Fairs and expositions are nowadays fundamental tools for providing industrial exhibits and demonstrations. According to the International Association of Fairs & Exposition (IAFE), over 3 200 fairs are currently held in North America each year. The European Major Exhibition Centres Association (EMECA) estimates that more than 36 million visitors and upwards of 330 000 exhibitors take part in rou...

In this article, an efficient methodology is presented to optimize the topology of structural systems under transient loads. Equivalent static loads concept is used to deal with transient loads and to solve an alternate quasi-static optimization problem. The maximum strain energy of the structure under the transient load during the loading interval is used as objective function. The objective f...

The RICH detector in CBM shall provide electron identification together with the TRD detectors for the measurement of low-mass vector mesons and charmonium in the di-electron decay channel. Both observables are considered key probes for the study of compressed baryonic matter in heavy ion collisions. A RICH design based on first general considerations has been developed and studied in detector ...

This article presents an optimization model of the quantifiable aspects of architectural floorplan layout design, and a companion article presents a method for integrating mathematical optimization and subjective decision making during conceptual design. The model presented here offers a new approach to floorplan layout optimization that takes advantage of the efficiency of gradient-based algor...

Abstract Facility Layout Problem(FLP) is a major matter in the process of human-machine interface(HMI) design, which has direct impact on how well operators perform their duties. Electrical equipment, controls power system, safely system operates. The current optimization techniques prioritize improving equipment’s performance characteristics at expense user aspects. This work aims to apply heu...

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The problem of Unequal Area Facility Layout Planning (UA-FLP) has been addressed by a large number approaches considering set quantitative criteria. Moreover, more recently, the personal qualitative preferences an expert designer or decision-maker (DM) have taken into account too. This article deals with capturing than single DM’s to obtain common and collaborative design including whole from a...

Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) are not mature enough yet for offshore wind farms, but they offer benefits compared to conventional Horizontal (HAWTs). Higher power densities, reduced wakes, lower center of mass, and different thrust curves make VAWTs an interesting option complement existing farms. The optimization farm layouts—finding the optimal positions turbines in a park—has proven cr...