MACRO-PROJECTS:ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY -- MACRO-PROJECTS:ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY -- CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- Bolonkin, Alexander Alexandrovich (1933-) -- Cathcart, Richard Brook (1943-) -- ABSTRACT -- PREFACE -- PART I. TECHNOLOGY -- AB METHOD OF IRRIGATION WITHOUT WATER(CLOSED-LOOP WATER CYCLE)* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Precipitation -- 2. Irrigation -- Problems in Conventional Irrigation -- 2. DESCRIPTION AND INNOVATIONS -- Brief Data on Cover Film -- 3. THEORY AND COMPUTATIONS OF THE AB DOME -- 1. General Theory -- 2. Cold Regions -- 3. Irrigation without Water. Closed-loop Water Cycle -- 4. DISCUSSION -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INFLATABLE DOME FOR MOON,MARS, ASTEROIDS, AND SATELLITES* -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. 'EVERGREEN' INFLATED DOMES -- 3. DESCRIPTION AND INNOVATIONS -- Dome -- Location, Illumination and Defending Human Settlements from Solar Windand Space Radiation -- 4. THEORY, ESTIMATION AND COMPUTATIONSOF INFLATABLE OUTER SPACE DOME -- 5. MACRO-PROJECTS -- 6. DISCUSSION -- 7. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PASSENGER LIFE-SAVING INA BADLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT SCENARIO* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Aircraft Accidents -- 2. Aircraft Accident Statistics -- 3. Aircraft Accident Rates -- 4. Scheduled Passenger Operations Are less Likely to Have an Accident thanany other Type of Flight-related Operation -- 5. Aviation Terrorism -- INNOVATIONS -- 1. Small Braking Parachute -- 2. Rocket Retard Booster -- 3. Aircraft Underbelly Inflatable Pillows -- COMPUTATIONS AND ESTIMATIONS -- 1. Parachute Drag -- 2. Parachute Parameters -- 3. MASS OF ROCKET BOOSTER -- MACRO-PROJECT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ELECTROSTATIC CLIMBERFOR SPACE ELEVATOR AND LAUNCHER* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- General Statement -- History -- DESCRIPTION OF ELECTROSTATIC LINEAR CLIMBER AND LAUNCHER.

ACCELERATING ELECTROSTATIC ENGINE THEORY -- 1. Estimation of Thrust -- 2. Charge of One Cylinder -- 3. Needed Maximum Voltage -- 4. Needed Power -- 5. Requested Average Electric Currency (I, A) -- 6. Voltage Loss (ΔU, V) and Coefficient Efficiency of Electric Line -- 7. The Main Switching Number -- 8. Dielectric Strength of Current Materials -- 9. The Half-life of the Charge -- 10. Condenser as Accumulator of Launch Energy -- MACRO-PROJECTS -- 1. Space Elevator Climber -- 2. Earth electrostatic AB Space Launcher -- 3. Other Useful Applications with Estimations -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PROTECTION OF NEW YORK CITY'S URBAN FABRICWITH LOW-COST TEXTILESTORM SURGE BARRIERS* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- NYC STORM SURGE BARRIER PURPOSE -- DESCRIPTION OF INNOVATION [25]-[30] -- THEORY AND COMPUTATION -- SUMMARY -- APPLICATION -- REFLECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- CHEAP AB-SHIELD FOR A NUCLEAR WARHEADASSAULTED CITY* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Effects of Nuclear Explosion -- 2. Possible Types of Nuclear Wars -- 3. Current Methods of Protection from the Nuclear Warheads and theirDisadvantages -- Summary -- DESCRIPTION OF AB-DOME AND INNOVATIONS -- THEORY AND COMPUTATION (ESTIMATION) OF AB-DOME -- a) General Information -- b) General Theory -- MACRO-PROJECT -- DISCUSSION -- RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- SIMPLEST AB-THERMONUCLEAR SPACEPROPULSION AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DESCRIPTION OF INNOVATIONS -- THEORY OF THE THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR,PROPULSION AND POWER -- List of Main Equations -- RESULTS OF COMPUTATION -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PROTECTION OF CITIES FROM SMALL ROCKETS,MISSILES, PROJECTILES, AND MORTAR SHELLS* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- ISRAEL GOVERNMENT PLAN -- Quassam Rockets -- Basalt Rock for Use as Blocking Grid -- DESCRIPTION OF AB-DOME AND INNOVATIONS.

