Conference Session

Mechanics and the Internet

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

area (Q) can be obtained using the following equation: b(h 2 / 4 / y 2 )Q? (25) 2Determination of the Principal Stresses:A square differential element of beam subjected to the normal stresses sx and sy and a shearingstress txy is shown in Figure 4. To develop the expression for the principal normal and shearingstresses acting on the element of the beam, the equation for the normal stress s and shearingstress t on an inclined plane with an angle of inclination of s are obtained first. uy A v xy ux

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Dean M. Aslam; Zongliang Cao; Cyrous Rostamzadeh

itpossible for them to stay away fromeach other. If the upper pulley is madefrom leather or nylon, a similar processwill transfer negative charge to thenegative electrode, usually connected toground. The charges on the globe lead to anelectrostatic voltage which depends onhumidity level, pulley materials, beltspeed and globe size. There is atheoretical maximum potential to which Fig. 1 Schematic of a VDG generator; (1) globe, (2) charge pickupa VDG dome can be raised [52]. The brush, (4 & 5) sections of belt, (3 & 6) pulleys, (7) frame holding theelectric field E of a sphere with a charge pulleys and globe.Q is given by Q E

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Dean M. Aslam; Zongliang Cao; Cyrous Rostamzadeh

itpossible for them to stay away fromeach other. If the upper pulley is madefrom leather or nylon, a similar processwill transfer negative charge to thenegative electrode, usually connected toground. The charges on the globe lead to anelectrostatic voltage which depends onhumidity level, pulley materials, beltspeed and globe size. There is atheoretical maximum potential to which Fig. 1 Schematic of a VDG generator; (1) globe, (2) charge pickupa VDG dome can be raised [52]. The brush, (4 & 5) sections of belt, (3 & 6) pulleys, (7) frame holding theelectric field E of a sphere with a charge pulleys and globe.Q is given by Q E

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Dean M. Aslam; Zongliang Cao; Cyrous Rostamzadeh

itpossible for them to stay away fromeach other. If the upper pulley is madefrom leather or nylon, a similar processwill transfer negative charge to thenegative electrode, usually connected toground. The charges on the globe lead to anelectrostatic voltage which depends onhumidity level, pulley materials, beltspeed and globe size. There is atheoretical maximum potential to which Fig. 1 Schematic of a VDG generator; (1) globe, (2) charge pickupa VDG dome can be raised [52]. The brush, (4 & 5) sections of belt, (3 & 6) pulleys, (7) frame holding theelectric field E of a sphere with a charge pulleys and globe.Q is given by Q E

Conference Session

Tools of the Trade

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Niewoehner, U.S. Naval Academy; Craig Steidle, US Naval Academy; Eric Johnson, US Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, data, etc.for the CAIB report.11 These were then discussed Socratically as a class. The belowsummarizes/paraphrases students’ responses. Note that these questions and this activity workwith any topic in any field. Q- What was the purpose of the CAIB? A- The CAIB sought to identify the causes of the Columbia’s loss and recommend actions for the resumption of U.S space flight activity. Q- What questions did the CAIB principally try to answer? Page 13.1244.5A- What caused the loss of Columbia? What contributory factors may have been present?What actions should NASA and the U.S. government take in the future to reduce

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas at Austin; Rose Stiffin, Flroida Memorial University; Dimitri Tamalis, Florida Memorial University; Michael elliott, Flroida Memorial University; Ayivi Huisso, Florida Memorial Univeristy

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Nuclear and Radiological

where thestudents are required to take 13 hours of nuclear and radiation engineering courses with theMechanical Engineering Department. There is an excellent opportunity for recruiting thesestudents as well. Below is a detailed description of the above mentioned courses. 1. Introduction to Nuclear Power Systems This course is an introduction to the concepts of nuclear engineering and is the firstcourse to be taken in the sequence. The course starts with an introduction to nuclear structure andnuclear decay. The structure of the atom is discussed along with binding energy, radioactivedecay and the calculation of Q values. Basic nuclear reaction calculations are covered nextincluding reaction rates and calculations of the neutron

