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Model-based design of an ultra high performance concrete support structure for a wind turbine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
A support tower is the main structure which would support rotor, power transmission and control systems, and elevates the rotating blades above the earth boundary layer. A successful design should ensure safe, efficient ...
Structural design of an underground cylindrical shell
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
Real-time wireless data streaming in a PDA-based geographic information system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Multi-resolution analysis of earthquake losses : from city block to national scale
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Optimization of kitting operations for an automated microelectronics assembly process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Raytheon's Solid-State Microwave (SSM) manufacturing area produces a low-volume, high mix assortment of Microwave Integrated Circuits (MIC) for airborne radars. The current kitting process for pick-and-place assembly is ...
Wide-span cable structures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
In recent years, the application of cable structures in buildings has gained huge popularities. Although cable technology has been established since the 1950s, there is suddenly a surge in the number of its building ...
Stiffness characterization of mechanically-compressed cohesive soils using wave propagation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Wave propagation through soils is a non-destructive method used to characterize soil stiffness properties and is the basis for geophysical interpretations. Due to the difficulty of measuring shear waves through soft cohesive ...
Natural and synthetic estrogens in wastewater treatment plant effuent and the coastal ocean
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Steroidal estrogens are potent endocrine disrupting chemicals that are naturally excreted by vertebrates (e.g., humans and fish) and can enter natural waters through the discharge of treated and raw sewage. Because estrogens ...
Dynamic ship assignment problem with uncertain demands
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Product tanker shipping companies in the spot market face severe volatility in demand and in price. We explore shipping companies' two problems: evaluating supply and demand of the market and assigning cargoes in order to ...
Design trends of tall building in Hong Kong
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Hong Kong, located at the southern tip of China, is well known as one of the important financial capitals in Asia. As a result, high demand of space is required. With improving building technology, buildings in Hong Kong ...