Essays about: "SAFETY CALCULATIONS"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 129 essays containing the words SAFETY CALCULATIONS.

  1. 21. Assessing the safety of cracked concrete dams

    University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

    Author : Abdelsamad Mohamed Osman Fadul; [2021]
    Keywords : Buttress dams; Concrete; Global stability; Design criteria; RIDAS; Sliding; Overturning; Finite element analysis; Progressive failure analysis;

    Abstract : AbstractThe overall safety of dams depend on several stipulations. One of them is global stability of the dam, which is addressed with approaches like that in (RIDAS, 2017) (the Swedish power companies’ guidelines for dam safety). When designing a new dam, two global failure modes; sliding and overturning should be considered according to RIDAS. READ MORE

  3. 22. A Comparison between the Wickström Compartment Fire Model with Experiments and other Calculation Methods

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och brand

    Author : Anna Pettersson; Carolina Puga Staffan; [2021]
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    Abstract : An Excel spreadsheet application has been developed for calculating pre-flashover compartment fire temperature according to the method described in the book ”Temperature Calculation in Fire Safety Engineering” written by Wickström 2016. Here called the Wickström Compartment Fire Model, WCFM, which is a model where the surrounding structure can be assumed either as lumped heat or as semi-infinite. READ MORE

  4. 23. On Distributing a Visibility-based Emergency Stop System for Smart Industries

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Karin Nygren; [2021]
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    Abstract : Emergency stop systems are extremely important in industries where machines and human operators share the work space. The environment is in need of emergency stop buttons that can shut down machines when dangerous situations occur. Traditionally, stop buttons are located on or near stationary machines and are made to stop a fixed set of machines. READ MORE

  5. 24. Feasibility of product development for a wind turbine with a vertical axis : Mechanical analysis and design improvement

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Martin Johnson; [2020]
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    Abstract : This thesis is intended primarily as estimating the technical feasibility of aninvention while achieving product development for a company as a project. Theproject tries to use the invention for covering the market of urban wind turbines. READ MORE

  6. 25. Structural evaluation of concrete buildings considering bearing capacity, load combinations, and safety regulations : Analyzing the difference design methods used in old Swedish Norms “Statliga betongbestämmelser 1949, BBK79, Eurocode”

    University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

    Author : Abdallah El-Sanei; Najim Abdallah Mohammad; [2020]
    Keywords : concrete; codes; design; load - combinations; Betong; koder; last - kombination;

    Abstract : Design regulations for concrete structures differ through time and place. Throughout the years design regulations have been changed and adjusted for improvement and to ensure safe and secured structures. READ MORE