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The Institute for Metal Forming Technology (IFU) at the University of Stuttgart / Germany since more than six years strongly strives to future oriented research work focusing on far-reaching concepts for digitization of metal forming processes. Main activities of engaged research groups are integrating sensors and actuators into metal forming machines or dies to analyse process data gained that way. Also, development of advanced methods for production data mining are related to those fields of activities. The paper therefore highlights strategies and practical applications of such digitization concepts. Also, important issues in terms of metal forming production processes will be addressed such as avoidance of scrap during ramp up phases and batch processing. Finally, the practical use of machine learning algorithms will be demonstrated in real trimming and metal forming processes.

The article discusses issues related to solving the problem of switching from one gauge to another. A progressive solution to the problem of different track gauges is the use of a combined gauge design. The combined track solves the problems of overloading, downtime, and wheel set problems. The design of the combined gauge has set new challenges for track infrastructure workers and scientists. The first task is the strength of the combined track structure. The second task is the stability of the combined track plates. The third task is to lay switches in the combined track and determine the permissible train speeds.

Precast double walls are frequently used for building applications and consist of a pair of precast reinforced concrete shells connected by a lattice girder creating an inner cavity. Once placed at its final position this cavity is filled with freshly cast and compacted concrete. Aside from benefits such as increased ease in installation, reduced cost and shorter construction time also some pitfalls are recognized. Due to the restrained space and the presence of the truss girder undesired defects (e.g. voids, honeycombing, etc.) might occur without being noticed, as the outer wall elements also act as formwork. This actually might reduce the load capacity and jeopardize the structural integrity of the concrete structure. Therefore, different non-destructive tests are being used in order to assess the filling degree of the cavity in the double walls and to localize defects, with varying success ratio (i.e. the detectability). Different techniques were applied on a test wall with intentionally embedded defects (polystyrene blocks) with varying diameter: rebound hammer, ultrasonic pulse velocity via direct transmission, ultrasonic shear-wave tomography, ground penetrating radar and active infrared thermography. The success and the limits of these techniques for in depth defect localization are being discussed in this paper. The effect of the selected detection method and the surface-on-depth ratio of the defect itself has an effect on its detectability.

In the frame of the project «Criteria of traffic control quality and effectiveness in Russian Federation» the Transportation Laboratory of ISTU was invoved into elaboration of network performance appraisal. Two alternative congestion measures were considered. The ratio of peak period to free flow travel times was proposed as a test criterion of urban highway network reliability.

The paper deals with the mathematical model of the rational distribution of vehicles, which allows attaching them to a group of combine harvesters during harvesting, depending on the carrying capacity of vehicles, the productivity of combine harvesters and the capacity of grain storage facilities. In addition, it presents a formula which allows determining the required number of vehicles that will deliver grain from a group of combine harvesters. Further the article presents calculations of routes of vehicles movement and determination of the required number of vehicles de-pending on the carrying capacity of one of the operating agricultural organizations.

The most promising catalysts for the catalytic decomposition of methane are nickel-containing systems, since nickel has high activity, thermal stability, thermal conductivity, and relatively low cost. In this work, catalysts were prepared by the heterophase sol-gel method and investigated using catalytic equipment. The catalysts showed high stability and lifetime during the catalytic decomposition of methane at temperatures ranging from 535 to 675°C.

In this paper, the electrochemical and texture characteristics of electrode materials made of a number of promising carbon materials for supercapacitors were considered. Carbon nanofibers, thermally expanded graphite, and activated carbon derived from rice hulls were used as electrodes for supercapacitors. The paper presents a technique of synthesis of these electrode materials. A comparison of the capacitive characteristics of the electrodes using two-electrode scheme was carried out.

Promising developments in the field of engine building, associated with increasing of natural gas usage as a motor fuel for internal combustion engines (ICE), are presented. Technology of hydrogen-containing fuel composition forming created. Advantages of motor transport based on ICE with GHA: lower amount of toxic (reduction of CO release) of about 7 times; retention of existing infrastructure of fuel supply with decrease of fuel consumption of 12-17%; safety; reasonable combination of advantages of hydrocarbon and hydrogen power engineer. The perspectives of modified engines for the various interested organizations and ministries operating gasoline and diesel vehicles are discussed.

Durability and reliability of machines and mechanisms depends on the structural strength of the products from which they are made. The main requirement for any product is trouble-free operation under the conditions of the established operational period. This determines the requirements for structural materials, the main of which are technological, operational and economic. The production of sintered powder products ensures the lowest energy consumption and the lowest waste. The introduction of carbon into powder materials significantly increases the strength characteristics of the product.

