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Finding Significant Factors to Affect Cost Contingency on Construction Projects Using ANOVA Statistical Method -Focused on Transportation Construction Projects in the US-

  • Lhee, Sang Choon
    • Architectural research
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 2014
  • Risks, uncertainties, and associated cost overruns are critical problems for construction projects. Cost contingency is an important funding source for these unforeseen events and is included in the base estimate to help perform financially successful projects. In order to predict more accurate contingency, many empirical models using regression analysis and artificial neural network method have been proposed and showed its viability to minimize prediction errors. However, categorical factors on contingency cannot have been treated and thus considered in these empirical models since those models are able to treat only numerical factors. This paper identified potential factors on contingency in transportation construction projects and evaluated categorical factors using the one-way ANOVA statistical method. Among factors including project work type, delivery method type, contract agreement type, bid award type, letting type, and geographical location, two factors of project work type and contract agreement type were found to be statistically important on allocating cost contingency.

FINDING THE NATURAL SOLUTION TO f(f(x)) = exp(x)

  • Paulsen, William
    • Korean Journal of Mathematics
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.81-106
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, we study the fractional iterates of the exponential function. This is an unresolved problem, not due to a lack of a known solution, but because there are an innite number of solutions, and there is no agreement as to which solution is "best." We will approach the problem by rst solving Abel's functional equation ${\alpha}(e^x)={\alpha}(x)+1$ by perturbing the exponential function so as to produce a real xed point, allowing a unique holomorphic solution. We then use this solution to nd a solution to the unperturbed problem. However, this solution will depend on the way we rst perturbed the exponential function. Thus, we then strive to remove the dependence of the perturbed function. Finally, we produce a solution that is in a sense more natural than other solutions.

Design of Fault Location System for High Voltage Underground Power Cable (지중송전선 고장점 탐색 장치 설계)

  • Lee, Jae-Duck;Ryoo, Hee-Suk;Choi, Sang-Bong;Nam, Kee-Young;Jeong, Seong-Hwan;Kim, Dae-Kyeong
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2006.10c
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    • pp.603-605
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    • 2006
  • To reduce inference of any power delivery failures in underground power cable, power system operators are trying to find effective way of finding fault location as soon as possible. But it is very difficult to find fault location exactly for underground power cable. We are developing fault location system for underground power cable which can detect its fault location exactly. This new system monitors current and voltage of underground power cable by using low voltage and current sensors and if there are any accidents, it records its transient signal. Fault location is calculated by analyzing recorded signal. To develop fault location system for power cable, we needed fault simulation system and we installed it physically and tested. In this rapers, we describe on describe of fault location system for underground power cable.

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DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO WELDING TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

  • Osama, Al-Erhayem
    • Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.430-432
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    • 2002
  • Some confusion in the terminology concerning the weld quality and its assurance seems caused by the different practises currently in use around the world. Qualified welding personnel are not automatically certified personnel. Education and training are the tools to obtain qualification. Flexibility in training and education seems logical and the most cost-effective way to obtain qualified personnel. A third party seems essential for issuing recognised Certificates. Manufacturers of welded products continue to face increased demands and concerns regarding weld quality. The following are the main conditions influencing weld quality: $\bigcirc$ Establishing reliable productions procedures and tests that meet the requirements of established codes and standards. $\bigcirc$ Finding qualified welding personnel capable of reliably carrying out established welding procedures. The issue of hiring and keeping skilled welding personnel has been a crucial consideration for manufacturers worldwide for the past few decades. It will continue to be a concern for decades to come.

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The Maintenance of An Evaluation Accreditation Indicator According to Teachers' Participation in Decision Making (인증시설 보육교사의 의사결정참여도에 따른 평가인증지표의 유지도)

  • Bu, Su-An;Lee, So-Eun
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.163-177
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the maintenance of an evaluation accreditation indicator according to child care center teachers' participation in decision making. The subjects of this study were 139 teachers from 12 accredited national, public, private, and corporate child care centers in Seoul and North Gyeongsang Province. The TIP-2 (Teacher Involvement and Participation Scale V.2) and Accreditation Indicator for Child Care Centers were used to measure teachers' participation in decision making and accreditation indicator maintenance. Frequency, mean, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA and scheffe test were used for data analyses. The results revealed that the teachers who rated middle and high level in terms of their participation in decision-making showed higher levels of maintenance of the evaluation accreditation indicator than those with low levels of participation. This finding suggests that teachers' participation in decision making is an important factor for maintaining the quality of child care centers.

