Existing methods proposed for estimating the earthquake-induced one-dimensional free-field settlement in saturated soil, focus on the post-liquefaction permanent volumetric strain. These methods rely on undrained cyclic laboratory tests that subject the sandy samples to uniform …
The Gullah Geechee are descendants of enslaved Africans who worked on the island coastal plantations of Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Northern Florida. The Gullah Geechee are known for having retained African cultural connections and practices in the United States throu…
This dissertation uses regional archaeological settlement data to develop a model of Inca imperialism along the south-central Peruvian coast during the terminal decades of the fifteenth century CE. A close investigation of lower and middle valley of Cañete, home to the Late Inte…
Liquefaction has caused significant damage to shallow-founded structures in various regions around the world. Current procedures for evaluating the risk of liquefaction-related damage to buildings are based on evaluating the liquefaction resistance of soils in free-field conditi…
This dissertation examines the doctrines found in Hanafi fiqh literature concerning just retribution and its alternatives: forgiveness, blood money, and settlement among the parties. These options are alternatively sanctioned against homicide and bodily harm, both of which fall …
This thesis describes the results of a three year study which collected larvae of the acorn barnacles Semibalanus balanoides on a rocky coastline in Fife, East Scotland. The nauplii larvae of S. balanoides are released from their parent in springtime in the United Kingdom and de…
Investigations into the supply, settlement and recruitment of the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides (L.) to shores in Fife, East Scotland were undertaken over three consecutive years (2004 – 2006). Several designs of a passive larval trap, based on earlier published designs, were …
The overall aim of this thesis is to provide an holistic assessment of the financial practices of migrants in advanced Western economies using the analytical lens of risk. More specifically, this research argues that a geographical approach to risk, informed by concerns about ti…
This practice-based research was born out of the short documentary, My Kosher Shifts, which was made for a Master's in Documentary Practice at Brunel University, London. The film was shot in an ultraorthodox Jewish hotel in London, in which the filmmaker worked as a receptionist…
This thesis explores the experiences of rural communities who lived between the seventh and ninth centuries in central and eastern England. Utilising archaeological evidence as the primary source for study, the central aim of this thesis is to demonstrate the ways in which settl…
