Documents published in 2000 : Scipedia

Landfill Gas Conversion to LNG and LCO{sub 2}. Final Report
W. Cook, W. Brown, L. Siwajek

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). 23

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This report summarizes work on the development of a process to produce LNG (liquefied methane) for heavy vehicle use from landfill gas (LFG) using Acrion's CO{sub 2} wash process for contaminant removal and CO{sub 2} recovery. Work was done in the following areas: (1) production of natural gas pipeline methane for liquefaction at an existing LNG facility, (2) production of LNG from sewage digester gas, (3) the use of mixed refrigerants for process cooling in the production of LNG, liquid CO{sub 2} and pipeline methane, (4) cost estimates for an LNG production facility at the Arden Landfill in Washington PA.
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This report summarizes work on the development of a process to produce LNG (liquefied methane) for heavy vehicle use from landfill gas (LFG) using Acrion's CO{sub 2} wash [...]
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Conceptual design assessment for the co-firing of bio-refinery supplied lignin project. Quarterly report, July 1--September 30, 2000
J. Ranney, T. Berglund, C. Babb

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). 22

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The initial design criteria of the MSW to ethanol facility have been completed along with preliminary site identification and layouts for the processing facility. These items are the first step in evaluating the feasibility of this co-located facility. Pilot facility design and modification are underway for the production and dewatering of the lignin fuel. Major process equipment identification has been completed and several key unit operations will be accomplished on rental equipment. Equipment not available for rental or at TVA has been ordered and facility modification and shakedown will begin in October. The study of the interface and resulting impacts on the TVA Colbert facility are underway. The TVA Colbert fossil plant is fully capable of providing a reliable steam supply for the proposed Masada waste processing facility. The preferred supply location in the Colbert steam cycle has been identified as have possible steam pipeline routes to the Colbert boundary. Additional analysis is underway to fully predict the impact of the steam supply on Colbert plant performance and to select a final steam pipeline route.
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The initial design criteria of the MSW to ethanol facility have been completed along with preliminary site identification and layouts for the processing facility. These items [...]
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Value pricing on the I-15 freeway
D. Van Amelsfort, D. Lindveld, P. Bovy

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). 18

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In San Diego, California, a value pricing project has been implemented in order to make better use of the existing reversible HOV-facility on Interstate 15, just north of San Diego. In this project, paying solo drivers are allowed to use the Express Lanes. These drivers experience the benefits of free-flow travel instead of the heavily congested traffic situations on the main lanes. The price for using the Express Lanes is determined dynamically and depends on the flow of traffic on these lanes. The objectives of the research presented in the report are: (1) to determine if the project has a congestion relieving effect for the main lanes, (2) how travelers decide between the different travel options in the 1-15 corridor. Using the available historical traffic data, changes in traffic conditions on the 1-15 main lanes were examined. The project does not seem to have a congestion relieving effect. The number of participant is small and there is almost always latent demand. In order to determine how people choose between the different travel options, travel time savings for the Express Lane users were determined. The travel time savings were calculated from loop detector speed at different cross-sections and reach values up to 18 minutes. The estimated travel time savings were then used to estimate mode choice models which explain the choice behavior of travelers between spending time by traveling on the main lanes and spending money by traveling on the Express Lanes. The choice models show that wealthier people, people with a higher level of education, home owners, and woman are more likely to pay for the use of the Express Lanes. The value-of-time of program participants is approximately $31.00 per hour for commuters and $71.00 per hour for non-commuters.
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In San Diego, California, a value pricing project has been implemented in order to make better use of the existing reversible HOV-facility on Interstate 15, just north of [...]
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Value pricing on the I-15 freeway: Willingness to pay for improved travel service
D. Van Amelsfort, D. Lindveld, P. Bovy

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). 17

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In San Diego, California, a value pricing project has been implemented in order to make better use of the existing reversible HOV-facility on Interstate 15, just north of San Diego. In this project, paying solo drivers are allowed to use the Express Lanes. These drivers experience the benefits of free-flow travel instead of the heavily congested traffic situations on the main lanes. The price for using the Express Lanes is determined dynamically and depends on the flow of traffic on these lanes. The objectives of the research presented in the report are: (1) to determine if the project has a congestion relieving effect for the main lanes, (2) how travelers decide between the different travel options in the 1-15 corridor. Using the available historical traffic data, changes in traffic conditions on the 1-15 main lanes were examined. The project does not seem to have a congestion relieving effect. The number of participant is small and there is almost always latent demand. In order to determine how people choose between the different travel options, travel time savings for the Express Lane users were determined. The travel time savings were calculated from loop detector speed at different cross-sections and reach values up to 18 minutes. The estimated travel time savings were then used to estimate mode choice models which explain the choice behavior of travelers between spending time by traveling on the main lanes and spending money by traveling on the Express Lanes. The choice models show that wealthier people, people with a higher level of education, home owners, and woman are more likely to pay for the use of the Express Lanes. The value-of-time of program participants is approximately $31.00 per hour for commuters and $71.00 per hour for non-commuters.
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In San Diego, California, a value pricing project has been implemented in order to make better use of the existing reversible HOV-facility on Interstate 15, just north of [...]
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Qualification of Three On-line Slurry Monitoring Devices for Application during Waste Retrieval Operations at DOE Sites
T. May, J. Bontha, J. Bamberger, T. Hylton

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). 15

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Millions of gallons of radioactive liquid and sludge wastes must be retrieved from underground storage tanks at the U.S. Department of Energy sites to be staged and transferred to treatment facilities and processed into final waste forms. Retrieval operations involve mixing solid and liquid wastes to create slurries that can be transported via underground pipelines to specified locations for treatment or disposal. A major concern during the transfer operations is plugging of the transfer lines. Blocked transfer lines could significantly escalate the remediation costs both in terms of pipeline replacement costs and costs of maintenance of inactive facilities and operating personnel.
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Millions of gallons of radioactive liquid and sludge wastes must be retrieved from underground storage tanks at the U.S. Department of Energy sites to be staged and transferred [...]
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An Evaluation of a Dual Coriolis Meter System for In-Line Monitoring of Suspended Solids Concentrations in Radioactive Slurries
T. Hylton

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). 14

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has millions of gallons of radioactive liquid and sludge wastes stored in underground tanks at several of its sites. In order to comply with various regulations and to circumvent potential problems associated with tank integrity, these wastes must be retrieved from the tanks, transferred to treatment facilities (or other storage locations), and processed to stable waste forms. The sludge wastes will typically be mobilized by some mechanical means (e.g., mixer pump, submerged jet) and mixed with the respective supernatants to create slurries that can be transferred by pipeline to the desired destination. Depending on the DOE site, these slurries may be transferred up to six miles. Since the wastes are radioactive, it is critically important for the transfers to be made without plugging a pipeline. To reduce such a risk, the relevant properties of the slurry (e.g., density, suspended solids concentration, viscosity, and particle size distribution) should be determined to be within acceptable limits prior to transfer. These properties should also be continuously monitored and controlled within specified limits while the transfer is in progress. The baseline method for determining the transport properties of slurries involves sampling and analysis; however, this method is time-consuming, and costly, and it does not provide real-time information. In addition, personnel who collect and analyze the samples are exposed to radiation. It is also questionable as to whether a laboratory analyst can obtain representative aliquots from the sample jar for these solid-liquid mixtures. The alternative method for determining the transport properties is in-line analysis. An in-line instrument is one that is connected to the process, analyzes the slurry as it flows through or by the instrument, and provides the results within seconds. This instrument can provide immediate feedback to operators so that, when necessary, the operators can respond quickly to counteract conditions that could lead to pipeline pluggage (e.g., backflushing the pipeline with water). One of the highest priorities is to determine the concentration of suspended solids in each of the slurries. In the project described in this report, two Coriolis meters were used simultaneously to create a suspended solids monitoring system that would provide accurate results with high precision. One Coriolis meter was used to measure the density of the slurry, while the other meter was used to measure the density of the carrier fluid (i.e., after filtration to remove the solid particles). The suspended solids concentration was then calculated from the density relationships between the slurry, the carrier fluid, and the dry solid particles. The latter density was determined by laboratory analysis and was assumed to be constant throughout the periods that grab samples were collected.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has millions of gallons of radioactive liquid and sludge wastes stored in underground tanks at several of its sites. In order to comply [...]
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How large is the gap between present and efficient transport prices in Europe?
S. Proost, K. Van Dender, C. Courcelle, B. De Borger, J. Peirson, R. Vickerman, E. Gibbons, O. O&apos, Q. Heaney, J. Van den Bergh, E. Verhoef

Collection of open reports in transport research (2001). 5

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In this paper we analyse the gap between present transport prices and efficient transport prices. Efficient transport prices are those prices that maximise economic welfare, including external costs (congestion, air pollution, accidents). The methodology is applied to six urban and interregional case studies using one common optimal pricing model. The case studies cover passenger as well as freight transport and cover all modes. We find that prices need to be raised most for peak urban passenger car transport and to a lesser extent for interregional road transport. Optimal pricing results for public transport are more mixed. We show that current external costs on congested roads are a bad guide for optimal taxes and tolls: the optimal toll that takes into account the reaction of demand is often less than one third of the present marginal external cost. ispartof: Working Papers pages:1-29 status: published
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In this paper we analyse the gap between present transport prices and efficient transport prices. Efficient transport prices are those prices that maximise economic welfare, [...]
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Interface Control Document Between the Double Shell Tank (DST) system and the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF)
G. Hofferber

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). 13

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This Interface Control Document (ICD) describes interfaces between the Double-Shell Tanks (DST) System and Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) (figure 1). WESF is currently operational as a storage facility for cesium and strontium capsules. This ICD covers current operational interfaces and those envisioned during Terminal Clean Out (TCO) activities in the future. WESF and the DST System do not have a direct physical interface. The waste will be moved by tank trailer to the 204-AR waste unloading facility. The purpose of the ICD process is to formalize working agreements between the River Protection Project (RPP) DST System and systems/facilities operated by organizations or companies internal and external to RPP. This ICD has been developed as part of the requirements basis for design of the DST System to support the Phase I Privatization effort.
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This Interface Control Document (ICD) describes interfaces between the Double-Shell Tanks (DST) System and Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) (figure 1). WESF [...]
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An Agent-Inspired Active Network Resource Trading Model Applied to Congestion Control
G. Leduc, L. Yamamoto

