Abstract: In this paper, an improved version of a simplified method to assess lateral shear forces attracted by shear walls of regular, low-rise masonry structures is presented. This simplified method for seismic analysis (SMSA) is ...

Abstract: This article presents a generic project risk management process that has been particularized for construction projects from the point of view of the owner and the consultant who may be assisting the owner. The process could ...

Abstract: The present paper introduces a novel transient experimental method employed to determine the discharge coefficient of constant section nozzles of small diameters of 1–3 mm and with a length/diameter ratio of around one. ...

Abstract: Because of the importance of the convective boundary layer depth (CBLD) in determining pollutant concentrations near the surface, a study of the morning evolution of the convective boundary layer was carried out at the ...

Abstract: In this study, a qualification of accelerated creep-resistance of Inconel 718 is assessed using the novel Wilshire–Cano–Stewart (WCS) model and the stepped isostress method (SSM) and predictions are made to conventional creep data. Conventional...
in fact, the ASME B&...
PV III requires that 10,000+ h of experiments must be conducted to each heat for materials employed in boilers and/or pressure vessel components. This process is costly and not feasible for rapid development of new materials. As an alternative, accelerated creep testing techniques have been developed to reduce the time needed to characterize the cr...

Abstract: This paper describes the upper level of a twotiered sustainability assessment framework (SAF) for determining the optimal synthesis/design and operation of a power network and its associated energy production and storage ...

Abstract: Detection of microscopic fission track (FT) star-shaped clusters, developed in a solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD) by etching, created by fission fragments emitted from particles of fissile materials irradiated ...

Abstract: In this paper an application of clustering algorithms for statistical downscaling in short-range weather forecasts is presented. The advantages of this technique compared with standard nearest-neighbors analog methods are ...

Abstract: The purpose of the work summarized here was to improve the efficiency of the construction project management processes performed by the Spanish civil service, identifying and analyzing the main risks in these kinds of ...