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Radio Frequency Identification (Rfid) Tag, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Radio Frequency Identification (Rfid) Tag, Purdue Ect Team

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For the receipt and tracking of pipe supports material at construction jobsites, the proprietary electronic identification tags, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) was designed and manufactured by SAT Corporation. A RFID system consist of two major components (reader and the tag) which work together to provide the user with a non-contact solution to uniquely identify people, assets, and locations.

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Production Of Construction Materials Using Advanced Recycling Technologies, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Production Of Construction Materials Using Advanced Recycling Technologies, Purdue Ect Team

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Waste reduction, material reuse, and use of recycle-content products can be focused on the management system somewhat. In contrast, material recycling is the technical issue how to create new materials using wastes. Thus, three advanced recycling technologies; 1) Synthetic Lightweight Aggregate technology (SLA), 2) Clean Coal Technology (CCT), and 3) RP-1 Polymer Identification System are introduced.

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Sensors For Scaps, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Sensors For Scaps, Purdue Ect Team

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The Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) platform consists of a 20-ton truck equipped with vertical hydraulic rams that are used to force a cone penetrometer into the ground at a speed of 2 cm/sec to depths of approximately 50 m in nominally consolidated fine-grained soils when using a 100-m umbilical cable (25 m when using 50-m umbilical cables). The SCAPS program is currently conducting field verification investigations on state-of-the-art penetrometer mounted sensor and sampler systems for the real-time in situ detection of petroleum products, explosive compounds, volatile organic compounds (VOC), solvents, and gamma emitting radionuclides.

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Storm Chamber Technology For Storm Water Storage And Gray Water Management And Reuse, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Storm Chamber Technology For Storm Water Storage And Gray Water Management And Reuse, Purdue Ect Team

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StormChamber™ is an open bottom, arch-shaped, HDPE infiltration chamber which functions in both permeable and non-permeable soils for subsurface retention, detention, recharge and reuse of storm water, or gray water, designed to overcome the deficiencies of other technologies. It provides a higher level of nutrient and pollutant removal by taking advantage of the natural biological and physical properties of the soil. StormChamber™ systems mimic pre-development conditions by putting post-construction run off back into the ground approximately where it used to go, maintaining base flow to streams, wetlands, lakes, ponds and countering salt-water intrusion in coastal areas.

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Asbestos Removal System (Envirosystem), Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Asbestos Removal System (Envirosystem), Purdue Ect Team

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A new asbestos removal system called EnviroSystem(TM) has been developed by CUPS Systems, Inc., and GRI (Gas Research Institute). It basically comprises a portable line traveling system that is composed of a high-pressure water jet coating removal device, called HydroKleaner, a vacuum pump, a side boom, a pump sled, a process sled, and a 20 cu.yd. disposal container. The system is operated by workers wearing protective gear and clothing.

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Rp-1 Polymer Identification System : Recycler Of Plastics, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Rp-1 Polymer Identification System : Recycler Of Plastics, Purdue Ect Team

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It has been noticed that one of the primary obstacles in recycling is the lack of sufficient means to avoid cross contamination during collection. In particular, the new method to quickly and easily identify materials has been demanded in plastic industry due to the dramatic acceleration of plastic consumption in the last forty years. SpectraCode's new technology enables the instant point-and-shoot identification of black plastics, extracting a definitive signature from most black plastics in half a second or less. This speed is achieved through a modified probe that uses a sampling technique SpectraCode calls distributed focusing. This technology, when used …

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Dma™: Digestion Material For Asbestos, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Dma™: Digestion Material For Asbestos, Purdue Ect Team

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Current techniques for removing asbestos- containing fireproofing require the construction of air-tight barriers, labor- intensive scraping of the fireproofing, and the installation of new asbestos-free fireproofing. The DMATM product is the result of a joint development by W.R. Grace & Co. and Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. The new technology uses a foamy solution sprayed directly onto asbestos-containing fireproofing. After absorbing into the fireproofing, the foam chemically digests asbestos fibers and dissolves them into harmless minerals. The process is the first to chemically destroy asbestos without first removing the fireproofing.

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Robotized Spraying Of Grc Panels, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Robotized Spraying Of Grc Panels, Purdue Ect Team

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The manual manufacturing process of GRC panels consists of two or four consecutive stages, depending on the panel type. The robotized spraying process is controlled by three (3) main modules which are executed sequentially or in parallel, depending on the task. The first module utilizes a common CAD environment with access to information relating to the manufacturing tools and parameters and to the design rules for the product. The off-line module is divided into three different submodules: kinematic control, path planning and task planning.

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Glass Diaphragm Walls, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Glass Diaphragm Walls, Purdue Ect Team

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The materials currently applied to confine contaminated soils are not the best solution (ex. slurry walls). A new contaminant confining material is presented where the costs of digging and hauling the contaminated soil are eliminated. For contaminant enclosure, the new technology incorporates a diaphragm wall system consisting of special glass panels with a sealing made out of glass.

