Developing green bridge rating system using Simos’ procedure

Developing an Environmental Rating System for Cars

Introduction The complexity and diversity of cars means that conventional eco-ratings such as those used for white goods, present insurmountable difficulties. A number of environmental ratings systems for cars are currently in use, notably in Germany (VCD Auto Umweltliste; Auto Motor u Sport), Sweden (Rototest), but also in the UK (Environmental Transport Association Car Buyers Guide). These ar...

Complete computer system simulation: the SimOS approach

The complexity of modern computer systems, coupled with the diverse workloads that they must support, presents a challenge to researchers and designers who need to understand a system’s behavior. We describe SimOS, a machine simulation environment designed for the efficient and accurate study of both uniprocessor and multiprocessor computer systems. SimOS simulates computer hardware in enough d...

Green optical backbone networks: virtual topology adaptation using a page rank-based rating system

An energy-aware virtual topology rating system is proposed in this work, which can be utilized as a tool during the virtual topology reconfiguration procedure in an optical backbone network in order to reduce its energy consumption. It is well known that maintaining a static virtual topology in Internet Protocol (IP)-over-Wavelength DivisionMultiplexing (WDM) networks is not energy-efficient. T...

Feasibility Study on Dynamic Bridge Load Rating

Utilization of Handheld Field Testing System for Improvement of Bridge Load Rating Values in Pontis

Due to the growing number of structurally deficient bridges in the United States, methods for determining the structural performance of in-service bridges is vital to the preservation of the nation’s bridge network. By utilizing field testing, the response of the bridge due to a known traffic load can be assessed, and more accurate structural performance can be determined. The objective of this...