Considering Prework on Industrial Projects

Prefabrication, preassembly, modularization, and off-site fabrication, collectively termed as prework have become more viable with recent advances in design and information technologies. These construction methods offer a substantial opportunity to improve project performance when circumstances merit. Successful implementation of these methods on a particular project requires systematic analysis and early decision making based on specific factors of the project. This paper identifies those factors influencing decisions on the use of prework, and current industry practices for evaluating the applicability of prework on industrial projects. It then presents a decision framework to assist industry practitioners with evaluating the applicability of prework on their project, and describes a computerized tool to aid project teams in the decision-making process. The developed framework and tool are useful and effective in the decision-making process, and easy to use, as validated by practitioners in the industry.     

Older Adults as Adaptive Decision Makers: Evidence From the Iowa Gambling Task.

Older adults process emotional information differently than younger adults and may demonstrate less of a negativity bias on cognitive tasks. The Iowa Gambling Task designed by A. Bechara, H. Damasio, D. Tranel, and A. R. Damasio (1997) has been used to examine the integration of emotion and cognition in a risky-choice decision task and may give insight into differences in the decision-making strategies in younger and older adults. Eighty-eight younger adults (18-34 years) and 67 older adults (65-88 years) completed the Iowa Gambling Task. Using a theoretical decomposition of the task designed by J. R. Busemeyer and J. C. Stout (2002), the authors found that both groups were successful at solving the task but used very different strategies that reflected each group's strength. For younger adults, that strength was learning and memory. For older adults, that strength was an accurate representation of wins and losses (valence). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

SCR技术半固态制浆及组织形成机理

采用单辊搅拌冷却技术(Shearing-Cooling-Rolling,简称SCR)制备A2017合金半固态浆料,对SCR工艺参数对半固态浆料组织的影响以及组织形成机理进行了研究.结果表明,熔体浇注温度和辊靴型腔高度对半固态浆料组织的影响显著,降低熔体浇注温度或减小辊靴型腔高度,半固态浆料组织从粗大的枝晶和菊花晶转变为细小的等轴晶或球形晶.组织形成机理分析表明,熔体首先在工作辊和靴子表面形核生长,在液流冲击及剪切搅拌的作用下晶核脱落游离进入残余液相区长大成菊花晶,在强烈剪切搅拌作用下,菊花晶断裂破碎最终形成非枝晶组织.     

民间习俗与天然包装材料

天然包装材料,是人类对造物的实用功能性的基本追求.不同社会、不同环境、给人与人之间、民族与民族之间带来了明显的差异.它包括政治、经济、文化等因素的综合作用和制约,这种造物活动就使人们陷入一种复杂的境地并深受影响,从而使造物活动的目的和内涵变得更加复杂化.     

连铸圆坯质量缺陷评述

评述了连铸圆坯常见的质量缺陷类型、成因及改善质量的相关措施.     

连铸坯热送热装设备设计与应用

介绍了福建三钢闽光股份有限公司连铸坯热送热装工艺及设备,对输送辊道、横移机、转盘的功率进行计算,并阐述了连铸坯热送热装技术及设备在轧钢生产上的经济效益.     

连铸坯热送热装工艺的优化及效果

结合韶钢炼轧厂的生产实际，简要介绍了连铸小方坯热送热装工艺的技术方案、工艺优化措施及应用效果。     

有机染整废水化学需氧量的微波辐照法测定研究

研究了服装厂有机染整废水化学需氧量的微波辐照法快速测定,考察了微波功率、辐照时间、温度、压力、酸度及氯离子浓度等因素对CODcr测定结果的影响。与标准K2Cr2O7回流法比较,测定结果用F检验法及t-检验法分别进行检验,没有发现显著性差异。而本法样品处理时间由2h缩短为5min,大大提高了工作效率。对服装厂有机染整外排废水的水样,在300～1050mg/L质量浓度范围内,方法的相对偏差在-5 7%～0 9%之间,对CODcr值在300～500mg/L的标准水样方法的相对偏差在1 0～2 3%之间,测定标准样品时与标准值之间的相对偏差在1 0～1 6%之间,方法的加标回收率在108 3%～95 0%之间。方法操作简便、快速、成本低,样品测定既不受环境污染也不会对环境造成污染,适用服装厂大批量的染整废水样品常规控制分析。     

周恩来决策思想研究之一

周恩来决策思想是毛泽东决策思想的重要组成部分,其内容是十分丰富的。本文只涉及其中两个方面:一切从实际出发、实事求是进行科学决策所必须遵循的思想路线;调查研究是进行科学决策的客观基础。     

预测模型在军事控制系统中的应用

军事后勤系统是一类控制复杂的大系统，控制理论为复杂大系统提供了一个有效的控制方法。本文首先介绍了一个基本的军事后勤物流，然后从工程控制理论的角度分析了军事决策过程。并对军事系统预测模型控制器及其在后勤系统中的应用进行了探讨研究。