Project Design - Science topic

Hi,

The statistical test you should perform depends on some factors:

Generaly speaking, if you have about 30 participants, you can use parametric methods such as t-test. But, if have only few participants, you might use aparametric test such as Wilcoxon signed test.

If your dependent variable is continuus, you can use dependent sample t-test. However, if is binaric or categorial you might use a logistic regression or Chi-squared test.

weight acting capacity, stiffness, material, strength etc.

see:

there you find a diagram of the process.

also you can make a search on the process:

and patents:

Hi Dr. Sheil, maybe this paper could be relevant: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/39/24188

Dear Prof. Rey Segundo Guerrero-Proenza ,

I do believe that Microsoft Team is actively engaged as a current trend worldwide because it is an online collaboration workspace that brings together instant messaging, threaded conversations, meetings, audio or video calls, desktop and file sharing.

In addition, it works with all Office 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint, OneNote, and probably with 365 Dynamics and Azure as well.

Some features are free for educators. The speed of the computer can be a problem although.

I agree with @özgür - use most common tools for project management. And Trello can perfectly serve your need - grouping by projects, tasks, timelines, collaboration with your team, you can integrate with callendar or ghant as add-on (only one for free). Very easy to learn if you don't use it yet.

The most important action, in my experience and in my reading, is sustaining change management throughout the change process. Many problems arise when changes are launched without attention to ongoing leadership for change, incorporating new organization members into the change, and periodically revisiting the important question of whether the change is achieving its goal(s).

Maybe you should follow the design codes for atmospheric tanks. Some examples are API 650, UL-142, EN-14015 or EN 1993-4-2. Read the scopes and decide the one that fits your needs. All these standards have minimum structural thickness. That means that if your calculated thickness is smaller than the minimum structural, you shall adopt the minimum structural thickness in order to be able to construct the equipment.

For full access to API 650 or UL-142 search for "law resource API 650" or "law resource UL-142" at Google. EN-1993-4-2 have also been made available online because of "the right of the citizens to know the laws that govern them".

If your case is really a pressure vessel, you also can find minimum structural thickness in ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII Division 1. No free version available online for this one, as far I know.

You might like to look at this study. We designed an experimental intervention for pre-service teachers workign in primary schools with regard to engineering:

Bill

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Maybe start with understanding the methodology of designing an algorithm. How do you define the security an algorithm? What is the process of designing an algorithm? What will classify an algorithm as lightweight?

Dear Zeeshan,

There are many topics which concern both construction and structuctural engineering that could be a final year graduate project for a student in civil engineering. I personally prefer the applicability of structuctural engineering's outputs in construction. Also, there is the relation between the variation in construction methods and the developments in structuctural engineering.

You may chose the restrictions of structuctural engineering on the sector of construction in your country or the world.

Best wishes.

Dear,

it is very interesting question in the present context of very high complex project. A Pilot testing of any program is a small scale implementation of potential solutions that allows team members to assess the effectiveness of the solution before making changes in the entire system. The effectiveness of pilot program can be evaluated by insuring the following :

· Whether the objectives of the pilot program evaluation are defined specifically assure that pilot project is able to meet the objectives. Whether sufficient and relevant activities are included into project.

· Ensure the gathered data to evaluate the program are appropriate

· Whether proposed analysis tools are appropriate

· Whether recommendation of the project are in conformance to the proposed project objectives.

To conclude, effectiveness can be enhanced by developing the tool that would allow for a comprehensive and effective review of each of the term that cover areas like service delivery, finance, department operations, and employee satisfaction.

I LL be working on a book review hopefully. I will also be writing a research paper to use in an application for a MSc application as well. :) I am hoping that in the meantime I will find time to relax :)

The proof of concept is a a test of the prototype of the system intended to be implemented. This will determine if the project is feasible or not.

You can look on sample templates online to give you an idea. The result of your initial research will form part of the POC.

Dear Alex,

Let me try to help you answering your question in a very generic way by telling you the same I am advising students who start their theses (mostly in social sciences, psychology, and UX but could be adapted to engineering as well):

Keep it simple at first and try to answer the basic W-questions.

WHAT are you doing? What is your research about? Say it in 1 sentence.

Connected to this, HOW are you doing it? Here, in the social sciences, usually the theoretical underpinning is outlined as well as methodology. Needs to be adapted to engineering.

Then, WHO are you in investigating (and WHO is the research for?). This can be deducted from theory and methodology.

WHERE and WHEN is your research happening (and relevant, see also WHY).

And finally, WHY are you doing this (here, in theses, the incremental value should be clear. After reading your thesis (or proposal), the reader should think about So WHAT? (applied value, I guess this could be the focus in engineering).

