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We have developed a prototype that uses medium range smartphones running on the Android platform, to collect and register accelerographic data of the movement experimented by buildings or civil structures during a seismic event, in order to identify potential hazard of structural failures. At the moment the National Accelerographic Network, system managed by the Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological...
A novel assessment method of breakdown probability at suspension insulators supposing the railway DC power supply system are proposed in this paper. This method is based on the well known lightning current probability function and comparison of lightning endurance of traction wire system between conventional DC railway and Shinkansen is performed. It proves that the introduction of grounding wire...
Access control systems consist of many components. Development is often focused on the more complex technologies used in such systems, such as the electronics, network security and biometrics used. However, more basic vulnerabilities also need to be assessed when evaluating access control installations and components. Standards exist for testing the physical and electrical security of locking systems...
This is an introduction to modular steel equipment shelters designed for areas with potential explosion hazards. It serves to review the chronological development of the concept of modular blast resistance, discuss processing industry events driving market demands, and catalog some typical industry responses to date. The paper also reviews levels of industry risk in the context of life safety and...
Port state control (PSC) inspection is the most important mechanism to ensure world marine safe. Recently, some SVM-based risk assessment systems have been presented in the world. They estimate the risk of each candidate ship based on its generic factors and history inspection factors to select high-risk one before conducting on-board PSC inspection. However, how to improve the performance of the...
We present features of an education system entirely based on a 7-months project, performed by a 6-students team within a virtual company and tutored by an experimented software engineer. We describe some aspects of a past project: functions of the system, technology, deliverables, and assessment. Students' outcomes are drafted in term of roles.
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