Analysis and Design of Structures with Outrigger Arms
Although sophisticated computer methods are available for analyzing an entire building structure, there is a need for simplified methods (a) for checking the accuracy of the computer analyses,...
Differentiating Between Education and Indoctrination
Indoctrination is to teach in such a way as to render alternative opinions, beliefs or solutions unacceptable or less attractive. Education is to teach with attention to academic freedom,...
Science Education: Critical Link to Nuclear Waste Disposal and Management
The management and disposal of municipal, industrial, hazardous, and radioactive wastes have become critical public issues in the 1990s. In many cases, companies in the waste disposal...
BNFL and Education Living with Technology
Following upon a report to a House of Commons Select Committee, the Chairman and Chief Executive gave an undertaking to better inform young people about the Nuclear Industry. This lead...
Design Control Overview fot the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project Exploratory Shaft Facility
This paper presents an overview of the design control process used for the Exploratory Shaft Facility (ESF) at Yucca Mountain. Design and design control is a complex, often iterative,...
Design Considerations for the Yucca Mountain Project Site Characterization
The Site Characterization Facilities (SCF) to be located in volcanic tuff at Yucca Mountain is a challenge to manage, design, and construct. This challenge is a result of a number of factors....
Public Education, Public Confidence, and Public Acceptance of Radioactive Waste Management Facilities
This paper critically examines the conventional assumption that public opposition is a function of public illiteracy and emotionalism by reviewing recent articles on radioactive waste...
Industry Experience and Programs that Benefit the Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) Facility Design
The design objectives and criteria for an MRS must be responsive to the needs and concerns of the public and the industry. It is shown here that to the maximum extent, existing industry...
Site and Facility Waste Transportation Services Planning Documents
The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) will eventually ship Purchasers' (10 CFR 961.3) spent nuclear fuel from approximately 122 commercial nuclear facilities....
Transportation Capabilities of the Existing Cask Fleet
This paper describes a number of scenarios estimating the amount of spent nuclear fuel that could be transported to a Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) Facility by various combinations...
A Prototype of the Uniform Building Code Using Hypertext
The earthquake section of the Uniform Building Code has been implemented using the hypertext technology. The information was broken down into many interrelated nodes. Figures were scanned...
A Mechanical Strength Critic for a Simultaneous Engineering Design Environment
Critic-based design systems are systems whose architecture consists of a central synthesis module responsible for initiating design decisions and a set of independent asynchronous modules,...
Integrated Structural Design Software in the IBM Architecture & Engineering Series
The Architecture and Engineering Series (AES) software by IBM is a high function, fully integrated design, drafting, and information system. The system provides three dimensional geometry...
Integration of CAD and Structural Engineering for Building Design
Many design/build contractors have publicized successes using three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided-design (CAD) models. Structural engineers contribute equipment support structures as...
Computer Implementation of Seismic Building Codes
The objective of this work is to implement the provisions of building codes current in the U.S. as well as those of other countries for the seismic resistant design of buildings. The work...
Discrete Optimal Design of 3D Frameworks
The paper describes a discrete optimization method for the least-weight design of three-dimensional (3D) steel building frameworks. The method involves the coordinated application of structural...
Strategies Which Permit Multiple Discrete Section Properties per Member in 3D Frameworks
Strategies for discrete structural optimization of 3D steel frames with coupled section properties are presented. These strategies include linearized branch and bound, simulated annealing,...
Optimal Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures via Decomposition and a Variety of Search Strategies
This paper presents a strategy where the design of a reinforced concrete structure is not only automated, but optimized. The strategy employs decomposition to subdivide the problem into...
Structural Optimization to Limit Natural Periods
It is necessary to limit the natural periods of some structures to control their response to dynamic loads. Floor systems with natural periods greater than approximately 0.15 seconds may...
Stiffness Optimization Methods for Lateral Systems of Buildings: A Theoretical Basis
The sizing of the members of the lateral resistance system for multi-story buildings is often controlled by stiffness requirements. In order to achieve economical buildings, it is important...
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