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 23

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In order to accommodate fluctuations in network conditions, adaptive applications need to obtain information about resource availability, Using active networks, new models for adaptive applications can be envisaged, which can benefit from the possibility to send mobile code to the network nodes. We describe a model for trading resources inside an active net-work node, based on the interaction between capsules as reactive user agents, and resource manager agents which reside in the network nodes. We apply the model to the case of a many-to-one audio application with congestion control, which trades off link resources against memory when there is congestion at the outgoing interface towards the destination. Our simulation results indicate that the application makes effective use of the available resources, and it also allows resources to be shared according to user preferences. Peer reviewed
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In order to accommodate fluctuations in network conditions, adaptive applications need to obtain information about resource availability, Using active networks, new models [...]
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Transport and environment: from policy measures to sustainability notions and back
E. Verhoef, E. Feitelson

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2001). Vol. 2001, 25

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The impact of transport on the environment is a major issue of worldwide concern. This important new book presents state-of-the-art contributions on spatial and technological aspects of transport in relation to environmental degradation, together with analysis of sustainable transport policy.
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The impact of transport on the environment is a major issue of worldwide concern. This important new book presents state-of-the-art contributions on spatial and technological [...]
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Employer-Paid parking: A Nationwide Survey of Employers' Parking Subsidy Policies
D. Shoup, M. Breinholt

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2001). Vol. 2001, 24

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Ninety-five percent of automobile commuters in the United States park free at work. To deal with the traffic congestion and air pollution caused by parking subsidies, California law now requires many employers to offer employees the option to cash out their parking subsidies. Similar Federal legislation has been proposed. This nationwide survey found that employers in the United States off employees 84.8 million free parking spaces. Employers own 65.3 million of these free parking spaces, and rent the other 19.5 million. Employers of fewer than twenty employees provide more than half of all employer-paid parking spaces.
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Ninety-five percent of automobile commuters in the United States park free at work. To deal with the traffic congestion and air pollution caused by parking subsidies, California [...]
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International transport and the environment: an assessment of trends and driving forces
P. Nijkamp, D. Veen-Groot

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2001). Vol. 2001, 23

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The impact of transport on the environment is a major issue of worldwide concern. This important new book presents state-of-the-art contributions on spatial and technological aspects of transport in relation to environmental degradation, together with analysis of sustainable transport policy.
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The impact of transport on the environment is a major issue of worldwide concern. This important new book presents state-of-the-art contributions on spatial and technological [...]
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Radioactive air emission notice of construction noc for construction of liquid effluent transfer system project w 519
N. HOMAN

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 12

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The proposed action is to install a new liquid effluent transfer system (three underground waste transfer pipelines). As such, a potential new source will be created as a result of the construction activities. The anticipated emissions associated with this activity are insignificant. Document type: Report
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The proposed action is to install a new liquid effluent transfer system (three underground waste transfer pipelines). As such, a potential new source will be created as a [...]
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Field demonstration of a membrane process to recover heavy hydrocarbons and to remove water from natural gas annual report 1999
C. Bailey, J. Kaschemekat, R. Baker, M. Jacobs, N. Group, N. Kaschemekat, K. Lokhandwala, T. Hofmann, N. Baker, N. Jacobs, N. Hofmann, N. Bailey, N. Lokhandwala

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 11

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The objective of this project is to design, construct and field demonstrate a 3-MMscfd membrane system to recover natural gas liquids (NGL) and remove water from raw natural gas. An extended field test to demonstrate system performance under real-world conditions is required to convince industry users of the efficiency and reliability of the process. The system will be designed and fabricated by Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR) and then installed and operated at British Petroleum (BP)-Amoco's Pascagoula, MS plant. The Gas Research Institute will partially support the field demonstration and BP-Amoco will help install the unit and provide onsite operators and utilities. The gas processed by the membrane system will meet pipeline specifications for dewpoint and Btu value and can be delivered without further treatment to the pipeline. Based on data from prior membrane module tests, the process is likely to be significantly less expensive than glycol dehydration followed by propane refrigeration, the principal competitive technology. At the end of this demonstration project the process will be ready for commercialization. The route to commercialization will be developed during this project and may involve collaboration with other companies already servicing the natural gas processing industry. Document type: Report
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The objective of this project is to design, construct and field demonstrate a 3-MMscfd membrane system to recover natural gas liquids (NGL) and remove water from raw natural [...]
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Evaluation of hose in hose transfer line service life for hanford s interim stabilization program
T. Torres, T. TORRES

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 10

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RPP-6153, Engineering Task Plan for Hose-in-Hose Transfer System for the Interim Stabilization Program, defines the programmatic goals, functional requirements, and technical criteria for the development and subsequent installation of transfer line equipment to support Hanford's Interim Stabilization Program. RPP-6028, Specification for Hose in Hose Transfer Lines for Hanford's Interim Stabilization Program, has been issued to define the specific requirements for the design, manufacture, and verification of transfer line assemblies for specific waste transfer applications. Included in RPP-6028 are tables defining the chemical constituents of concern to which transfer lines will be exposed. Current Interim Stabilization Program planning forecasts that the at-grade transfer lines will be required to convey pumpable waste for as much as three years after commissioning. Prudent engineering dictates that the equipment placed in service have a working life in excess of this forecasted time period, with some margin to allow for future adjustments to the planned schedule. This document evaluates the effective service life of the Hose-in-Hose Transfer Lines, based on information submitted by the manufacturer and published literature. The effective service life of transfer line assemblies is a function of several factors. Foremost among these are process fluid characteristics, ambient environmental conditions, and the manufacturer's stated shelf life. This evaluation examines the manufacturer's certification of shelf life, the manufacturer's certifications of chemical compatibility with waste, and published literature on the effects of exposure to ionizing radiation on the mechanical properties of elastomeric materials to evaluate transfer line service life. Document type: Report
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RPP-6153, Engineering Task Plan for Hose-in-Hose Transfer System for the Interim Stabilization Program, defines the programmatic goals, functional requirements, and technical [...]
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Evaluation of 3 inch sn 219 failure and s and sx tank farm saltwell piping
J. ELSEN

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 9

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Evaluation of direct buried piping currently in use or designated for future Saltwell pumping in S and SX Farms. Documented evaluation of failed S-103 saltwell pumping transfer line 3 inch SN-219. This evaluation is intended to reflect current status of Saltwell piping, when taken in context with referenced documents. Document type: Report
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Evaluation of direct buried piping currently in use or designated for future Saltwell pumping in S and SX Farms. Documented evaluation of failed S-103 saltwell pumping transfer [...]
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Waste feed delivery transfer system analysis
L. JULYK

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 8

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This document provides a documented basis for the required design pressure rating and pump pressure capacity of the Hanford Site waste-transfer system in support of the waste feed delivery to the privatization contractor for vitrification. The scope of the analysis includes the 200 East Area double-shell tank waste transfer pipeline system and the associated transfer system pumps for a11 Phase 1B and Phase 2 waste transfers from AN, AP, AW, AY, and A2 Tank Farms. Document type: Report
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This document provides a documented basis for the required design pressure rating and pump pressure capacity of the Hanford Site waste-transfer system in support of the waste [...]
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Determination of Secondary Encasement Pipe Design Pressure
A. TEDESCHI

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 7

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This document published results of iterative calculations for maximum tank farm transfer secondary pipe (encasement) pressure upon failure of the primary pipe. The maximum pressure was calculated from a primary pipe guillotine break. Results show encasement pipeline design or testing pressures can be significantly lower than primary pipe pressure criteria. Document type: Report
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This document published results of iterative calculations for maximum tank farm transfer secondary pipe (encasement) pressure upon failure of the primary pipe. The maximum [...]
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Upgrading natural gas via membrane separation processes
P. Rice, N. Rice, J. Hao, S. S.A.Stern, N. S.A.Stern, N. Hao

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 5

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The objective of the present study is to assess the potential usefulness of membrane separation processes for removing CO{sub 2} and H{sub 2}S from low-quality natural gas containing substantial amounts of both these ''acid'' gases, e.g., up to 40 mole-% CO{sub 2} and 10 mole-% H{sub 2}S. The membrane processes must be capable of upgrading the crude natural gas to pipeline specifications ({le} 2 mole-% CO{sub 2}, {le} 4 ppm H{sub 2}S). Moreover, these processes must also be economically competitive with the conventional separation techniques, such as gas absorption, utilized for this purpose by the gas industry. Document type: Report
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The objective of the present study is to assess the potential usefulness of membrane separation processes for removing CO{sub 2} and H{sub 2}S from low-quality natural gas [...]
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Qualification of three on line slurry monitoring devices for application during waste retrieval operations at doe sites
N. Bontha, N. Hylton, N. May

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). 4

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Millions of gallons of radioactive liquid and sludge wastes must be retrieved from underground storage tanks at the U.S. Department of Energy sites to be staged and transferred to treatment facilities and processed into final waste forms. Retrieval operations involve mixing solid and liquid wastes to create slurries that can be transported via underground pipelines to specified locations for treatment or disposal. A major concern during the transfer operations is plugging of the transfer lines. Blocked transfer lines could significantly escalate the remediation costs both in terms of pipeline replacement costs and costs of maintenance of inactive facilities and operating personnel. Document type: Report
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Millions of gallons of radioactive liquid and sludge wastes must be retrieved from underground storage tanks at the U.S. Department of Energy sites to be staged and transferred [...]
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Project Development Specification for Special Protective Coating
D. MCGREW

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 3

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Establishes the performance, design development, and test requirements for the Special Protective Coating. The system engineering approach was used to develop this document in accordance with the guidelines laid out in the Systems Engineering Management Plan for Project W-314. Document type: Report
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Establishes the performance, design development, and test requirements for the Special Protective Coating. The system engineering approach was used to develop this document [...]
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Technical evaluation for the determination of cgi designation for safety class items incorporated in hose in hose transfer line assemblies
J. BUCHANAN

