Pervious concrete pavements are interesting from an environmental and social viewpoint. However, this type of pavement has as the main disadvantage of losing permeability over time by the clogging process. The aim of this ...

This article proposes a stochastic optimisation model in order to reduce the long-term total maintenance cost of complex systems. The proposed work is based on the following approaches: (i) optimisation of a cost model for ...

Gas pipeline systems are one of the largest energy infrastructures in the world and are known to be very efficient and reliable. However, this does not mean they are prone to no risk. Corrosion is a significant problem in ...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a stochastic optimisation model for integrating service and maintenance policies in order to solve the queuing problem and the cost of maintenance activities for public ...

The competitiveness of markets has been forced companies to modernize themselves. Among these actions are inventory reduction, delivery of products on time and reduce production costs. The maintenance is entered directly ...

The search for continuous improvement of management requires that the internal and external processes from the companies are managed under an approach to vision and current values. Companies are realizing that success and ...

The agency responsible for constructing and maintaining urban roads in Chile has initiated a pilot programme under which responsibility for the maintenance and preservation of urban roads falls within the scope of the ...

The following dissertation aims to analyze the productive efficiency of the forming tube line, the company Magna Cosma Brazil, the line on which it was identified that there was potential for a significant gain ...

Many systems require the periodic undertaking of major (preventive) maintenance actions (MMAs) such as overhauls in mechanical equipment, reconditioning of train lines, resurfacing of roads, etc. In the long term, these ...