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Spatially Constrained Discontinuity Trace Extraction from 3D Point Clouds by Intersecting Boundaries Segmented

Jingsong Sima, Qiang Xu, Xiujun Dong, Haoliang Li et al. • Remote Sensing (2025)

Discontinuity trace provides critical geological data for engineering design and construction optimization. However, current extraction methods relying on discontinuity intersection fitting are highly sensitive to the segmentation accuracy ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs17213566

The neglect of industrial design

Davidson Oyemeka Ughanwa • R and D Management (1991)

This paper aims at helping innovators to rethink their overall approach to industrial design in product innovation. It examines the role of industrial design in product innovation and demonstrates with both normative and empirical evidence ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9310.1991.tb00757.x

Industrial Design

Benedict Austen • Education + Training (1978)

There is a multiplicity of facets, specialisations and skills required to design the matching spectrum of products that are produced. These products range from those where appearance or consumer appeal have high priority, for example in cer...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb001985

Principles of Materials Science and Engineering

William F. Smith • Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research (1986)

This book attempts to provide basic knowledge about the structure, properties, and processing of engineering materials and their applications. The first chapter gives an introduction to materials science and engineering and briefly describe...

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Predicting Method for Lining External Water Pressure Reduction Coefficient Based on Equivalent Stable Drainage Volume Principle

GAO Xin, FENG Shijie, ZHANG Lianqing • Chengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu (2025)

[Objective] By establishing a numerical seepage analysis model that aligns with real drainage systems and introducing the concept of a ′virtual permeability coefficient′ for secondary lining, the objective is to delve into the correlation b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.16037/j.1007-869x.2025.03.050

Low-carbon urban transportation: Optimizing mechanical systems for sustainable electric bus and BRT deployment in Kampala

Ismail Kimuli, John Baptist Kirabira • Transportation Engineering (2026)

Kampala faces increasing congestion, air pollution, and dependence on fossil fuels, driven by widespread reliance on diesel minibuses and motorcycle taxis. Existing models—KAMPALA-TIMES, KLAP-TIMES, and GKMA-TIMES–CGE—show strong potential ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.treng.2025.100417

Nuclear Engineering for an Uncertain Future

L.M. Hively • Nuclear Technology - Fusion (1983)

"Nuclear Engineering for an Uncertain Future." Nuclear Technology - Fusion, 3(2), pp. 201–202 Additional informationNotes on contributorsLee M. HivelyLee M. Hively (BS, engineering science and mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, 197...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.13182/fst83-a20842

Genetic Algorithms in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Paul Charbonneau • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (1995)

This paper aims at demonstrating, through examples, the applicability of genetic algorithms to wide classes of problems encountered in astronomy and astrophysics. Genetic algorithms are heuristic search techniques that incorporate, in a com...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/192242

Research on Landscape Perception and Visual Attributes Based on Social Media Data—A Case Study on Wuhan University

Xia Zhang, Danning Xu, Ni Zhang • Applied Sciences (2022)

With the rapid rise of social media, the photo-taking behavior of tourists and their uploaded photos provide a new perspective to explore landscape visual characters. In this study, we provide methodological advancements for assessing lands...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app12168346

Evaluation of Indoor Thermal Environments Using a Novel Predicted Mean Vote Model Based on Artificial Neural Networks

Xiaosai Duan, Suihuai Yu, Jianjie Chu, Dengkai Chen et al. • Buildings (2022)

The assessment of indoor thermal environments is crucial to achieving thermal comfort and energy efficiency. However, the inaccurate evaluation and strong nonlinear variations of thermal comfort parameters limit engineering designs. Therefo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/buildings12111880

Evolutionary Grey Wolf Optimizer with Cross-Search and Memory Mechanisms for Complex Optimization Problems

Hoda Zamani, Mohammad H. Nadimi-Shahraki, Seyedali Mirjalili • International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems (2026)

Abstract —Large-scale engineering optimization problems, characterized by hundreds or thousands of decision variables, complex constraints, and highly nonlinear objective functions, present significant challenges for conventional optimizati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s44196-026-01291-2