Search for dissertations about: "performance-based"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 111 swedish dissertations containing the word performance-based.
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1. Reliability in performance-based regulation
Abstract : In reregulated and restructured electricity markets the production and retail of electricity is conducted on competitive markets, the transmission and distribution on the other hand can be considered as natural monopolies. The financial regulation of Distribution System Operators (DSOs) has in many countries, partly as a consequence of the restructuring in ownership, gone through a major switch in regulatory policy. READ MORE
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2. Psychological perspectives on performance-based compensation : Implications for work-related and health-related outcomes
Abstract : In the past decades, the contributions of individuals have come into greater focus on all levels of employment in many types of organizations. For example, this is manifested through an increased use of individual performance-based pay setting, where individual evaluations of employees’ contributions lead to diversified pay raises among peers. READ MORE
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3. Performance based concrete mix-design : aggregate and micro mortar optimization applied on self-compacting concrete containing fly ash
Abstract : This thesis is dealing with the field of self-compacting concrete (SCC). SCC is supposed to fill the form properly and enclose the reinforcement without any external vibration. The fresh properties of such a concrete are thus essential. SCC was first introduced in Japan in the middle of 1980th. READ MORE
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4. Promoting Innovation in Transportation Infrastructure Maintenance : Incentives Contracting and Performance Based Specifications
Abstract : Knowledge of what action that is needed to drive innovation at a desired speed is in demand in civil engineering and its related maintenance. 1. What measures to stimulate innovation have been tested? 2. How much innovation has been achieved by contracting? 3. READ MORE
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5. Performance-based design of ventilation systems. Potential and limitations regarding indoor air quality
Abstract : It has been increasingly common to design for increased ventilation rates above legislative requirements specified in building codes and other norms as the most optimum way to improve indoor air quality. However, this concept has recently been challenged, for example, by studies demonstrating that the emissions or pollution from used traditional particle filters increases proportionally with air flow through the filter. READ MORE