Abstract: The step jump method was developed approximately three decades ago to help determine the stability of gas lubricated triboelements. In the approach, the force contribution from the gas layer ...

Abstract: A new method for characterizing the dynamic behavior of gas films in triboelements is developed. The new method is based on an expansion of the step jump method. In this method, the dynamic ...

Abstract: Public infrastructure owners continue to explore a range of project delivery and financing strategies to meet current and future needs, including Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, turnkey, Design-Build-Operate, Build-Opera ...

Abstract: The world is facing an imminent energy crisis. In order to sustain our energy supply, it is necessary to advance renewable technologies. Despite this urgency, however, it is paramount to ...

Abstract: During the decline of public funding over the past three decades, infrastructure modernization has become increasingly dependent upon new strategies for managing the asset collection, and these strategies place a renewed ...

Abstract: This paper presents an empirical study of factors contributing to the success and failure of 24 large international construction firms originating in the United States, Europe, and Japan. The study is conducted using ...

Abstract: Public owners are challenged by limited and constrained capital sources for acquiring and sustaining infrastructure facilities. They also generally lack supporting automation tools and techniques for analyzing capital ...

Abstract: Since World War II, the American Strategy for infrastructure procurement has evolved to rely primarily upon a single delivery method, design/bid/build. While this strategy was used to implement massive federal investment ...