Far from surface water sources, most settlements were established at random, suggesting that pressures to settle in unfavorable places control settlement dynamics in those isolated areas.
The production of chemical compounds is principally important for soft bodied ascidian species, which use secondary metabolites to deter predatory fishes, to compete for space, to control settlement and growth of microbial fauna and other fouling organisms.
Controlling settlement of ballastless track subgrade in special soil areas is an ongoing scientific problem in the construction and operation of high-speed railways primarily because of the consolidation settlement of the ground soil, which is caused by additional stress from large loads.
When the foundation condition of the immersed tube tunnel is poor, or the buried depth and the backfill load connecting the land is large, pile foundations and composite foundations should be used to meet the requirements of bearing capacity and to effectively control settlement.
While the camps were begun by the Brotherhood, who remain the largest faction, the Brotherhood no longer completely controls settlements that also contain ultraorthodox Salafi factions from hardline groups such as Gama'a Islamiya – or those unaffiliated with any Islamist group, such as Aza Galal, who travelled with her husband from Alexandria.
A parameter sweep, including millions of simulations, was run to identify the most relevant factors controlling settlements.
The design of footings on sands is often controlled by settlement rather than bearing capacity.
The design of shallow foundations on granular soils is generally controlled by settlement rather than bearing capacity.
The Qing government officially sanctioned controlled Han settlement, but sought to manage tensions between the various regional and ethnic groups.
The proposed master settlement agreement would control the terms in all pending cases and protect McDonald's from further liability arising from beef-flavored fries.
Joel Berger, a lawyer who monitored police misconduct cases for the city and who now represents plaintiffs in brutality cases, said that he thought a large part of the decline in claims was attributable to new strategies the city was employing to control these settlement costs.
