Yearbook of Slovenian Academy of Engineering 2012 (84 pages)

21 Oct A mandatory component of development strategies: disaster prevention / mitigation

Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR) 2012 The paper is devoted to a field which, according to the author’s belief, is yet underdeveloped in our country. In case one looks at the aspects to be considered in connection with the prevention / mitigation of disasters,...

21 Oct Micro-seismic assessment of an area with high anthropogenic activities. Implications for the ortophysic model validation / Evaluarea microseismica a unei zone cu activitate antropica ridicata. Implicatii in validarea modelului ortofizic.

Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR) 2012 Embedded in a energo-material flux, the streaming of information has a distinct role, quite different from that of being the cause of the dynamic of a system. It regulates the flow of energy and matter, can trigger some...

21 Oct Intelligent system for the multiparameter monitoring of seismogenic zones / Sistem inteligent de monitorizare multiparametrica a unei zone seismogene

Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR) 2012 The earthquake was re-interpreted as an expression of the geocomplexity, and this new point of view reoriented the research in this area towards understanding complex phenomena. Specifically, this marked the beginning of a new stage in geosciences in general,...

21 Oct Dambovita River in Bucharest – the flood defense system / Raul Dambovita in Bucuresti – Sistemul de aparare impotriva inundatiilor

Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR) 2012 The first civil works for flood protection of Bucharest have started in early 1776, the actual river Dambovita training works have begun in 1880, when the river bed was deepened and an oak wood apron was laid on...

21 Oct Local algorithm to optimize the cost of tree-pipe Networks / Algoritm local pentru optimizarea costului reţelelor arborescente de conducte

Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR) 2012 Minimizing the cost of tree-like pipe networks at constant dissipated power follows two general laws: the “cost per dissipated watt” ratio is the same for all pipes; in each node, defining along the pipes vectors equal to a...

21 Oct Considerations on the modernization of Bucharest subway’s underground water network / Consideraţii privind modernizarea reţelei de apă a metroului din Bucureşti

Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR) 2012 In this paper, several pressing issues on the state and functioning of the water supply network in Bucharest subway (SAAR – Metrorex). Following evaluation and analysis of several technical and economic options, enabling a reliable and efficient as...

21 Oct Citizen-sensor, a modern concept in developing municipal companies / Cetăţean-senzor un concept modern în dezvoltarea companiilor municipale

Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR) 2012 This paper describes the development of web-GIS solutions where urban residents could be involved in decision-support process of water companies, in order to reduce water losses by collecting information directly from citizens.