THEORY AND COMPUTATION (ESTIMATION) OF AB-DOME -- a) General Information -- MACRO-PROJECTS -- DISCUSSION -- RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- AB-NET METHOD OF PROTECTIONFROM PROJECTILES*(CITY, MILITARY BASE, BATTLE-FRONT, ETC.) -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Review of Current Situation and Methods of Protection -- Protection by Armor -- DESCRIPTIONS AND INNOVATIONS -- THEORY AND COMPUTATION (ESTIMATION) OF AB-NET -- a) General information -- b) Method of Computation and Estimation -- MACRO-PROJECTS -- Project #1. Protection City from Qassam (Kassam-3) Rockets (Figure 5a) -- Project #2. Protection of Battle-front from Shells -- Project #3. Protection of Place, Road, Base, Meeting, Building, etc. fromKalashnikov Sub-machine Gun -- DISCUSSION -- RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- AB-SPACE PROPULSION* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- General Information -- Railgun -- OFFERED INNOVATIONS AND BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS -- THEORY OF AB-ENGINE, ESTIMATIONS AND COMPUTATIONS -- 1. General Theory of AB-Engine and Transfer Electricity in Space -- MACRO-PROJECT -- DISCUSSION -- Advantages of AB-engine -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- THERMONUCLEAR REFLECT AB-REACTOR* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Brief Information about Thermonuclear Reactors -- DESCRIPTION AND INNOVATION -- 1. AB Plasma Reflector -- THEORY, COMPUTATIONS, AND ESTIMATIONS -- MACRO-PROJECT -- DISCUSSION -- RESULTS -- ATTACHMENT -- REFERENCES -- AB ELECTRONIC TUBES AND QUASISUPERCONDUCTIVITYAT ROOM TEMPERATURE* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- DESCRIPTION, INNOVATIONS, AND APPLICATIONS -- Applications -- THEORY AND COMPUTATION -- QUASI-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY OF AB-TUBE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- MAGNETIC PROPELLER FOR UNIFORMMAGNETIC FIELD LEVITATION* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. CURRENT CONTOUR HAVING MAGNETICALLY SHIELDEDPORTION IN EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD -- 1.1. Developed Surface 8-Shaped System.

