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INSPECT-PBEE: a performance-based earthquake engineering GUI for IDARC-2D
(Elsevier, 2019)Designs that are performance and functionality driven typically mandate the nonlinear analysis. Up To date, nonlinear analysis remains a sophisticated tool that may not appeal to majority of structural/earthquake practicing ... -
INSPECT: A graphical user interface software package for IDARC-2D
(Elsevier, 2016)Modern day Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE) pivots about nonlinear analysis and its feasibility. IDARC-2D is a widely used and accepted software for nonlinear analysis; it possesses many attractive features ... -
Installing Laser Weapons on Combat Vehicles
(2014-01-19)This project proposes the use of high-powered lasers in order to destroy oncoming missiles and drones. These lasers are mounted on military trucks to make the system mobile and easily deployed to strategic locations. The ... -
An Integrated Building Information Model (iBIM) for Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
(International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), 2018-06)The architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry involve many disciplines during the life cycle of the building from its conception to its demolition. The civil engineering discipline has many domains related ... -
Integrated Demand Side Management in Network Planning for Utility Companies
(2006-06)In the way of transferring from public benefits authorities to developers and investors, the annual growth rate will increase rapidly through a strategy of sustainable development. With the high economic growth, it is ... -
Integrated desalination plant expansion and water distribution planning model
(2022-12)Scarcity of freshwater resources, reduced quality, and increasing demand have led to an increased dependency on non-conventional water resources. Due to this shift, water desalination has emerged as an integral part of the ... -
Integrated economic and environmental models for a multi stage cold supply chain under carbon tax regulation
(Elsevier, 2017-11-10)The elevated level of public and organizations awareness concerning sustainability has necessitated the adoption of environmentally conscious practices in the management of supply chains. As such, classical inventory models ... -
Integrated hydrogen production options based on renewable and nuclear energy sources
(2012-10)Due to varied global challenges, potential energy solutions are needed to reduce environmental impact and improve sustainability. Many of the renewable energy resources are of limited applicability due to their reliability, ... -
Integrated Material Lot Sizing and Multi-Resource Leveling Models with Activity Splitting
(2015-01)In the project management literature, project scheduling and material procurement problems are often studied separately and are addressed following a sequential approach. The few papers in the literature that integrated ... -
Integrated Power Amplifier Design with Built-in Analog Pre-Distortion
(2016-05)The fifth generation of mobile communication (5G) is aiming for higher frequency bands, so it can be capable of delivering faster communication and higher data rate. One of the most challenging parts of power amplifier ... -
Integrated Renewable Energy Options for HVAC-Cooling Systems
(2013-06)The demand for energy is increasing at an unexpected rate all over the world. Most of the present worldwide energy usage is based on fossil fuel and results in continuous depletion of this resource. Conventional Heating ... -
Integrating Oral Communicative Skills into the English Curriculum in Dubai Schools
(2007-01)Formal English language instruction in many parts of the world has shown limited success in developing efficient speaking skills even after years of studying. In Dubai schools, where English is the medium of instruction, ... -
Integrating Sustainability Education in a Classical Civil Engineering Program: The Case of Transportation and Construction Courses
(2011-10)Sustainability has emerged as a common theme in many processes related to urban life and the built environment. However, most engineering curricula still lacks the fundamentals of sustainable practices education that ... -
Integrating Wind Turbines in Skyscrapers
(2014-07-22)It is no secret that the world is suffering from an energy crisis as fossil fuels and natural resources are near depletion. Renewable source of energy have been receiving increased attention over recent years. -
Integration des expatries dans leur nouveau poste : une analyse contingente et quantitative
(Presses HEC, 1997)L’expatriation est une forme particulière de transfert (Feldman et Thompson, 1992; Carter, 1989). Plusieurs études (Hall, 1990; d’Iribarne, 1989) montrent que les différences inter-culturelles peuvent avoir des implications ... -
Integration of Textural and Material Information into BIM Using Spectrometry and Infrared Sensing
(2015-05)As-built data and drawings are essential documents that contain object dimensions, locations, materials, and other important information used by different parties during the processes of the building design, construction, ... -
An integrative study of the implications of the rise of coworking spaces in smart cities
(Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, 2020)Coworking practices have proliferated around the world being embraced not only by remote workers, start-up employees and freelancers but also by larger organizations. coworking spaces in public libraries, business districts ... -
Intelligence and Environmental Emissions
(Elsevier, 2014-05)We hypothesize that more intelligent people are likely to forgo proximal choices for more important distal alternatives with respect to the environment, consistent with the delay discounting rationale. We undertake an ... -
Intelligent Multi-Sensor Process Condition Monitoring
(2007-12)Loss of production and machine breakdown are critical challenges facing modern machining. The main objective of this work is to develop an intelligent multi-sensor process condition monitoring that is able to predict the ...