Struck-by injuries are a leading proximal cause of fatal injuries and are usually caused by a falling or suspended objects and contact between workers and heavy equipment. As with other injuries, struck-by risks are m...
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The goal of this demonstration study was to compare fluorescent aerosol cytometry with select enzyme activity for their ability to assess the airborne loads of fungal biomass in occupied settings. Within the same subu...
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While the reduction of operational energy and associated emissions has been the focus of the building design community in recent decades, focus must now be given to reducing the upfront or embodied energy and emission...
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This paper provides a method for verifying the accuracy of computer models that simulate the performance of the air-handling components of three types of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems: the constan...
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The present paper proposes a new dynamic fracture process analysis that is able to simulate dynamic fracture process, considering the complexities of the interaction of stress wave and crack propagation, gas pressuriz...
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This paper discusses issues regarding in-situ methods of obtaining sound power at a point in a heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) duct system. Such a method is being used as part of a larger investigatio...
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This paper discusses issues regarding in-situ methods of obtaining sound power at a point in a heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) duct system. Such a method is being used as part of a larger investigation on acoustical prediction methods to allow for comparison of measured data to results from attenuation predictions of individual duct elements, such as elbows or dampers. Sound propagation in HVAC duct work is complex. Any measurements of sound energy in the duct must address the characteristics of sound propagation in ducts, end reflections, and air turbulence. Investigations are being conducted to understand the extents to which these acoustical issues affect measurement results. The study provides a better understanding of sound propagation in HVAC ducts for future investigation of acoustical prediction methods. Copyright ASCE 2006.
The proposed ASHRAE Standard 152P, "Method of Test for Determining the Design and Seasonal Efficiencies of Residential Thermal Distribution Systems" (ASHRAE 2002), has recently completed its second public re...
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The proposed ASHRAE Standard 152P, "Method of Test for Determining the Design and Seasonal Efficiencies of Residential Thermal Distribution Systems" (ASHRAE 2002), has recently completed its second public review, Aspart of the standard development process, this study compares the forced air distribution system ratings to measured field results. Fifty-eight field tests were performed on cooling systems in eleven homes in the summers of 1998 and 1999, Seven of these houses had standard attics with insulation on the attic floor and a well-vented attic space. The other four houses had unvented attics where the insulation is placed directly under the roof deck, and the attic space is not deliberately vented. Each house was tested under a range of summer weather conditions at each particular site and, in some cases, the amount of duct leakage was intentionally varied. The comparison between predicted efficiencies and the measured results includes evaluation of the effects of weather, duct location, thermal conditions, duct leakage, and system capacity. The results showed that the difference between measured results and those calculated using proposed Standard 152P is about 5 percentage points on average if weather data, duct leakage, and air handler flow are well known. However, the accuracy of the standard is strongly dependent on having good measurements of duct leakage and system airflow. Given that the uncertainty in the measured results is typically also about 5 percentage points, the Standard 152P results are acceptably close to the measured data.
Concrete,as the most widely used construction material,is inextricably connected with human *** conceptual and methodological progress in concrete science,concrete formulation for target properties remains a challengi...
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Concrete,as the most widely used construction material,is inextricably connected with human *** conceptual and methodological progress in concrete science,concrete formulation for target properties remains a challenging task due to the ever-increasing complexity of cementitious *** the ability to tackle complex tasks autonomously,machine learning(ML)has demonstrated its transformative potential in concrete *** the rapid adoption of ML for concrete mixture design,there is a need to understand methodological limitations and formulate best practices in this emerging computational ***,we review the areas in which ML has positively impacted concrete science,followed by a comprehensive discussion of the implementation,application,and interpretation of ML *** conclude by outlining future directions for the concrete community to fully exploit the capabilities of ML models.
The formalization of a line of inquiry requires three elements: a foundational definition, an operational context and a path forward to guide researchers within the domain. In this initial Pathfinding paper, these ele...
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The formalization of a line of inquiry requires three elements: a foundational definition, an operational context and a path forward to guide researchers within the domain. In this initial Pathfinding paper, these elements are addressed for the engineering project organization line of inquiry. The field of engineering project organization research is put forth as a distinct pursuit within the overall field of organization research. In this distinct domain, engineering, social science, business and public policy are integrated as foundational pillars within the context of infrastructure development and the requirement to meet multiple levels of stakeholder requirements. The paper puts forth the argument that traditional perspectives of project-based organizations and project management are no longer sufficient to address the challenges of an evolving global economy, focus on environmental concerns and multi-cultural projects. Rather, it is necessary to forge a new path that embraces interdisciplinary perspec- tives as a basis for studying engineering organizations at all levels. From this basis, a path forward and a specific set of milestones are specified that should be measured and achieved by the engineering Project Organization community as it solidifies engineering project organization research as the next generation of interdisciplinary research within a project-based context. Finally, a charge is given to the community to collaborate while devel- oping novel insights and challenging entrenched beliefs and modes of inquiry in both industry and academia.
Given the uniqueness and diversity of constraints from each construction site, tower crane planning can be a challenging task, especially in terms of collecting and presenting multiple sets of information with varying...
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