Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 14 Issue 1

A case study on applying creative design concepts to brake rotor design

S. Vinodh, Sharath Kumar T.

– The purpose of this paper is to report a study in which creative design concepts have been applied to automotive brake rotor design.

Critical success factors for implementation process of design-build projects in Vietnam

Chau Ngoc Dang, Long Le-Hoai

Design-build (DB) has become widely prosperous in recent years. This new approach could be applicable to construction projects in either developed or developing countries…

Supportability issues of mechanical systems for their useful life

M. Asjad, M.S. Kulkarni, O.P. Gandhi

Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) start providing support to their products, that helped them in beating the competition across the worldwide. The unavailability of spares…

Effect of outrigger-belt truss location on the dynamic response of high-rise building subjected to blast loading

Yasser Sharifi, Hamed Aviz

Nowadays, with the expansion of terrorist operations around the world and also the dangers of accidental explosions, the need to design structures resistant to this phenomenon for…

Application of fuzzy logic for leanness assessment in SMEs: a case study

R. Vidyadhar, R. Sudeep Kumar, S. Vinodh, Jiju Antony

– The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual model and application of fuzzy logic for leanness assessment in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Future urban design strategies for health and wellbeing: Proposal of DIDID action plan and design mapping

Ivy Shiue

Contemporary urban design has tried to account for the satisfaction of the human experience and climate change which might encompass several disciplines. However, from a…

Advanced phase powertrain design attribute and technology value mapping

Aris Georgiou, George Haritos, Moyra Fowler, Yasmin Imani

The purpose of this paper is to focus on how the concept design stage of a powertrain system can be improved by using a purely objective driven approach in selecting a final…

A numerical definition-based systematic design approach for coupling consumers ' image perception with product form

Hung-Yuan Chen, Yu-Ming Chang, Hua-Cheng Chang

This paper aims to propose a numerical definition-based systematic design approach (NDSDA) to generate an explicit numerical definition of the product form profile and to…

Mission: studio based learning in construction. The University of KwaZulu-Natal case study

Nishani Harinarain, Theodore C. Haupt

– This paper aims to present the responses of students to various aspects of a cluster of discrete modules delivered using a studio-based learning pedagogy.

Combining a survey approach and energy and indoor environment auditing in historic buildings

Patrik Rohdin, Mariusz Dalewski, Bahram Moshfegh

This paper presents an approach where a survey study is combined with energy and indoor environment auditing in the built environment. The combination of methods presented in this…

Numerical study of magnetic circuit response in magneto-rheological damper

Mohammad Sadak Ali Khan, A. Suresh, N. Seetha Ramaiah

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of the semi-active fluid damper. It is recognized that the performance of such a damper depends upon the magnetic and…