Collection of open reports in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 2

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The purpose of this technical evaluation is to determine whether the secondary hoses are to be categorized as Commercial Grade Items (CGI) or Engineered Equipment. This determination will identify whether or not use of the CGI Dedication process is appropriate. Document type: Report
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The purpose of this technical evaluation is to determine whether the secondary hoses are to be categorized as Commercial Grade Items (CGI) or Engineered Equipment. This determination [...]
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The vicious circles of control regional governments and insiders in privatized russian enterprises
R. Desai, I. Goldberg

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 21

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How can one account for the puzzling behavior of insider-managers who, in stripping assets from the very firms they own, appear to be stealing from one pocket to fill the other? The authors suggest that such asset-stripping and failure to restructure are the consequences of interactions between insiders (manager-owners) and regional governments in a particular property rights regime. In this regime, the ability to realize value is limited by uncertainty and illiquidity, so managers have little incentive to increase value. As the central institutions that rule Russia have ceded their powers to the regions, regional governments have imposed various distortions on enterprises to protect local employment. Prospective outsider-investors doubt they can acquire the control rights they need for restructuring firms and doubt they can avoid the distortions regional governments impose on the firms in which they might invest. The result: little restructuring and little new investment. And regional governments, knowing the firms' taxable cash flows will have been reduced through cash flow diversion, have responded by collecting revenues in kind. To disentangle these vicious circles of control, the authors propose a pilot for transforming ownership in insider-dominated firms through a system of simultaneous tax-debt-for-equity conversion and resale through competitive auctions. The objective: to show regional governments, for example, that a more sustainable way to protect employment is to give managers incentives to increase enterprises' value by transferring effective control to investors. The proposed mechanism would provide cash benefits to insiders who agree to sell control to outside investors. The increased cash revenue (rather than in-kind or money surrogates) would enable regional governments to finance safety nets for the unemployed and to promote other regional initiatives. Document type: Book
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How can one account for the puzzling behavior of insider-managers who, in stripping assets from the very firms they own, appear to be stealing from one pocket to fill the [...]
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Give growth and macroeconomic stability in russia a chance harden budgets by eliminating nonpayments
B. Pinto, V. Drebentsov, A. Morozov

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 20

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The authors analyze the links between Russias disappointing growth performance in the second half of the 1990s, its costly and unsuccessful stabilization, the macroeconomic meltdown of 1998, and the spectacular rise of non-payments. Non-payments flourished in an environment of fundamental inconsistency between a macroeconomic policy geared at sharp disinflation, and a microeconomic policy of bailing enterprises out through soft budget constraints. Heavy untargeted implicit subsidies flowing through the non-payments system (amounting to 10 percent of GDP annually) have stifled growth, contributed to the August 1998 meltdown, through their impact on public debt, and have made at best a questionable contribution to equity. Dismantling this system must be a top priority, along with promoting enterprise restructuring and growth (by hardening budget constraints) and medium-term macroeconomic stability (by reducing the size of subsidies). Getting the government out of the non-payments system means settling all appropriately controlled budgetary expenditures on time, and in cash, and eschewing spending arrears, thereby setting an example for enterprises, and laying the groundwork for eliminating tax offsets at all levels of government, and insisting on cash tax payments. To stop energy-related subsidies, would require not only that the government pay its own energy bills on time, and in cash, but also that the energy monopolies be empowered to disconnect non-paying clients. This will enable the government to insist that the energy monopolies in turn pay their own taxes in full, and on time. Document type: Book
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The authors analyze the links between Russias disappointing growth performance in the second half of the 1990s, its costly and unsuccessful stabilization, the macroeconomic [...]
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Workplace studies where the rubber hits the road notes on the deployment problem in workplace studies
B. Anderson, B. Anderson

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 18

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OnLine - not on the Leash: neue Formen mobilen informatisierten Arbeitens aus soziologischer Perspektive
S. Pfeiffer

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2001). Vol. 2001, 14

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"Der populäre Schrei nach mobilen, flexiblen Arbeitskräften bestimmt den öffentlichen Diskurs seit Jahren. In den 80ern, als die Dauerhaftigkeit großer Arbeitslosenzahlen nicht mehr zu leugnen war, galt individualisierte Mobilität als wie sich zeigte nicht sehr erfolgreiches Allheilmittel zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeit. In den 90er Jahren entwickelte sich der Begriff Mobilität im Rahmen der Debatten rund um Globalisierung und Informationsgesellschaft zum Synonym für einen zeitgemäßen Arbeits- und Lebensstil. Alles scheint mobil zu werden: die Technik, die Kapitalflüsse, die sozialen Beziehungen und nicht zuletzt die Arbeit. Öffentliche Debatten neigen naturgemäß zur Polarisierung; Keywords dieser Debatten werden zu gerne einseitig positiv oder negativ aufgeladen, um die jeweilige Weltsicht argumentativ zu untermauern. Dabei gerät die Komplexität Widersprüchlichkeit und Gegenläufigkeit die sozialem und gesellschaftlichem Wandel immanent anhaftet, oft genug aus dem Blick." (Autorenreferat) Document type: Part of book or chapter of book
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"Der populäre Schrei nach mobilen, flexiblen Arbeitskräften bestimmt den öffentlichen Diskurs seit Jahren. In den 80ern, als die Dauerhaftigkeit großer Arbeitslosenzahlen [...]
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Forecasting the demand for privatized transport what economic regulators should know and why
A. Estache, L. Trujillo, E. Quinet

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 14

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Forecasting has long been a challenge, and will remain so for the foreseeable future. But the analytical instruments and data processing capabilities available through the latest technology, and software, should allow much better forecasting than transport ministries, or regulatory agencies typically observe. Privatization brings new needs for demand forecasting. More attention is paid to risk under privatization, than when investments are publicly financed. And regulators must be able to judge traffic studies done by operators, and to learn what strategic behavior influenced these studies. Many governments, and regulators avoid good demand, modeling out of lack of conviction that theory, and models can do better than the"old hands"of the sector. This is dangerous when privatization changes the nature of business. For projects amounting to investments of $ 100-200 million, a cost of $ 100,000-200,000 is not a reason to reject a reasonable modeling effort. And some private forecasting firms are willing to sell guarantees, or insurance with their forecasts, to cover significant gaps between forecasts, and reality. Document type: Book
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Forecasting has long been a challenge, and will remain so for the foreseeable future. But the analytical instruments and data processing capabilities available through the [...]
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Integrating Model Checking and HCI Tools to Help Designers Verify User Interface Properties
F. Paterno, C. Santoro, P. Palaque

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2001). Vol. 2001, 10

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In this paper we present a method that aims to integrate the use of formal techniques in the design process of interactive applications, with particular attention to those applications where both usability and safety are main concerns. The method is supported by a set of tools. We will also discuss how the resulting environment can be helpful in reasoning about multi-user interactions using the task model of an interactive application. Examples are provided from a case study in the field of air traffic control. Document type: Part of book or chapter of book
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In this paper we present a method that aims to integrate the use of formal techniques in the design process of interactive applications, with particular attention to those [...]
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A Tool Suite for Integrating Task and System Models through Scenarios
F. Paternò, C. Santoro, R. Bastide, D. Navarre, P. Palanque

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2001). Vol. 2001, 8

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This paper presents a set of tools supporting the development of interactive systems using two different notations. One of these notations, called ConcurTaskTrees (CTT), is used for task modelling. The other notation, called Interactive Cooperative Objects (ICO), is used for system modelling. Even though these two kinds of models represent two different views of the same world (users interacting with interactive systems), they are built by different people and used independently. The aim of this paper is to propose the use of scenarios as a bridge between these two views. On the task modelling side, scenarios are seen as possible traces of activities, while on the system side, they are viewed as traces of actions. This generic approach is presented in a case study in the domain of Air Traffic Control. Document type: Part of book or chapter of book
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This paper presents a set of tools supporting the development of interactive systems using two different notations. One of these notations, called ConcurTaskTrees (CTT), is [...]
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Broad Roads in a Thin Country: Infrastructure Concessions in Chile
S. Hinojosa, A. Gomez-Lobo

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 7

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To increase investment in infrastructure, in the early 1990s Chiles government introduced private capital into the transport infrastructure sector, covering roads and highways, bridges, tunnels, and airports. The chosen mechanism: a concession scheme through which private firms would finance and build a given project and then operate the infrastructure for a set of number of years, recovering their investment by collecting tolls from users. Among the lessons learned from the experience: 1) As much as possible, avoid concessioning roads for which there are convenient alternative freeways nearby. 2) Choose the right variable for awarding a concession. Avoid mechanisms that (by promoting large payments to the state or short-term concession periods) encourage high tolls, and if you choose to award a concession to the firm charging the lowest tolls, place a floor and ceiling on possible bids. The floor is to guarantee the concessions financial viability; the ceiling is to prevent inefficient traffic diversions. Ties at either end should be resolved by a second variable, such as the level of transfers between the state and the firm. 3) Allow downward toll flexibility so that the concessionaire can react to unexpectedly low traffic flows, especially for certain types of vehicles. 4) Pay special attention to the tendering mechanism and to the general incentive structure. There are limits to the pure least-present-value-of-revenue (LPVR) auction, but income guarantees do enhance liquidity. In fact, a minimum-income guarantee through an LPVR auction is an instrument for credit enhancement, not income support. Alternatively, some form of financial innovation should be encouraged to make debt service commitments more flexible. 5) If concessions are tendered by traditional methods and income guarantees will be given, cover only a fraction of the concessionaires expected income stream, to reduce the states financial exposure and to improve the incentives to the concessionaire. 6) Make the contracts as complete as possible but allow for later modifications or renegotiations, and include a well-designed dispute resolution mechanism. Document type: Book
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To increase investment in infrastructure, in the early 1990s Chiles government introduced private capital into the transport infrastructure sector, covering roads and highways, [...]
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Workplace studies the critical role of workplace studies in cscw
K. Schmidt, K. Schmidt

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 6

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The São Mateus Jabaquara Trolleybusway Concession in Brazil
P. Machado, P. Machado, J. Rebelo, J. Rebelo

