The thesis breaks down demands of regulations from EU level and Swedish level that will impact companies as well as positive effects ISO 9001 and 14001 can have on companies, where there can be implications as well as benefits having integrated management systems. The purpose  in this case study is to see what managers and coordinators need and require from a management system and how the linked systems are used, where theories such as SWOT, cornerstone model, user experience and PESTEL are used. Because it is a perception of user’s behaviors, requests and needs qualitative research is used as the method consisting of interviews for the focus group and surveys to enhance the extent of the study. The interviews were conducted with 24 questions in the main categories of background of the interviewee, competence, and usage of the systems. The surveys have been more narrowed to specific usage intervals of systems and what is required and how a system is used.   The result of the study has been narrowed down from long interviews into a compact matrix diagram of the participants where the need for system connectivity and a more focused approach in ISO 9001 than 14001 has been seen, among other findings. And how the user behaviors are within the different systems and how it is used. The conclusions of the study are that system upgrades could benefit the work of integrated management system work and possibly enhance how to encourage work more actively within the systems. The processes should be linked to documentation, Management system and M-files connected. / Examensarbetet bryter ner krav på regelverk från EU-nivå och svensk nivå som kommer att påverka företag samt positiva effekter ISO 9001 och 14001 kan ha på företag, där det kan finnas både implikationer och fördelar med integrerade ledningssystem. Syftet i denna fallstudie att se vad chefer och samordnare behöver och kräver av ett ledningssystem och hur de länkade systemen används, där teorier som SWOT, hörnstensmodell, användarupplevelse och PESTEL används. Eftersom det är en uppfattning om användarnas beteenden, önskemål och behov används kvalitativ forskning som metod bestående av intervjuer för fokusgruppen och undersökningar för att öka studiens omfattning. Intervjuerna genomfördes av 24 frågor i huvudkategorierna intervjupersonens bakgrund, kompetens och användning av systemen. Undersökningarna har begränsats till specifika användningsintervall för system och vad som krävs och hur ett system används. Resultatet av studien har avgränsats från långa intervjuer till ett kompakt matrisdiagram över deltagarna där behovet av systemuppkoppling och ett mer fokuserat tillvägagångssätt i ISO 9001 än 14001 bland annat har setts. Hur användarbeteendena är inom de olika systemen och hur det används. Slutsatserna av studien är att systemuppgraderingar kan gynna arbetet med integrerat ledningssystem och eventuellt förbättra hur man kan uppmuntra till ett mer aktivt arbete inom systemen. Och processerna ska vara kopplade till dokumentation, ledningssystem och M-files sammankopplade.

The thesis breaks down demands of regulations from EU level and Swedish level that will impact companies as well as positive effects ISO 9001 and 14001 can have on companies, where there can be implications as well as benefits having integrated management systems. The purpose  in this case study is to see what managers and coordinators need and require from a management system and how the linked systems are used, where theories such as SWOT, cornerstone model, user experience and PESTEL are used. Because it is a perception of user’s behaviors, requests and needs qualitative research is used as the method consisting of interviews for the focus group and surveys to enhance the extent of the study. The interviews were conducted with 24 questions in the main categories of background of the interviewee, competence, and usage of the systems. The surveys have been more narrowed to specific usage intervals of systems and what is required and how a system is used.   The result of the study has been narrowed down from long interviews into a compact matrix diagram of the participants where the need for system connectivity and a more focused approach in ISO 9001 than 14001 has been seen, among other findings. And how the user behaviors are within the different systems and how it is used. The conclusions of the study are that system upgrades could benefit the work of integrated management system work and possibly enhance how to encourage work more actively within the systems. The processes should be linked to documentation, Management system and M-files connected. / Examensarbetet bryter ner krav på regelverk från EU-nivå och svensk nivå som kommer att påverka företag samt positiva effekter ISO 9001 och 14001 kan ha på företag, där det kan finnas både implikationer och fördelar med integrerade ledningssystem. Syftet i denna fallstudie att se vad chefer och samordnare behöver och kräver av ett ledningssystem och hur de länkade systemen används, där teorier som SWOT, hörnstensmodell, användarupplevelse och PESTEL används. Eftersom det är en uppfattning om användarnas beteenden, önskemål och behov används kvalitativ forskning som metod bestående av intervjuer för fokusgruppen och undersökningar för att öka studiens omfattning. Intervjuerna genomfördes av 24 frågor i huvudkategorierna intervjupersonens bakgrund, kompetens och användning av systemen. Undersökningarna har begränsats till specifika användningsintervall för system och vad som krävs och hur ett system används. Resultatet av studien har avgränsats från långa intervjuer till ett kompakt matrisdiagram över deltagarna där behovet av systemuppkoppling och ett mer fokuserat tillvägagångssätt i ISO 9001 än 14001 bland annat har setts. Hur användarbeteendena är inom de olika systemen och hur det används. Slutsatserna av studien är att systemuppgraderingar kan gynna arbetet med integrerat ledningssystem och eventuellt förbättra hur man kan uppmuntra till ett mer aktivt arbete inom systemen. Och processerna ska vara kopplade till dokumentation, ledningssystem och M-files sammankopplade.

