This paper proposes a novel design of a snake arm robot which has a unique twin actuation construction and maintains the cable tension in any arbitrary configuration.
The selection of efficient support methods for rock tunneling is a key factor in order to reduce the number of problems during construction and maintain the project cost and time within the limited budget and planned schedule.
"Industry leaders," said James A. Parrott, chief economist at the union-supported Fiscal Policy Institute, "should be seeking help from Washington to retain construction jobs and maintain wages, benefits and safety standards".
The author proposes not to act in the structural vulnerability, as "there is no way to reduce the hazard or it is unknown (e.g. for terrorist attacks) and constructions are already built and maintained in an optimal way" but to act in the functional vulnerability, defined as the consequential degree and duration of capacity reduction.
Life cycle costing (LCC) is a method of economic analyzing of all costs related to constructing, operating, and maintaining a construction project over a defined period of time.
For example, the hierarchical flattening transformation can be configured to flatten a given number of hierarchy levels (depth) in order to keep some of the user hierarchical construction and to maintain the amount of vertices to schedule at a reasonable level.
A Wembley spokesperson yesterday defended the performance of the pitch, which was installed and maintained during construction by the stadium contractor.
It is not known what tolls Corinth could extract from the Diolkos on its territory, but the fact that the trackway was used and maintained long after its construction indicates that it remained for merchant ships an attractive alternative to the trip around Cape Malea for much of antiquity.
Symbolic interactionism posits that the self is a social construction established, maintained, and altered through interpersonal communication with others.
Thus, resilient homes make cities resilient, and in order to reduce the casualties due to earthquake, the most critical are the construction of safe homes and maintaining safety through the life of the homes.