1.2. General Concept of the Apparatus Having Partially Shielded CurrentContour in External Magnetic Field -- 1.3. Magnetic Shielding. Materials for Shielding Device -- 2. VIRTUAL WIRE SYSTEM: EMPLOYING MAGNETIC FIELDOF AN UNPOWERED OBJECT -- 2.1. Symmetric Virtual Wire Systems -- 2.2. Equilibrium of the Virtual Wire System in Magnetic Field -- 3. THE EXPERIMENT -- 3.1. The 8-Shaped Wire System -- 3.2. Virtual Wire System -- 3.3. Magnetic Shunt -- REFERENCE -- PART II. ENVIRONMENT -- CHEAP ARTIFICIAL AB-MOUNTAINS, EXTRACTIONOF WATER AND ENERGY FROM ATMOSPHEREAND CHANGE OF REGIONAL CLIMATE* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Common Information -- INNOVATIONS AND DESCRIPTION -- THEORY AND COMPUTATION OF THE AB-DOMEAND MOUNTAIN SYSTEM -- MACRO-PROJECTS -- AB-Mountain Ridge of Height 5 km and Length 100 km -- Profit from AB-Dome -- DISCUSSION -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- THE GOLDEN GATE TEXTILE BARRIER:PRESERVING CALIFORNIA'S BAY OF SAN FRANCISCOFROM A RISING NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN* -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. GOOD CAUSE FOR CONCERN BY COASTAL AMERICANS -- 3. EAST COAST: METROPOLITAN NEW YORK CITYSEA LEVEL RISE IMPACTS -- 4. GULF COAST: POST-2005 NEW ORLEANS REGION RECOVERY -- 5. CALIFORNIA, WEST COAST: SAN FRANCISCO BAY/DELTA REGION -- 6. THE REGION'S PLANNED, BUT UNBUILT,HARD STRUCTURE ARMORING -- 7. OPPORTUNITY FOR FUTURE GOLDEN GATETEXTILE BARRIER (GGTB) -- 8. SEAWATER/FRESHWATER TEXTILE TENSION STRUCTURE -- 8.1. Theory and Computation -- 9. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- LAKE TITICACA - PHYSICS OF AN INHERITEDHYDROPOWER MACRO-PROJECT PROPOSAL* -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. HYDROPOWER FROM LAKE TITICACAFOR THE COAST'S POPULATION -- 3. PHYSICS OF A BASE-OF-MOUNTAIN HYDROPOWER STATION -- Most Relevant Data about Lake Titicaca -- Bolonkin-Cathcart Infrastructure Innovation -- Computations and Estimations -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

PRESERVATION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEADURING GLOBAL SEA LEVEL RISE WITH AGIBRALTAR STRAIT TEXTILE BARRAGE (GSTB)* -- ABSTRACT -- 1. BACKGROUND -- 2. INADVERTENT TERRACING OF THE WORLD OCEAN -- 3. KNOWN WORLD OCEAN TERRACING FACTORS -- 4. TRANS-GIBRALTAR STRAIT BRIDGEAND BARRAGE MACROPROJECTS -- 5. SEAWATER-IMPERVIOUS MEMBRANE ARCHITECTURE -- Computation -- 6. GSTB HYDROPOWER GENERATION OPPORTUNITY -- 7. CONCLUDING REMARK -- REFERENCE -- THE JAVA-SUMATRA AERIAL MEGA-TRAMWAY* -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. GROUND AND AERIAL ISLAND LINKAGES -- 3. JAVA-SUMATRA AERIAL MEGA-TRAMWAY (JSAMT) -- Theory of Kinetic Vehicles and a General Estimation of Flight Data -- 5. JSAMT MACROPROJECT -- 6. OTHER MACRO-PROJECT FACTORS -- REFERENCES -- ANTARCTICA:A SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WINDPOWER STATION?* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 2. DESCRIPTION -- 3. THEORY OF FABRIC AERIAL DAMS (FAD) -- 4. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- FLOATING CITIES, ISLANDS, AND STATES* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Short Information about Oceans, History Large Ship, and Ice Fields -- Big Ship Macro-Projects -- Descriptions and Innovations -- Theory of Estimation and Computation -- MACRO-PROJECTS -- DISCUSSION -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- RESULTS -- REFERENCES -- SAVING OF DEAD SEA AND STABILIZATION THEREOF* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE DEAD SEA CANAL -- DESALINATION -- DESCRIPTION AND INNOVATIONS -- 1. Delivery Tubes -- 2. High Height Tube Extractor and Electric Plant -- 3. The Inflatable Dead Sea AB-Dome -- 4. Covering of Dead Sea by Thin Transparent Film -- COMPUTATIONS AND ESTIMATIONS -- MACRO-PROJECTS -- 1. Current Conventional Macro-projects -- 2. Freshwater Pipelines -- 3. AB-Tower-freshwater and Energy Extractor -- 4. Transparent Inflatable AB-Dome over the Dead Sea -- 5. Covering Dead Sea Water Surface by Thin Film -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION.

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