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Mail armour (commonly mislabelled 'chainmail') was used for more than two millennia on the battlefield. After its invention in the Iron Age, mail rapidly spread all over Europe and beyond. The Roman army, keen on new military technology, soon adopted mail armour and used it successfully for centuries. Its history did not stop there and mail played a vital role in warfare during the Middle Ages up to the Early Modern Period. Given its long history, one would think mail is a well-documented material, but that is not the case. For the first time, this books lays a solid foundation for the understanding of mail armour and its context through time. It applies a long-term multi-dimensional approach to extract a wealth of as yet untapped information from archaeological, iconographic and written sources. This is complemented with technical insights on the mail maker's chaîne operatoire.
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Applied arts. Arts and crafts --- armor [protective wear] --- weapons --- analysis and testing techniques --- collections care
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La crise sanitaire liée à la covid-19, a ébranlé le système agroalimentaire français. Les circuits alimentaires de proximité (ou CAP) ont été aussi impacté. Cependant ces espaces ont plutôt bien résisté pendant la crise et ils ont renforcé la résilience des chaînes d’approvisionnement par rapport aux circuits de la grande distribution. La pandémie a remis en question les modèles d’approvisionnement de la grande distribution ou le prix de vente est la priorité en proposant ou en réactivant de nouveaux circuits de vente. Ils apportent d’autres relations que financières entre le consommateur et le producteur. Ce travail de fin d’étude a pour objectif de voir l’impact de la pandémie sur la distribution des denrées alimentaires au niveau des CAP des Cotes d’Armor. L’auteur a choisi d’étudier ce qui a été fait vis-à-vis de quatre typologies qui sont :la vente directe, les paniers, les marchés de plein vent et les associations pour le maintien d’une agriculture paysanne (en abrégée AMAP). En parallèle, le profil des producteurs sera analysé afin de déceler ceux qui ont le plus grand potentiel d’innovation. Pour faire face à ce nouveau défi, les professionnels du secteur ainsi que les citoyens engagés ont dû s’adapter pour faire face aux évènements. Nous avons pu observer sur le département des Côtes-d’Armor la réalisation de nombreuses initiatives suivant une approche " bottom-up" sur l’ensemble de celles-ci. Les moyens mis en œuvre s’illustrent par la mise en place de drive fermiers, de service de livraison ainsi que le recours à une modalité de commercialisation supplémentaire. Les agriculteurs ayant mis en place de nouvelles modalités d’écoulements ont un profil d’innovateur, d’hédoniste efficace et de spécialiste engagé. Toutefois les modalités qui se sont maintenues après un an et demi de pandémie sont rattaché à la première catégorie est représenté 63% des initiatives.
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"Archaeological projects have found substantial evidence of the military nature of Maya society, and warfare is a frequent theme of Maya art. Bassie-Sweet investigates the Classic Period Maya gods who were associated with weapons of war, and the flint and obsidian from which those weapons were made"--
Weapons, Ancient. --- Warfare, Prehistoric. --- Maya mythology. --- Maya gods. --- Prehistoric peoples --- Prehistoric warfare --- Ancient weapons --- Arms and armor, Ancient --- Gods, Maya --- Mayan gods --- Gods --- Mythology, Maya --- Warfare
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The Viking Age (c. 750-1050 AD) is conventionally seen as a tumultuous time when hordes of fierce warriors from Scandinavia wreaked havoc across the European continent and when Norse merchants travelled to distant corners of the world in pursuit of slaves, silver, and exotic commodities. Until relatively recently, archaeologists and textual scholars had the tendency to weave a largely male-dominated image of this pivotal period in world history, dismissing or substantially downplaying women's roles in Norse society. Today, however, there is ample evidence to suggest that many of the most spectacular achievements of Viking Age Scandinavians - for instance in craftsmanship, exploration, cross-cultural trade, warfare and other spheres of life - would not have been possible without the active involvement of women. Extant textual sources as well as the perpetually expanding corpus of archaeological evidence thus demonstrate unequivocally that both within the walls of the household and in the wider public arena women’s voices were heard, respected and followed.This pioneering and beautifully illustrated monograph provides an in-depth exploration of women's associations with the martial sphere of life in the Viking Age. The multifarious motivations and circumstances that led women to engage in armed conflict or other activities whereby weapons served as potent symbols of prestige and empowerment are illuminated and interpreted through an interdisciplinary approach to medieval literature and archaeological evidence from Scandinavia and the wider Viking world. Additional cross-cultural excursions into the lives and legends of female warriors in other past and present cultural milieus - from the Asiatic steppes to the savannas of Africa and European battlefields – lead to a nuanced understanding of the idea of the armed woman and its embodiments in Norse literature, myth and archaeological reality.
