Abstract: The capacity control of a vapor-compression refrigeration system is investigated for three different capacity control schemes. In a hot-gas by-pass control scheme, the refrigerant is by-passed ...

Abstract: What factors do clients perceive as being most important when dealing with contractor organizations? How does the perception of clients in various industries differ from each other? To answer these questions, and develop ...

Abstract: Thermoeconomics is defined as attaching monetary values to heat exchanger conductances of a given plant. In this study, optimum allocation of heat transfer inventory for heat exchangers in a ...

Abstract: Coordination is an important function in the building process. Recent research has shown that poor or inadequate coordination is the best that is achieved on construction sites. Nevertheless, many authors of textbooks on ...

Abstract: The concept of an open pipe pile with a gravel plug is used to develop a new short rigid composite caisson foundation for floodplains and lowlands. It consists of a shallow pipe or caisson, sunk to the desired depth by ...

Abstract: The conventional hydrological model QualHYMO, which uses infiltration excess overland flow as the primary mechanism for runoff generation, is compared with a variable source area model that was modified for use on urbanizing ...

Abstract: The soil moisture flow and solute transport regimes of the vadose zone associated with specific hydrogeological conditions play a crucial role in pollution risk assessment of the underlying groundwater resources. An effort ...

Abstract: This paper presents a case study of the construction of the Jamuna Bridge, the 11th longest bridge in the world. The bridge crosses the Jamuna River (the main channel of the Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh) from Bhuapur ...

Abstract: Abstract Slopes, such as in a soil cutting, are prone to instability caused by seasonal climate variations. The seasonal climate variations result in drier/wetter summers and winters, causing fluctuations in pore-water ...

Abstract: Relative to solar water heaters, solar air heaters have received relatively little investigation and have resulted in few commercial products. However, in the context of a humidification-dehumidification ...