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Reinforced Cage Robot For Concrete Beams And Colums, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Reinforced Cage Robot For Concrete Beams And Colums, Purdue Ect Team

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The robot or machine, which builds reinforcing cages required for concrete beams and columns, places the longitudinal bars on a jig, then places and ties the hoop reinforcing bars to the longitudinal bars automatically. All the operator must do is turn the machine on, align the hoop bars on the machine, and attach the necessary rigging to the cage for removal after the machine has finished.

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Air Ventilation Protection System For Building Security, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Air Ventilation Protection System For Building Security, Purdue Ect Team

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The new technology to solve the limitation of conventional Collective protection equipment (CPE) system has been developed as "Combined ESP/ESF/PCO and microfibrous media CPE application". This concept of this new technology is the combination of the both systems; 1) Microfibrous Material Technology, and 2) Photocataytic Oxidation Technology.

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Funnel & Gate System, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Funnel & Gate System, Purdue Ect Team

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The limited success and high cost of traditional 'active' ground-water-contaminant plume management efforts (i.e., pump-and-treat systems) has stimulated a search for less expensive 'passive' plume interception and in-situ treatment technologies. The 'funnel and gate system,' which uses heterogeneous (surface-mediated) reactions on porous media to degrade dissolved contaminants, is one passive technology under consideration.

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In Situ Enhanced Soil Mixing, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

In Situ Enhanced Soil Mixing, Purdue Ect Team

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In Situ Enhanced Soil Mixing (ISESM) is a remediation technology that has been used to remediate soils contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The technology was developed by industry with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science and Technology and the Office of Environmental Restoration.

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Jet-Grouting Constructed Laminar Diaphragms, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Jet-Grouting Constructed Laminar Diaphragms, Purdue Ect Team

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The high cost of digging and hauling contaminated soil has made enclosure of the contaminated soil an alternative to prevent contamination of ground water and adjacent sites. The jet-grouting method uses special grout nozzles to create a grout sheet of controlled width and thickness from each drilled grout hole. This sheet is commonly 100 mm. to 150 mm. in thickness, 2 to 3 meters in width, and of any desired length. The width of the sheet in one pass can go up to 6 meters. Actual lateral soil penetration of the grout jets is a function of the nature of …

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Emerging Video Surveillance And Monitoring Technologies, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Emerging Video Surveillance And Monitoring Technologies, Purdue Ect Team

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The traditional video surveillance applications have some limitations; 1) one unit per one person in one place, 2) the limited area for surveillance due to the location of cameras 3) increasing operating cost, 4) hard reductions in theft and claim rates over the long term. Recently, video technology has grown by leaps and bounds throughout the last few years due to the steep development of Information Technology (IT). The newest video surveillance technologies seem to be taking two aspects: 1) Digital Video Surveillance (DVS) of a turn toward digital video servers using Internet access, and 2) Multi-modal User Interface (MUI).

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Chemical Cleaning Process For Porable Water Distrubution Pipe Systems, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Chemical Cleaning Process For Porable Water Distrubution Pipe Systems, Purdue Ect Team

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Aging potable water distribution pipe systems are becoming a major concern throughout the world. Deterioration of water quality and service as a result of micro biological tuberculation and corrosion continues to increase. Major costs for replacement or rehabilitation of distribution systems are being faced by most communities. The chemical cleaning solution is an organic oxide scavenger which is mixed with a predetermined quantity of muriatic acid and circulated through an isolated section of the water main.

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Behavior-Based Safety In Construction, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Behavior-Based Safety In Construction, Purdue Ect Team

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Behavior-based safety approach that was introduced into the United States in 1930's and has been popular in manufacturing area since 1980's assumes that many of injuries and illnesses are the result of unsafe acts by workers. Behavior-based safety is a proactive approach to increasing safety in the workplace and in the community. It is based on sound, research-based, and behavioral practices, and are easy to use with minimal training.

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Cable-Based Water Leak Detection Technology, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Cable-Based Water Leak Detection Technology, Purdue Ect Team

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Water leaks can be considered as a serious problem from many sources such as water supply and return chains, air conditioning units, cold-water chillers, clogged drains, damaged skylights or windows, or even construction errors. The new water leak detection technologies can provide significant advantages in cost, reliability, and easy adoption have continued since the traditional technology mainly focusing on a spot detector revealed several limitations.

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Delmia Safework®Pro™ : Human Modeling, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Delmia Safework®Pro™ : Human Modeling, Purdue Ect Team

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Manufacturers and designers strive to develop products that conform to all relevant Health and Safety standards and are "user-friendly" while still maximizing the productivity of their own workforce. Digital human modeling technology can assist a designer to determine the performance of people in the context of a workplace or a product before it exists and throughout its entire lifecycle. SAFEWORK’S accurate manikin has the highest number of Anthropometric Variables (104), Segments (99) and Degrees of Freedom (149). It also has fully articulated spine & hand models as well as joints with coupled range of motion. Moreover, it’s unique Multivariate Algorithm …

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In Situ Remediation Using Horizontal Wells, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

In Situ Remediation Using Horizontal Wells, Purdue Ect Team

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Horizontal well technology has been widely used in petroleum and underground utility installation. Since late 1980's, the technology has been adapted for environmental remediation applications. Two general methods in drilling horizontal wells have been used in remediation, trenched and directionally-drilled. The first method involves the excavation of a relatively large diameter borehole, with simultaneous installation of well materials and backfill. The second method, directional drilling, produces a smaller diameter borehole and well materials are installed following the completion of drilling activities.

