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Wind Loads On Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Panels, Amir Naeiji
Wind Loads On Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Panels, Amir Naeiji
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Solar energy harvesting using photovoltaic (PV) systems has gained popularity in recent years due to its relative ease of use and its cost efficiency compared to the rest of the clean energy sources. However, to further expand the application of PV systems requires making them more desirable than the other competitive energy sources. The improvement of safety and cost efficiency are requisites for further popularization of PV system application. To satisfy these requisites it is necessary to optimally design the system against the environmental conditions. Wind action is one of the main ambient loads affecting the performance of PV systems. …
3-D Dynamic Analysis Of High-Speed Railroad Track, Mohammad Fesharaki
3-D Dynamic Analysis Of High-Speed Railroad Track, Mohammad Fesharaki
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
High-Speed Rail (HSR) as a fast, reliable and environmentally friendly mode of transportation has received a lot of attention in recent decades. The International Union of Railways reported that there are more than 18600 miles of HSR in operation and about 1.6 billion passengers per year are carried by them. Although there are plans for HSR in many states including Florida, the United States, however, is still hesitant to develop its own HSR network. One of the main barriers to developing high-speed rail is excessive vibration propagation to the media which may cause annoyance to people who live in the …