One of the characteristic features of the structure of the powder material is the increased content of oxide inclusions. In most works considering the influence of oxide inclusions on the fracture process, their contradictory role in the processes of crack initiation and development is noted, which consists, on the one hand, in creating concentrators of internal stresses, increasing the tendency of the material to brittle fracture and in reducing the plastic properties of the material, on the other, when oxide inclusions of appropriate dispersion and distribution in the volume of the matrix prevent the sliding of dislocations, thereby contributing to its strengthening. The positive effect of oxide inclusions on the mechanical properties of the material led to the development of the internal oxidation technology as one of the methods of precipitation hardening of materials.

The paper describes an analytical model for calculating an extreme pressure lubricant layer thickness with an allowance for oil absorption capacity of contacting surfaces. The model is practically assessed in laboratory conditions. The experimenting work shows that the speed of the relative displacement of contacting surfaces and the oil absorption capacity of their rough layers contributes to the thickening of the lubricant. The analysis of the results shows that it is the oil absorption capacity of rough layers that has the strongest influence on the change in the thickness of the extreme pressure lubricant layer.

The mechanism of surface fatigue failure during abrasive wear is considered. Mathematical dependences connecting the wear conditions with its intensity are obtained. The obtained dependencies make it possible to quantify the wear rate.

A composite laminated heat-resistant material was manufactured by the method of spark plasma sintering. The architecture of a bonding layer between a substrate made of a heat-resistant superalloy and a ceramic coating containing sublayers of the intermetallic NiAl and a mixture of NiAl with 15 or 30 wt. % zirconia (8YSZ) is proposed. In a layered composite, the microhardness and thermal conductivity change monotonically on going from the substrate to the outer ceramic. The coefficient of linear thermal expansion of the bonding layer is close to that for ceramics in the operating temperature range.

The article proposes a simulation model of a loading machine for metallurgical furnaces and builds a mathematical model that makes it possible to find optimal trajectories of motion and obtain laws of change in kinematic, dynamic and inertial characteristics for a full operation cycle. The description of the machine motion is made taking into account the nonholonomy of the imposed connections and provides for the possibility of considering arbitrary laws of motion along optimal trajectories. Compliance with optimal working conditions is also ensured by the choice of a special law of motion between the nodal points on the trajectory of movement, corresponding to the change in the direction of movement of the loading machine. Based on the research results, a design scheme and a simulation model with an analytical description of the mechanism operation, including kinematic graphs, are proposed. A simulation model of a loading machine for metallurgical furnaces and a description of its operation modes are made by methods of analytical mechanics.

This work describes a model of a running gear of the designed tracked radio-controlled harvester intended for clean cutting which has been developed in the applied software package “Universal Mechanism” with use of the “Tracked Vehicles” module. It offers basic characteristics, justifies selection of variable parameters of the model. It describes modelling options of a model travel over variable irregularities, presents the obtained tractive effort torques on sprockets and loads acting on the support rollers.

Fiber reinforced plastic bar (FRP-rebar) is a two-component material consisting of polymer matrix (resin) and reinforcing filler (roving). Large-scale implementation of FRP-rebar and improvement of its manufacturing process have resulted in larger bar diameters. However, it is extremely complicated or even impossible to experimentally determine the mechanical properties of this kind of rebar when using standard testing machines. The reason for this is the low cross-direction strength of the rebar. The purpose of the research is to determine the elastic and strength properties of large diameter FRP-rebar by means of finite-element simulation as well as to analyze the influence of the components’ mass fractions and grooving on the mechanical properties being studied. In order to specify the parameters of the FE simulation model the authors performed some supplementary tests aimed at determining the structure of the fiber. A comparative study of the obtained numerical results against the experimental data is presented in the paper.

In this work, the estimated calculated values of the critical parameters of argon isotopes 36Ar, 38Ar, 40Ar and the corresponding values of the constants of the Van der Waals, Redlich-Kwong and Peng-Robinson equations of state are obtained. The data obtained make it possible to calculate the adsorption isotherms of argon isotopes on microporous adsorbents. The technique proposed for obtaining analytical expressions for the adsorption isotherms of argon isotopes at cryogenic temperatures makes it possible to estimate the degree of influence of the pressure of the isotope mixture and its composition on the mixture separations coefficients.

