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Virtualstep: 4d Simulation, Purdue Ect Team
Virtualstep: 4d Simulation, Purdue Ect Team
ECT Fact Sheets Archive
The main value from 4D is derived from using it proactively to visualize the construction sequence. Another benefit is the ability to run what-if scenarios to determine optimum scheduling and resource management. Also, by linking 3D drawings to a project schedule, all project stakeholders, from the owner to the tiling subcontractor, can see how the project is supposed to progress. VirtualSTEP Products include 4D Project Navigator, Conflict Coordinator, Project Reporter, and Project Analyzer. All these products are web-based.
Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline, Purdue Ect Team
Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline, Purdue Ect Team
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Pneumatic capsule pipeline (PCP) uses wheeled capsules (vehicles) to carry cargoes through a pipeline filled with air. Modern large diameter PCP systems utilize through flow booster pumps, also known as jet pump injectors. These create the pressure differentials required to propel multiple capsules through a pipeline, while allowing both terminals at atmospheric pressure. This is done by placing a booster pump midway along the pipeline, and designing it in such a way that capsules can bypass the pump.
Lean Project Delivery System, Purdue Ect Team
Lean Project Delivery System, Purdue Ect Team
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The Lean Construction Institute, (LCI), founded in August 1997, is currently doing research to develop knowledge regarding the design and implementation of project based production systems in the design, engineering, and construction of capital facilities. Lean Project Delivery System (LPDS) model consists of 13 modules, 9 of which are organized in 4 interconnecting triads or phases extending from project definition to design to supply and assembly, plus 2 production control modules and the work structuring module, both conceived to extend through all project phases, and the post-occupancy evaluation module, which links the end of one project to the beginning of …
Palm Estimating, Purdue Ect Team
Palm Estimating, Purdue Ect Team
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Estimators need a way to increase efficiency and lessen the chance for error when collecting estimate information in the field. With Palm Estimating from Timberline, users can have access to the same Precision estimating data they use in the office. Cover page information, item numbers and descriptions, assembly numbers and descriptions, WBS codes, variables and variable help can all be stored on a hand-held device. This ensures estimators have the information they need to collect all of the project details necessary to deliver an accurate, complete bid.
Hybrid Computerized Decision Support System For Infrastructure Assessment, Purdue Ect Team
Hybrid Computerized Decision Support System For Infrastructure Assessment, Purdue Ect Team
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Currently, assessment techniques are performed subjectively, time consuming, and rely mostly on human visual inspection. Such subjective assessment methods have been identified as a critical obstacle to effective infrastructure management. The hybrid computerized decision support system for construction quality assessment applies concepts in the fields of machine learning, pattern recognition, and image processing. The system will automate the assessment process by acquiring digital images of the areas to be assessed and analyzing the images to identify and measure defects. Moreover, sample images will be used to train the system to acquire expert knowledge in identifying the defects and using this …
Radio Frequency Identification (Rfid) Tag, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Production Of Construction Materials Using Advanced Recycling Technologies, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Storm Chamber Technology For Storm Water Storage And Gray Water Management And Reuse, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Asbestos Removal System (Envirosystem), Purdue Ect Team
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.
Rp-1 Polymer Identification System : Recycler Of Plastics, Purdue Ect Team
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 …
Dma™: Digestion Material For Asbestos, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Glass Diaphragm Walls, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Reinforced Cage Robot For Concrete Beams And Colums, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Air Ventilation Protection System For Building Security, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Funnel & Gate System, Purdue Ect Team
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.
In Situ Enhanced Soil Mixing, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Emerging Video Surveillance And Monitoring Technologies, Purdue Ect Team
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).
Behavior-Based Safety In Construction, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Cable-Based Water Leak Detection Technology, Purdue Ect Team
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.
In Situ Remediation Using Horizontal Wells, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Plasma Arc Torch Technology, Purdue Ect Team
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 …
Ust(Underground Storage Tanks) Leak Detection System, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Real-Time Construction Component Tracking System, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (Emat), Purdue Ect Team
Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (Emat), Purdue Ect Team
ECT Fact Sheets Archive
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.
Infrared Gas Sensor, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Super Therm - Ceramic Paint Insulation, Purdue Ect Team
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.
Bone-Shaped Short Fiber Composite, Purdue Ect Team
Bone-Shaped Short Fiber Composite, Purdue Ect Team
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Civil engineers use steel, fiberglass and other similar materials to increase concrete's strength and toughness, but using those materials often requires costly construction techniques. Short-wire reinforced concrete should become a favorite technology since the process is compatible with standard construction processes and the steel used for the bone-shaped fibers is relatively cheap. Researchers at Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered that enlarging the ends of small fibers mixed into concrete substantially increases the material's overall strength and toughness.
Gfrc Facade Panels With Steel Stud/Flex Anchor Connection, Purdue Ect Team
Gfrc Facade Panels With Steel Stud/Flex Anchor Connection, Purdue Ect Team
ECT Fact Sheets Archive
The ability of building cladding systems to perform successfully depends primarily on their proper design and construction. Current practices in the United States utilize GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) panels. However, new problems are being detected with such systems. The facade and its attachments (using GFRC) are not being adequately implemented to accommodate vertical and horizontal differential movement between the panels and concrete frame which is resulting in failure or cracking of the panels, and chipping off of the supporting concrete. With proper design and construction, steel stud-framed GFRC-skin cladding concept provides a versatile system for freedom of expression in …
Substiwood™ - Concrete Lumber, Purdue Ect Team
Substiwood™ - Concrete Lumber, Purdue Ect Team
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In the United States, wood lumber products have always formed the primary (and secondary) elements of many types of construction, especially in the single-and multi-family housing sector. A new cementitious material, 'concrete lumber' products (SubstiwoodTM) developed by Substiwood Inc. is structurally strong, durable, nailable with conventional screws and nails, and sawable using hand or electric saws. Unlike other construction alternatives to wood framing, the SubstiwoodTM products essentially maintain the existing wood frame construction methods, processes, equipment, and skilled labor.
Ultrascreen - Sight And Sound Barrier Partition Walls, Purdue Ect Team
Ultrascreen - Sight And Sound Barrier Partition Walls, Purdue Ect Team
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Panels have been widely used for many years to act as sight and sound barriers in most of the highways and in residential areas where visual privacy is needed. The United States Gypsum Company, early in the 1980's started developing technologies to improve and reduced costs using lightweight cement panels. Recently, USG along with AFM Corporation introduced ULTRASCREEN: Sight and Sound Barrier. This lightweight panels require no special equipment for installation, maintenance, or replacement making them beneficial. This latest development also creates a system with good acoustical performance and excellent strength to weight ratio.