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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Impact Reduction"”.
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Bending the ICT curve: Evaluating options to achieve 2030 sector-wide climate goals & projecting new technology impacts
The global impact of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector is both growing and changing as computing technologies continue to develop and industry leaders make more efforts towards emissions reductions. Recent work highlights the increasing importance of manufacturing emissions …
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Design and Analysis of the Impact Diffusion Helmet Through a Finite Element Analysis Approach
… approach to the design and analysis of the impact diffusion helmet, many helmet configurations were able to be analyzed. Initially it was important to determine what design variables had an influence on the impact reducing abilities of the helmet design. The helmet was run through a series …
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Damage Reduction Strategies for a Falling Humanoid Robot
… joint angular velocity strategies to reduce the impact velocity resulting from a lateral, backward, or forward fall. These strategies were used on two and three link reduced order models to simulate a fall from standing height of a humanoid robot. The results of these simulations were then used …
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Modifications to an Existing Glycol Retention Pond and Alternative Technologies Review for Aircraft Deicing Operations and Glycol Recovery and Treatment: Dane County Regional Airport
… plans, size, available funds, and environmental impact reduction efforts. This paper focuses on the emerging glycol source reduction issues that may be most suitable for this particular airport. A new deicing technology at KMSN would reduce the amount of aircraft deicing fluid used, allow for …
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A new software tool to environmentally and economically evaluate solvent recovery in the pharmaceutical industry
The environmental impact reduction and operating costs savings associated with the purification and reuse of solvent waste in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API's) were investigated. A software toolbox has been developed that combines Aspen Plus(R) process simulation with …
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Understanding Wind Energy Impacts on Bats and Testing Reduction Strategies in South Texas
Negative impacts from burning fossil fuels, including climate change, are promoting an increase in development of renewable energy alternatives. In response, wind energy development is expanding at an exponential rate across the globe. However, wind energy development has long been known to …
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The Better Regulation Burden Reduction Mechanisms: A Lens for the Evaluation of Regulatory Practices between 2010 and 2019
… and then replaced by a statutory target for impact reduction (the Business Impact Target or BIT). But how effective are these targets and regulatory off-setting requirements? What can they reveal about regulatory practices in the period 2010 to 2019? And what are their broader implications? …
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Estudio de la aplicabilidad de materiales compuestos al diseño de estructuras de contención de tierras y su interacción con el terreno, para su empleo en obras de infraestructura viaria
… Además, esta técnica permite una reducción del impacto medio ambiental, debido a la posibilidad de dar distintos acabados superficiales a la estructura. En este sentido, es posible desarrollar nuevas soluciones de estructuras de contención de tierras prefabricadas, mediante el empleo de …