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Exploring Long-Term Performance in Design-Build Best-Value Evaluation Criteria

  • Calahorra-Jimenez, Maria;Poore, Tanner
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.74-82
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    • 2022
  • Improving long-term performance in highway projects is an imperative goal for public administrations. Project delivery and procurement methods might provide an opportunity to align design and construction processes with this goal. Previous studies have explored whether project delivery methods impact the long-term performance of highway projects. However, these studies did not focus specifically on how core elements within the procurement might relate to long-term performance. Thus, this research aims to fill this gap by exploring to what extent and how long-term evaluation criteria are considered in design-build best-value procurement of highway projects. To this end, content analysis was conducted on 100 projects procured between 2009 and 2019 by 19 DOTs across the U.S. The analysis of 365 evaluation criteria found that (1) roughly 11% of them related to long-term performance. (2) The weight given to these criteria in the overall technical proposal was lower than 30%. (3) Sixty-five percent (65%) of long-term evaluation criteria focused on design while 15% related to materials and technology, respectively. The results of this study are a first steppingstone to initiate a deep exploration of the relationship between procurement practices and actual project performance. Currently, with sustainability and life cycle assessments being top concerns in infrastructure projects, this line of research might be of particular interest to DOTs and highway agencies across the U.S. and worldwide.

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Fuzzy and Multi Criteria Decisions for Business Management in Product Design Industries

  • Liao, Shih-Chung
    • The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.5-14
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    • 2014
  • Purpose - This study illustrates research product industrial engineering, which needs to be promoted to encourage knowledge intensive businesses. Research traditions related to industrial business products and a fuzzy multi criteria decision approach in technology management for product design industries have undergone continuous changes over time. However, there is no clarity on the present situation, and there is a need to reform business enterprises. Research design, data, and methodology - Using fuzzy theory and appraising multi-goal plans, the manner of promoting the competitive advantage of industrial businesses is analyzed using a case study. In the case study, various aspects are examined, such as product design and manufacture, fuzzy set decisions with multi attribute policy making, flaws in the present system, and a review of the related literature. Results - New fuzzy and multi criteria designs can improve the existing keyboard by solving product problems, resulting in a clear and durable typeface for a creative LED keyboard. Conclusion - Using a fuzzy set with multi attribute policy-making influences the achievements appraisal system and can help achieve the anticipated strategy goal of product design.

A Study on Universal Design Guideline of the Urban Railway Station: Transit Zone (도시철도 역사 환승구간의 유니버설 디자인 기준에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Byoung-Keun;Lee, Ju-Yeon
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.35-44
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: Recently, Universal design has been applied to a variety of concepts of social integration in the national legislation and institutions, however, the applying to urban railway station is not satisfied. Most of cases, the handicapped can not work continuously, universal design must be provided. Methods: This study derives the detailed criteria through comparing and analyzing an national and international universal design-related system in transit zone. And the status is investigated in transit zone of domestic urban railway station. Improved national standard requirements are derived considering the type of the handicapped and universal design principles. Result: The domestic status shows that the most lacking entry criteria is not specified in national standards or the design is a lowest-level required by criteria through comparing detailed criteria drawn into domestic analysis. Therefore, in order to provide a pedestrian environment to meet the universal design principles and requirements for the handicapped, there is a need to re-establish with a specific national standards. Implications: This study will draw on universal design standards for seamless transfer in transit zone of urban railway station. The next studies are needed to target the overall paths ranging from outside to landing in urban railway station.

Development of Optimal Performance based Seismic Design Method using Displacement Coefficient Method (변위계수법을 활용한 최적 내진 성능기반 설계기법 개발)

  • 이현국;권윤한;박효선
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2004.04a
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    • pp.103-110
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    • 2004
  • Recently, performance based seismic design (PBSD) methods in numerous forms have been suggested and widely studied as a new concept of seismic design. The PBDSs are far from being practical due to complexity of algorithms resided in the design philosophy In this paper, optimal seismic design method based on displacement coefficient method (DCM) described in FEMA 273 is developed. As an optimizer simple genetic algorithms are used for implementations. In the optimization problem formulated in this paper, strength design criteria, stiffness design criteria, and nonlinear response criteria specified in DCM are included in design constraints. The optimal performance based design(OPBD) method is applied to seismic design of a 9-story two-dimensional steel frame structures.