Collection of open chapters of books in transport research (2000). Vol. 2000, 2

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The authors describe how Sao Paulo State granted a 20-year concession for operating a busway, one requirement for which was that the concessionaire replace the diesel bus operation with electric traction (trolleys). This was not a"greenfield concession"but is probably the only"busway"concession undertaken so far worldwide. With roughly 16,000 buses fighting their way through heavy traffic under traffic policies geared to automobiles, bus services was slow and unreliable. Then Sao Paulo adopted certain practices aimed at improving bus operations. Between 1983 and 1987, it implemented a segregated trolleybus corridor between Sao Mateus and Jabaquara, to be opened as a private concession regulated by the state of Sao Paulo. The concession was to operate for 20 years but the winning consortium had to invest in only part of the equipment, because part of it was in place. This made things less risky for the private consortium and allowed thestate to complete an environmentally friendly project with the help of the private sector. The concession has so far been a success - an example to be followed. After an initial increase, demand for the busway began to fall in 1998 and 1999. This was part of a general decline in demand for the bus system because of: a) A drop in jobs resulting from the economic slowdown. b) A growth in the use of automobiles. c) Competition from illegal buses (vans), which offer door-to-door service. The state was late in completing the aerial network for the trolleyway and rehabilitating sections of the roadway. This delayed replacement of diesel buses by trolleybuses. State representatives indicated it might be better in future to find a mechanism through which the concessionaire instead of the state would undertake infrastructure works and would also handle administration of integration terminals. Document type: Book
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The authors describe how Sao Paulo State granted a 20-year concession for operating a busway, one requirement for which was that the concessionaire replace the diesel bus [...]
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Desarrollos y aplicaciones de modelos de fractura en la escuela de ingenieros de caminos de Barcelona
E. Oñate

Anales de Mecánica de Fractura (2000). Vol. 17, pp. 127-154

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El artículo es una panorámica de los aspectos teóricos y algunas aplicaciones prácticas de los modelos de fractura desarrollados por diversos grupos en la Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos de Barcelona (EICB) durante los últimos quince años para el análisis no lineal de estructuras. La motivación fundamental para el desarrollo de estos modelos se centra en el análisis de la seguridad de estructuras de hormigón en masa y armado. La mayor parte de los modelos se basan en la teoría de daño continuo y utilizan el método de los elementos finitos para la solución numérica. Los modelos de daño se han extendido y aplicado también con éxito al análisis de diversas estructuras de edificios históricos. Los desarrollos más recientes de estos modelos en la EICB incluyen la predicción de fenómenos de localización en estructuras de hormigón y el análisis del comportamiento no lineal de estructuras con materiales compuestos. De todos estos modelos se presentan en el artículo unas breves pinceladas, las aplicaciones más relevantes y las referencias donde pueden encontrarse los detalles sobre cada caso.
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El artículo es una panorámica de los aspectos teóricos y algunas aplicaciones prácticas de los modelos de fractura desarrollados por diversos grupos [...]
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Adaptivity based on error estimation for viscoplastic softening materials
P. Diez, M. Arroyo, A. Huerta

Mechanics of Cohesive-Frictional Materials (2000). Vol. 5 (2), pp. 87-112

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This paper focuses on the numerical simulation of strain softening mechanical problems. Two problems arise: (1) the constitutive model has to be regular and (2) the numerical technique must be able to capture the two scales of the problem (the macroscopic geometrical representation and the microscopic behavior in the localization bands). The Perzyna viscoplastic model is used in order to obtain a regularized softening model allowing to simulate strain localization phenomena. This model is applied to quasistatic examples. The viscous regularization of quasistatic processes is also discussed: in quasistatics, the internal length associated with the obtained band width is no longer only a function of the material parameters but also depends on the boundary value problem (geometry and loads, specially loading velocity). An adaptive computation is applied to softening viscoplastic materials showing strain localization. As the key ingredient of the adaptive strategy, a residual type error estimator is generalized to deal with such highly nonlinear material model. In several numerical examples the adaptive process is able to detect complex collapse modes that are not captured by a first, even if fine, mesh. Consequently, adaptive strategies are found to be essential to detect the collapse mechanism and to assess the optimal location of the elements in the mesh.
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This paper focuses on the numerical simulation of strain softening mechanical problems. Two problems arise: (1) the constitutive model has to be regular and (2) the numerical [...]
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Error estimation including pollution assessment for nonlinear finite element analysis
A. Huerta, P. Diez

Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg., (2000). Vol. 181 (1-3), pp. 21-41

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A residual type error estimator for nonlinear finite element analysis is introduced. This error estimator solves local problems avoiding both the computation of the flux jumps and the associated flux splitting procedure. Pollution errors are taken into account by a feedback strategy, that is, an error estimate based on local computations is used as the input of the pollution analysis. This estimator is used in the frame of an adaptive procedure. Numerical examples show that the estimator is able to drive adaptive procedures leading to likely good solutions. Moreover, one of the examples demonstrates that adaptive procedures are essential for complex highly nonlinear mechanical problems because they may discover secondary collapse mechanisms.
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A residual type error estimator for nonlinear finite element analysis is introduced. This error estimator solves local problems avoiding both the computation of the flux jumps [...]
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Error estimation for adaptive computations on shell structures
P. Diez, A. Huerta

European Journal of Finite Elements (2000). Vol. 9 (1-3), pp. 49-66

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The finite element discretization of a shell structure introduces two kinds of errors: the error in the functional approximation and the error in the geometry approximation. The first is associated with the finite dimensional interpolation space and it is present in any finite element computation. The latter is associated with the piecewise polynomial approximation of a curved surface and is much more relevant in shell problems than in any other standard 2D or 3D computation. In the shells framework, formerly the quality control of the finite element solution has been carried out using flux projection a posteriori error estimators. This technique exhibits two main drawbacks: 1) the flux smoothing averages stress components over different elements that may have different physical meaning if the tangent planes are different and 2) the error estimation process uses only the approximate solution and hence, the discretized forces and the computational mesh: the data describing the real geometry and load is therefore not accounted for. In this work, a residual type error estimator introduced for standard 2D finite element analysis is generalized to shell problems. This allows to easily account for the real original geometry of the problem in the error estimation procedure and precludes the necessity of comparing generalized stress components between non coplanar elements. This estimator is based on approximating a reference error associated with a refined reference mesh. In order to build up the residual error equation the computed solution must be represented (projected) on the reference mesh. The use of thin shell finite elements requires a proper formulation in order to preclude shear locking. Following an idea of Donea and Lamain, the interpolation of the rotations is not unique and requires a particular technique to transfer the information from the computational mesh to the reference mesh. This technique is also developed in this work and may be used in any adaptive evolution problem where the solution must be transferred from one mesh to another.
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The finite element discretization of a shell structure introduces two kinds of errors: the error in the functional approximation and the error in the geometry approximation. [...]
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Stabilization of incompressibility and convection through orthogonal sub-scale in finite element methods
R. Codina

Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg., (2000). Vol. 190 (13-14), pp. 1579-1599

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Two apparently different forms of dealing with the numerical instability due to the incompressibility constraint of the stokes problem are analyzed in this paper. The first of them is the stabilization thought the pressure gradient projection, which consists of adding a certain least-squares form of the difference between the pressure gradient and its L² projection onto the discrete velocity space in the variational equations of the problem. The second is a sub-grid scale method, whose stabilization effect is very similar to that of the Galerkin/least-squares method for the Stokes problem. It is shown here that the first method can also be recast in the framework of sub-grid scale method with a particular choice for the space of sub-scales. This leads to a new stabilization procedure, whose applicability to stabilize convection is also studied in this paper.
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Two apparently different forms of dealing with the numerical instability due to the incompressibility constraint of the stokes problem are analyzed in this paper. The first [...]
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Analysis of a pressure-stabilized finite element approximation of the stationary Navier-Stokes equations
R. Codina, J. Blasco

Numerische Mathematik (2000). Vol. 87 (1), pp. 59-81

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze a finite element approximation of the stationary Navier-Stokes equations that allows the use of equal velocity-pressure interpolation. The idea is to introduce as unknown of the discrete problem the projection of the pressure gradient (multiplied by suitable algorithmic parameters) onto the space of continuous vector fields. The difference between these two vectors (pressure gradient and projection) is introduced in the continuity equation. The resulting formulation is shown to be stable and optimally convergent, both in a norm associated to the problem and in the L2 norm for both velocities and pressure. This is proved first for the Stokes problem, and then it is extended to the nonlinear case. All the analysis relies on an inf-sup condition that is much weaker than for the standard Galerkin approximation, in spite of the fact that the present method is only a minor modification of this.
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze a finite element approximation of the stationary Navier-Stokes equations that allows the use of equal velocity-pressure interpolation. [...]
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Fourier analysis of an equal‐order incompressible flow solver stabilized by pressure gradient projection
G. Buscaglia, F. Basombrío, R. Codina

Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids (2000). Vol. 34 (1), pp. 65-92

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Fourier analysis techniques are applied to the stabilized finite element method (FEM) recently proposed by Codina and Blasco for the approximation of the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations, here denoted by pressure gradient projection (SPGP) method. The analysis is motivated by spurious waves that pollute the computed pressure in start‐up flow simulation. An example of this spurious phenomenon is reported. It is shown that Fourier techniques can predict the numerical behaviour of stabilized methods with remarkable accuracy, even though the original Navier–Stokes setting must be significantly simplified to apply them. In the steady state case, good estimates for the stabilization parameters are obtained. In the transient case, spurious long waves are shown to be persistent when the element Reynolds number is large and the Courant number is small. This can be avoided by treating the pressure gradient projection implicitly, though this implies additional computing effort. Standard extrapolation variants are unfortunately unstable. Comparisons with Galerkin–least‐squares (GLS) method and Chorin's projection method are also addressed
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Fourier analysis techniques are applied to the stabilized finite element method (FEM) recently proposed by Codina and Blasco for the approximation of the incompressible Navier–Stokes [...]
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A nodal-based implementation of a stabilized Finite Element Method for Incompressible Flow Problems
R. Codina

Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids (2000). Vol. 33 (5), pp. 737-766