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Wu, Iowa State University; Qingze Zou, Iowa State University; Stephanie Culter, Virginia Commonwealth University; Kam Leang, Virginia Commonwealth University; Gina Pannozzo, Virginia Commonwealth University; Santosh Devasia, University of Washington

compensate for hysteresisbehavior19, 23, 24. % Step 1: Load in the measurement data; a=load(’wholespectrum’); wholespectrum=a.wholespectrum ; output1=wholespectrum.Y(1).Data; input1=wholespectrum.Y(2).Data; % Step 2. Use the MATLABsystem identification % toolbox to obtain the frequency response data; zsw1 = iddata ( output1’, input1’, 0.0001 ); zswd1 = detrend ( zsw1 ); %specify the frequency range f_range = ( 1 : 600 ) . * 2 * pi; zf_sw1 = spafdr ( zswd1, [], f_range ); rd ( : , : ) = zf_sw1 ( 1 , 1 , : ).ResponseData; fre q = zf_sw1 ( 1 , 1 , : ).Frequency; New_rd

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joye Jepson, Antioch University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

undergraduate engineering success for underrepresented minority students. Journal of Engineering Education, 92(1), 27-27-39.36. McCoy, L. P., & Heafner, T. L. (2004). Effect of gender on computer use and attitudes of college seniors. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 10(1), 55-55-66.37. McLoughlin, L. A. (2005). Spotlighting: Emergent gender bias in undergraduate engineering education. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(4), 373-373-381.38. Meyer, Diana. (2002). Wulf: Leading the NAE as it helps shape national policy. http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:aYFXqc2VAe4J:https://www.ece.uiuc.edu:4443/alumni/su02/wulf.html+ Dr.+William+A.+Wulf+%22engineering+is+a+creative+profession+that+thrives

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Forsman, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

e M a t h c a d Q u a d E q S w i m m e r P r o b l e m T i m

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Enayat Mahajerin, Saginaw Valley State University; Anca Sala, Baker College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

with MathCAD basics from previous courses,which allowed a smooth transition to solving the specific problems encountered in controlsystems.Grading Scheme:100 points each for each of: homework (H), quizzes (Q), midterm exam (M), final exam (F), andproject (P) have been assigned for a total of 500 points. The grade distribution is shown in Table6. A statistical analysis similar to the one in Table 3 for “Course 1” is not given, due to the smallnumber of students in the course. Also, the project for this course is an individual effort. Eachstudent chooses their control system, and performs the modeling and analysis. However a shortpower point presentation is prepared and given in the final class session by each student andcomments are received

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Uhlig, National University; Ali Farahani; Howard Evans, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mark Sotelo, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Q u J u l 0 7 J a 0 8 C h a

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kun-jung Hsu, Leader University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

time-cost tradeoff curve. The diagrammatic expression of critical path method andmathematical method will be combined with interaction way, by which a more clear and efficientexposition of solving the time-cost tradeoffs problem.Bibliography1. Burns, S-A, Liu, L., and Feng, C-W., 1996, LP/IP hybrid Method for Construction Time-Cost Trade-off Analysis, Construction Management and Economics, 14: 265276.2. Elmaghraby, S.E., Pulat, P.S., 1979, Optimal Project Compression. with Due Dated Events, Nay. Research Logistics Q., 26 (2), 331-348.3. Fulkerson, D. R., 1961. A Network Flow Computation for Project Cost Curves, Management Science, Vol. 7, No. 2. (Jan., 1961), pp. 167-178.4. Kelley Jr., James E., 1961 Critical-Path Planning and

Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

Frequently Comment Category Needs more hands on or practical training Same (11) (14)Q.3 Do graduates feel they were well-equipped for the workplace by their education?This final question is answered by the results from Fig. 2, which represents graduates' estimationof their achievement of essential skills and the effectiveness of university teaching to achievethose skills. These include an ability to work effectively in diverse teams and projects, an abilityto lead others effectively, creativity adaptability & flexibility and an ability to exerciseprofessional judgment.All these abilities are likely to be developed over a period of time through practical experienceand recent graduates therefore do

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Ossman, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

their own filter for this analysis. Students will thensee a lot of variance in results among the class depending on how stringent the original filterrequirements are. That is, low pass filters with fairly wide transition bands will not requirenearly as many bits for good performance as high Q-factor band-pass filters will.Following simulation, students implement the IIR filters for a couple of choices of bits (good andrqqt+"qp"Vgzcu"KpuvtwogpvuÓ"VOU542E8933"FUMu to verify the simulation results Page 13.872.5experimentally. Figure 4: IIR Filter Performance for Biquad RealizationImage Processing Using Digital FiltersStudents