> WHAT is your research question (you might have more than one).

> HOW are your hypotheses for each research questions (multiple to be measurable).

> WHO, HOW, WHEN, WHERE further define the actual measurable research part.

> WHY is the reason your work matters.

As for grants in particular, the monetary value as well as the ratio costs/benefits needs to be added in numbers, best as appendix, however, the questions are the same, but add economic basic business case questions.

Hope this helps and best of success with your project,

Anja

Ah thanks for that clarification :)

Thank you, as i mentioned before its for my graduation, I'm training at project of school which still under construction & I thought it might be as "throwing one stone onto two birds" , training and tracking the development of the construction which will enrich my experience ( My graduation project is the same project I trained) which I think this help in evaluating and estimation of the costs and pricing!

- I did it, I downloaded all the sci-papers (publications) that are on google scholar & researchgate as will.

Thank you so much, your replies mean a lot!

Is there any way to change the (POD) model into multiple input model?

Yes, you can be either editing the existing POD model using the library editor, or to create a new model for inclusion in the other PSAT models library using the well prepared user defined model interface. I recommend the later approach, but you must give a unique name to your new block, for example, PODx

Is there any way to create a three-phase fault on the line?

Yes, through adding an additional bus at the desired fault point. The line overall model should be then divided into two parts. The first part is from the sending end to the additional bus, while the second part is from the additional part to the receiving end. Each part is modeled as a line.

i have some delay values which i need to use as an input and then find the best plane through it.

Dear Ishraga,

I suggest you to see links and attached files in subject.

- Optimal design of CMAC neural-network controller ... - Semantic Scholar

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/.../e221f92229eeb398ba033040a8...

- Hardware-in-the-loop architecture with MATLAB/Simulink and QuaRC ...

- Simulation of submarine maneuvers using CMAC neural networks

https://www.researchgate.net/.../293396754_Simulation_of_subma...

- PID Controller Based on Memristive CMAC Network - Hindawi

Best regards

Dear Nageen Naeem ,

I Appreciate your concern to understand the data structure behind the knowledge representation.

This project is basically inspired from neuro-psychological evidences introduces by ACT-R people. Since the work is unpublished(under review) yet, therefore we are unable to give to the detail procedure.

Basically we are using Human like Declarative memory structure. In this work we assume word-net as a representative of semantic memory and emphasize on the design of episodic memory to keep historic events and actions on a timeline. Which provide a well formed structure to keep similar context with their appearance order to the knowledge base.

...Will update you, once we receive publication update.

Thanks,

Sumant Pushp

The 'continuum' of the 'set' of real numbers as well as the 'infinity' of the 'set' of natural numbers are mathematical artefacts. The fact that these artefacts are appropriate for setting up successful physical theories for mathematical description of macroscopic physical phenomenons does not mean inevitably that these mathematical concepts are appropriate for

microscopic physical phenomenons, i.e. atomic and subatomic physical phenomenons. Tony's question is related to the question of how to overcome the mathematical artefact of the 'continuum'. The path integral approach to QM indicates that considerations which are based on discrete mathematical structures for setting up the notions of 'space' and 'time' might be more appropriate for setting up a final reasonable theory for microscopic physical phenomenons which does not require the notion of 'fields' based on the mathematical ideas and concepts of the 'continuum'.

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Hi

you can find a good calculations about cooling tower in chap. 19 of the book

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning [W. F. Stoecker]

Dear Uchenna

You can use TOPSIS without weights.

So, why do you want to complicate your problem?

If you want to use AHP in quantitative variables you can use these values to comnpte their relationships as you do in AHP, but here working with reliables and not estimated values correspondingt to the DM preferences

You could design an equivalent membrane with two orders of cables (i.s. perpendicular). For shockwave, may be, you need only of a flexible finite element.

If you whould like to investigate a propagation of vibration this is a good approximation.

I use a not commercial software. May be it is useful for you.

We can discuss of this.

regards

Fabio Rizzo

Dear Al Lw,

There are not rules for this geometry definition because its performance depends on the travelling waves in the premises of the secion and they depends on the geometry of the muffler and the acosutic source as a whole. The problem that you want to tackle is difficult but probably you want to check a text book writen by Dr. Munjan that describes the mathematics of muffler attenuation:

See:

A good read to this work will be very revealing.

Best regards

Juan

EcoPave is quite clear indeed, simple, comprehensible, and short !

Thank your both! Your help was very useful!

