Most of urban water infrastructure around the world were built several decades ago and
nowadays they are deteriorated. So, the assets that constitute these infrastructures need to …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a recent study conducted with
the objective of addressing the problem of failure of baggage carts in the high-speed …

Shortening product lifecycles and small lot sizes require manufacturing systems to adapt
increasingly fast. Many existing machine tools, handling and logistics systems are already …

In this paper, the central principles of reliability‐centered maintenance (RCM) and
corresponding mathematical concepts for its implementation in microgrids are discussed. A …

Do you drink water, take showers, water your garden? Do you live in a city? Have you
considered whether your water consumption impacts the volume of available water, quality …

In the past decades, the main focus of water supply management has moved from
construction of new water supply networks to rehabilitation and adaptation of the existing …

This paper describes a new information system developed as part of the Portuguese R&D
project DECIdE. The project aimed at the development of a platform for infrastructure asset …

To handle complexity in a modern reconfigurable production system from a strategic and
tactical planning perspective as well as to enable operational decision making a skill-based …

Engineering asset lifecycle management is data driven. Asset lifecycle processes generate,
process, and analyse enormous amount of data on daily basis. Asset lifecycle management …

The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in buildings holds immense potential for
enhancing performance with respect to building efficiency or building sustainability. This …