Women, Viking --- Women --- Weapons --- Vikings --- Northmen --- Arms and armor --- Weaponry --- Weapons, Primitive --- Implements, utensils, etc. --- Tools --- Armor --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity --- Viking women --- History --- Scandinavia --- Antiquities. --- Femmes vikings --- Femmes --- Vikings. --- Weapons. --- Women, Viking. --- Histoire. --- Histoire --- Middle Ages. --- History. --- To 1500. --- Scandinavia. --- Scandinavie --- Antiquités.
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Before 1988 and the road construction that led to the archaeological operation presented in this book, the site of Paule was considered as just one earthen enclosure among others in Brittany. Then, from the first excavations, its unique nature was revealed: sculptures, monumental enclosures, and numerous potsherds quickly enabled its identification as an aristocratic residence. Twenty years of research have since uncovered six centuries of continuous occupation across nearly 10 hectares. From the farm’s original founding, circa 550 BC, until the site was abandoned circa 15 BC (soon after the Conquest), the reader is invited to follow—in a simple and lively and manner at the scale of human lives—the adaptations of a landed aristocratic family to their environment. Agricultural, defensive and storage needs, along with budding artisanal activities, modeled the buildings and spatial distribution of the site through time. The central family unit gradually detached from its dependents, who were relegated to a peripheral enclosure, as it attracted a population from surrounding areas that it would encompass within a vast fortification. The research methods employed in this work are those of Classical Archaeology, whose quality here lies in their coherence. Yves Menez, whose research at Paul was corroborated by a Ph.D. from the Sorbonne University, chose to venture beyond an interrogation based on complete and objective documentation of the site. Drawing from his double education in archaeology and engineering, he chose to embark on a broader historical and anthropological endeavor, integrating the phenomena involved in the transformations of a broader region. At each stage, he asked “why,” thus delving into the social structure, significance of the family and lineage, and the development of institutions. Abundant color illustrations enhance the written presentation of the archaeological remains, including reconstructions based on a digital field model. Finally, the English translation of the figure legends and detailed summaries of each chapter enable international readers clear access to the descriptions, arguments, and interpretations.
Dwellings, Prehistoric --- Iron age --- Aristocracy (Social class) --- Human settlements --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Côtes-d'Armor (France) --- Antiquities, Celtic. --- Archaeology --- nécropole --- France --- Bretagne --- sculpture --- habitat --- aristocratie --- métallurgie --- maison --- stockage --- céramique --- enceinte --- bois --- citerne --- puits --- textile --- amphore --- rempart --- enclos --- second âge du Fer --- grenier --- souterrain --- outillage lithique --- talus --- tour --- porte --- grange --- lieu de culte --- outillage métallique --- gra --- Peine de mort --- Capital punishment --- Women murderers --- Histoire --- History --- 1900-1999 --- Ireland --- Catholic Church. --- Ireland. --- Magdalen Laundries. --- Mother and Baby Homes. --- criminal insanity. --- death penalty. --- infanticide. --- punishment. --- sentencing. --- women's prisons.
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This book is the result of a stimulating Special Issue of Water, focusing on the “Interaction between waves and Maritime Structures”. This broadly inclusive title allowed the gathering of articles on different topics of engineering concern, making the book appeal to both scientists and practical engineers. Original contributions on evergreen problems, such as wave overtopping at conventional and unconventional coastal structures, wave-induced pressures at vertical walls, hydraulic stability of rubble mound breakwaters and dynamics of crown-walls indeed represent the main core of the book; however, other intriguing research topics are also tackled, including the solution of the Navier–Stokes equations for biphase flows, the downscaling of large maritime structures in a physical lab, floating bodies mechanics and the numerical modeling of coastline evolution.
