Thomas R. Gulledge and Rainer A. Sommer George Mason University Enterprise Engineering Laboratory, MS 2E4 Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444 USA http://www.pac.gmu.edu/ Summary The management of the Department of Defense (DoD) enterprise must change. Since 1989, the DoD has “chronically under-funded its installations’ base support services and facilities as evidenced by an increasing backlog of maint...

Is the soft error rate in ground-level computer installations correlated with the intensity of solar radiation? This problem is already significant for space-borne systems, but recent analysis of FPGA configuration failures show that radiation-induced soft errors might become a problem even at sea level as silicon device integration increases [1]. This problem would be magnified in large or wid...

Research investigations of the solutions internal combustion engine control problems based on artificial intelligence systems are quite relevant. The power ship devices and mechanisms is increasing, requirements for accuracy, reliability, speed other indicators quality processes increased operational related to economy efficiency equipment. Currently, there a lot studies which successfully perf...

FOREWORD This guidance has been developed for use in the IAEA's Safety Culture Services, which provides support to Member States in their efforts to develop a sound safety culture of their organizations. It will be of particular use in seminars and training workshops that are part of these services. Much of the information in this publication reflects the approach the IAEA has adopted to assist...

Thin continuous flexible floating structures have been shown to technical and economic advantages for Offshore Floating Photovoltaic (OFPV) installations. In terms of large horizontal dimensions compared the wave length, these are similar sea ice as well Very Large Structures (VLFS), e.g. proposed airports. this paper, we reviewed hydroelastic theory VLFS assessed its applicability newly envisa...

This paper utilizes recent optimization algorithm called Ant Lion Optimizer (ALO) for optimal design of skeletal structures. The ALO is based on the hunting mechanism of Antlions in nature. The random walk of ants, building traps, entrapment of ants in traps, catching preys, and re-building traps are main steps for this algorithm. The new algorithm is examined by designing three truss and frame...