Simulation of a Vehicle Platoon Control System for Automatic Highway Using the Fuzzy Control Concept
This paper discusses the concept of the longitudinal control of vehicle platoons on the highways. The paper discusses the simulation of vehicles with non-linear properties, such as air...
Organisation Structure and Control
With today's rapidly changing world economies and a variety of other pertinent factors, the euphoria of the past few years is fast dwindling and a professional approach in...
Predictive Techniques for Marina Water Quality Assessment
The construction of new marinas in coastal areas requires as assessment of potential impacts on water quality as a part of the permit process. This paper summarizes a study sponsored by...
A New Approach to Waterfront Development and Use Control
One of America's most significant waterfront communities is faced with complex problems regarding the preservation and enhancement of its maritime and waterfront heritage....
Marina Cabo San Lucas?A Case Study
Designing and constructing a high quality, state-of-the-art marina is a difficult task in major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles or San Francisco. But when the marina development...
Alternative Airfield Pavement Quality Control
In recent years, the cost of maintaining quality control during airfield construction projects has concerned airport operators and engineers alike. This paper addresses the possibilities...
Results of the 1989 ASCE Airfield Pavement Survey
In November of 1989, the American Society of Civil Engineers Airfield Pavement Committee sent out questionnaires to airfield pavement engineers across the country to assess the most recent...
Preparing for Construction in the 21st Century
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Time Management for Engineers and Constructors
This book is the first in a series which focuses on engineers' management needs. It presents time management principles for the practicing engineer and constructor, in a concise,...
Dam Foundation Grouting
On Aseismic Hybrid Control System
One type of hybrid control system is proposed for protecting tall buildings subjected to strong earthquakes. The hybrid system consists of a base isolation system connected to either a...
Practical Aspects of Structural Control
Several problems in the practical implementation of structural control are discussed herein. These problems include the prediction of the actual behavior of existing structures, mathematical...
Safety Improvement of Earthquake Loaded Structures Application of Semi-Active Control in Multi-Storey Buildings
This paper presents the studies for development of a new concept of aseismic design of structures. Basis of that engineering will be a structural optimization including elastic supported...
Active Control of Structures Under Stochastic Base Excitation with a Predominant Frequency
Active control of structures under stochastic base excitation is investigated. The synthesis of an active control system discussed in the study is based on the use of stochastic control...
On the Adequacy of Linearized Methods for Control of Nonlinear Bridge Oscillations
In this paper, control of nonlinear oscillations of a single-span flexible bridge with light damping is examined to improve bridge safety and reliability. The control forces are applied...
Reliability of Control Systems of Building Structures by Active Tendons
In this paper, a numerical assessment on the reliability of a control system of building structures by active cables is performed. Some control experiments on a 23-story shear-wall building...
Development of Reliability-Based Integrated Design-Construction Quality Assurance System of Penstock
A more rational design-construction quality assurance system is proposed by applying the concepts of the reliability-based design methods. By applying this system, the design level of...
Safety Plans for Buildings, Structures and Technical Facilities
Safety is an important quality feature and depends on all activities within the building process. The safety concept must therefore consider all phases of the building process, from the...
Mode Truncation Effects on Flexible Space Structures
This paper deals with the problem of active vibration control of flexible space structures. The main difficulty associated with this problem is that the structure has infinite vibration...
Valve Control to Avoid Column Separation in a Pipe
Maximum pressures in a pipeline can be reduced significantly by closing the valve in an optimal manner. Such an optimal valve closure policy may result in some situations in minimum pressures...
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