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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"infrastructure performance"”.
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Sensitivity of infrastructure performance to initial design and construction standards
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.
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Novel Use of Neural Networks to Identify and Detect Electrical Infrastructure Performance
… power. When analyzing the current electrical infrastructure, it is evident that considerable components of the power grid are aging and in need of replacement. Additionally, threats and damage continue to occur. These damages occur not only due to simple, single power line failure but also on …
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Infrastructure Performance and Risk Assessment under Extreme Weather and Climate Change Conditions
… change and extreme weather events on critical infrastructures as defined by US Department of Homeland Security. The focus is on two important critical infrastructure systems – Water and Transportation. Critical infrastructures are always under the risk of threats such as terrorist attacks, …
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The role of reliability in characterizing green stormwater infrastructure in urban areas
… of modern sustainability challenges. Green infrastructure— the use of nature-based solutions to target, treat, and store stormwater at its source— has emerged as a possible solution. While green infrastructure does offer multiple benefits for urban users, its performance is also highly …
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A consumer guide to the benefits and obstacles of transitioning to the hydrogen fuel cell
… to hydrogen fuel cells occurs, including cost, infrastructure, performance and most importantly generation of the hydrogen fuel itself. The infrastructure and hydrogen generation hurdles are extremely large, enough to require significant government intervention before renewable hydrogen …
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Parametric Model for Assessing Factors that Influence Highway Bridge Service Life
Infrastructure management must move from a perspective that may singularly emphasize facility condition assessment to a broader view that involves nonphysical factors, which may substantially impact facility performance and shorten its service life. Socioeconomic, technological, regulatory, and …
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Environment and infrastructure development in mega-cities : the case of Shanghai, China
… growth is placing a major burden on the city's infrastructure and local environment. The purpose of this thesis is to developing an understanding of the current infrastructure situation in Shanghai, its potential development in future and its impacts on the environment. First, the thesis will …
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The impact of transport infrastruture in the econolic growth of South Africa
This study examines the impact of transport infrastructure on the economic growth of South Africa from the period 1970 to 2015. The researcher adopted a conceptual and theoretical framework related to infrastructure development and economic growth. The Johansen multivariate Co-integration and …
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Thermal Energy Storage Aggregate using Low-Cost Organic Phase Change Materials
… of the structure depends on the thermal envelope performance. Thus, creating building materials capable of enhancing energy efficiency in the buildings is crucial. On the other hand, the icing of pavements during cold temperatures represents significant pedestrian and vehicle safety concerns. …
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Cell phone location data for travel behavior analysis
… new opportunities to plan transportation infrastructure and services that meet the mobility needs and challenges associated with increasing travel demand. But to realize these benefits, methods must be developed to utilize and integrate this data into existing urban and transportation …
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Cloud Computing based Learning Management System (CC-LMS) implementation model in Malaysia Higher Education Institutions
… that this technology enhances the technology infrastructure and maintenance, which is synchronized with the main obstacle of CC-LMS implementation, poor infrastructure performance. Finally, the study is expected to provide HEIs decision-makers with a better understanding and guidelines of …
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Developments in the theory and applications of the variability response function concept
… in the analysis, design, and retrofitting of infrastructure. The consensus amongst researchers is that deterministic approaches to problem solving can lead to very misleading results, and the assessment of infrastructure performance needs to be addressed within a probabilistic framework. As a …
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The probabilistic assessment of small homogeneous UK earthfill dams affected by climate change; Precipitation
… dams that are currently in use and whose performance was previously outside the Reservoirs Act 1975, but are now governed by the new Flood and Water Management Act 2010. Many uncertainties are associated with such structures, a situation that can lead to the threat of dam failure when …
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Quantitative sustainability assessment of pavement-vehicle interaction : from bench-top experiments to integrated road network analysis
… system requires quantitative means to link infrastructure performance to lifecycle energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Beside surface texture and roughness-induced Pavement-Vehicle Interactions (PVI), we herein recognize that the dissipation of mechanical work provided by the …
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Irish state infrastructural investment: an analysis of past patterns, and an outline of a future integrated systems of systems evaluation methodology
… links the quality and capacity of a country’s infrastructure to its economic growth and competitiveness. This thesis analyses the historic national and spatial distribution of investment by the Irish state in its physical networks (water, wastewater and roads) across the 34 local authorities …
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Flexible pavement design for a mixture of human-driven and connected and autonomous trucks
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-15 without embargo terms
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An investigation into the potential of advanced sensor technology to support the maintenance of pipeline distribution systems
… and communication technology to improve the performance, in terms of sustainability, of the existing built environment and infrastructure. Traditionally, built-environment maintenance is a capital-cost-driven activity that relies either upon the subjective assessment of a built environment …
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Optimization of lateral position of autonomous truck platoons to improve roadway infrastructure sustainability
… correlates with the condition of transportation infrastructure. In fact, an aging and deteriorating infrastructure represents one of the main barriers to advancing CAV technologies. Given that only 41\% of U.S. roads meet the requirements for a ``good ride'', accurately estimating transportation …
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic Monitoring and AADT Estimation in a Small Rural College Town
… campaigns can help estimate mode choice, measure infrastructure performance, track changes in volume, prioritize projects, analyze travel patterns (e.g., annual average daily traffic [AADT] and miles traveled [MT]), and conduct safety analysis (e.g., crash, injury and collision). However, unlike …
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