Abstract: In Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) building information modeling (BIM), the objectified concept of a space boundary (SB) provides a means to define building space geometries with surface entities. Such building-geometry ...

Abstract: Introduced is a model-based diagnostic system for motors, that also employs concepts of information theory as a health metric. From an existing bond graph of a squirrel cage induction motor, ...

Abstract: Teaching construction planning and management is challenging, as construction projects are dynamic due to many varying and unforeseen factors. A growing number of construction-related simulations and games demonstrate the ...

Abstract: Hydrodynamic performance of gas microbearings, fabricated with deep X-ray lithography and electroplating, will be presented in this article. Static performance in terms of load parameters and ...

Abstract: A multiscale design methodology is proposed for hierarchical material and product systems with random field uncertainty that propagates across multiple length scales. Using the generalized hierarchical ...

Abstract: An integrated design framework that employs multiscale analysis to facilitate concurrent product, material, and manufacturing process design is presented in this work. To account for uncertainties ...

Abstract: The present study investigated convective heat transfer inside a two-pass rectangular duct with guide vanes in the turning region. The objective was to determine the effect of the guide vanes ...