Abstract: Despite dramatic improvements in recent decades, the construction industry continues to be one of the industries with the poorest safety records. Recent improvements are due, in part, to the concerted efforts of owners, ...

Abstract: The practices implemented by owners that were associated with better project safety performances were described in a companion paper. This paper will expand on those research findings and present a model that evaluates the ...

Abstract: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigates most worker-related fatalities and many accidents involving serious injuries. A research study was conducted that focused on the data OSHA accumulated ...

Abstract: One of the most challenging problems in SOFC is the thermal compatibility of materials. Mechanical failure, or cathode delamination induced performance degradation, is related to local heat ...

Abstract: Construction accidents are broadly categorized into five basic groups, namely falls (from elevation), shock (electrical), caught in/between, struck-by, and other. “Struck-by” accidents accounted for 22% of all construction-related ...

Abstract: Time dependent properties and performance of tubular solid oxide fuel cells were studied numerically and experimentally. The numerical model incorporated local characteristics such as porosity, ...