Karst voids at pile locations can have a significant negative impact on the bearing capacity and overall safety of cast-in-place pile foundations. This book introduces a state-of-the-art detection system, comprising of specialized equipment, algorithms, and software, designed to identify karst voids during deep cast-in-place pile foundation construction. The system includes a unique multifrequency borehole sonic probe, a single borehole radar, two pile hole sonar probes, and a correspondin...

For over two thousand years, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon (YEIC, 黄帝内经) has described a sophisticated system of meridians, Qi flow, and seasonal disease patterns that guided clinical practice across East Asia. To the modern biomedical mind, these concepts have remained elusive - poetic in their elegance, but seemingly beyond scientific explanation. Most attempts to bridge the divide have relied on metaphor rather than mechanism.Bridging Ancient and Modern: The Biomed...

Everyone said that the Chu Clan's second young master only had one hand covering the sky.Lei Li was decisive, but his heart was embedded with a thorny rose.

Everyone said that the Chu Clan's second young master only had one hand covering the sky.Lei Li was decisive, but his heart was embedded with a thorny rose.

Everyone said that the Chu Clan's second young master only had one hand covering the sky.Lei Li was decisive, but his heart was embedded with a thorny rose.

Everyone said that the Chu Clan's second young master only had one hand covering the sky.Lei Li was decisive, but his heart was embedded with a thorny rose.

SpringPeach was a maidservant in a wealthy family. The host, unable to have children with his wife for over twenty years, had an affair with SpringPeach. When the hostess found out, she sold SpringPeach to a bean curd maker for ten taels of silver. After marrying, SpringPeach gave birth to a baby boy, whom her mother-in-law wanted to drown. SpringPeach saved her son and started helping her husband with the bean curd business.One day, a monk came to their shop, and she gave him free...

"A childhood sweetheart for thirteen years, the bride isn't her!" "Ye Beichen, I hate you —" "Shhh!" "Stop messing around, go to sleep!" "Four years later, the chubby girl became a goddess and was able to wake up a vegetable with a single needle.From now on, she would be surrounded by demons!" Young Master Ye, we have nothing to do with each other since a long time ago! " [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] It used to be, it is now, and it will be...

"A childhood sweetheart for thirteen years, the bride isn't her!" "Ye Beichen, I hate you —" "Shhh!" "Stop messing around, go to sleep!" "Four years later, the chubby girl became a goddess and was able to wake up a vegetable with a single needle.From now on, she would be surrounded by demons!" Young Master Ye, we have nothing to do with each other since a long time ago! " [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] It used to be, it is now, and it will be...

Everyone said that the Chu Clan's second young master only had one hand covering the sky.Lei Li was decisive, but his heart was embedded with a thorny rose.

The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVELOver 1 million copies sold in North America“A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker

The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem!Over 1 million copies of the Three-Body Problem series sold in North AmericaPRAISE FOR THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM SERIES: “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”