This paper presents a generic simulation model to determine the equipment mix (quay, yard and intra-terminal transfer) for Container Terminal Logistics Operations System (CTLOS). The CTLOS, typical type of discrete event dynamic system (DEDS), consists three sub-models: ship queue, loading-unloading operations yard-gate operations. is empirically applied phase 1 Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shan...

We study the question of how to shuffle n cards when faced with an opponent who knows the initial position of all the cards and can track every card when permuted, except when one takes K < n cards at a time and shuffles them in a private buffer “behind your back,” which we call buffer shuffling. The problem arises naturally in the context of parallel mixnet servers as well as other security ap...

The resilient modulus (MR) of unbound materials is a required input in most of the mechanistic-based pavement analysis and design process and has a significant effect on the projected pavement performance in the mechanistic– empirical pavement design guide programme or AASHTOWare DARwin. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) recently acquired a servo-hydraulic dynamic loading materials te...

Source-separated foodwastes collected from a campus catering facility were processed in bench-scale single-stage anaerobic digesters. The feedstock contained a varied mix of fruits, vegetables, meats and fried foods. A constant organic loading rate (OLR) was maintained with differing hydraulic retention times (HRT). Regular addition of trace elements or prolonged retention time allowed stable d...

Cellular manufacturing systems (CMSs) are an effective response in the economic environment characterized by high variability of market. The aim of this chapter is to compare different configurations of cellular models through the main performance. These configurations are fractal CMS (defined FCMS) and cellular systems with remainder cells (defined RCMS), compared to classical CMS used as a be...

Several pavement failures have been observed to be initiated at or near the surface of the hot-mix asphalt layers and some of them propagate downward through the surface layer (top-down cracking). These modes of failure are affected by heavy vehicular loading configuration, pavement structure and their interaction at the tire-pavement contact. This paper documents an experimental investigation ...

We present an integrated microfluidic probe that enables the measurement of multiple kinase activities in selected phenotypically distinct single cells from large cell populations on standard tissue culture platforms. The contents of a cell are captured without disturbing its extracellular context by creating a small lysis zone at the probe tip by hydrodynamic confinement. Pneumatic micro-valve...

Tidal stream energy has the potential to make a significant contribu‐ tion to energy mix in the future. Accurate modelling and visualisation of both tidal resource and array layout enhances understanding of in-stream tidal behav‐ iour leading to improvements in site identification and optimal positioning of individual turbines. A realistic representation of blade loading conditions will aid des...

This study evaluated the effectiveness of two bioswales eight years after construction in Davis, California. The treatment bioswale measured 9 m × 1 m × 1 m (L ×W × D). Engineered soil mix (75% native lava rock and 25% loam soil) replaced the native loam soil. Four Red Tip Photinia (Photinia × fraseri Dress) trees and two Blueberry Muffin Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) Makino) shrubs...