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This study proposes a framework of simulation tool suites for ports to evaluate their response to disaster crisis and port security policies. The focus is containerized cargos that are imported through ports in the U.S. with final destinations also in the U.S. A crisis, such as a man-made or natural disaster, may cause a delay at the seaport. The down time of ports may result in severe economic losses. Thus, when a seaport cannot normally operate, it is important to minimize the impact caused by the disrupted freight flow. Port security policies also have a significant impact on the port operation efficiency. This model developed in this study evaluates the performance of re-routing strategies under different crisis scenarios and can help the user to find an effective re-routing decision and analyze security policies of a port. This model also analyzes security policies of the simulation port.

The aim of the thesis was to design the urban town house in blank space on Krizova street. The blank space is situated on the edge of the Mendel's square, an important transportation node of the city Brno. Spatial and conceptual solutions of the house is based on urban studies of Mendlel's square and its surroundings. The house is designed on a long parcel, which in the urban environment is equivalent to about four houses. Therefore, the house is divided vertically to keep the urban scale. At the same time at both ends it is directly connected to the existing buildings, therefore, different height levels of each mass are designed. Parterre of the house is commercial, as is the same for neighboring houses, in the other floors modern large single deck and maisonettes are designed.

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Föräldrar har en större möjlighet till deltagande i förskolan idag än de hade för ungefär 40 år sedan. Det innebär att de vill kunna påverka förskolans verksamhet så mycket de kan och framför allt inskolningen som är starten på barnets tid på förskolan. För att det ska kunna fungera är det viktigt att tänka på anknytningens vikt, föräldrar och förskollärares bemötande samt föräldrars delaktighet och möjlighet till inflytande.Jag har utifrån min studie valt att använda intervju som metod och utifrån mina intervjuer med föräldrar angående deras upplevelser av sina barns inskolning lyfter de framför allt påverkan, bemötande och samarbete. Jag har utifrån mina frågeställningar valt att fokusera på föräldrars påverkan av inskolning, förskollärares bemötande av föräldrar samt vilka faktorer som har påverkat inskolningen och hur. Det är därmed viktigt att klargöra hur mycket föräldrarna får påverka inskolningen i dagens samhälle, vad som behövs för ett fungerande samarbete mellan föräldrar och förskollärare samt vilka följder ett icke-fungerande samarbete kan innebära. Mitt syfte med studien är inte att lyfta vilka inskolningar som har varit bra och mindre bra. Jag har valt att fokusera på vad som har påverkar mitt resultat i studien av inskolningen och hur. Därmed är mitt syfte att belysa inskolningen utifrån föräldraperspektivet och undersöka hur föräldrarna upplever inskolningen utifrån pedagogernas bemötande och interaktion under inskolningen. / Parents have a greater opportunity to participate in preschool today than they were some 40 years ago. This means that they want to influence pre-school activities as much as they can and especially induction which is the start of the child's time in preschool. For it to work , it is important to consider the extension's weight , parents and preschool teachers' attitude and parental involvement and the opportunity to influence.I have based my study chosen to use the interview method and based on my interviews with parents about their perceptions of their children's induction highlights the particularly impact, response and cooperation. I have based my questions chosen to focus on parents' influence of acclimatization, pre-school teacher's treatment of parents and the factors that have affected the induction and how. It is therefore important to clarify how much parents can influence the induction of today's society, what is needed for effective cooperation between parents and preschool teachers as well as the consequences of a non-functioning cooperation may entail. My purpose of this study is to highlight the inskolningar who have been good and less good. I have chosen to focus on what has been affecting my results in the study of induction and how. Hence my purpose is to highlight the induction based on parental perspective and examine how parents perceive induction based on teachers' attitude and interaction during induction.

