Abstract: An apparatus intended for incorporation as a module within ground improvement pokers such as those already patented (U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,554,543 and 8,419,316) in order to enhance the field performance of those hydrodynamic compactors by either improving their ground penetration capability, and/or, maintaining or recovering the permeability of their outer seepage filtration element; involving a method which can be activated remotely at the operator's discretion, while those parent devices are at depth within the earth. This apparatus and method may have application in water well installations and reviving flow in oil wells.

Abstract: An apparatus intended for incorporation as a module within ground improvement pokers such as those already patented (U.S. Pat. No. 6,554,543 and U.S. Pat. No. 8,419,316) in order to enhance the field performance of those hydrodynamic compactors by either improving their ground penetration capability, and/or, maintaining or recovering the permeability of their outer seepage filtration element; involving a method which can be activated remotely at the operator's discretion, while those parent devices are at depth within the earth. This apparatus and method may have application in water well installations and reviving flow in oil wells.

Abstract: The proposed method involves deploying and activating three ground improvement machines together in a triangular array, rather than a single machine working alone in isolation. The machines are of the type both capable of producing vibratory excitation, and also a pump capable of creating fluid flow, in the ground at depth. Each of the three machines is independently controlled so as to create ground vibrations which are either in, or out, of phase, and at the same time create the hydraulic gradient required to cause fluid flow and seepage forces in the ground within their compass.

Abstract: A method is given to facilitate discovery of the positive integers which may be the numerator and denominator which form the basis of some universal constants. Solutions are given for both ?, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and ?, the base of the natural logarithm. A short computer code is provided as a simple tool for finding the two integers if they exist. It is suggested that reduction of these integers to the one or more primary numbers of which they are composed might be a useful tool in the quest to find a link between the separate physical models of the universe.

Abstract: A method and associated apparatus are given for a novel way to overcome the difficulty of achieving absolutely certainty that the contents of a cargo container have not been accessed between the time it is packed and sealed at its point of origin and the time it is reopened at its destination. The concept is rather than to try to make the container impregnable, is to make certain that if the integrity of a container is violated, then than fact will be recorded without fail. The method consists of placing the cargo inside a secure enveloping structure, the physical continuity of which cannot be cut, or interrupted however briefly, without authorities being alerted. To achieve this the enveloping structure is made of semiconducting material. Immediately prior to sealing the contents at the point of origin a monitoring device housed inside the envelope is switched on.

Abstract: A method and associated apparatus are given for a better approach to the pre-loading technique currently used to improving otherwise unsatisfactory ground conditions so that a site may be used to support an engineered structure or building. The method allows for pre-loading of a site to proceed where there are preexisting buildings on adjoining properties without causing damage to, or interference with, those properties while at the same time allowing full utilization of the building area. This involves using sections of sheet piling to isolate and contain ground movements in the subject site from having any influence on adjacent land, thus preventing damage to neighboring property. Apparatus to effectively support minimal lengths of sheet piling by means of a novel adjustable anchoring system is given. Apparatus for a novel monitoring system to provide comprehensive data on the progress of ground improvement is also given.

Abstract: A method is given for an efficient and effective means of eliminating the possibility that civilian airline passenger belongings could be used as an opportunity for terrorists to kill passengers in transit. The essence of this method is to arrange for the passengers' baggage and personal transit articles to be conveyed to the destination in a separate aircraft from the one in which the people travel. There are two levels of caution, with the ultimate level of certainty requiring passengers to change into flight suits provided to them at the airport by security staff.