Search for dissertations about: "civil maintenance strategies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words civil maintenance strategies.

2. 1. Civil structural health monitoring : strategies, methods and applications

   Author : Arvid Hejll; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Structural Engineering; Konstruktionsteknik;

   Abstract : This thesis describes a Civil Structural Health Monitoring (CSHM) method for assessment of civil structures by using a combination of advanced monitoring equipment with probabilistic based assessment. The numbers of civil structures such as bridges, tunnels, retaining walls, dams, etc. READ MORE

4. 2. Road Design for Future Maintenance : Life-cycle Cost Analyses for Road Barriers

   Author : Hawzheen Karim; Björn Birgisson; Ulf Isacsson; Rolf Magnusson; Robert Thomson; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; road maintenance; road management; road planning; road design; life-cycle cost; road barrier; guardrails; cable barrier; road traffic injuries; barrier collisions and barrier repair costs.; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur; Vägprojektering för minskade drift- och underhållskostnader;

   Abstract : The cost of a road construction over its service life is a function of design, quality of construction as well as maintenance strategies and operations. An optimal life-cycle cost for a road requires evaluations of the above mentioned components. READ MORE

5. 3. Predictive Models for Railway Track Geometry Degradation

   Author : Iman Soleimanmeigouni; Alireza Ahmadi; Nalinaksh S. Vyas; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Data-driven models; Degradation; Inspection; Maintenance; Predictive analytics; Tamping; Track geometry; Railway infrastructure; RAMS; Drift och underhållsteknik; Operation and Maintenance;

   Abstract : Railways are a vital and effective means of mass transportation and play a vital role in modern transportation and social development. The benefits of the railway compared to other transportation modes are a high capacity, high efficiency and low pollution, and owing to these advantages, railways are nowadays experiencing a higher demand for the transportation of passengers and goods. READ MORE

6. 4. Integrated Bridge Maintenance : Evaluation of a pilot project and future perspectives

   Author : Hans-Åke Mattsson; Håkan Sundquist; Jan Bröchner; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; bridge management; bridge maintenance; real service life; partnering; Building engineering; Byggnadsteknik;

   Abstract : The trend in many countries is to outsource maintenance with competitive tendering. The design of the tender is then a crucial issue. A new type of tendering contract, called "Integrated Bridge Maintenance", was introduced in one experimental area in Sweden. READ MORE

7. 5. Housing Decay and Maintenance : The Case of Public Housing in Tanzania

   Author : Felician Komu; Stellan Lundström; Marja Elsinga; KTH; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Landscape architecture; Landskapsarkitektur; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Abstract : The dominant discourse in Tanzania is that home ownership is the most sustainable strategy towards solving housing problem. As a result, housing policy orientation has been towards promotion of home ownership through a land-housing linkage strategy that manifests in improvement of access to identified categories of people usually classified on resources constrained criterion. READ MORE