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The objective of this paper is twofold. First, a stabilized finite element method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes is presented, and several numerical experiments are conducted to check its performance. This method is able to deal with all the instabilities that the standard Galerkin method presents, namely, the pressure instability, the instability arising in convection dominated situations and also the less popular instabilities found when the Navier-Stokes equations have a dominant Coriolis force, or there is a dominant absorption term arising from the small permeability of the medium where the flow takes place. The second objective is to describe a nodal-based implementation of the finite element formulation introduced. This implementation is based on an a priori calculation of the integrals appearing in the formulation and then the construction of the matrix approximations, this matrix and this vector can be constructed directly for each nodal point, without the need to loop over element and thus making the calculations much faster. In order to be able to do this, all the variables have to be defined at the nodes of the finite element mesh, not on the elements. This is also so for the stabilization parameters of the formulation. However, doing this given rise to questions regarding the consistency and the conservation properties of the final scheme that are addressed in this paper.
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The objective of this paper is twofold. First, a stabilized finite element method for the incompressible Navier-Stokes is presented, and several numerical experiments are [...]
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On stabilized finite element methods for linear systems of convection-diffusion-reaction equations
R. Codina

Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg., (2000). Vol. 188 (200), pp. 61-82

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A stabilized finite element method for solving systems of convection-diffusion-reaction equations is studied in this paper. The method is based on the subgrid scale approach and an algebraic approximation to the subscales. After presenting the formulation of the method, it is analyzed how it behaves under changes of variables, showing that it relies on the law of change of the matrix of stabilization parameters associated to the method. An expression for this matrix is proposed for the case of general coupled systems of equations that is an extension of the expression proposed for a 1D model problem. Applications of the stabilization technique to the Stokes problem with convection and to the bending of Reissner-Mindlin plates are discussed next. The design of the matrix of stabilization parameters is based on the identification of the stability deficiencies of the standard Galerkin method applied to these two problems.
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A stabilized finite element method for solving systems of convection-diffusion-reaction equations is studied in this paper. The method is based on the subgrid scale approach [...]
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Stabilized finite element method for the transient Navier–Stokes equations based on a pressure gradient projection
R. Codina, J. Blasco

Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg., (2000). Vol. 182 (3-4), pp. 277-300

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In this paper we present a stabilized finite element formulation for the transient incompressible Navier–Stokes equations. The main idea is to introduce as a new unknown of the problem the projection of the pressure gradient onto the velocity space and to add to the incompresibility equation the difference between the Laplacian of the pressure and the divergence of this new vector field. This leads to a pressure stabilization effect that allows the use of equal interpolation for both velocities and pressures. In the case of the transient equations, we consider the possibility of treating the pressure gradient projection either implicitly or explicity. In the first case, the number of unknowns of the problem is substantially increased with respect to the standard Galerkin formulation. Nevertheless, iterative techniques may be used in order to uncouple the calculation of the pressure gradient projection from the rest of unknowns (velocity and pressure). When this vector field is treated explicitly, the increment of computational cost of the stabilized formulation with respect to the Galerkin method is very low. We provide a stability estimate for the case of the simple backward Euler time integration scheme for both the implicit and the explicit treatment of the pressure gradient projection.
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In this paper we present a stabilized finite element formulation for the transient incompressible Navier–Stokes equations. The main idea is to introduce as a new unknown [...]
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A finite element method for fluid-structure interaction with surface waves using a finite calculus formulation
E. Oñate, J. García-Espinosa

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI180

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A stabilized semi-implicit step finite element method for solving coupled fluid-structure interaction problems involving free surface waves is presented. The stabilized governing equations for the viscous fluid and the free surface are derived at a differential level via finite increment calculus procedure. A mesh updating technique based on solving a fictitious elastic problem on the moving mesh is described. Examples of the efficiency of the stabilized semi-implicit algorithm for the analysis of fluid-structure interaction problems in totally or partially submerged bodies is presented.
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A stabilized semi-implicit step finite element method for solving coupled fluid-structure interaction problems involving free surface waves is presented. The stabilized governing [...]
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Stabilization techniques for finite element analysis of convection-diffusion problems
E. Oñate, M. Manzan

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI183

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The accurate solution of convection type problems on practical grids has been ever a challenging issue, and invariably some sort of stabilization is needed in order to get a physical solution. This has pushed researchers to develop various stabilization algorithms used in every day practice by numerical analysts. In this chapter some methods are presented along with a new finite increment calculus approach to obtain the different algorithms using higher order conservation equations.
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The accurate solution of convection type problems on practical grids has been ever a challenging issue, and invariably some sort of stabilization is needed in order to get [...]
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The Monte Carlo method. Application to the stochastic analysis of sheet stamping processes
J. Hurtado, F. Zárate, E. Oñate

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI184

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Stochastic Mechanics is a rapidly growing area of research, whose importance is being recognized not only in academic circles but also in industrial practice. This is no doubt due to the fact that most structural properties and loads are either random or uncertain. The first term refers to a natural chaotic variation of the parameter, while the second is associated to the human lack of knowledge about it. Both kinds of unpredictability work together in rendering doubtful the results of a (usually single) deterministic mechanical analysis. When thinking about the randomness and uncertainty linked to all physical parameters and phenomena a big question mark closes the large list of numbers produced by a finite element calculation. In Stochastic Mechanics there are several techniques to analyse the natural scatter of strains and stresses caused by the dispersion in the given loads and/or the structural parameters. The most general one is the Monte Carlo method. However, it must be recognized that is as well the most costly in computational terms. Nevertheless, this cost has becoming feasible with the advance in Computer Science, specially with the advent of parallel computing, due to the fact that a Monte Carlo calculation is intrinsically a task that can be performed in parallel. The present report is intended to provide the reader an introduction to the Monte Carlo method in the context of Computational Mechanics. The technique is applied to the analysis of the uncertainty spread in a stamping process. The first chapter summarises the Monte Carlo method and its theoretical backgrounds. The second chapter is devoted to the case study, namely, the stochastic analysis of a square cup deep drawing problem. Finally, the basic equations governing the mechanical modelling of the stamping process are summarized in the appendix.
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Stochastic Mechanics is a rapidly growing area of research, whose importance is being recognized not only in academic circles but also in industrial practice. This is no doubt [...]
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Stabilized finite element approximation of transient incompressible flows using orthogonal subscales
R. Codina

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI185

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In this paper we present a stabilized finite element formulation to solve the Oseen equations as a model problem involving both convection effects and the incompressibility restriction. The need for stabilization techniques to solve this problem arises because of the restriction in the possible choices for the velocity and pressure spaces dictated by the inf-sup condition, as well as the instabilities encountered when convection is dominant. Both can be overcome by resorting from the standard Galerkin method to a stabilized formulation. The one presented here is based on the subgrid scale concept, in which unresolvable scales of the continuous solution are approximately accounted for. In particular, the approach developed herein is based on the assumption that unresolved subscales are orthogonal to the finite element space. The motivation of the method is fully described. It is also shown that this formulation is table and optimally convergent for an adequate choice of the algorithmic on which the method depends.
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In this paper we present a stabilized finite element formulation to solve the Oseen equations as a model problem involving both convection effects and the incompressibility [...]
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Pressure stability in fractional step finite element methods for incompressible flows
R. Codina

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI186

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The objective of this paper is to analyze the pressure stability of fractional step finite element methods for incompressible flows. For the classical first order projection method, it is shown that there is a pressure control which depends on the time step size, and therefore there is a lower bound for this time step for stability reasons. The situation is much worse for a second order scheme in which part of the extremely weak. To overcome these shortcomings, a stabilized fractional step finite element method is also considered, and its stability is analyzed. Some simple numerical examples are presented to support the theoretical results.
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The objective of this paper is to analyze the pressure stability of fractional step finite element methods for incompressible flows. For the classical first order projection [...]
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Implementation of a stabilized finite element formulation for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations based on a pressure gradient projection
R. Codina, J. Blasco, G. Buscaglia, A. Huerta

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI187

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We discuss in this paper some implementation aspects of a finite element formulation for the incompressible Navier-Stokes which allows the use of equal order velocity-pressure interpolations. The method consists in introducing the project of the pressure gradient and adding the difference between the pressure Laplacian and divergence of this new field to the incompressibility equations, both multiplied by suitable algorithmic parameters. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss how to deal with the new variable in the implementation of the algorithm. Obviously, it could be treated as one extra unknown, either explicitly or as a condensed variable. However, we take for granted that the only way or another. Here we discuss some iterative schemes to perform this uncoupling of the pressure gradient projection (PGP) from the calculation of the velocity and the pressure, both for stationary and the transient of the linearization loop and the iterative segregation of the PGP, whereas in the second the main dilemma concerns the explicit or implicit treatment of the PGP.
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We discuss in this paper some implementation aspects of a finite element formulation for the incompressible Navier-Stokes which allows the use of equal order velocity-pressure [...]
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Prediction of damage and failure in civil engineering structures using a finite element model.
E. Oñate, A. Hanganu, J. Canet

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI188

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The paper describes a finite element damage model for non linear analysis of concrete or reinforced structures. It is show how can be effectively used to predict local and global damage up to structural failure. Examples of applications of the model to the analysis of different structures such as a nuclear containment shell, a housing building and the domes of St. Mark Basilica are presented.
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The paper describes a finite element damage model for non linear analysis of concrete or reinforced structures. It is show how can be effectively used to predict local and [...]
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Rigid-flexible body analysis without rotation parameters
R. Taylor

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI189

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This paper addresses the coupled flexible and rigid body response of solids undergoing large motions and deformations. The formulation is presented in a form which is free of rotation parameters and thus avoids the need of finding compatible integration formulae for translations and rotations. The motion of each rigid body is represented in terms of the nodal parameters of a simplex element subject to constraints which ensure rigid motions. Flexible structural members for rods and shells are then expressed in terms of displacement and relative displacement parameters leading to total system of equations involving only translation degrees of freedom. The motions are integrated using classical energy and momentum conserving schemes, thus leading to systems which are unconditionally stable for Hamiltonian (elastic-rigid) systems. The only requirement for absolute stability is that the non-linear algebraic equations representing the solution at each time step must converge. The formulation is illustrated in two dimensions by representative numerical problems which involve both rigid and flexible parts or multi-rigid body situations. In all cases the conservation properties are observed.
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This paper addresses the coupled flexible and rigid body response of solids undergoing large motions and deformations. The formulation is presented in a form which is free [...]
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Locking in the incompressible limit for the element free galerkin method
A. Huerta, S. Fernández-Méndez