The thesis deals with a design of a new construction of a polyfunctional urban house. It concerns a corner plot near the busy Opuštená avenue. The building is supposed to supplement the intended housing estate. Designed to be suitable for domestic, administrative and commercial use while maintaining an effective budget, the property is to provide the residents as well as the location with a high-quality space.

Title: An analysis of the ofensive and defensive activities in set plays Objectives: The main objective of this work is to analyze the implementation of set-plays in the offensive phase of the game matches teams selected for the Champions League 2009/2010. Identification of the key moments leading to successful or unsuccessful completion. Description and graphical representation of the set-plays. Methods: In our work we used as the primary method of obtaining data on the phenomenon of mediated reference, registered observations. It is the indirect observation of DVDs with each team, where we watched our investigation established criteria. The research section has been used both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Quantitative analysis, we obtained data on the frequency of observed phenomena, qualitative analysis shows the critical points and the current developments in implementation of set-plays . Models based on the graphical representation we then facilitate the application of this knowledge in the training practical. Results: The results reveal the ways plays for set-plays were used in the Champions League 2009/2010 in the offensive phase of game and the negotiations in the process of defense. They point to developments and changes occurring with different frequency factors. Keywords:...

Le présent travail concerne l'étude du décollement de coin de compresseurs par des investigations expérimentaux sur le banc d'essai subsonique grille d'aubes situé au LMFA (Re = 3.8 x 105, M = 0,12, profil NACA 65-009). Habituellement, cette particulière séparation tridimensionnelle a lieu dans le coin entre l'aubage et la paroi du moyeu des rangées d'aubes, également dans les stators et les rotors.Les performances de l’étage sont ainsi dégradées à cause des pertes de charge et du blocage conséquent à la séparation de l’écoulement. Bien que les caractéristiques stationnaires sont bien connues par la littérature, uniquement des récentes études expérimentales avancées combinées aux améliorations de simulations numériques, telles que URANS et LES, ont permis de découvrir le comportement très instable du décollement de coin. Des études préalables sur le même banc d'essai ont rapporté un comportement intermittent du décollement, appelé comportement bimodal. Dans la présente thèse de doctorat, il est montré que le comportement bimodal correspond à deux états spécifiques du champ fluide: une séparation fermée, presque supprimée, et une séparation ouverte caractérisée par un blocage massif. Il est clair que cette commutation bimodale du décollement de coin apparaissant dans une machine réelle pourrait avoir un impact fortement déstabilisant. En utilisant la méthode de mesure PIV haute vitesse couplée à des mesures de pression résolues en temps sur la surface de l'aubage, l'écoulement d'un canal inter-aube a été étudié pour deux différentes incidences. Les mesures PIV fournissent pour la première fois des visualisations résolues en temps et étendues à toute la section de l'aubage de la variation bimodale du décollement. L'interaction des grandes structures aléatoires de la couche limite à l'amont avec le bord d'attaque de l'aubage déstabilise le front du décollement et agrandit la région de recirculation. Une séparation ainsi massive persiste jusqu'à ce que le blocage dans le canal inter-aube provoque la rupture des plus grandes structures constituant la zone de recirculation. Successivement le débit recommence à accélérer et la séparation est presque supprimée. Cette dynamique coïncide avec le régime d'écoulement hautement instationnaire et apériodique des diffuseurs, appelé large transitory stall, caractérisé par des grandes amplitudes d'énergie dans la gamme des basses fréquences du spectre. Des moyennes conditionnelles de pression et la décomposition orthogonale modale (POD) des champs de vitesse ont été appliquées pour montrer