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Development of the Optimal Performance Based Seismic Design Method for 2D Steel Moment Resisting Frames (2차원 철골 구조물의 최적 성능기반 내진설계법 개발)

  • Kwon Bong-Keun;Lee Hyun-Kook;Kwon Yun-Man;Park Hyo-Seon
    • Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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    • 2005.04a
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    • pp.636-643
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    • 2005
  • Recently, performance based seismic design (PBSD) methods have been suggested in numerous forms and widely studied as a new concept of seismic design. The PBDSs are far from being practical method due to complexity of algorithms resided in the design philosophy. In this paper, optimal seismic design method based on displacement coefficient method (DCM) described in FEMA 273 is developed. As an optimizer simple genetic algorithms are used for implementations. In the optimization problem formulated in this Paper, strength design criteria stiffness design criteria, and nonlinear response criteria specified in DCM are included in design constraints. The optimal performance based design(OPBD) method is applied to seismic design of a 3-story two-dimensional steel frame structures.

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Performance-Based Seismic Design (내진설계의 성능 기준화)

  • 김재관
    • Proceedings of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.4-10
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    • 1997
  • The fundamental philosophy underlying the seismic design of structures and systems are evolving into the performance based concept. The background and current status of this development in other countries are briefly summarized. The new code system which consists of two level seismic design criteria will be introduced. The implementation of the preformance based design concepts in the criteria will be explained.

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Realistic Determination of Design Loads and Design Criteria for Bridge Structures (교량구조물의 합리적인 설계하중 결정 및 설계기준)

  • Oh, Byung Hwan
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.55-66
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    • 1991
  • Presented is a study on the realistic determination of design loads and design criteria for bridge structures. The current bridge design code does not consider realistically the uncertainties inherent in loads and resistances and thus the level of safety varies greatly among the bridge spans. The resonable bridge design loads and design criteria which exhibit uniform reliability among various bridge spans are therefore derived in the present paper. The proposed design loads are determined from the analysis of numerous data obtained from actual traffic survey and the design criteria are based on the advanced concept of load and resistance factor format. The live load factors take into account resonably the effects of traffic volume increase. The proposed design loads and design criteria show uniform safety level for various bridge spans and reasonably consider the effects of traffic volume increase. The present study provides useful and valuable data for new version of our bridge design code.

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A Study on the Criteria of Earthing Systems for Substation (변전소의 접지설계기준에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, I.S.;Kim, M.K.;Huh, D.H.;Yoon, J.Y.;Han, G.S.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.04b
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    • pp.152-154
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    • 2007
  • This paper represents the criteria of earthing system for substation design in Korea. The construction of new substations and expansion of existing facilities are commonplace projects in KEPCO(Korea Electric Power Corporation). The KEPCO has had the only design criteria, which need to be adequate criteria considering the new technology and environment in Korea.

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The background commentary of enacting design criteria for High Speed Rail (고속철도 설계기준 제정 배경 해설)

  • Lee, Gang-Jae;Lee, Hyeon-Jeong;Kim, Song-Yong;Park, Byeong-Eun;Kim, Dong-Gi
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.462-467
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    • 2005
  • Design standard specifications for structures applied to Seoul-Pusan High Speed Rail construction were established in 1991. Those specifications have been changed and supplemented in the process of above construction, and need to improve in accordance with the new criteria for construction works of Korean government. Also, a settlement of the criteria for prevention against disasters of Seoul-Pusan High Speed Rail is needed, and related specifications have been revised. The design criteria for Seoul-Pusan High Speed Rail are enacted with knowhow which resulted from High Speed Rail construction, and those are enacted for the purpose of establishing criteria for High Speed Rail construction in the inside and outside of Korea.

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Development of Learning Criteria and Contents Analysis of Clothing Domain in Technology and Home Economics for STEAM Education (융합인재교육(STEAM)을 위한 중학교 기술·가정교과 의생활 영역의 학습준거 개발 및 내용분석)

  • Park, Eun-Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.145-159
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    • 2016
  • This study developed the learning criteria for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics to establish the theoretical background of the education pursued by STEAM. The learning criteria was developed on a basis of 6 kinds of Technology Home Economics textbooks by 2009 Amended Curriculum, and the factors of STEAM were extracted according to related contents. From the results of this study, the unit 'Dress and Self-expression' assimilated T.E.A.M with learning related to clothing psychology, consumer behavior, fashion design, and Korean fashion. The unit 'eco-friendly clothing and fixing clothes' was found to assimilate S.T.E.A.M. with learning related to clothes science and dress structure. Accordingly we can understand this unit also consists of the S. T. E. A. M assimilation such as clothes science, fashion marketing, dress structure, dress aesthetics, design and so on. Both units 'dress and self-expression' and 'eco-friendly clothing and fixing clothes' were found to consist of suggesting situations, creative planning and emotional experience following the learning criteria of STEAM. Therefore, these units will be the basic material for developing STEAM programs centering upon 'Home Economics' among the curriculum.

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