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felipe Arango, Stevens Institute of Technology; Gonca Altuger, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

specific things you would learn in traditional laboratories that you feel you do not learn in agame-based laboratory?• Not really, except for actually setting up the experiment• Direct instruction and Q&A with TA• How the physical setup really works• How various equipment is used and operatedDo you have any suggestions for additional experiments that you would like to have madeaccessible in a game-based laboratory environment?• Designing aircraft• Every laboratory for every class• All laboratories at SIT where raw data are collected during the scheduled laboratory time• Laboratories where the data acquisition takes a period of time and the students must wait for the results

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

eines objektes aus zwei perspektiven mit innerer orientierung,” Sitz.-Ber. Akad. Wiss., Math. Naturw., Kl. Abt. Ila, vol. 122, pp. 1939–1948, 1913.[3] D. J. Felleman and D. C. van Essen, “Distributed hierarchical processing in the primate cerebral cortex,” Cerebral Cortex, pp. 1–47, 1991.[4] Q. Chen and G. Medioni, “Efficient iterative solutions to the m-view projective reconstruction problem,” in Proc. of the Int. Conf. on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, vol. II, pp. 55–61, 1999.[5] A. Tirumalai, B. Schunck, and R. Jain, “Dynamic stereo with self-calibration,” IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 14, no. 12, pp. 1184–1189, 1992.[6] Y. Xiong and L. H. Matthies, “Stereo

Conference Session

Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University; John Ridgely, California Polytechnic State University; Frank Owen, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

stability, ζ = 0, and the form of theclosed loop transfer function must be: Dg = ( s + a )( s 2 + ω n2 ) (3)The students can then expand equation (3) and equate it to the denominator of the closed loop Page 13.763.8transfer function they determined in the pre-lab (see Figure 5) to arrive at equation (4) below. β B 2 β (A 2 + K ce B) β K p K amp K q As 3 + as 2 + ωn2 s + ωn2 = s 3 + (4 K ce + )s + 4 s+4 (4) Vt M Vt M

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebil Buyurgan, University of Arkansas; Justin Chimka, University of Arkansas; Nabil Lehlou, University of Arkansas

. International Journal of Engineering Education, 20(4), p. 628-636.4. Anderson, E., Taraban, R., and Sharma, M. P. (2005) Implementing and Assessing Computer-Based ActiveLearning Materials in Introductory Thermodynamics. International Journal of Engineering Education, 21(6), p.1168-1176.5. Gurbuz, R. (2004) Web-Based Curriculum Development of a Manufacturing Technology Programme.International Journal of Engineering Education, 20(4), p. 566-577.6. Huang, S., Su, Q., Samant, N., and Khan, I. (2001) Development of a Web-Based Integrated ManufacturingLaboratory. Computer Applications in Engineering Education.7. Ozer, T., Kenworthy, M., Brisson, J. G., Cravalho, E. G., and McKinley, G. H. (2003) On Developments inInteractive Web-Based Learning Modules in a

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis; Paul Palazolo, University of Memphis; David J. Russomanno, University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, Vol. 96, No. 4, 2007, pp. 283-289.4 Cruz., E. “Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy. In B. Hoffman (Ed.), Educational Technology. Retrieved February 9, 2008,from http.//coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/bloomrev/start.htm5 Kilgore, Deborah, Atman, Cynthia, Yasuhara, Ken, Barker, Theresa, Morozov, Andrew“Considering Context: A Study of First-Year Engineering Students” Journal of Engineering Education,Vol. 96, No. 4, Oct 2007 321-332.6 Petroski, H., “Speaking Up For Engineers,” PRISM, Summer, 2006, p. 26.7 ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers, http://www.asce.org8 Moskal, B., Skokan, C., Kosbar, L., Dean, A., Westland, C., Barker, H., Nguyen, Q., and Tafoya, J.,“K-12 Outreach: Identifying the Broader Impacts of Four Outreach Projects,” The

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Black, American University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

13.86.11AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank his students for giving permission to publish screenshots of theirproject work as long as they remained anonymous. The author also thanks the reviewer for thehelpful comments and corrections.References1 L. Kalampoukas, A. Varma, D. Stiliadis and Q. Jacobson, "The CPU Design Kit: An Instructional PrototypingPlatform for Teaching Processor Design," Workshop on Computer Architecture Education, Int'l Symposium inComputer Architecture, 1995.2 T. Stanley and M. Wang, “An emulated computer with assembler for teaching undergraduate computerarchitecture,” Workshop on Computer Architecture Education, Int'l Symposium in Computer Architecture, 2005.3 L. Udugama and J. Geeganage, “Students’ Experimental Processor: A

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

sample inquestion (a difference of 7.6%). M e a s u r e d R e s p o n s e F r e q u e n c y ( H z