l'effet rétroactif du blocage induit par la séparation ouverte sur l'angle local au bord d'attaque. Ces résultats supportent l’hypothèse d'une instabilité auto-entretenue causée par la diffusion imposée dans le stator. En fin, des mesures de pression totale résolues en temps ont été effectuées en utilisant des capteurs à haute réponse en fréquence, situés à la même position dans les différents canaux adjacents. La cohérence et la linéarité de l'angle de phase trouvée entre les capteurs confirment que l'instabilité du décollement peut se propager d'un canal a l'autre, en analogie avec les perturbations tournantes (rotating instabilities) apparaissant dans les bancs d'essai annulaires. Ceci montre pour la première fois que, même dans une grille d'aubes linéaire de compresseur, l'instabilité intrinsèque du décollement de coin peut déclencher la propagation d'instabilités. / The present work focuses on the study of the corner separation phenomenon in compressors carried out by experimental investigations on a subsonic linear cascade test rig (Re=3.8x105, M=0.12, blade profile NACA 65-009). Usually, this particular three-dimensional separation takes place in the corner between the blade and the endwall of compressor rows, mostly at hub, both in stators and rotors.Its main features are high total pressure losses and blockage of the flow, with consequent impacts on the efficiency. Whereas time averaged characteristics are well known from the past, only recent advanced experimental studies and improvements of numerical simulations, such as URANS and LES, have permitted to uncover the highly unsteady behavior of corner separation in compressors. Precedent studies on the same test rig have reported an intermittent unsteady behavior of corner separation, called bimodal behavior. In the present thesis it is shown that the bimodal behavior corresponds to two specific states of the flow: a closed separation, almost suppressed, and an open separation characterized by massive blockage and losses. Clearly hub-separation bimodal switches appearing in a real machine could have a first order detrimental effect on the stability of the flow in the compressor. By using high speed PIV coupled with unsteady pressure measurements on the surface of the blade the flow in a single blade passage has been investigated for different incidences. The PIV measurements provide, for the first time, time-resolved flow visualizations of the size switch of the separation with an extended field of view covering the entire blade section. The interaction of random large structures of the incoming boundary layer with the blade is found to be a predominant element that destabilizes the separation boundary and enlarges the recirculation region. Such a massive separation persists until the blockage in the passage causes the breakdown of the largest structures in the aft part of the blade, reestablishing the closed separation state. Such dynamics coincide with the aperiodic intermittent flow regime of diffusers, called transitory stall regime, and the associated Fourier spectra show the largest energy amplitudes in the low frequency range. Conditional ensemble averages of pressure and proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) of velocity fields have been applied to show the feedback effect of the blockage of the separation on the flow angle around the blade leading edge. These results draw the picture of a self-sustained instability caused by the diffusion imposed by the inter-blade passage. To answer the question about the interaction between adjacent corner separations, time-resolved total pressure measurements have been carried out by using high frequency response sensors positioned in bimodal points of multiple passages. The coherent propagation velocity and the linearity of the phase angle found between the signals confirm that the unsteadiness of the separation can propagate in pitch-wise direction. It is interesting to underline that equivalent elements characterize rotating disturbances appearing in annular test rigs. This finally shows that, even in an isolated stator blade row, the intrinsic unsteadiness of corner separation can start the propagation of instabilities. It is the first time that such a propagation effect is observed in a linear compressor cascade.