Julio, I think photographic language is to enable the world to see the possibilities of manipulating aesthetic qualities in a photo to suit one's perceived idea about how things should appear. Hence, the mental imagery comes into play, probably with the primary purpose of capturing emotions, feelings, or moods that can help in defining the subject. In this way, techniques or processes of achieving such results are not more important than the actual outcome which fulfills the essence of the theme.   

 Hi Mehmood,

I assume the context of your question is harm to workers, public and the environment. The UK HSE states risk less than 10^-3 /annum impairment is tolerable. This means that the number of fatality should be less than one per 1000 years. You must spend as much as necessary to achieve this requirement, since otherwise HSE won’t issue a permit to operate the installation.

However, this is not the end of the dialogue with HSE. You must also prove the risk is as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP). UK regulations require that you must improve the safety until the cost of improvement is disproportionate with befit it gives.

You other question “Long term planning to avoid extra shutdowns in operations…” is in fact asset protection and HSE is not interested, as this is not a public safety issue. This is up to the owner to decide to spend now or later. You have to calculate which of these two option is cheaper considering the probability of events.

You can find more details in my papers that you can on Researchgate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sirous_Yasseri/publications

Best regards

Sirous yasseri

Search something like 'planning sample sizes for two-factor studies'. Usually you need to specify the power of the test (power is the probability of detecting a factor effect of a given size, and this is a function of the number of observations per treatment). After specifying power, there are formulae or tables for sample size determination. You do yourself some favors in the data analysis if you have the same sample size per treatment.  

You might consider the textbook 'Applied Linear Statistical Models' Fifth Edition by Kutner, Nacthsheim, Neter, and Li. Its the 'big book' of linear regression and ANOVA. They have a chapter in there on the two-factor study with subsection on sample size determination.

Best,

Steve

Dear sir,

Please find attached video links.

it depends what kind of forecast you want since there is tremendous difference among long term and short term.  If the case is the 2nd y have to consider neural nets, if the former than a form of regression  (plenty in literature)

Dear Andrei

I would recommend having a look at the web site of Charities Evaluation Services, a UK organisation which offers many free tools and resources for evaluation research with social projects: http://www.ces-vol.org.uk/tools-and-resources  For academic references, download my publication 'Putting evaluations to use' and follow the references from the bibliography that seem relevant for you. The journal 'Evaluation' may be helpful if you can access it.

Helen

CPM has two types of calculation. Forward path, backward path, then slack and then critical path. Most of the time while in paper solving, it is consider that nodes with 0 slack will be the critical path but in real scenario, it is totally different. There are no finite number of resources that include cost and time too. The project cannot be for unlimited time period. Along with the in real life schedules, we consider that nodes with minimum slack as 0 nodes are only possible in perfect schedules. 

The Magic-Formula in version 6.1 deals with alrger camber angles. The attached file may be of interest.

Best regards

Ch. Oertel

Morgenstern deems the various risks could be classified as human uncertainty, model uncertainty and parameter uncertainty, these may be suitable for complex construction projects.

These links may possibly help

Dear Esther,

In addition to the response by Alfa, you might also wish to consider Emerald and Elsevier Publisher as they also list a number of Journals specific to ‘Project Management’ such as the ‘International Journal of Project Management’ published by Elsevier; the ‘Built Environment and Project Assets Management’; ‘Engineering Construction and Architectural Management’ also published by Emerald.

Most of the Universities have access to those publishers by paying some kind of fee which would enable Academic Staff free access. However, I’m aware that not all Universities subscribe to that which would pose as problematic when you want to research those areas. Notwithstanding, there are some journals that you could also get through ‘Open Access’. While you have not specified the context of your research, some journals are focused on ‘developing countries’ such as the ‘International Journal of Construction in Developing Countries (JCDC)’ which you could try. I’m attaching one of my articles as previously published under the same journal (JCDC). It’s in the area of ‘risk management’. I’m also attaching another on ‘barriers to risk management’ as published in the ‘International Journal of Construction Management’. While both articles are in the area of ‘risk management’, some studies have demonstrated linkages between ‘RM’ and ‘project performance'. Finally, the 'Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM)' maintains a data of past conference papers, and using the search engine with the appropriate keywords associated with your research area, you will be able to access and download quite a number of good articles. They also list some Journals of which you could at least read the abstracts just to get a feel of the current research.

Another option would be to search through ‘ResearchGate’ as some Authors (including myself) tend to upload their articles which you could easily download.

All the best with your research,

Nicholas

Thank you all for your response and contribution. @ stephen thanks for the link.

By the way, BIM leverage IPD.  Are there synergies between BIM and IPD?

Thanks, I understand, but as I am french speaking, writing, it is difficult for me to give the answer as need... sorry. I understand academic researsh - I have Sorbonne 1 backround...

Public utility of the project is primary requirement for me.