Abstract: The robust design of horizontal axis wind turbines, including both parameter design and tolerance design, is presented. A simple way of designing robust horizontal axis wind turbine systems under ...

Abstract: The multi-objective optimum design of stationary flat-plate solar collectors under probabilistic uncertainty is considered. The clear day solar beam radiation and diffuse radiation at the location ...

Abstract: Cracking of wallboards near screw connections (SCs) and buckling of end studs are typical failure modes of cold-formed steel (CFS) shear walls, which results in strength degradation of CFS structures. This paper proposes ...

Abstract: This paper proposes damage index–based limit-state criteria for seismic design of midrise cold-formed steel (CFS) buildings instead of the drift-based ones, and the Park-Ang damage model was used to calculate the damage ...

Abstract: For design-build (DB) projects, owners normally use lump sum and guaranteed maximum price (GMP) as the major contract payment provisions. However, there was a lack of empirical studies to compare the project performance ...

Abstract: Project owners play a vital role in delivering green building projects in the building sector. However, their motivation for effective delivery of green building projects is currently unknown due to limited studies on the ...

Abstract: Program management is increasingly regarded as a key approach to improving the performance of a construction megaproject through the coordinated management of its constituent projects. However, previous studies have seldom ...

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Abstract: Understanding relationships between causes of and vulnerabilities to corruption are essential in corruption research in construction because it addresses the fundamental issues of the widespread corruption in the public ...