Practical method for generation expansion planning based on dynamic programming

This paper presents an efficient method which provides the optimal generation mix and the optimal generation construction process. The approximation method in which the dynamic programming technique and gradient method are combined is applied to determine the optimal generation mix with hydropower generation technologies. The successive approximations dynamic programming (SADP) technique, which is very suitable for high-dimensional multistage decision process problems, is used for obtaining the optimal generation construction process. The effectiveness and feasibility of the developed technique are demonstrated on a practical power system model which has five types of generation technologies including a hydropower generation technology.     

A bidding decision index for construction contractors

Results from applying the model on a sample of contractors, the majority of whom were international and operating in Egypt, reinforces the credibility of the developed methodology, claim the authors.     

Electronic data acquisition forms in construction management

Effective management of construction projects depends on good access to and control of data, especially data pertaining to cost and schedule control functions. However, the proper design and development of automated mechanisms have not had the facility to acquire and store quality data in a timely manner. The purpose of this paper, then, is to discuss a prototype, automated data acquisition system that was developed to support an integrated project management system. The data acquisition system is composed of an integrated set of electronic forms used in conjunction with a bar coding data-entry tool.     

Neural networks for contract bridge bidding

The objective of this study is to explore the possibility of capturing the reasoning process used in bidding a hand in a bridge game by an artificial neural network. We show that a multilayer feedforward neural network can be trained to learn to make an opening bid with a new hand. The game of bridge, like many other games used in artificial intelligence, can easily be represented in a machine. But, unlike most games used in artificial intelligence, bridge uses subtle reasoning over and above the agreed conventional system, to make a bid from the pattern of a given hand. Although it is difficult for a player to spell out the precise reasoning process he uses, we find that a neural network can indeed capture it. We demonstrate the results for the case of one-level opening bids, and discuss the need for a hierarchical architecture to deal with bids at all levels.     

建筑安装与装饰工程施工监理工作的体会

结合对建筑安装和装饰工程施工特点的分析 ,从加大质量控制中事前控制的力度、合理制定进度计划等方面 ,针对性地提出了施工监理工作的重点 ,以确保监理工作的顺利开展。     

闸门自动启闭控制系统在冯家山水库的建设与运用

经过两年多的努力,冯家山水库闸门自动启闭控制系统于2006年3月建成.初步投入运用后,该系统在精确度、安全性、可靠性等方面均取得了较好的效果,值得类似水库自动化建设时参考.     

气囊在建筑施工中的应用

对气囊在路基压实密度检测、空心板梁制作和大型混凝土构件搬运中的运用进行了分析,指出将气囊这种先进的施工工艺应用到建筑施工中,加快了施工进度,确保了工程施工质量,并降低了工程施工成本,值得推广使用。     

Subdivision of work on construction projects

In order to control a project, construction management requires project information. This is obtained through accounting, estimating, cost management and scheduling functions which produce project reports. These reports are best obtained by subdividing the project into small parts. The ways in which each of these functions subdivides a project in order to produce its reports is discussed, together with a means of interrelating this information with a technique known as the work breakdown structure.     

BT项目实施模式分析

根据实践中出现的各种BT项目管理模式，归纳出了具有代表性的“施工二次招标型BT模式，直接施工型BT模式，施工同体型BT模式，带资承包型BT模式”四种BT项目管理模式，并根据现行法律法规对其适用性和实施中应注意的问题进行了论述。     

长输管道建设物流管理新模式——物资配送

长输管道工程是以线路管道与沿途站场为主要内容的建设工程,其物资配送有着不同于一般物流管理的特点,点多线长,且交通不便.文章结合西南成品油管道建设工程的物资配送实践,总结出长输管道物资配送的类型,并从机构设置、计划编制、台账和报表管理等方面介绍了物资配送的管理内容及经验,实践证明,这种物资配送方法不但使业主的物资管理人员大为减少,而且使长输管道工程的物资供应更加及时有序.