Simon Beecham

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a mathematical model to characterize the relationship between compressive strength and porosity for porous concrete by analyzing empirical results and theoretical derivations, which was derived from Griffith's theory.

TL;DR: There are still many limitations in understanding of how to describe precipitation patterns in a changing climate in order to design and operate urban drainage infrastructure, and climate change may well be the driver that ensures that changes in urban drainage paradigms are identified and suitable solutions implemented.

TL;DR: In this article, an experimental investigation at the micro-scale and also a numerical simulation at the macro-scale of a typical urban environment in Adelaide were conducted to estimate the potential for mitigating the UHI effect.

TL;DR: In this article, a forensic investigation of a permeable interlocking concrete paving (PICP) system that has been in service for over eight years is presented. And the authors quantify the sediment accumulation processes that occurred in different pavement layers and to improve understanding of the change in the pavement hydraulic conductivity due to the trapped sediments.

TL;DR: This paper explores the relationship between urban vegetation evapotranspiration (ET) and vegetation indices derived from newly-developed high spatial resolution WorldView-2 imagery and finds the most reliable one (with the maximum median differences) was selected.