[EN] The correct performance of the welding processes used to join metal parts or structural elements is considered to be of vital importance to guarantee the reliability of these products during their useful lives. Adequate ...

[EN] This paper proposes a methodology for burnup credit of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) pool storage based on the axial burnup of the fuel assemblies. Following the NRC guidance and normative for NPP safety, axial burnup ...

[EN] This case study presents the engineering approach conducted for stabilizing a landslide that occurred at "El Portalet" Pass in the Central Spanish Pyrenees activated due to the construction of a parking lot. Unlike ...

[EN] This article aims to introduce the challenge (i.e., integration of new collaborative models and tools) posed by the automation and collaboration of industrial processes in Industry 4.0 (I4.0) smart factories. Small- ...

[EN] The challenges of global economies foster supply chains to have to increase their processes of collaboration and dependence between their nodes, generating an increase in the level of vulnerability to possible impacts ...

[EN] Even though most control chart developments have revolved around the normal distribution, productive operations, in fact, often use non-normal data, and some even use skewed distributions. This occurs with cycle times ...

[EN] Water distribution system monitoring is currently carried out using advanced real-time control technologies to achieve a higher operational efficiency. Data analysis techniques can be implemented for condition estimation, ...

[EN] The entire industry is changing as a result of new developments in digital technology, and maintenance management is a crucial procedure that may take advantage of the opportunities brought about by industrial ...

[EN] A framework is described for predicting the airborne noise inside railway vehicles which is applied to rolling noise sources. Statistical energy analysis (SEA) is used to predict the interior noise by subdividing the ...

[EN] The counterfort retaining wall is one of the most frequent structures used in civil engineering. In this structure, optimization of cost and CO2 emissions are important. The first is relevant in the competitiveness ...