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BOT in China : opportunities and challenges for foreign firms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The People's Republic of China (PRC) has the world's fastest growing economy, with further growth currently depending on improvement of physical infrastructure. As it enters what many predict to be one of the greatest ...
Incorporating unobservable heterogeneity in discrete choice model : mode choice model for shopping trips
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
In this thesis, we propose a methodology for incorporating attitudinal data in a choice model to capture unobservable heterogeneity across the population. The key features of this approach are, 1) the concept of latent ...
Size distributions, population dynamics, and single-cell properties of marine plankton in diverse nutrient environments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The goal of this thesis is to study the relationship between the community structure of marine microorganisms and nutrient availability. To this end, size spectra of microbes were studied over a range of nutrient regimes, ...
The climate change debate and its implications for megacities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Flow and transport in wetland deposits
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
At present, very little is known about the mechanisms that control flow and transport through wetland deposits. Therefore, the objective of this research was to investigate the factors that influenced flow in wetland soils. ...
Effect of polysulfides on cinnabar solubility, partitioning, and methylation by Desulfovibrio desufuricans
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Sulfate reducing bacteria are believed to be the most important methylators of mercury in aquatic systems. Methylation may be controlled by the availability of mercury to these bacteria and therefore may depend on mercury ...
Analyis [sic] and design of drilled shafts in rock
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
Drilled shafts are widely used to transfer heavy structural loads (both axial and lateral) through the overburden soil to the underlying rock mass. It is important to consider the effect of discontinuities when designing ...
Analyses and interpretation of tapered piezoprobe and application to offshore pile design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
This thesis presents theoretical predictions and experimental validation of a newly designed tapered piezoprobe penetrometer that is currently being used in offshore site investigation. The new device measures pore pressures ...
Effect of delivery systems on collaborative negotiations for large scale infrastructure projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
In large-scale projects, collaboration is an essential key for the success of projects. Since different participants from different organizations try to work together in projects, competitive stresses exist in their ...
Robust control of cost impact on fast-tracking building construction projects
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The fast-tracking delivery method has received considerable attention in recent years. Its time saving feature has placed it as an alternative to the sequential method. Effective fast-tracking may shorten delivery time and ...