Abstract: The nonlinear energy sink (NES) is usually coupled with a linear oscillator (LO) to rapidly transfer and immediately dissipate a significant portion of the initial shock energy induced into the LO. This passive energy ...

Abstract: Theoretical analysis of flow through side slots is presented as a special case of spatially varied flow. Frictional head loss in the parent channel over the length of the slot is ignored. The channel is also assumed to ...

Abstract: Traditional time-cost trade-off (TCTO) analysis assumes constant value of activities’ cost along the project time span. However, the value of money decreases with time and, therefore, discounted cash flows should be ...

Abstract: Repetitive projects require schedules that ensure the uninterrupted usage of resources from a unit to similar units in a repetitive activity while maintaining logical dependency constraints. The critical path method (CPM) ...