117 research outputs found
Bhasin v Hrynew: Why a General Duty of Good Faith Would Be Out of Place in English Canadian Contract Law
No full textConsistently with the objective conception of contract prevailing at English law, English Canadian courts have traditionally resorted to estoppel (at Equity) and the implied terms doctrine (at Law) to resolve roughly the same array of cases as are typically resolved through a general doctrine of good faith at French-sourced civil law, which instead tends to conceptualize contracts subjectively. The author argues against a broad reading of Bhasin v. Hrynew [2014] SCC, which would be tantamount to importing the latter doctrine into English Canadian law, on the basis that such broad reading would be unnecessary, undesirable and legally less tenable than the alternative, narrow reading. A general doctrine of good faith is unnecessary because its domain of application is already satisfactorily covered by such pillar English doctrines as estoppel and implied terms. It is undesirable because it clashes with the internal, objective logic animating the English law of contracts. More technically, finally, a broad reading of Bhasin arguably is persuasive only (as obiter dictum rather than ratio decidendi) insofar as the Court’s conclusion arguably is better supported through implying, more narrowly, a plain contractual term of honest performance.This work received SSHRC research funding
STUDY OF FEMINIST DISCOURSES IN THE WRITINGS OF KAMLA BHASIN
No full textThis research aims to thoroughly explore the manifestation and evolution of feminism in the works of Kamla Bhasin, an esteemed Indian feminist activist and author. Bhasin's writings, rooted in the socio-cultural and political contexts of South Asia, provide a rich canvas for studying feminist perspectives and paradigms.We will delve into a comprehensive examination of Bhasin's major works, scrutinizing the intersectionality of gender, caste, and class that she brings to the forefront. This research intends to dissect Bhasin's feminist ideology, her profound commitment to women's rights, and her relentless critique of patriarchal structures. The proposed study also aims to analyze Bhasin's conceptualization and representation of women empowerment, along with her advocacies for gender equality. Furthermore, the research will investigate the influence of Bhasin's writings on the broader feminist movements in India and the larger South Asian region.The research will not only contribute to academic discourses about feminism in South Asia but will also help understand the enduring relevance of Bhasin's writings in the contemporary struggle for gender equalit
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Sumshot Khular Collection
No full textPhotograph of [buw kupmom] feeding Kamla Bhasin by Sumshot Khular during the month long program organized by SANGAT in Dhulikhel, Nepal. Kamla Bhasin is an Indian developmental feminist activist, poet, author, and social scientist
A parameter back-calculation technique for pavements under moving loads
No full textMaintenance and rehabilitation strategies of pavements are usually made based on the results of performance evaluation. An efficient tool for pavement structural evaluation at network level is the traffic speed deflectometer (TSD) test. In order to deal with TSD measurements, this paper proposes a parameter back-calculation technique. Firstly, the sensitivity of the surface response for an elastic pavement structure with hysteretic damping to different structural parameters is investigated. Then, the ability of the parameter backcalculation technique is verified by conducting a case study. The results show that the proposed technique is able to back-calculate the structural parameters of pavements by analysing TSD measurements. The presented work contributes to the development of parameter back-calculation techniques for the TSD test.Accepted author manuscriptPavement EngineeringDynamics of Structure
Kinetics of epoxy-asphalt oxidation
No full textIn-depth understanding of the temperature effect on oxidative aging in epoxy-asphalt blends is needed to enable accurate predictions on material response through their service life. Details of the significance of developing prediction models and tools on oxidative aging of pavement materials are presented in a companion paper (Apostolidis et al., Oxidation Simulation of Thin Bitumen Film. AM3P). In this research, the chemical compositional changes of epoxy modified asphalt binders, with and without filler, were analysed after oven-conditioning by means of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. With the carbonyl and sulfoxide compounds as aging indices, the sensitivity of chemical compositional changes of bituminous and epoxy-based systems due to the applied temperatures was observed.Accepted Author ManuscriptPavement Engineerin
Microwave heating simulation of asphalt pavements
No full textMicrowave heating is a promising heating technology for the maintenance, recycling and deicing of pavement structures. Many experimental studies have been conducted to investigate the microwave heating properties of asphalt mixtures in the laboratory. However, very few studies investigated the application of microwave heating on asphalt pavements. This study aims to simulate microwave heating of paving materials using the finite element method. Results show that the developed three-dimensional model, which couples the physics of electromagnetic waves and heat transfer, shows a great potential for optimizing the design of microwave heating prototypes for pavement applications.Accepted Author ManuscriptPavement Engineerin
Dissolution simulation of polymers in bitumen
No full textFundamental models should be developed and utilized in order to facilitate the chemo-mechanical design of modified binder systems for paving applications but not only. Especially, the fact that the incorporation of new chemical substances used as bio-based modifiers or alternative binders is attracting great interest to replace traditional technologies, the development of tools able to provide insight into the various physio-chemical phenomena is crucial. Among other polymer-bitumen interaction phenomena, the dissolution mechanism of polymers in bitumen is a significant aspect that should be considering in order to enhance binder properties through polymer modification. The current research gives emphasis on modelling the mechanism of dissolution for rubbery polymers in bitumen.Accepted Author ManuscriptPavement Engineerin
Oxidation simulation of thin bitumen film
No full textOxidative aging is a complex phenomenon in bitumen and its fundamental understanding is needed to optimize paving materials with long-lasting characteristics. This research reports on a diffuse-reaction model for predicting the oxidation of bituminous binders over time and under different conditions. As known, the oxidation of bitumen is affected by the material chemistry, film thickness and temperature. Thus, these factors were considered in this research to simulate the oxidation of a thin bitumen film. Carbon compounds were assumed as the oxidation index of a model bitumen and analyses were performed enabling prediction of chemical compositional changes. In the future, the current model can be used to simulate the actual oxidative aging in (un)modified binders, such as epoxy modified asphalt, presented in a companion paper (Apostolidis et al., Kinetics of Epoxy-Asphalt Oxidation. AM3P).Accepted Author ManuscriptPavement Engineerin
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No full textSCA Strikes Back: Reverse Engineering Neural Network Architectures using Side Channels
No full textThis paper was selected for Top Picks in Hardware and Embedded Security 2020 and it presents a physical side-channel attack aiming at reverse engineering neural networks implemented on an edge device. The attack does not need access to training data and allows for neural network recovery by feeding known random inputs. We successfully reverse engineer information about layers, neurons, activation functions, and weights associated with neurons. This attack opens a new door in the domain of security of neural networks. Follow-up works by other researchers have shown this attack to be applicable for various settings and difficult to protect against.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Cyber Securit
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