modulation is applied to the wireless sensor networks, most of the current routing algorithms suffer from performance degradation. The path breaks in mobile wireless networks are due to the movement of mobile nodes, node failure, channel fading and shadowing. It is desirable to deal with dynamic topology changes with optimal effort in terms of resource and channel utilization. As the nodes in wireless sensor medium make use of wireless broadcast to communicate, it is possible to make use of neighboring node information to recover from path failure. Cooperation among the neighboring nodes plays an important role in the context of routing among the mobile nodes. This paper proposes an enhancement to an existing protocol for accommodating node mobility through neighboring node information while keeping the utilization of resources to a minimum.

Routing Protocol Enhancement for handling Node Mobility in Wireless Sensor Networks

In wireless sensor networks, the routing algorithms currently available assume that the sensor nodes are stationary. Therefore when mobility modulation is applied to the wireless sensor networks, most of the current routing algorithms suffer from performance degradation. The path breaks in mobile wireless networks are due to the movement of mobile nodes, node failure, channel fading and shadowing. It is desirable to deal with dynamic topology changes with optimal effort in terms of resource and channel utilization. As the nodes in wireless sensor medium make use of wireless broadcast to communicate, it is possible to make use of neighboring node information to recover from path failure. Cooperation among the neighboring nodes plays an important role in the context of routing among the mobile nodes. This paper proposes an enhancement to an existing protocol for accommodating node mobility through neighboring node information while keeping the utilization of resources to a minimum.

Impact of Node Mobility on Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks

Wireless sensor networks monitor their surrounding environment for the occurrence of some anticipated phenomenon. Most of the research related to sensor networks considers the static deployment of sensor nodes. Mobility of sensor node can be considered as an extra dimension of complexity, which poses interesting and challenging problems. Node mobility is a very important aspect in the design of effective routing algorithm for mobile wireless networks. In this work we intent to present the impact of different mobility models on the performance of the wireless sensor networks. Routing characteristics of various routing protocols for ad-hoc network were studied considering different mobility models. Performance metrics such as end-to-end delay, throughput and routing load were considered and their variations in the case of mobility models like Freeway, RPGM were studied. This work will be useful to figure out the characteristics of routing protocols depending on the mobility patterns of sensors

Lateral spreading in basal reinforced embankments supported by pile-like elements

Bei Dämmen auf wenig tragfähigem Untergrund ist es zwischenzeitlich Stand der Technik, an der Dammbasis eine Bewehrung aus hochzugfesten Geokunststoffen (Gewebe oder Geogitter) einzulegen. Dabei können die Bewehrungslagen direkt auf den weichen Boden oder über Pfahlelementen angeordnet werden, die die Dammlasten in tiefere, tragfähigere Schichten abtragen. Die horizontale Bewehrung an der Dammbasis hat die Aufgabe, die vertikalen Dammlasten und die nach außen wirkenden Spreizkräfte aufzunehmen. Dies ist besonders für bewehrte Tragschichten über Pfählen von großer Bedeutung, da sonst die Pfähle/Säulen eine Biegebeanspruchung erhalten, die sie aufgrund des geringen Durchmessers (oftmals unbewehrt) nicht aufnehmen können. Abgesicherte wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse über Größe und Verteilung der Spreizspannung in Höhe ober- und unterhalb der Bewehrungslagen liegen derzeit noch nicht vor, aus denen dann auch die Beanspruchung abzuleiten ist, die aus der Spreizwirkung bei der Geokunststoffbemessung zu berücksichtigen ist. Herr Dr.-Ing. Gourge Fahmi hat dafür zunächst den Kenntnisstand zur Spreizbeanspruchung ohne und mit Bewehrung sowie ohne und mit Pfahlelementen zusammengefasst. Ein wesentlicher Teil einer wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungen stellt die Modellversuche in einem relativ großen Maßstab dar, die u. a. auch zur Validierung von numerischen Berechnungen zur Fragestellung vorgesehen waren. Dabei konnte nach gewissen Parameteranpassungen überwiegend eine gute Übereinstimmung zwischen Modellversuchen und FEM-Berechnungen erreicht werden. Lediglich bei den Dehnungen bzw. Zugkräften in den Geogittern über Pfahlelementen ergab die FEM bei dem verwendeten Programmsystem viel zu niedrige Werte. Es wurde dazu in der Arbeit anhand eigener Untersuchungen und Vergleichsergebnissen aus der Literatur eine Hypothese formuliert und zunächst die Berechnungsergebnisse mit einem Faktor angepasst. Mit den durchgeführten Verifikationen stand damit dann ein weitestgehend abgesichertes numerisches Berechnungsmodell zur Verfügung. Aufbauend auf diesen Vorarbeiten konnten Parameterstudien mit numerischen und analytischen Methoden zur Spreizproblematik durchgeführt werden. Dabei wurden die Randbedingungen und Parametervariationen sinnvoll und für die Fragestellung zutreffend gewählt. Die numerischen Verfahren ergaben vertiefte Erkenntnisse zur Mechanik und zum Verhalten der Konstruktion. Die analytischen Vergleichsberechnungen validierten primär die Güte dieser vereinfachten Ansätze für praktische Berechnungen. Zusammenfassend wurde festgestellt, dass erwartungsgemäß die Spreizkräfte im Geogitter nahezu linear mit der Dammhöhe anwachsen. Von besonderer Bedeutung für die Größe der Spreizkräfte ist die Steifigkeit der Weichschichten. Dieser Parameter wird bei den bisher bekannten analytischen Berechnungsverfahren nicht berücksichtigt. Je weicher der Untergrund, je größer wird das Verhältnis zwischen Spreiz- und Membranbeanspruchung. Eine steilere Dammböschung hat erwartungsgemäß ebenfalls eine höhere Spreizwirkung zur Folge. Des Weiteren ergeben sich bei mehrlagigen Geogittern die höheren Beanspruchungen in der unteren Lage aus dem Membraneffekt und in der oberen Lage aus dem Spreizeffekt. Zu diesen Erkenntnissen wurden in der Arbeit erste Vorschläge für die praktischen Bemessungen gemacht, die aber noch weiter zu optimieren sind. Schließlich erfolgt von Herrn Fahmi eine Betrachtung der Pfahlelementbeanspruchung aus Pfahlkopfverschiebung und Biegemomenten. Dabei wurde ersichtlich, dass die Pfahlelemente bei hohen Dämmen erhebliche Beanspruchungen erhalten können, wenn relativ weicher Untergrund vorhanden ist, und es zeigt die Notwendigkeit entsprechend abgesicherter Bemessungsverfahren auf.