Essays about: "thesis chalmers 2012"

Found 3 essays containing the words thesis chalmers 2012.

  1. 1. Intercultural Communication: Social and Academic Integration of International Doctoral Students in Sweden. A study on cultural differences experiences of Iranian PhD students at Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Golsa Nouri Hosseini; [2014-07-01]
    Keywords : intercultural communication; social and academic integration; cultural differences; culture shock; Iranian PhD students;

    Abstract : In Sweden, international doctoral students comprised 40 percent of new doctoral students in 2012. Iranian PhD students are the second big majority of international doctoral students in Sweden (UKÄ, 2013). In this thesis the culture related experiences of Iranian doctoral students in Sweden are studied in a communicative perspective. READ MORE

  3. 2. Redistribution of bending moments in concrete slabs in the SLS

    University essay from KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnad

    Author : Einar Óskarsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Finite element analysis; reinforced concrete; concrete slab; non-linear analysis; crack control; fracture energy;

    Abstract : The finite element method (FEM) is commonly used to design the reinforcement in concrete slabs. In order to simplify the analysis and to be able to utilize the superposition principle for evaluating the effect of load combinations, a linear analysis is generally adopted although concrete slabs normally have a pronounced non-linear response. READ MORE

  4. 3. Towards Quantification of Purchases and Waste Generation at the level of Individual Households: A pilot-study on Two Swedish Households

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Fen Feng; [2012]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Household metabolism; Waste Generation; Goods Consumption; Flows;

    Abstract : Continuous increase in resource demand and associated with it environmental impact, by-products and wastes,  are  going  to  put  strains  on  the  global  ecosystem  including  humans.  The  thesis  was  based  on  the assumption that: The household scale holds important information on flows of resources and statistical  relations between them. READ MORE