Climate adaptive building shells: State-of-the-art and future challenges
RCGM Loonen, M Trčka, D Cóstola… - … and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Successful building design is becoming an increasingly complex task, due to a growing
demand to satisfy more ambitious environmental, societal and economical performance …
demand to satisfy more ambitious environmental, societal and economical performance …
Flexibility: a multi-disciplinary literature review and a research agenda for designing flexible engineering systems
JH Saleh, G Mark, NC Jordan - Journal of engineering design, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Flexibility, despite its popularity, is not yet an academically mature concept–compared with
optimality and robustness, for example. Flexibility is nevertheless recognised as a critical …
optimality and robustness, for example. Flexibility is nevertheless recognised as a critical …
Value-driven design
PD Collopy, PM Hollingsworth - Journal of aircraft, 2011 - arc.aiaa.org
Value-driven design is a movement that is using economic theory to transform systems
engineering to better use optimization to improve the design of large systems, particularly in …
engineering to better use optimization to improve the design of large systems, particularly in …
3.4. 1 A framework for understanding uncertainty and its mitigation and exploitation in complex systems
H McManus, D Hastings - INCOSE international symposium, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A framework to aid in the understanding of uncertainties and techniques for mitigating and
even taking positive advantage of them is presented. The framework is an attempt to clarify …
even taking positive advantage of them is presented. The framework is an attempt to clarify …
A model for technological aspect of e-learning readiness in higher education
AAM Al-araibi, M Naz'ri bin Mahrin, RCM Yusoff… - Education and …, 2019 - Springer
The rate of adoption of e-learning has increased significantly in most higher education
institutions in the world. E-learning refers to the use of electronic media, educational …
institutions in the world. E-learning refers to the use of electronic media, educational …
Flexible and reconfigurable systems: Nomenclature and review
The demands on today's products have become increasingly complex as customers expect
enhanced performance across a variety of diverse and changing system operating …
enhanced performance across a variety of diverse and changing system operating …
Infrastructure resilience assessment, management and governance–state and perspectives
HR Heinimann, K Hatfield - Resilience and Risk: Methods and Application …, 2017 - Springer
Rapid urbanisation worldwide has created a host of fundamental challenges, which in
conjunction with natural or man-made disasters, now threaten the resilience of communities …
conjunction with natural or man-made disasters, now threaten the resilience of communities …
Flexible design in water and wastewater engineering–definitions, literature and decision guide
Urban water and wastewater systems face uncertain developments including technological
progress, climate change and urban development. To ensure the sustainability of these …
progress, climate change and urban development. To ensure the sustainability of these …
An ontological framework for clarifying flexibility‐related terminology via literature survey
Despite its ubiquity in the systems engineering literature, flexibility remains an ambiguous
concept. There exist a multitude of definitions, which vary not only by domain, but within …
concept. There exist a multitude of definitions, which vary not only by domain, but within …
Comparison of ilities for protection against uncertainty in system design
MJ Chalupnik, DC Wynn… - Journal of Engineering …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The concepts of reliability, robustness, adaptability, versatility, resilience and flexibility have
been used to describe how a system design can mitigate the likely impact of uncertainties …
been used to describe how a system design can mitigate the likely impact of uncertainties …