This study examined the suitability of the motivation techniques used in the construction industry and their underlying theories. These techniques and theories were adapted from psychology and management literature/practice. Though this adaptation was necessary, yet, it queries the basic principle of motivation, which stipulates that motivation depends on the environment, the man and the job ch...

finding a suitable estimation of stability domain around stable equilibrium points is an important issue in the study of nonlinear dynamical systems. this paper intends to apply a set of analytical-numerical methods to estimate the region of attraction for autonomous nonlinear systems. in mechanical and structural engineering, autonomous systems could be found in large deformation problems or c...

Visual simulation has emerged as a key planning tool in built environment because it enables architects, engineers and project managers to visualize construction process evolution before the project starts. This provides an efficient technology for reducing time and cost through planning and controlling resources, machines and materials. On the other hand, construction industry has evolved from...

Aspects of the properties, enumeration and construction of points on diagonal and Hermitian surfaces have been considered extensively in the literature and are further considered here. The zeta function of diagonal surfaces is given as a direct result of the work of Wolfmann. Recursive construction techniques for the set of rational points of Hermitian surfaces are of interest. The relationship...

Generic language technology and compiler construction techniques are a prerequisite to build analysis and conversion tools that are needed for the re-engineering of large software systems. We argue that generic language technology is a crucial means to do fundamental re-engineering. Furthermore, we address the issue that the application of compiler construction techniques in re-engineering gene...

Résumé. La finalité de ce papier est d'analyser l'apport de techniques de fouille de données textuelles à une méthodologie de construction d'ontologie à partir de textes. Le domaine d’application de cette expérimentation est celui de l’accidentologie routière. Dans ce contexte, les résultats des techniques de fouille de données textuelles sont utilisés pour orienter la construction d’une ressou...