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI190

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Volumetric locking (locking in the incompressible limit) for linear elastic isotropic materials is studied in the context of the Element Free Galerkin method. The modal analysis developed here shows here shows that the number of non-physical locking modes is independent of the dilation parameter (support of the interpolation functions). Thus increasing the dilation parameter does not suppress locking. Nevertheless, an increase in the dilation parameter does reduce the energy associated to the non-physical locking behavior. Although more locking modes are present in the Element Free Galerkin method with quadratic consistency than with the standard biquadratic finite element method. Finally, numerical examples are shown.
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Volumetric locking (locking in the incompressible limit) for linear elastic isotropic materials is studied in the context of the Element Free Galerkin method. The modal analysis [...]
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Límites de los métodos numéricos
E. Oñate

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI191

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Se plantean en el artículo los límites de los métodos numéricos para resolver cualquier problema que afecte a la vida del hombre. Se discute la capacidad de la razón para expresar todos los problemas del universo en forma matemática, y la posibilidad de encontrar su solución en forma numérica. Finalmente, se especula sobre el alcance y posibilidad de los métodos numéricos en el amplio campo de las ciencias sociales
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Se plantean en el artículo los límites de los métodos numéricos para resolver cualquier problema que afecte a la vida del hombre. Se discute la [...]
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El bucle de los números
E. Oñate

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI192

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El artículo presenta una sucinta panorámica sobre la evolución de los métodos numéricos dese la antigua Babilonia hasta nuestros días. Se destaca como la máxima Pitagórica de que “todo es número”, adquiere plena actualidad en nuestros días, en que, con la ayuda de los ordenadores, podemos dar respuestas numéricas a prácticamente cualquier problema que afecte a la vida del hombre. Recorriendo ese bucle de los números se relata brevemente en el artículo como la humanidad ha evolucionado paralelamente en su aspiración de cuantificar los fenómenos de la naturaleza, y como el paso de los pueblos ha ido de la mano de los avances en expresar numéricamente la solución de sus problemas más cotidianos.
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El artículo presenta una sucinta panorámica sobre la evolución de los métodos numéricos dese la antigua Babilonia hasta nuestros días. [...]
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Simulación por ordenador del comportamiento resistente de estructuras: El laboratorio virtual de estructuras
E. Oñate, A. Hanganu, J. Miquel, B. Suárez

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI193

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Se presenta el concepto de Laboratorio Virtual de Estructuras (LAVE) para evaluar por ordenador la capacidad resistente de estructuras de hormigón y el coeficiente de seguridad al colapso utilizando modelos de cálculo no lineal basados en la teoría del daño y el método de elementos finitos. Se describen diversos ejemplos de aplicación del LAVE al análisis de la resistencia última de estructuras de hormigón en masa y armado.
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Se presenta el concepto de Laboratorio Virtual de Estructuras (LAVE) para evaluar por ordenador la capacidad resistente de estructuras de hormigón y el coeficiente [...]
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Del ábaco de fichas a Internet
E. Oñate

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI194
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The braid of numbers
E. Oñate

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI195
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Meshless analysis of incompressible flows using the Finite Point Method
E. Oñate, C. Sacco, S. Idelsohn

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI196

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A stabilized finite point method (FPM) for meshless analysis of incompressible fluid flows is presented. The stabilization approach is based in the finite calculus (FIC) procedure. An enhanced fractional step procedure allowing the semi-implicit numerical solution of incompressible fluids using the PFM is described. Examples of application of the stabilized FPM to the solution of incompressible flows problems are presented.
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A stabilized finite point method (FPM) for meshless analysis of incompressible fluid flows is presented. The stabilization approach is based in the finite calculus (FIC) procedure. [...]
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Stabilized finite element approximation of transient incompressible flows using orthogonal subscales
R. Codina

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI197

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In this paper we present a stabilized finite element method to solve the transient Navier-Stokes equations based on the decomposition of the unknowns into resolvable and sub grid scales. The latter are approximately accounted for, so as to end up with a stable finite element problem which, in particular, allows to deal with convection-dominated flows and the use of equal velocity-pressure interpolations. Three main issues are addressed. The first is a method to estimate the behavior of the stabilization parameters based on a Fourier analysis of the problem for the subscales. Secondly, the way to deal with transient problems discretized using a finite difference scheme is discussed. Finally, the treatment of the nonlinear term is also analyzed. A very important feature of this work is that the sub grid scales are taken as orthogonal to the finite element space. In the transient case, this simplifies considerably the numerical scheme.
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In this paper we present a stabilized finite element method to solve the transient Navier-Stokes equations based on the decomposition of the unknowns into resolvable and sub [...]
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On isotropic scalar damage models for the numerical analysis of concrete structures
R. Faria, J. Oliver, M. Cervera

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI198

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Within the framework of Continuum Damage Mechanics some isotropic scalar damage models for concrete are revisited, with emphasis on a recent one proposed by the authors. This scalar damage model is based on the assumption that a stress split is required to capture unilateral behaviour exhibited by concrete when passing from tension to compression. Similar assumptions are pursued on many scalar damage models, yet with many differences being encountered on the strategies adopted for the implementation of such split, which sometimes is performed over the strain tensor. In this paper a discussion on the implications of those splits is conducted, as well as on the norms that define the elastic domain in the stress space. For the proposed damage model a strain-driven formalism is adopted, but the stress split is performed on the effective elastic stress tensor, which is shown to correspond to a split of the Cauchy stress tensor. This strategy improves the algorithmic efficiency as much as required for the seismic analysis of large-scale problems, and circumvents many of the drawbacks present in similar damage models. Besides, two scalar damage variable are introduced as internal variables, as well as an inelastic strain tensor. Efficiency of the proposed constitutive model is illustrated through numerical applications. Algorithmic implementation is also detailed.
Abstract
Within the framework of Continuum Damage Mechanics some isotropic scalar damage models for concrete are revisited, with emphasis on a recent one proposed by the authors. This [...]
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Interface GiD-SAP90 elemento ASOLID
J. Maristany, F. Salinas, A. Mestre

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI199
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Desarrollos y aplicaciones de modelos de fractura en la escuela de ingenieros de caminos de Barcelona
E. Oñate

(2000). Research Report, Nº PI201

Abstract
El artículo es una panorámica de los aspectos teóricos y algunas aplicaciones prácticas de los modelos de fractura desarrollados por diversos grupos en la Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos de Barcelona (EICB) durante los últimos quince para el análisis no lineal de estructuras. La motivación fundamental para el desarrollo de estos modelos se centra en el análisis de la seguridad de estructuras de hormigón en masa y armado. La mayor parte de los modelos se basan en la teoría de daño continuo y utilizan el método de los elementos finitos para la solución numérica. Los modelos de daño se han extendido y aplicado también con éxito el análisis de diversas estructuras de edificios históricos. Los desarrollos más recientes de estos modelos en la EICB incluyen la predicción de fenómenos de localización en estructuras de hormigón y el análisis del comportamiento no lineal de estructuras con materiales compuestos. De todos estos modelos se presentan en el artículo unas breves pinceladas, las aplicaciones más relevantes y las referencias donde pueden encontrarse los detalles de cada caso.
Abstract
El artículo es una panorámica de los aspectos teóricos y algunas aplicaciones prácticas de los modelos de fractura desarrollados por diversos grupos [...]
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Stabilization techniques for finite element analysis of convection-diffusion problems
E. Oñate, M. Manzan

(2000). Convection Heat Transfer, B. Sundén and G. Comini (Eds.), WIT Press, Southampton, United Kingdom

Abstract
The accurate solution of convection type problems on practical grids has been ever a challenging issue, and invariably some sort of stabilization is needed in order to get a physical solution. This has pushed researchers to develop various stabilization algorithms used in every day practice by numerical analysts. In this chapter some methods are presented along with a new finite increment calculus approach to obtain the different algorithms using higher order conservation equations.
Abstract
The accurate solution of convection type problems on practical grids has been ever a challenging issue, and invariably some sort of stabilization is needed in order to get [...]
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Simulation of Construction of RCC Dams. II: Stress and Damage
M. Cervera, T. Prato, J. Oliver

Journal of Structural Engineering (2000). 126 (9), pp. 1062-1068

Abstract
The increasing number of roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams being built around the world demands accurate methodologies for the realistic short- and long-term evaluations of the risk of thermally induced cracking in these constructions. In this work a numerical procedure for the simulation of the construction process of RCC dams is presented. It takes into account the more relevant features of the behavior of concrete at early ages, such as hydration, aging, creep, and damage. A 2D model of the Urugua-;aaı RCC Dam, built in Argentina, is used to perform the corresponding analyses. In this second part of the paper, the mechanical aspects of the simulation are presented; long-term effects are included by incorporating a creep model that naturally accounts for the aging effects, and the risk of tensile damage is also considered. The methodology determines the stress field inside the dam at any time during the construction and in the following years. Results for the reference case assess the suitability of the adopted design. This is compared to alternative studies considering different construction schedules to conclude that for these cases changes should be introduced in the dam design.
Abstract
The increasing number of roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams being built around the world demands accurate methodologies for the realistic short- and long-term evaluations [...]
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Simulation of Construction of RCC Dams. I: Temperature and Aging
M. Cervera, J. Oliver, T. Prato