A otimização de sistemas do tipo Ti-Si-X requer que os sistemas binários estejam constantemente atualizados. O sistema Ti-Si foi investigado experimentalmente desde a década de 50 e poucos estudos usaram os dados experimentais para calcular o diagrama de fases Ti-Si usando modelamento termodinâmico. A otimização mais recente do sistema Ti-Si foi realizada em 1998, descrevendo a fase Ti5Si3 como um intermetálico não estequiométrico contendo três sub-redes e mostrando a presença da fase intermetálica estequiométrica Ti3Si. Dada a recente disputa sobre a cinética de precipitação e a estabilidade das fases Ti3Si e Ti5Si3 nos sistemas Ti-Si e Ti-Si-X, o canto rico em titânio do sistema Ti-Si (estável e metaestável) foi otimizado no presente trabalho. Os limites de estabilidade de fases, os valores dos erros pelo método dos mínimos quadrados do procedimento de otimização e os desvios padrões relativos das variáveis calculadas foram discutidos para inspirar a realização de mais trabalhos experimentais para investigar as reações eutetóides estáveis e/ou metaestáveis, ?->? + Ti3Si e ?->? + + Ti5Si3; e para melhorar cada vez mais as otimizações termodinâmicas do diagrama de fases do sistema Ti-Si. / The thermodynamic optimization of Ti-Si-X systems requires that the binary systems are constantly updated. The Ti-Si system has been experimentally investigated since the 1950\'s and few investigations have used this experimental data to calculate the Ti-Si phase diagram using thermodynamic modeling. The most recent assessment of the Ti-Si system was performed in 1998, describing the Ti5Si3 phase as a non-stoichiometric intermetallic containing three sublattices and showing the presence of the stoichiometric Ti3Si phase. In the light of the dispute over the precipitation kinetics and stability of Ti3Si and Ti5Si3 phases in Ti-Si and Ti-X-Si systems, the present work assessed the Ti-rich corner of the stable (featuring Ti3Si phase) and metastable Ti-Si phase diagrams. The phase boundaries, the values of the error of the least-square method of the optimization procedure and the relative standard deviation of the calculated variables were discussed in order to inspire further experimental work to investigate the stable and/or metastable eutectoid reactions, ?->? + Ti3Si e ?->? +Ti5Si3, and to improve the thermodynamic assessments of the Ti-Si phase diagram.

A otimização de sistemas do tipo Ti-Si-X requer que os sistemas binários estejam constantemente atualizados. O sistema Ti-Si foi investigado experimentalmente desde a década de 50 e poucos estudos usaram os dados experimentais para calcular o diagrama de fases Ti-Si usando modelamento termodinâmico. A otimização mais recente do sistema Ti-Si foi realizada em 1998, descrevendo a fase Ti5Si3 como um intermetálico não estequiométrico contendo três sub-redes e mostrando a presença da fase intermetálica estequiométrica Ti3Si. Dada a recente disputa sobre a cinética de precipitação e a estabilidade das fases Ti3Si e Ti5Si3 nos sistemas Ti-Si e Ti-Si-X, o canto rico em titânio do sistema Ti-Si (estável e metaestável) foi otimizado no presente trabalho. Os limites de estabilidade de fases, os valores dos erros pelo método dos mínimos quadrados do procedimento de otimização e os desvios padrões relativos das variáveis calculadas foram discutidos para inspirar a realização de mais trabalhos experimentais para investigar as reações eutetóides estáveis e/ou metaestáveis, ?->? + Ti3Si e ?->? + + Ti5Si3; e para melhorar cada vez mais as otimizações termodinâmicas do diagrama de fases do sistema Ti-Si. / The thermodynamic optimization of Ti-Si-X systems requires that the binary systems are constantly updated. The Ti-Si system has been experimentally investigated since the 1950\'s and few investigations have used this experimental data to calculate the Ti-Si phase diagram using thermodynamic modeling. The most recent assessment of the Ti-Si system was performed in 1998, describing the Ti5Si3 phase as a non-stoichiometric intermetallic containing three sublattices and showing the presence of the stoichiometric Ti3Si phase. In the light of the dispute over the precipitation kinetics and stability of Ti3Si and Ti5Si3 phases in Ti-Si and Ti-X-Si systems, the present work assessed the Ti-rich corner of the stable (featuring Ti3Si phase) and metastable Ti-Si phase diagrams. The phase boundaries, the values of the error of the least-square method of the optimization procedure and the relative standard deviation of the calculated variables were discussed in order to inspire further experimental work to investigate the stable and/or metastable eutectoid reactions, ?->? + Ti3Si e ?->? +Ti5Si3, and to improve the thermodynamic assessments of the Ti-Si phase diagram.

