Showing papers in "New Zealand Engineering in 1980"
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TL;DR: The Kelantan River Basin Study (KRS) as mentioned in this paper is the largest bilateral aid project in Malaysia and has been a comprehensive water and land resource study of a 15, 000 km tropical area.
Abstract: The Kelantan River Basin Study, New Zealand's largest Bilateral Aid Project in Malaysia, has been a comprehensive water and land resource study of a 15 000 km tropical area. The work involved collecting and collating extensive physical, agricultural and economic data; conducting systematic surveys and studies of land drainage, irrigation and flood mitigation projects, agriculture, forestry and other land uses; and devising a master plan amalgamating a NZ$550 million capital works programme with broadly based agricultural and farm improvement over the next 30 years.
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TL;DR: The present Government policy has been stated by several spokesmen as including a reduction of public spending and taxation and a transfer of activity to private enterprise as mentioned in this paper, which has been described as a reduction in public expenditure and taxation.
Abstract: Present Government policy has been stated by several spokesmen as including a reduction of public spending and taxation and a transfer of activity to private enterprise.
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TL;DR: In this article, a mathematical model was used to investigate the likelihood of sea water intrusion in the relatively shallow, unconfined aquifer of Tiwai Peninsula, which uses the Dupuit approximation and ignores mixing between salt and fresh water, is used to obtain a quantitative estimate of the aquifer recharge rate.
Abstract: A mathematical model is used to investigate the likelihood of sea water intrusion in the relatively shallow, unconfined aquifer of Tiwai Peninsula. This model, which uses the Dupuit approximation and ignores mixing between salt and fresh-water, is used to obtain a quantitative estimate of the aquifer recharge rate. The recharge rate is then inserted into the model to predict the set of conditions that will cause sea water intrusion.
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TL;DR: The flood which struck the eastern seaboard of Otago on June 5, 1980, was the most costly natural disaster in the province's history as mentioned in this paper, and widespread damage affected road, rail and air communications between the Waitaki and the Clutha.
Abstract: The flood which struck the eastern seaboard of Otago on June 5, 1980, was the most costly natural disaster in the province's history Widespread damage affected road, rail and air communications between the Waitaki and the Clutha The Momona airport was either flooded or non-operational for 53 days, and much of the Waipori Falls power station area was inundated
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TL;DR: In this article, the two types of prime movers considered are the spark ignition engine and the compression ignition engine, and the idiosyncrasies of the compression engine will be touched on briefly.
Abstract: In dealing with this topical, but controversial subject, it seems advisable to begin by specifying the fuels and prime movers to be dealt with. The alternative fuels that are available to us in New Zealand are the gaseous fuels methane, butane and propane, and the two alcohols, methanol and ethanol. In the long term, vehicles running on hydrogen may become available, and in emergencies the use of carbon monoxide from gas producers similar to those used during the war may be contemplated but the fuels listed are those most likely to be available in the near term. The two types of prime movers considered are the spark ignition engine and the compression ignition engine. Most of this paper will concern the spark ignition engine, but the idiosyncrasies of the compression ignition engine will be touched on briefly.
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TL;DR: The focus on social responsibility in science, edited by Wren Green, published by the New Zealand Association of Scientists, University of Canterbury as mentioned in this paper, is a good starting point for this paper.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Focus on social responsibility in science, edited by Wren Green, published by the New Zealand Association of Scientists, University of Canterbury print.
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TL;DR: Holister et al. as discussed by the authors reviewed developments in stress analysis, focusing on the use of stress analysis in stress-related applications in the field of medical stress analysis and stress management.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Developments in stress analysis - 1, by GS Holister, 197 pp, (Applied Science Publishers Ltd, London, 1979, $US40)
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