Engineering constraints

Mediterranean travel reinforces the notion that architecture is the quintessence of creativity and practicality. In order for any building to get off the ground—literally— the architect must not only have a sense of art and of creating new spaces, he or she must consider new technologies, materials, engineering constraints, politics, zoning laws, and impact on communities. Architecture—a pinnacle of creative expression tempered by basic human needs and limitations—is emblematic of the entire range of topics covered in the book that require readers to reason and to dream. 

Kennedy LG, Hutchins SR. 1992. Applied Geologic, Microbiological, and Engineering Constraints of In-situ BTEX Bioremediation. Remediation 3 83-110. 

Risk management is an evaluation of various options to reduce the risk to the exposed population. Risk management usually follows a risk assessment. Specific actions that may be involved in risk management include consideration of engineering constraints, regulatory issues, social issues, political issues, and economic issues. 

Rl. Rieck, T. A. The Effect of Refueling Dedsions and Engineering Constraints on the Fuel Management for a Pressurized Water Reactor, thesis submitted to the Department of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Ph.D. degree, 1974. 

The engineering constraints related to a primary cementing operation are numerous. One can differentiate those that are linked to the placement process itself from those that are linked to the sealing material that is used, that is, cement slurries. 

J. R. Roth, The Impact of Engineering Constraints on the Feasibility of Advanced Fuel Fusion Reactors, Nucl. Techn. Fusion, 2 (1982) 29. 

PLASMA PARAMETERS DERIVED FROM ENGINEERING CONSTRAINTS... 

I do not think that the value of a simple diagram such as this is sufficiently appreciated. It very quickly shows a close and inescapable link between plasma physics parameters and engineering quantities. It shows us the sort of reactor which results from the assumption of specific plasma parameters and, conversely, if we can determine certain engineering constraints it tells us the plasma parameters which must be achieved for the reactor to work. 

In designing the ring sizes, positions, and currents, a compromise has to be made between the engineering constraint of low hoop force and the physics requirement of good wall depth. Furthermore, one has the option of adding an overall bias field to equalize the fields at the bridges of the inner and outer hoops, which tend to differ by about a factor of two. Such a bias field would make better use of the of superconductors and at the... 

The highly interactive nature of the performance targets and the various scientific and engineering constraints have been emphasised. It follows that the design process is likely to be an iterative procedure, leading to progressively better solutions. 

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