Advanced Technology and Engineering Design Must Be on a Fast Track

One Vanderbilt Avenue, currently under construction in midtown Manhattan, will be one of the tallest buildings in New York. By collaborating with the construction teams in the early stages of the design, the foundations and the superstructure were able to proceed well in advance of a typical project. For example, the structural steel was erected to the 6th floor, was fabricated to the 32nd Floor, and the shop drawings were checked up to the 45th floor on the day that the 100% Construction Documents were issued.The structural steel frame was designed so that its core columns only carried 12 levels of framing and construction loads during the tower’s erection. A concrete shear wall system followed the steel framing, permitting the steel erection to proceed without regard to the concrete operations. When complete, the project will stand 1,401 feet tall and contain 26,000 tons of structural steel, and 93,000 cubic yards of concrete.The presentation focuses on the challenges and technological requirements for vertical construction in dense urban environments. It explains the amount of detail, thought, and knowledge of construction that must happen earlier in the design process and the participants will appreciate how the fast‐track process can be applied to complex architectural, mechanical and structural designs.It describes the integration of design team parametric modelling with the construction process early in the design schedule. Fast‐track projects with complex designs like One Vanderbilt can be successfully completed by understanding and integrating an IPD process, even with competing objectives. The presentation discusses the challenges and technological requirements for vertical construction in dense urban environments, including the importance of direct links to mass transportation.This type of team structure is the future of the industry, and One Vanderbilt is the first of its kind to illustrate how innovative design ambitions are being realized through the use of increasingly refined and advanced technology.

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Training in Advanced Engineering Design

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B Management and engineering manufacture ◽

10.1243/pime_proc_1987_201_070_02 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 201 (4) ◽

pp. 205-213

Author(s):

Robert Lickley

Keyword(s):

Continuing Education ◽

Engineering Design ◽

Research Council ◽

Education And Training ◽

Advanced Technology ◽

Design And Development ◽

Science And Engineering ◽

High Quality ◽

Engineering Research ◽

And Training

Engineering design and the education and training of more high-calibre engineering designers to ensure an increased flow of advanced technology, high-quality products from British shores, is becoming critical. This is recognized by an increasing number of top managements in industry, the Science and Engineering Research Council, Department of Trade and Industry and other leading bodies in the country. There is no doubt that comprehensive capable engineering designers cannot be produced solely from undergraduate courses and therefore urgent attention should be paid to establishing more postgraduate courses and other means of continuing education in advanced engineering design and development—including those which are project based—and to examine methods by which this might be achieved. A discussion meeting with invited senior participants, held at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London, and chaired by Sir Robert Lickley, is reported.

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Engineering Education To Develop Innovative And Self-Directed Engineers

Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education ◽

10.2478/cplbu-2014-0025 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 115-120

Author(s):

Masakatsu Matsuishi ◽

Kazuya Takemata ◽

Sumio Nakamura

Keyword(s):

Engineering Design ◽

Design Education ◽

Ethics Education ◽

Engineering Ethics ◽

Appropriate Technology ◽

Advanced Technology ◽

Educational Goal ◽

Ethical Design ◽

Suitable Combination ◽

Institute Of Technology

AbstractThe educational goal of the Kanazawa Institute of Technology (henceforth, KIT) is to develop innovative and selfdirected engineers. KIT developed a new curriculum, of which main pillars are engineering design education and engineering ethics education, and established an innovative facility “Factory for Dreams & Ideas” (henceforth, “Yumekobo”, which is the original Japanese name for the factory), to achieve its educational goal. Assessment of educational objectives and data are discussed in the paper. Students developed original, viable, and ethical design solutions in engineering design courses using either appropriate technology, advanced technology, or a suitable combination of both. Students' understanding and behaviour with regards to engineering design and engineering ethics advanced steadily during the courses. Students, who actively worked on Yumekobo projects, developed their technical competencies and professional skills.

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Resolution and measurement in the scanning electron microscope

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100127256 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 534-537 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Michael T. Postek

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

Scanning Electron Microscope ◽

Engineering Design ◽

Resolving Power ◽

Practical Applications ◽

Instrument Resolution ◽

Accurate Definition ◽

Definition Of ◽

Scanning Electron ◽

Better Than

The term ultimate resolution or resolving power is the very best performance that can be obtained from a scanning electron microscope (SEM) given the optimum instrumental conditions and sample. However, as it relates to SEM users, the conventional definitions of this figure are ambiguous. The numbers quoted for the resolution of an instrument are not only theoretically derived, but are also verified through the direct measurement of images on micrographs. However, the samples commonly used for this purpose are specifically optimized for the measurement of instrument resolution and are most often not typical of the sample used in practical applications.SEM RESOLUTION. Some instruments resolve better than others either due to engineering design or other reasons. There is no definitively accurate definition of how to quantify instrument resolution and its measurement in the SEM.

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Enhancing Clinical Supervision Using High-Definition Real-Time Digital Recording, Annotation, and Bluetooth Technology

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_pers-sig11-2018-0020 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 356-362

Author(s):

Jennifer W. Means ◽

Casey McCaffrey

Keyword(s):

Graduate Students ◽

Data Collection ◽

Real Time ◽

Clinical Supervision ◽

Video Recording ◽

Advanced Technology ◽

High Definition ◽

Recording Technology ◽

Self Confidence ◽

Additional Data Collection

Purpose The use of real-time recording technology for clinical instruction allows student clinicians to more easily collect data, self-reflect, and move toward independence as supervisors continue to provide continuation of supportive methods. This article discusses how the use of high-definition real-time recording, Bluetooth technology, and embedded annotation may enhance the supervisory process. It also reports results of graduate students' perception of the benefits and satisfaction with the types of technology used. Method Survey data were collected from graduate students about their use and perceived benefits of advanced technology to support supervision during their 1st clinical experience. Results Survey results indicate that students found the use of their video recordings useful for self-evaluation, data collection, and therapy preparation. The students also perceived an increase in self-confidence through the use of the Bluetooth headsets as their supervisors could provide guidance and encouragement without interrupting the flow of their therapy sessions by entering the room to redirect them. Conclusions The use of video recording technology can provide opportunities for students to review: videos of prospective clients they will be treating, their treatment videos for self-assessment purposes, and for additional data collection. Bluetooth technology provides immediate communication between the clinical educator and the student. Students reported that the result of that communication can improve their self-confidence, perceived performance, and subsequent shift toward independence.

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