Abstract: This paper presents a model for a water-cooled Lithium-Bromide/water absorption chiller and predicts its transient response both during the start-up phase and during the shutoff period. The ...

Abstract: Most current models of design standards are focused on modeling ingredient-dependent relationships and do not provide a facility for modeling standards cross-references. Also, these models are based solely on the standards ...

Abstract: In this paper the capability of artificial neural networks (ANNs) in solving complex nonlinear problems is utilized for the analysis of masonry panels under biaxial bending. A network, trained using a set of data, which ...

Abstract: The terms code of practice and standard are used interchangeably throughout the profession and refer to the same documents, namely, those which prescribe a set of regulatory, mandatory, or obligatory rules to which every ...

Abstract: The objectives of the experiment were (a) to establish general empirical and theoretical techniques for the in vitro analysis of diffusion through biological membranes, and (b) to provide ...