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Naoki Osawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Masakatsu Matsuishi, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Richard Stamper, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne Sanders, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Taketo Yamakawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Tetsuro Furukawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

International

, PowerPoint, pictures (JPEG), video (MPEG) can2 highest be posted Files in English and Japanese can be posted and represented correctly3 highest (non-garbled) Posted threads can be classified/identified according to , for example,4 highest project theme, Q&A. Those, who registered for specific topic(s), can get a notice when a5 second target/specified topic is postedDuring the current academic year, the collaboration software has been used to foster interaction.At the US-based school, teams of students practice international videoconferencing by holdingmeetings with students and faculty at different locations on campus

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Patrick kinnicutt, Central Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

characteristic.Design the circuit shown below to have a Q-point of ICQ = 1 mA and VCEQ = 10 V. Make thecircuit β independent. Show the steps of your design procedure and state your assumptions. UsePspice to simulate your design. Turn in a copy of the schematic and the portion of the Pspiceoutput file that shows the operating point. What is the percent error in the collector current?Leave the circuit the same but change the β in the simulation to 400 and re-run the simulation.Turn in a print out of the new operating point. By what percentage did the collector currentchange for this change in β? Page 13.782.8

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Appendix B: Sample Engineering Design Question. Q.1. Engineering Guesstimation. You are required to design a new cantilever arm to support the winch for a Coast Guard Helicopter. The arm is going to be made out of hollow aluminum or steel tube and a sketch of the arm installation (Fig.1) and cross section (Fig.2) are shown below. Cantilever Arm r2 A Winch A Helicopter Length L

Conference Session

Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Richard Scruggs, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thepublic or private sector. This guest is the focus of a one-hour round table discussion(Q&A) that is conducted by the student team to create a learning experience for the class.In the past, most guests were from engineering/technical companies, but on one occasion,the embedded student arranged to have a successful entrepreneur from a non-technicalenvironment participate in the session. Allowing the technology students to appreciatemore diverse perspectives also has added value to their undergraduate education.The final deliverable of the first course of the E4/Capstone Design Project is a FormalTechnical Proposal (FTP). These documents present the planning activities that havebeen undertaken by the teams and include project management tools

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica Jovanovic, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mileta Tomovic, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. University of Virginia, Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies, Oral Communication Core Competency Assessment, Retrieved on December 2006: . 15. University of Virginia, Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies, Writing Competency, Retrieved on December 2006: . 16. Li, Q., Jovanovic, V. , Lei, M., Torres, P., Tomovic, M. M., Core Competency Model for Product Realization Education, Proceedings of ICCPR2007: International Conference on Comprehensive Product Realization 2007, June 18-20, 2007, Beijing, China Page 13.22.11

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Lamb, Youngstown State University; David Kurtanich

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Student O 98 83.0 7.0 5.0 12.0 8.0 16.0 10.0 25.0 Student P 95 81.0 8.0 5.0 12.0 8.0 16.0 10.0 22.0 Student Q 0 0.0 Student R 51 43.0 7.0 4.0 7.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 17.0 Student S 80 68.0

Conference Session

Accreditation Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

(Q3a, Exm1(Q Student ID Hw1(1,2) a,Q1b) Score Hw2(1,2,3) Q3b) Hw3(1) Final (3) Score Lab1/2 Lab3/4 2a,b,c,d) Lab 5 Exm2(3) Score 6617 100 21 5 99 10 20 18 4 26 24 10 22 10 4 7814 95 25 5 72 25 20 20 4 24 27 20 30 0 4 7825 100 30 5 91 20 20 20 4 28 30 25 27 10 5 5267 87 25 4 0 13 20 20 3 0 30 9 30 10

Conference Session

Sustainability in Construction Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

Tagged Divisions

Construction

, D., 1979. “Foreign investments and the management of political risk”, Boulder, CO: Westview Press.4. Ling, F. Y. Y. & Hoi, L., 2005. “Risks faced by Singapore firms when undertaking construction projects in India”, International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 24, pp. 261-2705. Wang, S. Q. Tiong, R. L. K., & Ting, S. K., 1999. “Political risks: Analysis of key contract clauses in China’s BOT projects”, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 125, No. 3, pp. 190-197.6. Asian Development Bank, 1997. “Country synthesis of post-evaluation findings in Bangladesh”, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Resident Mission.7. Choudhury, I. & Rajan, S. S., 2003. “Time-cost relationship for residential