The thesis explores methods for integration of structural analysis, design and production in a digital design environment. The somewhat ambiguous title implies the ambition to make such integration in relation to the explorative phase of the design process which is described by …
The subject of this dissertation is the Description de l'Égypte , a learned work of research about Egypt, conducted by a group of young engineers and scientists that were attached to the French army that invaded Egypt in 1798. The dissertation describes the processes of the stat…
Education in South Africa has, thankfully, not escaped the winds of change. The introduction of Outcomes-based Education (OBE) has generated much debate. How have technikons responded to the educational transformation impelled by sociopolitical change? I refer here specifically …
This dissertation focuses on understanding the relationship between the communication technologies used to support geographically distributed engineering design teams and performance variables such as design quality and team satisfaction. Relevant questions include the focus on …
The Iranian economy has undergone a major transformation since the early 1960s, when the government began to promote rapid industrialization. Despite the tremendous achievement and the government's commitment to industrialization, Iranian industrialization was confronted with ma…
Titreşim ve gürültü problemleri her zaman mühendisler için zorlu bir uğraş olmuştur. Mühendisler hala bu sorunlara çözüm bulmaya devam ediyorlar. Gemicilikte ve enerji üretiminde kullanılan büyük dizel motorları için de çözülmeyi bekleyen pek çok titreşim sorunu var. Bu çalışman…
Geometry links the art of building and the physics of space-time. Mathematical breakthroughs in geometry have led to new ways of designing our structures and our ability to visualise and describe the world, phenomena in nature and the universe. However, in contemporary architect…