In Fred Chappell’s Kirkman tetralogy, narrator Jess Kirkman synthesizes a multiplicity of perspectives for understanding the nature of truth. Blurring the distinction between art and life, Jess's narrative structure mirrors the imaginative reconstruction of experience; the novels are largely non-chronological emotive interactions with and reflections of his most salient memories and imaginings. Synthesizing an impressive cacophony of voices, Jess's stories both describe and apply the wisdom and tales Jess acquires from and with his family members. Each story informs the prior and the next, and the rhizomatic interaction between language, narrative, and reader explores Jess's numerous identities and understandings as narratives venture through space, time, and imagination.

Scale-invariant interest points have found several highly successful applications in computer vision, in particular for image-based matching and recognition. This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the scale selection properties of a generalized framework for detecting interest points from scale-space features presented in Lindeberg (Int. J. Comput. Vis. 2010, under revision) and comprising: an enriched set of differential interest operators at a fixed scale including the Laplacian operator, the determinant of the Hessian, the new Hessian feature strength measures I and II and the rescaled level curve curvature operator, as well as an enriched set of scale selection mechanisms including scale selection based on local extrema over scale, complementary post-smoothing after the computation of non-linear differential invariants and scale selection based on weighted averaging of scale values along feature trajectories over scale. A theoretical analysis of the sensitivity to affine image deformations is presented, and it is shown that the scale estimates obtained from the determinant of the Hessian operator are affine covariant for an anisotropic Gaussian blob model. Among the other purely second-order operators, the Hessian feature strength measure I has the lowest sensitivity to non-uniform scaling transformations, followed by the Laplacian operator and the Hessian feature strength measure II. The predictions from this theoretical analysis agree with experimental results of the repeatability properties of the different interest point detectors under affine and perspective transformations of real image data. A number of less complete results are derived for the level curve curvature operator. / <p>QC 20121003</p> / Image descriptors and scale-space theory for spatial and spatio-temporal recognition

This thesis addresses two fundamental topics in Engineering Seismology; the application of Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA) methodology, and the estimation of measures of Strong Ground Motion. These two topics, while being related, are presented as separate sections. In the first section, state-of-the-art PSHA methodologies are applied to various sites in the Buller Region, South Island, New Zealand. These sites are deemed critical to the maintenance of economic stability in the region. A fault-source based seismicity model is developed for the region that is consistent with the governing tectonic loading, and seismic moment release of the region. In attempting to ensure this consistency the apparent anomaly between the rates of activity dictated by deformation throughout the Quaternary, and rates of activity dictated by observed seismicity is addressed. Individual fault source activity is determined following the application of a Bayesian Inference procedure in which observed earthquake events are attributed to causative faults in the study region. The activity of fault sources, in general, is assumed to be governed by bounded power law behaviour. An exception is made for the Alpine Fault which is modelled as a purely characteristic source. The calculation of rates of exceedance of various ground motion indices is made using a combination of Poissonian and time-dependent earthquake occurrence models. The various ground motion indices for which rates of exceedance are determined include peak ground acceleration, ordinates of 5% damped Spectral Acceleration, and Arias Intensity. The total hazard determined for each of these ground motion measures is decomposed using a four dimensional disaggregation procedure. From this disaggregation procedure, design earthquake scenarios are specified for the sites that are considered. The second part of the thesis is concerned with the estimation of ground motion measures that are more informative than the existing scalar measures that are available for use in New Zealand. Models are developed for the prediction of Fourier Amplitude Spectra (FAS) as well as Arias Intensity for use in the New Zealand environment. The FAS model can be used to generate ground motion time histories for use in structural and geotechnical analyses. Arias Intensity has been shown to be an important strong motion measure due to its positive correlation with damage in short period structures as well as its utility in predicting the onset of liquefaction and landslides. The models are based upon the analysis of a dataset of New Zealand Strong Motion records as well as supplementary near field records from major overseas events. While the two measures of ground motion intensity are strongly related, different methods have been adopted in order to develop the models. As part of the methodology used for the FAS model, Monte Carlo simulation coupled with a simple ray tracing procedure is employed to estimate source spectra from various New Zealand earthquakes and, consequently, a magnitude - corner-frequency relationship is obtained. In general, the parameters of the predictive equations are determined using the most state-of-the-art mixed effects regression procedures.