Technology: general issues --- rock armor stability --- breakwater --- damage --- notional permeability factor --- crown wall failure --- dynamic response --- sliding --- overturning --- bearing capacity --- ship motions --- in-situ observations --- port operation --- transfer functions --- meteorological and ocean conditions --- vessel dimensions --- electrical platform --- hydrodynamic response --- strain --- acceleration --- hydroelastic similarity --- laboratory experiment --- wave overtopping --- flow velocity --- flow depth --- dike --- wave breaking --- experiments --- numerical modelling --- n/a --- floating cylinder --- water filled --- motion capturing --- wave tank --- wave gauges --- fluid–structure interaction --- free surface --- sloshing --- image analysis --- green water --- wet dam-break bore --- 2D experimental study --- water elevation database --- Venetian lagoon --- flooding --- astronomical tide --- storm surge --- experimental investigation --- two-phase flows --- fluid-structure interactions --- wave decomposition --- floating body --- recurves --- recurve geometry --- vertical seawalls --- wave loads and pressures --- pulsating and impulsive conditions --- validation experiment --- shoreline evolution --- littoral drift --- equivalent wave --- one-line equation --- coastal defenses --- structure response --- fluid-structure interaction
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This book is the result of a stimulating Special Issue of Water, focusing on the “Interaction between waves and Maritime Structures”. This broadly inclusive title allowed the gathering of articles on different topics of engineering concern, making the book appeal to both scientists and practical engineers. Original contributions on evergreen problems, such as wave overtopping at conventional and unconventional coastal structures, wave-induced pressures at vertical walls, hydraulic stability of rubble mound breakwaters and dynamics of crown-walls indeed represent the main core of the book; however, other intriguing research topics are also tackled, including the solution of the Navier–Stokes equations for biphase flows, the downscaling of large maritime structures in a physical lab, floating bodies mechanics and the numerical modeling of coastline evolution.
rock armor stability --- breakwater --- damage --- notional permeability factor --- crown wall failure --- dynamic response --- sliding --- overturning --- bearing capacity --- ship motions --- in-situ observations --- port operation --- transfer functions --- meteorological and ocean conditions --- vessel dimensions --- electrical platform --- hydrodynamic response --- strain --- acceleration --- hydroelastic similarity --- laboratory experiment --- wave overtopping --- flow velocity --- flow depth --- dike --- wave breaking --- experiments --- numerical modelling --- n/a --- floating cylinder --- water filled --- motion capturing --- wave tank --- wave gauges --- fluid–structure interaction --- free surface --- sloshing --- image analysis --- green water --- wet dam-break bore --- 2D experimental study --- water elevation database --- Venetian lagoon --- flooding --- astronomical tide --- storm surge --- experimental investigation --- two-phase flows --- fluid-structure interactions --- wave decomposition --- floating body --- recurves --- recurve geometry --- vertical seawalls --- wave loads and pressures --- pulsating and impulsive conditions --- validation experiment --- shoreline evolution --- littoral drift --- equivalent wave --- one-line equation --- coastal defenses --- structure response --- fluid-structure interaction
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This book is the result of a stimulating Special Issue of Water, focusing on the “Interaction between waves and Maritime Structures”. This broadly inclusive title allowed the gathering of articles on different topics of engineering concern, making the book appeal to both scientists and practical engineers. Original contributions on evergreen problems, such as wave overtopping at conventional and unconventional coastal structures, wave-induced pressures at vertical walls, hydraulic stability of rubble mound breakwaters and dynamics of crown-walls indeed represent the main core of the book; however, other intriguing research topics are also tackled, including the solution of the Navier–Stokes equations for biphase flows, the downscaling of large maritime structures in a physical lab, floating bodies mechanics and the numerical modeling of coastline evolution.