Journal of Structural Engineering (2000). 126 (9), pp. 1053-1060

Abstract
The increasing number of roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams being built around the world demands accurate methodologies for the realistic short- and long-term evaluations of the risk of thermally induced cracking in these constructions. In this work a numerical procedure for the simulation of the construction process of RCC dams is presented. It takes into account the more relevant features of the behavior of concrete at early ages, such as hydration, aging, creep, and damage. A 2D model of the Urugua-í RCC Dam, built in Argentina, is used to perform the corresponding analyses. In this first part only the thermochemical aspects of the simulation of the construction process are presented. The temperature distribution and evolution inside the dam are obtained before and after the completion of the dam. The evolution of the compressive and tensile strengths and elastic moduli and their final distribution inside the dam can also be predicted. Results from 2D and simplified vertical 1D models are compared to assess the validity of the latter, and several parametric studies are carried out. The simulation and discussion of the mechanical aspects of the construction process are relegated to a companion paper that follows.
Abstract
The increasing number of roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams being built around the world demands accurate methodologies for the realistic short- and long-term evaluations [...]
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Reseñas
Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 65
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Apuntes
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Plataformas
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Informaciones
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Posibilidades y limitaciones de la integración de los medios en la enseñanza
R. Romero Tena

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 61

Abstract
Los datos que se ofrecen en este artículo recogen aspectos considerados fundamentales en la integración de medios y/o nuevas tecnologías a través de los Grupos de Trabajo como actividad de autoperfeccionamiento. Éstos están muy relacionados con la particularidad de las zonas (centros), elemento que no está siendo considerado y que puede repercutir negativamente en las iniciativas que se están teniendo en la incorporación de estos medios. Por ello, se presentan datos concretos sobre zonas diferenciadas en una provincia (Huelva), así como las implicaciones que suponen estos hallazgos a la hora de comprender el significado de la contextualización.
Abstract
Los datos que se ofrecen en este artículo recogen aspectos considerados fundamentales en la integración de medios y/o nuevas tecnologías a través de los Grupos de Trabajo [...]
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El diario, un instrumento para la construcción de los saberes sociales
A. Fleitas, R. Zamponi

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 60

Abstract
Este trabajo presenta los resultados de la investigación realizada con la totalidad de las Escuelas Municipales de la ciudad de Córdoba (Argentina), a partir del Programa «El diario como apoyo educativo», experiencia realizada a través de un convenio firmado entre el Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de la provincia de Córdoba y el diario «La Voz del Interior» de la ciudad ya mencionada. Este programa, cuyo objetivo es incorporar el diario como recurso para estimular una lectura activa, reflexiva y crítica, se caracteriza por capacitar a educadores en particular, a la comunidad educativa en general, y por trabajar directamente con los alumnos de los distintos niveles del sistema educativo.
Abstract
Este trabajo presenta los resultados de la investigación realizada con la totalidad de las Escuelas Municipales de la ciudad de Córdoba (Argentina), a partir del Programa [...]
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El personaje de héroe en el cómic: ¿qué piensan nuestros alumnos?
P. Toledo Morales, J. Sánchez García

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 59

Abstract
Cada vez se hace más necesario en la Universidad interpelar a alumnos universitarios que cursan carreras de educación, futuros docentes, sobre sus concepciones de los héroes y antihéroes por la influencia que éstos ejercen sobre las nuevas generaciones, ya que las peculiaridades que éstos poseen influyen considerablemente sobre el proceso educativo. Este trabajo recoge los resultados de una investigación con una muestra de 739 alumnos de la Universidad de Jaén, a los que se le interpeló a través de un cuestionario.
Abstract
Cada vez se hace más necesario en la Universidad interpelar a alumnos universitarios que cursan carreras de educación, futuros docentes, sobre sus concepciones de los héroes [...]
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Análisis educativo-musical del medio televisión
O. Lorenzo Quiles, L. Herrera Torres

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 58

Abstract
Se ofrece en esta colaboración el resultado de un trabajo de investigación que estudia el tipo de educación musical no formal que lleva a cabo la televisión en nuestra sociedad. Este medio de comunicación capitaliza lo que conocemos por escuela paralela, suponiendo un innegable vehículo de transmisión educativa y realizando una labor de divulgación sonora que, aun sin pretenderlo, determina y conforma desde la imagen la cultura musical de la población.
Abstract
Se ofrece en esta colaboración el resultado de un trabajo de investigación que estudia el tipo de educación musical no formal que lleva a cabo la televisión en nuestra [...]
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Tecnologías de apoyo a la discapacidad y dificultades de aprendizaje
M. Pascual Sevillano

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 57

Abstract
Las dificultades de aprendizaje han ocupado y preocupado siempre a los profesionales de la enseñanza, ya que ha sido con frecuencia un porcentaje alto de alumnos los que las han manifestado. En este trabajo se indica que los recursos informáticos han de contar con un lugar disponible en el aula y en el centro, porque son altamente beneficiosos para los alumnos que tienen dificultades de aprendizaje. La tecnología puede actuar como una prótesis cognitiva, reemplazando una habilidad perdida o mermada, o como un apoyo, proporcionando la ayuda necesaria, para acometer la tarea.
Abstract
Las dificultades de aprendizaje han ocupado y preocupado siempre a los profesionales de la enseñanza, ya que ha sido con frecuencia un porcentaje alto de alumnos los que [...]
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Resolución creativa de conflictos a través del cine
M. Gascón Baquero

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 56

Abstract
La resolución de problemas es una de las principales estrategias que han de ponerse en marcha en la escuela en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. La autora de este trabajo nos propone una fórmula creativa y original de buscar pautas de superación de conflictos y problemas a través del medio del cine y los anuncios publicitarios, en los que se encuentran múltiples propuestas entresacadas de la vida diaria.
Abstract
La resolución de problemas es una de las principales estrategias que han de ponerse en marcha en la escuela en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. La autora de este trabajo [...]
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La informática en la educación de los alumnos con deficiencias motóricas
M. Aguaded Gómez

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 55

Abstract
Cada día se hace más urgente reflexionar sobre los cambios sociales producidos en los centros educativos, incidiéndose en la importancia que supone la introducción de los medios informáticos en las escuelas, y analizando, al mismo tiempo, las ventajas que con ello se están obteniendo en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje. En esta línea, la autora de este trabajo apunta la necesidad que estos medios se adapten a los alumnos con necesidades educativas especiales.
Abstract
Cada día se hace más urgente reflexionar sobre los cambios sociales producidos en los centros educativos, incidiéndose en la importancia que supone la introducción de [...]
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La alfabetización audiovisual a través de la educación con el cine
V. Amar Rodríguez

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 54

Abstract
En este trabajo se presentan algunas de las nociones más elementales del lenguaje audiovisual del cine. Desde la planificación, hasta el propio lenguaje del cine con sus movimientos de cámara, encuadres, composiciones, además de la proxémica, la luz y el color, o lo concerniente al apartado perceptivo, entre otros aspectos. A la postre, se trata de un ejercicio con el que se pretende aclarar aspectos relacionados con el discurso audio¬¬-visual y, por consiguiente, su posible utilización en el aula, ayudando a su decodi¬¬ficación y a interpretar este lenguaje tan extendido entre el profesorado y el alumnado.
Abstract
En este trabajo se presentan algunas de las nociones más elementales del lenguaje audiovisual del cine. Desde la planificación, hasta el propio lenguaje del cine con sus [...]
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Tecnologías avanzadas: nuevos retos de comunicación para los mayores
F. Pavón Rabasco

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 53

Abstract
Los mayores del siglo XXI tienen planteados nuevos retos que obligan a dar, por parte de todos, nuevas respuestas. Se impone una búsqueda de ideas que puedan realmente llevarse a la práctica y ayuden a conseguir una mayor calidad de vida. Las tecnologías digitales tienen un papel preponderante en la vida cotidiana y no sólo nos ofrecen todo tipo de información o formación sino que nos sirven para comunicarnos con los demás. Presentamos algunas iniciativas para poner en contacto a los que ya peinan canas con las nuevas tecnologías.
Abstract
Los mayores del siglo XXI tienen planteados nuevos retos que obligan a dar, por parte de todos, nuevas respuestas. Se impone una búsqueda de ideas que puedan realmente llevarse [...]
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Hermeneutas todos: el cuadrado de la explicación-comprensión
H. Borrat Mattos

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 52

Abstract
Retomando la distinción entre hermeneutas silvestres y cultivados, se aborda en este trabajo el espacio metodológico enmarcado por las disyuntivas explicación-comprensión y micro-macro. Dentro de este cuadrado aparecen las figuras del autor positivista y del hermeneuta. Se acaba argumentando, por un lado que, en definitiva, la posición de hermeneuta es ineludible y, por el otro, que la confrontación reflexiva, crítica y responsable sobre las interpretaciones realizadas por los autores de textos mediáticos es una vía eficaz para hacer avanzar la Educación en Medios de Comunicación.
Abstract
Retomando la distinción entre hermeneutas silvestres y cultivados, se aborda en este trabajo el espacio metodológico enmarcado por las disyuntivas explicación-comprensión [...]
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La educación y los elementos del proceso comunicativo
T. Pedroso Herrera

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 51

Abstract
En el artículo se expone la relación que existe entre las distintas concepciones de la educación y el proceso comunicativo. Atendiendo a los diferentes elementos que intervienen en todo acto de comunicación es posible comprender los diversos estadios conceptuales de la educación: la escuela tradicional estuvo siempre muy apegada al mensaje y la escuela más reciente pretendió insertarse en un contexto o en una situación determinados.
Abstract
En el artículo se expone la relación que existe entre las distintas concepciones de la educación y el proceso comunicativo. Atendiendo a los diferentes elementos que intervienen [...]
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Medios de comunicación, interculturalismo y educación
M. Area Moreira, M. Ortiz Cruz

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 50

Abstract
En este trabajo se pretende reflexionar sobre cómo los medios de comunicación social (la televisión, la prensa escrita, la radio, Internet...) proporcionan una determinada visión de la realidad multicultural del Planeta. Según sea la percepción que de la realidad tengamos así se configurarán nuestros valores y conductas. Los medios son quienes nos construyen una imagen de la problemática social a través de sus informaciones. Para los autores, existe solamente lo que aparece en los medios; lo que callan no existe para el ciudadano medio de Occidente.
Abstract
En este trabajo se pretende reflexionar sobre cómo los medios de comunicación social (la televisión, la prensa escrita, la radio, Internet...) proporcionan una determinada [...]
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El primer libro
E. Martínez-Salanova Sánchez, P. Martínez Peralta

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 49
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Hacia una publicidad solidaria
I. Barcala Calvo, C. Matilla Barba

