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ISO 9000 in construction: An examination of its application in Turkey
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2006-04)
ISO 9000, the quality management system standards developed by the International Standards Organization (ISO), is widely used in the construction industry, as it is in all industries in the world. Recently, a growing ...
Subsurface characterization at ground failure sites in adapazari, Turkey
(ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS, 1801 ALEXANDER BELL DR, RESTON, VA 20191-4400 USA, 2004-07)
Ground failure in Adapazari, Turkey during the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake was severe. Hundreds of structures settled, slid, tilted. and collapsed due in pail to liquefaction and ground softening. Ground failure was more severe ...
A Fuzzy Areal Assessment Approach for Potentially Contaminated Sites
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2000-04)
This article describes a new fuzzy areal site assessment approach in the detection of contaminated zones within a site which is under environmental investigation. Conventional techniques utilized in this held are mostly ...
Case Study: Izmit Domestic and Industrial Water Supply Build-Operate-Transfer Project
(ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS, 1801 ALEXANDER BELL DR, RESTON, VA 20191-4400 USA, 2004-06)
The "build, operate, and transfer model" (BOT) is a financing model, which is used in many developing countries to finance new infrastructure projects with private sector participation. The BOT method foresees the financing, ...
Strength and stability criteria for thin-walled stainless steel circular hollow section members under bending
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND, 2005-10)
A series of tests consisting of various cross-section geometries were performed on structural stainless steel circular hollow sections (CHS) subjected to bending. The test program comprised a total of eight tests on CHS ...
Behavior and design of seam-welded stainless steel circular hollow section flexural members
(ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS, 1801 ALEXANDER BELL DR, RESTON, VA 20191-4400 USA, 2007-12)
In an experimental study, a series of tests was per-formed on seam-welded structural stainless steel circular hollow sections (CHS) subjected to bending. The test program included various cross section geometries of CHS ...
Effect of introducing RC infill on seismic performance of damaged RC frames
(TECHNO-PRESS, PO BOX 33, YUSEONG, DAEJEON 305-600, SOUTH KOREA, 2006-06-30)
The main objective of this study was to investigate the seismic behavior of damaged reinforced concrete frames rehabilitated by introducing cast in place reinforced concrete infills. Four bare and five infilled frames were ...
Effect Of Depth Of Ground Water On The Seismic Response Of Frame Type Buildings On Sand Deposits. Part I: Soil Response
(Springer, Po Box 17, 3300 Aa Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2009)
Earthquake codes often times classify the subsoil based on their shear wave velocities which are mostly calculated based on the situ static conditions. However, it has been shown by various researchers that saturated sands ...
Mathematical Formulation Of Instability Of A Subsea Suspendent Pipeline
(Journal Vibroengineering, Geliu Ratas 15 A, Kaunas, Lt-50282, Lithuania, 2010-12)
Lateral vibration of underwater suspended pipeline was investigated for the case of pipeline oscillation due to vortex shedding. Firstly, tension force was defined at the connection legs on sea bottom. To define the dynamical ...
Encapsulation of phase change materials by complex coacervation to improve thermal performances of woven fabrics
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2008-01-30)
In this study, three types of paraffin waxes suitable for textile applications, namely n-hexadecane, n-octadecane and n-nonadecane were encapsulated through complex coacervation of natural and biodegradable polymers, gum ...