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Plasma Arc Torch Technology, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Plasma Arc Torch Technology, Purdue Ect Team

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For many years, in-situ thermal vitrification has been recognized as one method to remediate contaminated soils and help stabilize land fills. However, the complexity of the process and the uncertainty of the results have limited the use of this remediation technique.A plasma is a gas that has been ionized by the electric arc of a plasma torch and can therefore respond to electrical and magnetic fields. Plasma arc technology can create plasma using almost any type of gas (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, air, etc.) and in a wide range of pressures (vacuum to 20 atmospheres).The process of plasma remediation of …

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Cranium: Device For Improving Crane Productivity And Safety, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Cranium: Device For Improving Crane Productivity And Safety, Purdue Ect Team

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Cranes are the most important pieces of equipment on many construction sites. CRANIUM is a video system designed to improve productivity and safety of crane operations by improving communications. A video camera mounted on the crane bottom transmits an image to the television monitor in the crane cab. The operator has a real-time picture of the loads and craftsmen that might otherwise be out of the direct line of sight.

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Fiber-Optic Laser Technology For Decontaminating Metals, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Fiber-Optic Laser Technology For Decontaminating Metals, Purdue Ect Team

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Waterjet and abrasive blasting techniques has been used for decontaminating metals. The use of both techniques can pose environmental problems because the cleaning process created additional waste. The fiber-optic laser technology resulted from a collaboration between INEEL (Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory) scientists and researchers at another Department of Energy facility, Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa.

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Smart Structures For Bridges, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Smart Structures For Bridges, Purdue Ect Team

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The critical deterioration of transportation infrastructure across the continent, including highways and bridges, has driven the search for new methods of concrete rehabilitation and repair. Researchers at University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) are experimenting with a "smart" structure on the Leslie Street bridge in northern Toronto. The project, involves lining the bridge's columns with fiber optic sensors and wrapping them with advanced composite materials -- light-weight synthetic that covers the structure like plastic sandwich wrap.

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In-Situ Vitrification, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

In-Situ Vitrification, Purdue Ect Team

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While landfills are the predominant form of solid-waste disposal for municipalities in the U.S., people are objecting to the establishment of new landfills in their communities. Decreasing availability of land, worries about potential health problems and a growing concern for the environment have made the disposal of solid waste a challenge. This technology represents a safety improvement. There is no need for contaminated soil transportation and handling. The need for disposal landfills disappears. Any type of radioactively contaminated buried waste unit, which because of its high activity represents significant risk for exhumation and re-disposal, would be a potential application for …

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Ust(Underground Storage Tanks) Leak Detection System, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Ust(Underground Storage Tanks) Leak Detection System, Purdue Ect Team

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Low range differential pressure (LRDP) leak detection system used to detect leaks in underground storage tanks (UST) was developed by Vista Research, Inc. This leak detection and monitoring system is used for early detection of small leaks in bulk fuel UST’s. The technology works independently of the tank size and rate of leakage as low range differential pressure (LRDP) system is a mass-based.

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Real-Time Construction Component Tracking System, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Real-Time Construction Component Tracking System, Purdue Ect Team

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Accurate and timely identification and tracking of construction components are critical to operating a well-managed and cost efficient construction project. The prototype component tracking system developed for this technology integrates field sensors, portable computers, wireless communication, and real-time kinematic (RTK) global position (GPS) equipment.

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Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (Emat), Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (Emat), Purdue Ect Team

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The current accepted non-destructive evaluation methods used in the inspection of welds have several shortcomings regarding cost, false defect indications, and lack of sensitiveness to certain flaw orientations in welds.

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Infrared Gas Sensor, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Infrared Gas Sensor, Purdue Ect Team

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In recent years, the rapid development of monitoring and detecting technology of indoor air quality have been observed. We have seen the two major streams of detection technology introduced so far: Acoustic wave sensor and Infrared gas sensor. The use of a gas monitoring system in the case of that dangerous levels of gases are detected, can help to prevent an explosion or can help to prevent worker injury or exposure to toxic gases.

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Super Therm - Ceramic Paint Insulation, Purdue Ect Team Jan 2007

Super Therm - Ceramic Paint Insulation, Purdue Ect Team

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SUPER THERM is the result of years of research and development into Thermal Conductivity in cooperation with the Marshall Space Center, division of NASA. SUPER THERM is a combination of high-performance acrylic resins in water, which contain no cosolvents and will dry by evaporation.

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