Project Management and Engineering: Selected Papers from the 17th International AEIPRO Congress held in Logroño, Spain, in 2013

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
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An International Analysis of Project Delivery Systems for Public Works Projects....Pages 3-18
Exploring the Relations between Project Duration and Activity Duration....Pages 19-30
Adoption of Project Management Practices and Performance. Non-Governmental Organisations of Navarre–Spain....Pages 31-44
Quick Planning Using “S” Curves and Cost Based Durations....Pages 45-60
Engineering Projects Assessment Using Earned Value Management with Performance Indexes Evaluation and Statistical Methods....Pages 61-72
Tool Based on AHP and Its Application in the RURENER Local Actions Plan Evaluation....Pages 73-84
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Comparative Analysis of Calculation of Buildings Drainage Systems....Pages 87-103
Innovative Modular Building Manufactured Using Structural Black Poplar Plywood Panels....Pages 105-113
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Multicriteria Decision Making Methodologies Applied to the Selection of Best Available Techniques in the Ceramic Industry: Equalitarian vs Prioritised Weighting....Pages 117-129
LABWASTE.12: Calculation Tool for the Design of Solid Waste Landfills with Inert Waste Recovery....Pages 131-144
Synergy as Strategy for the Energetic Valorisation of Waste Focused in Transport....Pages 145-156
Design of an SRF from Refuse from a Municipal Waste Treatment Plant....Pages 157-165
Local Analysis of the Characteristics and Frequency of Extreme Droughts in Málaga Using the SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index)....Pages 167-179
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Decision Support System Software Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Soft Computing to Solve Optimal Location Problems of Renewable Energy Plants....Pages 183-196
Downscaling of Solar Irradiation from Satellite Estimates....Pages 197-205
Self Energy Production by a Floating Photovoltaic System Covers for Irrigation Reservoirs....Pages 207-215
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Leadership Development in Rural Development Projects: A Case Study in an Aymara Women Organization in Puno (Peru)....Pages 219-231
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On-line Soft Sensor Based on Regression Models and Feature Selection Techniques for Predicting Rubber Properties in Mixture Processes....Pages 235-245
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Segregation of a Binary Granular Mixture in a Feed Shoe of a Single Punch Press Using DEM....Pages 249-263
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Use of Wireless Sensor Network to Control Landslides Interacting with Infrastructures....Pages 267-277
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Evaluation of Clustering Configurations for Object Retrieval Using SIFT Features....Pages 279-291
A Novel Architecture for Recognising Symbols in a CAD Environment....Pages 293-306
Symbolic computation applied to industrial robots through SAGE....Pages 307-321
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Critical Learning in Development Projects and International Cooperation....Pages 325-338
Competences in Project Management Reachable Before Getting the Engineering Degree....Pages 339-354