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With their different characteristics explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge n... more With their different characteristics explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge need individually adapted methods for their preservation and transfer. The paper limits its scope to those two elements of knowledge management having proven to guarantee the most return on invest together an improvement of the access to knowledge. Besides, for their successful implementation they have to be incorporated into a holistic knowledge management system or better, into an integrated management system. Mentor program and observation have been applied more frequently than thematic seminars gathering tacit knowledge from experts, virtual reality and halfstandardized interviews. The mentioned methods will be discussed in detail and their application dependent on the type of knowledge explained illustrating their merits and demerits. 1 BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS The loss of knowledge does not only threaten the safe and economic operation of nuclear power plants, but has also negativ...
International Journal of Nuclear Knowledge Management, 2006
We report the complete genomic sequence of the Crocuta crocuta papillomavirus type 1 (CcrPV1), is... more We report the complete genomic sequence of the Crocuta crocuta papillomavirus type 1 (CcrPV1), isolated from an oral papillomatous lesion of a wild spotted hyena. This virus is the first papillomavirus found in a species belonging to the Hyaenidae family of carnivores, and it can be classified in the genus Lambdapapillomavirus.
International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 2002
... USING ... His critical analysis of my work with respect to his excellent recommendations for ... more ... USING ... His critical analysis of my work with respect to his excellent recommendations for further analyses weeding out inaccuracies or over-simplifications have ... They were open-minded to share with me the personal details of how they conduct their research and put me in touch ...
Whereas the design of new structures is almost completely regulated by codes, there are no object... more Whereas the design of new structures is almost completely regulated by codes, there are no objective ways for the evaluation of existing facilities. Experts often are not familiar with the new tasks in system identification and try to retrieve at least some information from available documents. They therefore make compromises which, for many stakeholders, are not satisfying. Consequently, this publication presents a more objective and more realistic method for condition assessment. Necessary basics for this task are fracture mechanics combined with computational analysis, methods and techniques for geometry recording and material investigation, ductility and energy dissipation, risk analysis and uncertainty consideration. Present tools for evaluation perform research on how to analytically conceptualize a structure directly from given loads and measured response. Since defects are not necessarily visible or in a direct way detectable, several damage indices are combined and integrat...
The flood safety of the Nuclear Power plant KKG in terms of dam breaks scenarios at the River Aar... more The flood safety of the Nuclear Power plant KKG in terms of dam breaks scenarios at the River Aare was investigated through using a deterministic method. Based on the requirements of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI), four dam break scenarios were identified for the investigation. The scenarios were based on conservative assumptions of different combinations of weirs' breaks. The propagation of the flood waves were computed by means a hybrid model as a combination of one (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) models. Based on the simulations it was possible to estimate the risk of flooding of the KKG area and if needed to suggest some measures to prevent such flooding. Additionally it has been investigated, if important water intakes were at the risk in regard to the allowable maximum and minimum water level. The sediment transport was studied qualitatively, if there were high erosion risks. According to the calculated bottom shear stresses the river bed erosion is pos...
International Journal of Materials & Product Technology, 2002
... numerical evidence and to quantify random (eg measurement errors) and nonrandom uncertainty (... more ... numerical evidence and to quantify random (eg measurement errors) and nonrandom uncertainty (eg incomplete ... damage indices to be assigned weights according to their local influence oncomponent ... Figure 6 Structural system with serial and parallel connected components. ...
With their different characteristics explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge n... more With their different characteristics explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge need individually adapted methods for their preservation and transfer. The paper limits its scope to those two elements of knowledge management having proven to guarantee the most return on invest-together an improvement of the access to knowledge. Besides, for their successful implementation they have to be incorporated into a holistic knowledge management system or better, into an integrated management system. Mentor program and observation have been applied more frequently than thematic seminars gathering tacit knowledge from experts, virtual reality and half-standardized interviews. The mentioned methods will be discussed in detail and their application dependent on the type of knowledge explained illustrating their merits and demerits. 1 BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS The loss of knowledge does not only threaten the safe and economic operation of nuclear power plants, but has also negative effects on the socio-political system of a country. Transparent external communication is of paramount importance for gaining trust and thus a positive perception on the part of the public. 80 % of the most important knowledge is unconscious and only 20 % can be found in memos or books. The nuclear industry now has realized that ageing workforce represents an issue with safety and economic relevance. Knowledge preservation and transfer are therefore required to be considered within knowledge management (KM). The stakeholders who may profit from systematic KM are operators, industry, research institutes and universities, authorities, international organizations and the public. Besides, KM in terms of evaluation of research results does not only improve innovation, but also the process of decision making and helps increase public awareness for the efficient and transparent communication. KM includes the whole organization of knowledge, beginning from the identification of information and ending with the evaluation of knowledge. Actually there is no common understanding of all these terms. Here, knowledge transfer (KT) is considered as that part of KM which refers to the transmission of explicit, implicit and tacit knowledge from a person or organization to one or several people. 2 STRATEGY AND THEORY FOR MODEL DEVELOPMENT The most important knowledge elements are preservation and transfer, identification and development and finally, evaluation and application. Working within a knowledge cycle all of them serve for optimizing functional, organizational and methodological or process-related knowledge (see figure 1). Organisational knowledge is related to the organisation itself, while functional knowledge is required to perform predefined tasks and methodological-process related knowledge helps perform them. When important knowledge is detected, it should be documented to allow its transfer, especially if the predecessor is no more available. The herein used methods differ in the possibility of doing so and dependent on the characteristics of knowledge.