In a typical light metal building, the structural members are designed for the forces and moments obtained from the wind drift analysis, which assumes pinned connections at the base. The pinned connections provide no moment at the base and have zero rotational stiffness. However, in reality every connection provides some restraint and has some rotational stiffness. Hence, by considering a modeling assumption of pinned condition, the actual behavior of the connection is not captured and this results in overestimation of lateral drifts and appearance of larger moments at the knee of the gable frames. Since the structural components are designed on the basis of these highly conservative results, the cost of the project increases. This thesis investigates the real behavior of the column base connection and tries to reduce the above stated conservatism by developing a computer program or "wizard" to calculate the initial rotational stiffness of any column base connection. To observe the actual behavior of a column base connection under different load cases, a number of finite element models were created in SAP2000. Each finite element model of the column base connection contained base plate, column stub, anchor bolts and in some cases grout as its components. The model was mainly subjected to three load cases, namely gravity, wind and gravity plus wind. After performing many analyses, the influence of flexibility of each component on the flexibility of the connection was observed and a list of parameters was created. These parameters are the properties of above mentioned components which characterizes any column base connection. These parameters were then used as inputs to model any configuration of the column base connection in the developed wizard. The wizard uses OpenSees and SAP2000 to analyze the modeled configuration of the connection and provides values of the initial rotational stiffness and maximum bearing pressure for the provided loads. These values can be further used in any structural analysis which is done to calculate the lateral drift of a frame under lateral loads. This will also help in getting results which are less conservative than the results which one gets on assuming pinned condition at the base. / Master of Science

Using the the dependently-typed programming language Agda, we formalise orders, with attention to the theory of Galois Connections, and showcase it by formalising a few results of the category of algebraic contexts with relational homomorphisms presented by Jipsen (2012) and Moshier (2013). We aim to exhibit an internal theory of Galois Connections and Closure operators where the ambient space need not have a notion of meets (intersections), which are the usual medium in presenting antisymmetry of partial orders. Instead we consider `symmetric quotients' as being the relational counterpart of propositional calculus' primitive connective: equivalence. We argue that it as a more natural primitive than meet --- especially its connection with certain proof heuristics regarding posets. Moreover, not only do we constrain ourselves to an unconventional set of primitive operators, but in fact we discard the familiar setting of relations and sets in favour of the more general setting of ordered categories with converse (OCCs) --- in fact, a large portion does not require identities and so semigroupoids may be used instead. / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

There is increasing demand, from both engineers and their clients, for structures that can be rapidly returned to occupancy following an earthquake, while also maintaining or reducing initial costs. One possible way towards this goal is to ensure that seismic damage occurs only within elements that can be removed and replaced following a damaging earthquake. For concentrically braced frames that use hollow structural sections, the current design practice requires field welding of the brace to the gusset in a way that causes the brace to buckle out-of-plane. In the event of a damaging earthquake, the out-of-plane brace buckling may damage both the gusset plate and also any adjacent exterior cladding. The plate cannot be easily replaced, resulting in expensive and time-consuming repairs, and the damaged cladding could endanger the lives of people evacuating the building and of other pedestrians. Through multiple design iterations, a new steel concentrically braced frame connection type was developed that can be bolted into place and that confines damage to replaceable components. The proposed connection is expected to result in reduced erection costs and be easier to repair following a major earthquake. Moreover, the new connection causes buckling to occur in-plane, preventing dangerous damage to the cladding. Large scale experimental testing on two variations of the new connection was performed. The cyclic, uniaxial testing of a brace with the new connection demonstrated the connection’s ability to behave in a desirable manner, with tensile yielding, brace buckling and connection rotation occurring during the expected drift levels associated with earthquake loading. A nonlinear finite element model of a brace with the new connection was developed and discussed. The finite element model was able to replicate the results of the experiment and will allow for further research and development of the new connection. The new connection shows promise as a replaceable connection for the seismic design of concentrically braced frames. / Thesis / Master of Applied Science (MASc) / Earthquakes can cause major, devastating damage to city structures. The cost of repairs and the time needed to make those repairs can be crippling, to the point where it is easier to tear down the structures than properly repair them. Designers and engineers need improved ways to design these structures to be more easily repaired, without driving up the initial cost of the structure. This research developed, tested and modelled a new, replaceable connection for earthquake resistant braces. The new connection is easier to install, easier to replace and provides added safety when compared to traditional designs.