The time domain response of non-proportionally damped or non-classical normal mode or non-Rayleigh linear lumped parameter systems, as otherwise called, is derived. Modal analysis is used to transform the governing equations ...

The control of flexible structures for those systems with actuators that are modeled by second order dynamics is examined. Two modeling approaches are investigated. First a stability and performance analysis is performed ...

Environmental planning must involve, among other things, the regulation and control of land use. In the case of forest environments, forest use and activities such as forest recreation and so on should contain environmental ...

A number of infrastructure projects are on progress ail around Greece at the moment. The common propose of these a project is the promotion of quality in: Design, construction and maintenance stages. They also comply ...

The Egnatia Motorway was designed according to the specifications of the Trans-European road nelwork.It is a closed double carriageway motorway 680 kilometres long, with two lanes plus an emergency lane on either side ...

The Egnastia Road constitutes a part of Transpeuropean Network and is one of the fourteen priority projects of the European Union. It is the most important modern infrastructure project for the development of Greece and ...

As to the Urban Planning level, the distribution of Public Recreation Areas at the area of a Prefecture is examined(Case of Attiki Prefecture). This existing Public Recreation Areas are specified, while their range as to ...

The protection and enhancement of archaeological sites directly connected to the important infrastructure works. The example of ERGOSE railway construction works. Since the nature of the major infrastructure projects have ...

Greece has a long history of road constructions. The mountain roads represent some of the most dramatic in Europe. However most of these roads have been built with little attempt to reduce environmental impacts, reflecting ...

Στην εργασία αυτή παρουσιάζονται συνοπτικά οι στόχοι του προγράμματος του Πρασίνου εν' όψει των Ολυμπιακών Έργων και η σημασία τους για τους αγώνες. Στη συνέχεια παρουσιάζονται οι αρχές σχεδιασμού των αναπλάσεων και του ...

During the preparation of Olympic Games 2004 in Athens, many changes have been applied in Old Landscape e.g. parks, city squares, pedestrian roads.In addition New Landscapes have been contracted, especially around the main ...

Στα πλαίσια της προετοιμασίας της Ελλάδας για τους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες τυ 2004 προγραμματίστηκαν και υλοποιήθηκαν πολλά έργα όπως: -Αθλητικές εγκαταστάσεις (π.χ Ο.Α.Κ.Α., Κωπηλατοδρόμιο Σχινιά, Εγκαταστάσεις στο Ελληνικό, ...

The report aims to improve environmental management by intergrating and making more accessible to managers the information on environmental perceptions of the landscape in Kastoria Western Macedonia. First a literature ...

Στόχος αυτής της εργασίας είναι να διερευνηθεί η επίδραση της κατασκευής ηχοπετασμάτων στην διάδοση του κυκλοφοριακόυ θορύβου στους οικισμούς που βρίσκονται πλησίον υπεραστικών οδών. Προηγούμενες έρευνες έχουν δείξει ότι ...

Η Περιβαλλοντική διαχείριση των μεγάλων έργων υποδομής, αφορά κυρίως στον τρόπο οργάνωσης και εφαρμογής των μέτρων προστασίας του περιβάλλοντος, όπως αυτά περιλαμβάνονται ως όροι στις σχετικές υπουργικές αποφάσεις που ...

In this work a number of design approaches for 3D Reinforced Concrete (RC) buildings are formulated as structural optimization problems and are assessed in terms of the performance under earthquake loading. In particular ...

Sound irrigation management requires a knowledge and understanding of the interaction of plants, soils, and climate. Water conservation is a technical goal of irrigation management that relies upon techniques that maximizes ...

Το δέλτα του Νέστου είναι περιοχή που χαρακτηρίζεται από πολύ ευαίσθητο οικολογικό σύστηµα, όπως αποδεικνύεται µε την ένταξή του στη Συνθήκη Ramsar και στο “∆ίκτυο Νατούρα’’ 2000 (ΝΑΤURΑ 2000). ∆εδοµένων των σύγχρονων ...

Following the growing success of International and National Conferences of Computational Mechanics worldwide, the National Associations of Computational Mechanics of the South-East European countries decided to launch ...