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Demands on the construction industry are changing, and it is now
virtually essential for environmental management to be considered
at all stages of a project. Many construction managers are finding
a quantitative approach useful, and this book outlines four
quantitative methods which can be applied at different construction
stages, and which fit within a comprehensive framework of dynamic
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). These include: a method to
quantitatively evaluate and reduce pollution and hazards levels a
method to evaluate the environmental-consciousness of proposed
construction plans a method to reduce on-site construction wastes
through an incentive reward programme a method to promote C and D
waste exchange in the local construction industry. With an
experimental case study of the application of these methods, this
book delivers a comprehensive review of environmental management
issues in construction. With regulatory requirements potentially
favouring the quantitative approach, this timely guide ensures that
contractors will be able to keep pace with environmental management
standards.
As the construction industry changes the need for the effective
incorporation of environmental considerations has become widely
accepted. It is now being enforced effectively in many countries.
Large numbers of construction managers can find value in adopting
quantitative approach to environmental management, and this book
outlines an integrative methodology for applying knowledge-based
dynamic environmental impact assessment in construction.
Four quantitative methods are presented for the application of the
techniques at different construction stages, fitting within a
comprehensive framework of dynamic Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA). These are a method to quantitatively evaluate and reduce
pollution and hazards levels, a method to evaluate the
environmental-consciousness of proposed construction plans and
select the best one, a method to reduce on-site construction wastes
through an incentive reward programme, and a method to promote
C&D waste exchange in the local construction industry. Finally,
the implementation of the integrative analytical approach is
illustrated using an experimental case study.
Contractors should be able to conduct effective, efficient and
economical environmental management and achieve their targets in
line with governmental laws and regulations, the ISO 14001
environmental management system (EMS), or environmental management
standards within their enterprises. Most environmental management
tools used at present are qualitative, but potential requirements
are quantitative, so this book fills the need.
Providing new knowledge on risk analysis and simulation for
megaprojects, this book is essential reading for both academics and
practitioners. Its focus is on technical descriptions of a newly
developed dynamic systems approach to megaproject risk analysis and
simulation. This is backed up by a discussion of the methodology as
applied in a comprehensive case study on the Edinburgh Tram Network
(ETN) project. The book informs both academic researchers and
megaproject stakeholders with the latest information on risk as
applied to megaprojects. As well as the complete case study, the
book includes a general risk analysis framework for megaprojects,
an analytic network process (ANP) method for risk quantification, a
system dynamics (SD) method for risk simulation, and practical
guides for the application of the dynamic systems approach in
megaproject research and practice.
This volume is a unique combination of papers that cover critical
topics in biostatistics from academic, government, and industry
perspectives. The 6 sections cover Bayesian methods in biomedical
research; Diagnostic medicine and classification; Innovative
Clinical Trials Design; Modelling and Data Analysis; Personalized
Medicine; and Statistical Genomics. The real world applications are
in clinical trials, diagnostic medicine and genetics. The
peer-reviewed contributions were solicited and selected from some
400 presentations at the annual meeting of the International
Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA), held with the International
Society for Biopharmaceutical Statistics (ISBS). The conference was
held in Bethesda in June 2013, and the material has been
subsequently edited and expanded to cover the most recent
developments.
This volume is a unique combination of papers that cover critical
topics in biostatistics from academic, government, and industry
perspectives. The 6 sections cover Bayesian methods in biomedical
research; Diagnostic medicine and classification; Innovative
Clinical Trials Design; Modelling and Data Analysis; Personalized
Medicine; and Statistical Genomics. The real world applications are
in clinical trials, diagnostic medicine and genetics. The
peer-reviewed contributions were solicited and selected from some
400 presentations at the annual meeting of the International
Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA), held with the International
Society for Biopharmaceutical Statistics (ISBS). The conference was
held in Bethesda in June 2013, and the material has been
subsequently edited and expanded to cover the most recent
developments.
The Material Point Method: A Continuum-Based Particle Method for
Extreme Loading Cases systematically introduces the theory, code
design, and application of the material point method, covering
subjects such as the spatial and temporal discretization of MPM,
frequently-used strength models and equations of state of
materials, contact algorithms in MPM, adaptive MPM, the
hybrid/coupled material point finite element method,
object-oriented programming of MPM, and the application of MPM in
impact, explosion, and metal forming. Recent progresses are also
stated in this monograph, including improvement of efficiency,
memory storage, coupling/combination with the finite element
method, the contact algorithm, and their application to problems.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been widely applied in a
wide variety of industrial applications, including aeronautics,
astronautics, energy, chemical, pharmaceuticals, power and
petroleum.This unique compendium documents the recent developments
in CFD based on kinetic theories, introducing flux reconstruction
strategies of kinetic methods for the simulation of complex
incompressible and compressible flows, namely the lattice Boltzmann
and the gas kinetic flux solvers (LBFS or GKFS). LBFS and GKFS
combine advantages of both Navier-Stokes (N-S) solvers and kinetic
solvers.Detailed derivations, evaluations and applications of LBFS
and GKFS, and their advantages over conventional flux
reconstruction strategies are analyzed and discussed in the
volume.The must-have reference text is useful for scholars,
researchers, professionals and students who are keen in CFD methods
and numerical simulations.
This unique professional volume is about the recent advances in the
lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). It introduces a new methodology,
namely the simplified and highly stable lattice Boltzmann method
(SHSLBM), for constructing numerical schemes within the lattice
Boltzmann framework. Through rigorous mathematical derivations and
abundant numerical validations, the SHSLBM is found to outperform
the conventional LBM in terms of memory cost, boundary treatment
and numerical stability.This must-have title provides every
necessary detail of the SHSLBM and sample codes for implementation.
It is a useful handbook for scholars, researchers, professionals
and students who are keen to learn, employ and further develop this
novel numerical method.
This book aims to serve as a practical guide for novices to design
and conduct measurements of thermal properties at the nanoscale
using electrothermal techniques. An outgrowth of the authorsaEURO
(TM) tutorials for new graduate students in their own labs, it
includes practical details on measurement design and selection,
sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, and pitfalls and
verifications. The information is particularly helpful for someone
setting up their own experiment for the first time. The book
emphasizes the integration of thermal analysis with practical
experimental considerations, in order to design an experiment for
best sensitivity and to configure the laboratory instruments
accordingly. The focus is on the measurements of thermal
conductivity, though thermal diffusivity and thermal boundary
resistance (thermal contact resistance) are also briefly covered,
and many of the principles can be generalized to other challenging
thermal measurements.The reader is only expected to have the basic
familiarity with electrical instruments typical of a university
graduate in science or engineering, and an acquaintance with the
elementary laws of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and
radiation.
This book aims to serve as a practical guide for novices to design
and conduct measurements of thermal properties at the nanoscale
using electrothermal techniques. An outgrowth of the authorsaEURO
(TM) tutorials for new graduate students in their own labs, it
includes practical details on measurement design and selection,
sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, and pitfalls and
verifications. The information is particularly helpful for someone
setting up their own experiment for the first time. The book
emphasizes the integration of thermal analysis with practical
experimental considerations, in order to design an experiment for
best sensitivity and to configure the laboratory instruments
accordingly. The focus is on the measurements of thermal
conductivity, though thermal diffusivity and thermal boundary
resistance (thermal contact resistance) are also briefly covered,
and many of the principles can be generalized to other challenging
thermal measurements.The reader is only expected to have the basic
familiarity with electrical instruments typical of a university
graduate in science or engineering, and an acquaintance with the
elementary laws of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and
radiation.
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