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 48

Abstract
Podemos decir que actualmente los medios de comunicación ejercen una enorme influencia sobre nosotros. Los informativos definen lo que es la realidad para buena parte de la población y la publicidad marca hábitos de consumo y crea actitudes ante la vida. Esta reflexión pretende analizar críticamente el modelo educativo que nos ofrece la publicidad, encaminado hacia la rentabilidad, la utilidad y el éxito de la sociedad de mercado, como valores primordiales que debemos mantener y proponer, desde la escuela, un modelo educativo más humano y solidario.
Abstract
Podemos decir que actualmente los medios de comunicación ejercen una enorme influencia sobre nosotros. Los informativos definen lo que es la realidad para buena parte de [...]
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Solidaridad y voluntariado: una visión crítica
J. Sarasola Sánchez-Serrano

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 47

Abstract
El voluntario es una expresión de la solidaridad, y ésta es una respuesta a la injusticia. Por esto, el autor de este trabajo plantea que es imprescindible que los voluntarios y los solidarios ejerzan una acción crítica, que permita el reforzamiento y la conquista de nuevos derechos sociales porque la solidaridad nunca puede ir a favor del debilitamiento del estado social.
Abstract
El voluntario es una expresión de la solidaridad, y ésta es una respuesta a la injusticia. Por esto, el autor de este trabajo plantea que es imprescindible que los voluntarios [...]
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Solidaridad y educación para el desarrollo
F. Marhuenda

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 46

Abstract
El autor de este trabajo asevera que sólo se puede construir un futuro mejor para todos si se trabaja por cambiar el presente injusto y desigual en el que vivimos. Es imprescindible, por tanto, que la solidaridad y la preocupación por el desarrollo pasen a ser elementos centrales en la vida cotidiana. De ahí el importante papel de la educación para el desarrollo. Pero no puede ser una educación de segundo nivel que apenas ocupe espacio en el currículo y en la actividad docente, y ha de convertirse en una educación política, que no lea neutramente nuestro mundo y que ponga el énfasis en la desigualdad y desequilibrios que en él existen.
Abstract
El autor de este trabajo asevera que sólo se puede construir un futuro mejor para todos si se trabaja por cambiar el presente injusto y desigual en el que vivimos. Es imprescindible, [...]
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Desarrollo sostenible y desarrollo solidario
A. Gaona Pérez

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 45

Abstract
El actual modelo de producción capitalista basado en el crecimiento sin límites compromete no sólo a las generaciones presentes sino a las venideras. Es el resultado de un modelo de organización social y económica que debe ser cambiado porque muestra una forma equivocada de relaciones entre las personas y con el entorno. La alternativa reside en un desarrollo sostenible como manifestación de un desarrollo solidario que requiere de una educación moral comprometida con la solidaridad, el compromiso y la esperanza.
Abstract
El actual modelo de producción capitalista basado en el crecimiento sin límites compromete no sólo a las generaciones presentes sino a las venideras. Es el resultado de [...]
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Los tres cosmonautas
E. Martínez-Salanova Sánchez, P. Martínez Peralta

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 44
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Un análisis sobre los medios de comunicación y la solidaridad
E. Martínez-Salanova Sánchez, I. Peralta Ferreyra

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 43

Abstract
Los autores hacen en este artículo un recorrido por los nuevos problemas que se generan en el momento de percibir al mismo tiempo de manera unitaria, y por otra parte diversificada, los mensajes que proporcionan los medios de comunicación en relación con los valores, el respeto, la tolerancia y la solidaridad. Es responsabilidad de los medios, pero también de padres, educadores y de los mismos receptores, asumir con responsabilidad su papel, el que la influyente e indiscriminada variedad de imágenes y de opiniones sustente el nacimiento de nuevas opciones críticas y la estructuración cultural de una ética actualizada.
Abstract
Los autores hacen en este artículo un recorrido por los nuevos problemas que se generan en el momento de percibir al mismo tiempo de manera unitaria, y por otra parte diversificada, [...]
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¿Se puede hablar hoy de ser solidario?
A. Diéguez

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 42

Abstract
Partiendo de la realidad social argentina, caracterizada por la precariedad de las condiciones de vida de la mayoría de la población, el autor en este texto se pregunta si es posible el desarrollo de la solidaridad y si los medios pueden efectivamente educar para la solidaridad. Para ello es fundamental una democratización de los medios de comunicación y una formación política y social que no se desligue del fomento de la solidaridad y que no la reduzca a acciones que se agotan en sí mismas.
Abstract
Partiendo de la realidad social argentina, caracterizada por la precariedad de las condiciones de vida de la mayoría de la población, el autor en este texto se pregunta [...]
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La solidaridad, la educación y los medios desde la antropología
A. Carloni

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 41

Abstract
Las actuales formas de colonización que favorecen las nuevas tecnologías contribuyen al mantenimiento de la visión occidental mecanicista y racionalista del mundo. Esta situación genera en los países del Tercer Mundo una doble realidad: por un lado, la que se asemeja al estilo de vida occidental y, por otra, la realidad de pobreza y exclusión que muestra el fracaso del desarrollo. La autora propone que es necesario reajustar los valores dominantes a partir de una visión holística del mundo y del ser humano que lo habita. La antropología puede contribuir a educar en una visión integral y profunda de las culturas a las que se pretende beneficiar.
Abstract
Las actuales formas de colonización que favorecen las nuevas tecnologías contribuyen al mantenimiento de la visión occidental mecanicista y racionalista del mundo. Esta [...]
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Educación y solidaridad: hacia una verdadera educación solidaria
D. González

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 40

Abstract
La revolución de las nuevas tecnologías de la información incide en el concepto actual que tenemos de educación ya que va a contribuir a incrementar las diferencias entre ricos y pobres. El autor de este trabajo expone que, frente a esta dramática realidad, cada vez más acuciante, de la progresiva «diferenciación» económica y cultural, caben dos opciones: su aceptación resignada y pasiva o la rebeldía activa para transformarla a través del «poder de la educación».
Abstract
La revolución de las nuevas tecnologías de la información incide en el concepto actual que tenemos de educación ya que va a contribuir a incrementar las diferencias entre [...]
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Educación y solidaridad: una nueva relación
L. Valero Iglesias, I. Brunet Icart

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 39

Abstract
Para que el siglo XXI sea el siglo de la solidaridad es necesario pensar primero si el edificio sobre el que se construye el neoliberalismo es modificable. Para ello hay que conocer las tensiones que se han generado en el proceso histórico que ha conducido a su configuración. En este contexto es necesario hacer crecer una educación crítica y solidaria, que haga ver que la educación sigue siendo la mejor forma de redistribución social. Un currículum que mire críticamente la realidad y que acompañe los discursos con unos quehaceres que permitan ver a los alumnos que la teoría se encarna en una práctica de libertad.
Abstract
Para que el siglo XXI sea el siglo de la solidaridad es necesario pensar primero si el edificio sobre el que se construye el neoliberalismo es modificable. Para ello hay que [...]
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Medios de comunicación, ¿instrumentos para la solidaridad?
E. Tabares Carrasco

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 38

Abstract
En el presente artículo se pretende abordar un análisis de las diferentes prácticas de solidaridad y su validez de cara a afrontar la brecha de la pobreza y de la exclusión social, tanto en los países empobrecidos como en nuestras sociedades. Y ante este inmenso desafío conviene también plantearse si los medios de comunicación de masas contribuyen o no a la educación y emergencia de ciudadanos responsables, activos, críticos y solidarios.
Abstract
En el presente artículo se pretende abordar un análisis de las diferentes prácticas de solidaridad y su validez de cara a afrontar la brecha de la pobreza y de la exclusión [...]
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Solidaridad y medios de comunicación
R. Terán Giménez

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 37

Abstract
El periodista es hoy, más que nunca, depositario de un patrimonio que no es suyo; que es de la propia sociedad a la que sirve, y que exige credibilidad, confianza, honradez en el ejercicio de una profesión que ha de tener como objetivo la defensa de los valores democráticos y de los derechos de la persona. Tratar sobre la solidaridad y los medios de comunicación es reflexionar sobre la necesidad de información como un derecho humano básico que es propiedad de todos los ciudadanos, al que el periodista sirve y del que actúa como garante.
Abstract
El periodista es hoy, más que nunca, depositario de un patrimonio que no es suyo; que es de la propia sociedad a la que sirve, y que exige credibilidad, confianza, honradez [...]
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Solidaridad y medios de comunicación: una difícil articulación
E. Gualda Caballero

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 36

Abstract
En este trabajo se inicia la discusión sobre las relaciones entre la solidaridad y los medios de comunicación, presentando brevemente algunas de las nociones conceptuales que se asocian al término solidaridad y resumiendo cómo son las condiciones nuevas en que la solidaridad ha de enmarcarse. Posteriormente nos introduce en algunos ámbitos de poder e influencia de los medios para reflexionar sobre la articulación de medios de comunicación y solidaridad.
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En este trabajo se inicia la discusión sobre las relaciones entre la solidaridad y los medios de comunicación, presentando brevemente algunas de las nociones conceptuales [...]
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Las nuevas condiciones de la solidaridad
I. Zubero

Comunicar. Media Education Research Journal (2000). Vol. 8, (2), 35

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Nunca como hoy hemos tenido toda la realidad del mundo a nuestro alcance. Difícilmente podremos decir que no nos hemos enterado de catástrofes o de violaciones de los derechos humanos, aunque hayan ocurrido en lugares lejanos. Los medios de comunicación nos acercan al configurar, aunque sea un tópico, una aldea global. La cercanía es una condición de posibilidad para el compromiso solidario. ¿Puede ser también un problema? Es preciso la conformación de un «nosotros» que incluya a todos los seres humanos, pero esto es algo que no podrá hacerse sin costes.
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Nunca como hoy hemos tenido toda la realidad del mundo a nuestro alcance. Difícilmente podremos decir que no nos hemos enterado de catástrofes o de violaciones de los derechos [...]
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Presentación de temas
O. Vázquez Aguado

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¿Puede la comunicación ser solidaria?
J. Aguaded Gómez

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Reseñas
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