Search
Now showing items 1-9 of 9
The role of organizational culture in creating secure and resilient supply chains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis aims to understand the role that organizational culture plays in creating secure and resilient supply chains. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the government's subsequent response, propelled ...
Use of fiber reinforced polymer composite in bridge structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Fiber reinforced polymer composite (FRP) is a new construction material, gradually gaining acceptance from civil engineers. Bridge engineering is among the fields in civil engineering benefiting from the introduction of ...
Low-impact development in the Assabet River Watershed : site hydrologic design and watershed-scal implications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Low-Impact Development (LID) is a relatively new approach to stormwater management. It aims to mimic natural hydrology through increased recharge and decreased runoff. LID technologies focus on distributed treatment of ...
Development of program implementation, evaluation, and selection tools for household water treatment and safe storage systems in developing countries
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Over the past six years, the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering's Master of Engineering program has undertaken various projects involved with the design and implementation of a wide range of household ...
An evaluation of household drinking water treatment systems in Peru : the table filter and the safe water system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
(cont.) storage, and education. Tests on the SWSs in Peru demonstrated 99.6% E.coli removal and 95% total coliform removal. Only 30% of the SWSs tested contained water at or above the WHO-recommended concentration of free ...
Spirasol : improvements to semi-continuous solar disinfection water treatment systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
An experimental study was carried out to determine the feasibility of an original point of use solar water disinfection system created by the author and named "Spirasol." The study primarily focused on the comparison of ...
Structure glass technology : systems and applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Glass cannot compete with steel in terms of strength or durability, but it is the only structural material that offers the highly sought after qualities of translucency and transparency. The use of glass has evolved from ...
A performance study of ceramic candle filters in Kenya including tests for coliphage removal
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Approximately 80% of all diseases in the developing world are caused by contaminated water (GDRC, 1999). In response to this crisis, decentralized point-of-use systems, such as ceramic candle filters, have emerged as viable ...
A solution to the braced excavation collapse in Singapore
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
At about 3:30pm on April 20, 2004, a 30m deep excavation adjacent to Nicoll Highway in Singapore collapsed, resulting in four casualties and a delay of part of a US$4.14 billion subway project. This thesis examines the ...