Technology: general issues --- rock armor stability --- breakwater --- damage --- notional permeability factor --- crown wall failure --- dynamic response --- sliding --- overturning --- bearing capacity --- ship motions --- in-situ observations --- port operation --- transfer functions --- meteorological and ocean conditions --- vessel dimensions --- electrical platform --- hydrodynamic response --- strain --- acceleration --- hydroelastic similarity --- laboratory experiment --- wave overtopping --- flow velocity --- flow depth --- dike --- wave breaking --- experiments --- numerical modelling --- floating cylinder --- water filled --- motion capturing --- wave tank --- wave gauges --- fluid-structure interaction --- free surface --- sloshing --- image analysis --- green water --- wet dam-break bore --- 2D experimental study --- water elevation database --- Venetian lagoon --- flooding --- astronomical tide --- storm surge --- experimental investigation --- two-phase flows --- fluid-structure interactions --- wave decomposition --- floating body --- recurves --- recurve geometry --- vertical seawalls --- wave loads and pressures --- pulsating and impulsive conditions --- validation experiment --- shoreline evolution --- littoral drift --- equivalent wave --- one-line equation --- coastal defenses --- structure response --- rock armor stability --- breakwater --- damage --- notional permeability factor --- crown wall failure --- dynamic response --- sliding --- overturning --- bearing capacity --- ship motions --- in-situ observations --- port operation --- transfer functions --- meteorological and ocean conditions --- vessel dimensions --- electrical platform --- hydrodynamic response --- strain --- acceleration --- hydroelastic similarity --- laboratory experiment --- wave overtopping --- flow velocity --- flow depth --- dike --- wave breaking --- experiments --- numerical modelling --- floating cylinder --- water filled --- motion capturing --- wave tank --- wave gauges --- fluid-structure interaction --- free surface --- sloshing --- image analysis --- green water --- wet dam-break bore --- 2D experimental study --- water elevation database --- Venetian lagoon --- flooding --- astronomical tide --- storm surge --- experimental investigation --- two-phase flows --- fluid-structure interactions --- wave decomposition --- floating body --- recurves --- recurve geometry --- vertical seawalls --- wave loads and pressures --- pulsating and impulsive conditions --- validation experiment --- shoreline evolution --- littoral drift --- equivalent wave --- one-line equation --- coastal defenses --- structure response
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Engineering practice has revealed that innovative technologies’ structural applications require new design concepts related to developing materials with mechanical properties tailored for construction purposes. This would allow the efficient use of engineering materials. The efficiency can be understood in a simplified and heuristic manner as the optimization of performance and the proper combination of structural components, leading to the consumption of the least amount of natural resources. The solution to the eco-optimization problem, based on the adequate characterization of the materials, will enable implementing environmentally friendly engineering principles when the efficient use of advanced materials guarantees the required structural safety. Identifying fundamental relationships between the structure of advanced composites and their physical properties is the focus of this book. The collected articles explore the development of sustainable composites with valorized manufacturability corresponding to Industrial Revolution 4.0 ideology. The publications, amongst others, reveal that the application of nano-particles improves the mechanical performance of composite materials; heat-resistant aluminium composites ensure the safety of overhead power transmission lines; chemical additives can detect the impact of temperature on concrete structures. This book demonstrates that construction materials’ choice has considerable room for improvement from a scientific viewpoint, following heuristic approaches.
Technology: general issues --- steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) --- slender beams --- cyclic loading --- hysteretic response --- failure mode --- tests --- aluminum honeycomb --- deformation modes --- shock wave --- counter-intuitive behavior --- energy distribution --- acoustic stealth --- acoustic coating --- passive sound absorption --- active sound absorption --- acoustic characteristics of a submarine --- finite element method (FEM) --- slip --- group studs --- composite beam --- accelerated bridge construction --- steel fiber --- in situ amorphous coating --- laser surface remelting --- Ti-based alloy --- pipeline steel --- toughness --- cleavage unit --- crack propagation --- misorientation angles --- CFRP laminate --- mechanically fastened joints --- gradient material model --- dissimilar welding materials --- electron-beam welding --- fracture morphology --- fracture toughness --- crack deflection --- three-point bending test --- irreversible thermochromic --- cement composite --- manganese violet --- temperature indication --- heat monitoring --- cold-formed profiles --- high-strength steel --- local deformations --- bending test --- load-bearing capacity --- FRP --- concrete --- damage --- synergy --- strengthening --- finite element analysis --- composite material --- tribology --- vibrations --- resonance zone --- aluminum alloys --- composite materials --- epoxy resins --- power cables --- transmission lines --- CFRP --- NSM --- bond behavior --- structural behavior --- material characterization --- numerical modeling --- reinforced concrete --- steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) --- tension softening --- tension stiffening --- finite element (FE) analysis --- smeared crack model --- constitutive analysis --- residual stresses --- flexural behavior --- numerical analysis --- cyclic tests --- direct tension tests --- residual stiffness --- shear --- flexure --- shape memory alloys --- thermal environment --- composite laminates --- sound radiation --- 3D warp interlock fabric --- warp yarn interchange ratio --- mechanical test --- mechanical characterization --- fiber-reinforced composite --- soft body armor --- para-aramid fiber --- metal matrix composites --- SiC --- AZ91 --- magnesium alloy --- Cu-Cr system --- mechanical alloying --- solid solubility extension --- structural evolution --- thermodynamic --- n/a
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