Theoretical and experimental study for optimization method of particle removal fibrous filter used in ventilation system (입자 제거용 환기 필터의 설계 변수 선정 기법을 위한 이론 및 실험적 연구)

  • Jung, Yee-Kyeong;Noh, Kwang-Chul;Park, Jae-Hong;Hwang, Jungho
    • Particle and aerosol research
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2009
  • Pressure drop and particle removal efficiency of two commercial fibrous medium filters were measured with 20~1,000 nm sized aerosolized KCl particles. Pressure drop and particle removal efficiency were also theoretically predicted and the results qualitatively agreed with the experimental data. For this given particle removal efficiency, a filter design method for obtaining minimum pressure drop (and therefore minimum fan power) was suggested in this study by selecting solidity and fiber diameter as parameters. Therefore, by carrying out theoretical and experimental approaches together, this paper introduced a way of finding conditions for low pressure drop and high performance of a fibrous filter, especially if the filter would be used in mechanical ventilation system.

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A study on color palette as a traditional color by university students (대학생들이 전통공간의 색채로 인식하는 배색팔레트 조사)

  • Cho, Jae-Kyoung;Rhee, Ji-Sook
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.403-406
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    • 2008
  • Living in the present, specially in this multi-cultural society, we have to look back our tradition in many aspects. And we try to find out our own identity. Color is very important element to decide what is traditional or not. And it‘s a prominent factor for design subject visually. With the color from traditional residence, we will figure out traditional color and it‘s combination which the people prefer today, so we can applicate and develop it in the present design. Using color palette which has extracted from traditional building and space, a survey has done of university students for finding out which they think of traditional color. The result showed that Y-R type and Y-R type in color palette was the most traditional things by the students. This study is meaningful in the way of clarifying that university students think what is the traditional color and color palette.

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feasibility Study in Application on Load Management of Cooling or Heating Systems (${\cdot}$난방 시스템의 부하관리 프로그램 적용 타당성 검토)

  • Son H.S.;Kim H.C.;Kim H.J.;Hur D.R.;Park J.B.;Shin J.R.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • summer
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    • pp.686-688
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    • 2004
  • We suggest that the core factor which can be established successfully pushing ahead with domestic load management program is finding and keeping management of controllable load resources. We know that load management is mostly the maximum demand power management and participation of DLC program. This paper suggests the way coping with load management suggesting model which air conditioning and heating load facilities are applied to DU program.

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Path Planning for Cleaning Robots: A Graph Model Approach

  • Yun, Sang-Hoon;Park, Se-Hun;Park, Byung-Jun;Lee, Yun-Jung
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.120.3-120
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    • 2001
  • We propose a new method of path planning for cleaning robots. Path planning problem for cleaning robots is different from conventional path planning problems in which finding a collision-free trajectory from a start point to a goal point is focused. In the case of cleaning robots, however, a planned path should cover all area to be cleaned. To resolve this problem in a systematic way, we propose a method based on a graph model as follows: at first, partition a given map into proper regions, then transform a divided region to a vertex and a connectivity between regions to an edge of a graph. Finally, a region is divided into sub-regions so that the graph has a unary tree which is the simplest Hamilton path. The effectiveness of the proposed method is shown by computer simulation results.

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AUTOMATIC NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM FOR VORTICITY OF SQUARE CYLINDERS WITH DIFFERENT CORNER RADII

  • Y.El-Bakry, Mostafa.;El-Harby, A.A.;Behery, G.M.
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.26 no.5_6
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    • pp.911-923
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    • 2008
  • The neural networks (NNs) simulation has been designed to simulate and predict the vortex wavelength ${\lambda}_x^*$, lateral vortex spacing ${\lambda}_y^*$, and normalized maximum vorticity at the vortex center near the wake of square cylinders with different corner radii. The system was trained on the available data of the three cases, although this data is very little. Therefore, we designed the system to work in automatic way for finding the best network that has the ability to have the best test and prediction. The proposed system shows an excellent agreement with that of an experimental data in these cases. The technique has been also designed to simulate the other distributions not presented in the training set and predicted them with effective matching.

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