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Toward a System Design Science

Joseph Sifakis

Design is a universal concept. It links the immaterial world of concepts to the physical world. It is an essential area of human experience, expertise, and knowledge, which deals with our ability to mold our environment to satisfy material and spiritual ne ...

Springer-Verlag Berlin2014

Battle of the Water Networks II

Qi Wang, José Pedro Gamito de Saldanha Calado Matos, Marco Franchini

The Battle of the Water Networks II (BWN-II) is the latest of a series of competitions related to the design and operation of water distribution systems (WDSs) undertaken within the Water Distribution Systems Analysis (WDSA) Symposium series. The BWN-II pr ...

American Society of Civil Engineers2014

(What) is Research Appropriate to Architecture?

Selena Savic

It is often unclear whether by architectural research we mean research about architecture, research through architecture or research for architecture. These three categories, borrowed from Christopher Frayling’s discussion on research in design and art, ar ...

2014

Designing Value-Oriented Service Systems by Value Map

Alain Wegmann, Arash Golnam, Vijay Viswanathan

In this paper, we introduce a problem structuring method (PSM) called “Value Map”. Value Map is an extension to the Supplier Adopter Relationship Diagram in the Systemic Enterprise Architecture Method (SEAM). Value Map assists in understanding, analysis an ...

Springer International Publishing2014

Design Space of Twin Gate Junctionless Vertical Slit Field Effect Transistors

Jean-Michel Sallese, Didier Bouvet, Farzan Jazaeri, Lucian Barbut

In this work, we present the technological constrains and limitations in the design of ultra-thin body Junctionless Vertical Slit Field Effect Transistor (JL VeSFET). A design space involving the intrinsic off-current, the sub-threshold swing, and the drai ...

2013

Background to the Model Code 2010 Shear Provisions - Part II Punching Shear

Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz

This paper outlines the theoretical background of the punching shear provisions implemented in the fib Model Code 2010 and presents a practical example of its applica tion. It is the aim to explain the mechanical model that forms the basis of the punching ...

Structural Concrete, Ernst & Sohn2013

Progress in IFMIF Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities

Nadine Baluc

The International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF) Engineering Design and Engineering Validation Activities (EVEDA) are being developed in a joint project in the framework of the Broader Approach (BA) Agreement between EU and Japan. This proje ...

Elsevier Science Sa2013

The importance of drainage system in railway tunnels and possibilities to reduce the LCC

Federica Sandrone

This paper will present the current state of drainage systems in new and existing SBB-railway tunnels. The fundamental drainage concepts, their limits as well as the LCC will be considered. The problems linked with the water pressure, its quantity and chem ...

2013

Early design phase evaluation of urban solar potential: Insights from the analysis of six projects

Marilyne Andersen, Émilie Nault

This paper presents the outcome of a study based on the early-stage analysis of six virtual urban-scale designs located in Bern, Switzerland. A preliminary solar potential evaluation methodology is devised, inspired by previous studies, to allow the compar ...

2013

Energy potential and interactive design in the urban context

Émilie Nault

Despite the numerous existing design tools developed to support practitioners achieve energy performing buildings, practical use of those tools remains limited, in particular due to their restricted integration into the design process. This project is moti ...

2012