With their different characteristics explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge n... more With their different characteristics explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge need individually adapted methods for their preservation and transfer. The paper limits its scope to those two elements of knowledge management having proven to guarantee the most return on invest together an improvement of the access to knowledge. Besides, for their successful implementation they have to be incorporated into a holistic knowledge management system or better, into an integrated management system. Mentor program and observation have been applied more frequently than thematic seminars gathering tacit knowledge from experts, virtual reality and halfstandardized interviews. The mentioned methods will be discussed in detail and their application dependent on the type of knowledge explained illustrating their merits and demerits. 1 BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS The loss of knowledge does not only threaten the safe and economic operation of nuclear power plants, but has also negativ...
International Journal of Nuclear Knowledge Management, 2006
We report the complete genomic sequence of the Crocuta crocuta papillomavirus type 1 (CcrPV1), is... more We report the complete genomic sequence of the Crocuta crocuta papillomavirus type 1 (CcrPV1), isolated from an oral papillomatous lesion of a wild spotted hyena. This virus is the first papillomavirus found in a species belonging to the Hyaenidae family of carnivores, and it can be classified in the genus Lambdapapillomavirus.
International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 2002
... USING ... His critical analysis of my work with respect to his excellent recommendations for ... more ... USING ... His critical analysis of my work with respect to his excellent recommendations for further analyses weeding out inaccuracies or over-simplifications have ... They were open-minded to share with me the personal details of how they conduct their research and put me in touch ...
Whereas the design of new structures is almost completely regulated by codes, there are no object... more Whereas the design of new structures is almost completely regulated by codes, there are no objective ways for the evaluation of existing facilities. Experts often are not familiar with the new tasks in system identification and try to retrieve at least some information from available documents. They therefore make compromises which, for many stakeholders, are not satisfying. Consequently, this publication presents a more objective and more realistic method for condition assessment. Necessary basics for this task are fracture mechanics combined with computational analysis, methods and techniques for geometry recording and material investigation, ductility and energy dissipation, risk analysis and uncertainty consideration. Present tools for evaluation perform research on how to analytically conceptualize a structure directly from given loads and measured response. Since defects are not necessarily visible or in a direct way detectable, several damage indices are combined and integrat...
The flood safety of the Nuclear Power plant KKG in terms of dam breaks scenarios at the River Aar... more The flood safety of the Nuclear Power plant KKG in terms of dam breaks scenarios at the River Aare was investigated through using a deterministic method. Based on the requirements of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI), four dam break scenarios were identified for the investigation. The scenarios were based on conservative assumptions of different combinations of weirs' breaks. The propagation of the flood waves were computed by means a hybrid model as a combination of one (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) models. Based on the simulations it was possible to estimate the risk of flooding of the KKG area and if needed to suggest some measures to prevent such flooding. Additionally it has been investigated, if important water intakes were at the risk in regard to the allowable maximum and minimum water level. The sediment transport was studied qualitatively, if there were high erosion risks. According to the calculated bottom shear stresses the river bed erosion is pos...
International Journal of Materials & Product Technology, 2002
... numerical evidence and to quantify random (eg measurement errors) and nonrandom uncertainty (... more ... numerical evidence and to quantify random (eg measurement errors) and nonrandom uncertainty (eg incomplete ... damage indices to be assigned weights according to their local influence oncomponent ... Figure 6 Structural system with serial and parallel connected components. ...
With their different characteristics explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge n... more With their different characteristics explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge and tacit knowledge need individually adapted methods for their preservation and transfer. The paper limits its scope to those two elements of knowledge management having proven to guarantee the most return on invest-together an improvement of the access to knowledge. Besides, for their successful implementation they have to be incorporated into a holistic knowledge management system or better, into an integrated management system. Mentor program and observation have been applied more frequently than thematic seminars gathering tacit knowledge from experts, virtual reality and half-standardized interviews. The mentioned methods will be discussed in detail and their application dependent on the type of knowledge explained illustrating their merits and demerits. 1 BACKGROUND AND DEFINITIONS The loss of knowledge does not only threaten the safe and economic operation of nuclear power plants, but has also negative effects on the socio-political system of a country. Transparent external communication is of paramount importance for gaining trust and thus a positive perception on the part of the public. 80 % of the most important knowledge is unconscious and only 20 % can be found in memos or books. The nuclear industry now has realized that ageing workforce represents an issue with safety and economic relevance. Knowledge preservation and transfer are therefore required to be considered within knowledge management (KM). The stakeholders who may profit from systematic KM are operators, industry, research institutes and universities, authorities, international organizations and the public. Besides, KM in terms of evaluation of research results does not only improve innovation, but also the process of decision making and helps increase public awareness for the efficient and transparent communication. KM includes the whole organization of knowledge, beginning from the identification of information and ending with the evaluation of knowledge. Actually there is no common understanding of all these terms. Here, knowledge transfer (KT) is considered as that part of KM which refers to the transmission of explicit, implicit and tacit knowledge from a person or organization to one or several people. 2 STRATEGY AND THEORY FOR MODEL DEVELOPMENT The most important knowledge elements are preservation and transfer, identification and development and finally, evaluation and application. Working within a knowledge cycle all of them serve for optimizing functional, organizational and methodological or process-related knowledge (see figure 1). Organisational knowledge is related to the organisation itself, while functional knowledge is required to perform predefined tasks and methodological-process related knowledge helps perform them. When important knowledge is detected, it should be documented to allow its transfer, especially if the predecessor is no more available. The herein used methods differ in the possibility of doing so and dependent on the characteristics of knowledge.