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Assessment of Construction Project Contractor Selection Success Factors considering Their Interconnections
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Korean Society of Civil Engineers
, 2022 , Article)
Clients frequently utilize tendering to select contractors in the building business. The goal of this research is to identify, assess, and rank the critical elements in evaluating contact bids for the best-value procurement ...
The Effect of Change-Order Management Factors on Construction Project Success: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
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American Society of Civil Engineers
, 2022 , Article)
Managing change order is a critical area of concern in the construction industry, owing to the resulting disputes, claims, productivity losses, delays, and cost repercussions. There have been various studies proposing both ...
Study of recirculating water-based and carbon-based working fluids on the combustion flow field and the cycle performances of semi-closed CO2-capturing Brayton-derived cycles
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
The transition into new power technologies that utilize fossil fuels with near zero emissions to the ambient is an urgent need to mitigate the worldwide environmental problems. In this study, detailed analyses of carbon-based ...
Optimal planning of solar PV and battery storage with energy management systems for Time-of-Use and flat electricity tariffs
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2022 , Article)
This paper determines the optimal capacity of solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage (BES) with novel rule-based energy management systems (EMSs) under flat and time-of-use (ToU) tariffs. Four schemes are ...
Examining engineering students' perceptions of learner agency enactment in problem- and project-based learning using Q methodology
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2022 , Article)
Background: Few studies have reported how students enact learner agency in a team setting or examined what elements of team settings students perceive as more supportive of their learning in problem- and project-based ...
Special Issue on Microgrids/Nanogrids Implementation, Planning, and Operation
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MDPI
, 2022 , Other)
Today's power system faces the challenges of environmental protection, increasing global demand for electricity, high-reliability requirements, clean energy, and planning restrictions. To move towards a green and smart ...
RESTful API Testing Methodologies: Rationale, Challenges, and Solution Directions
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article Review)
Service-oriented architecture has evolved to be the backbone for large-scale integration between different applications and platforms. This concept has led to today's reality of cloud services. Many of the major business ...
Hierarchical Fusion Using Subsets of Multi-Features for Historical Arabic Manuscript Dating
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Automatic dating tools for historical documents can greatly assist paleographers and save them time and effort. This paper describes a novel method for estimating the date of historical Arabic documents that employs ...
On the Role of Renewable Energy Policies and Electric Vehicle Deployment Incentives for a Greener Sector Coupling
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2022 , Article)
Various incentives are introduced for the expansion of electric vehicle fleets and electricity generation from renewable energy resources. Although many researchers studied the effect of these policies on the related sector, ...
Explainable machine learning model and reliability analysis for flexural capacity prediction of RC beams strengthened in flexure with FRCM
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
This paper presents a data-driven approach to determine the load and flexural capacities of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites in flexure. A total of ...