Zirconium oxide powders with different contents of REE concentrate (La, Nd, Pr) in an amount from 25 to 35 mol. % were synthesized by the method of reverse chemical deposition. The effect of the annealing temperature in the range of 600–1200 ° C on the phase transformations of the synthesized powders has been investigated by Raman spectroscopy. It was found that the formation of REE zirconates with a pyrochlore structure occurs after annealing at a temperature of 1000 ° C. At higher annealing temperatures, the presence of tetragonal ZrO2 was noted in the samples with a lower concentrate content in the phase composition. A study of the influence of the sintering temperature of 1400-1600 °C on the densification processes, phase composition and microstructure of ceramic materials based on REE zirconates has been carried out. It has been shown that the densification processes proceed most slowly in a ceramic material with 35 mol.% of rare-earth oxides, and at all sintering temperatures it has a stable phase composition, consisting mainly of rare-earth zirconates with a pyrochlore structure.

This article presents the results of an experimental study of the relationship of acoustic parameters (propagation velocity) of ultrasonic waves with elastic characteristics (elastic modulus) of polymer composite materials. Significant regression dependences of the correlation between the velocity of ultrasonic won and the modulus of elasticity of a composite material based on fiberglass with an epoxy and phenol-formaldehyde binder have been constructed.

Experimental study of strength of glued connections where repair mixtures Diagum FL, Diagum Р and Diaflex are used is shown. Suggestions of each repair mixture use are given. Obtained results provide developing of durable and economical technical solutions: shear shock absorbers, elastic couplings, elastic shafts with high energy intensity which in some cases allow to avoid failures of metallurgical equipment under dynamic loading. In addition, use of repair mixtures with elastomers helps to make durable coatings of steel surfaces.

On the basis of comparative analysis of approaches to the study of organizational communications developed a method of their diagnosis, consisting in determining the composition of the characteristics of the communication system of the enterprise, specialized methods for measuring and assessing the magnitude of critical deviations, and the research algorithm. Specifics of the considered strategic diagnostics consist in the accounting of resources and abilities of the organizational communications considered as complete set of external and internal communications. The resulting tools are used in decision-making procedures on the directions of development of the communication component of the strategic potential of the production enterprise. The tendency of alignment of the importance of communications supporting organizational changes with resource-providing communications with the increasing turbulence of the external environment is established, which increases the importance of internal communications for modern enterprises, including the distribution of budgets for the development of communications.

The basic equations of the theory of linear hereditary creep are considered. An algorithm for determining the value of the anchor tension as a result of deformation of rocks in the bottom-hole zone of the barrel is presented. The area of the scope of roof bolting trunks in various breeds is defined.

The article presents a water-wall tube panels simulation technique that uses finite element method as well as the power boiler water-wall structure design optimization method. Results of the proposed method verification and its application to the design of boilers of different capacities are discussed. The technique is to replace water-wall tube panels with equivalent plates. Replacement plates’ parameters calculation is reported, panels one-way heating metering is described. Optimization of the water-wall structure design is carried out in two stages: at the first stage, water-wall tube panels are replaced with orthotropic plates; at the second stage, sub-simulation with solid models is used to identify problem areas of the design. Solid-state models of the problem areas get connected to the orthotropic plates at calculated boundary conditions. The described approach improves accuracy of the simulation results and significantly reduces the models complexity and its computation time. The proposed simulation and optimization method has been tested and successfully applied to design power steam boilers with steam generating capacity of 500, 1030 and 1900 tons of steam per hour. As a result, while maintaining the specified reliability and durability, significant reduction of metal content in boiler structure is achieved.

The shear punching of the reinforced concrete slabs is a complex process occurring when considerable force is concentrated on the relatively small area of a column-slab connection. An incorrect assessment of load capacity of slab under the punching shear may lead to an accident. One of the most significant factors affecting the slab capacity is longitudinal reinforcement. In this article much attention is given to the analysis of the longitudinal rebar impact on the maximum loading capacity of reinforced concrete slabs without transverse reinforcement affected by punching shear force using the finite element method. The results obtained via the finite element simulation are compared with laboratory tests and manual calculations carried-out using various methods represented in different national building Codes of practice.

The paper deals with modern geosystem problems and suggests ways of solving them. The main aim of the study is to develop new methods of geosystem preservation on the base of geoecochemistry through geoecochemical reactions. Both theoretical, namely thermodynamic, method and experimental one are used in the research. Three new geoecochemical techniques such as energy economy, soil restoration and alternative technologies are introduced for natural resource preservation. Every technique is estimated with relation to negative changes of Gibb’s free energy. These changes take place as a result of geoecochemical reactions and determine a level of geosystem preservation. Using the first technique it is possible to save energy, a few hundreds of kilojoules per mol, due to formation silicates, phosphates, etc. Other techniques of geosystem restoration are heavy metal ion detoxication and alternative technologies, e.g. lithosynthesis, for natural resource preservation. Geoecochemical techniques of lithosphere preservation can be useful for any geoconstruction technology like soil strengthening, highway and railway construction and other earthwork operations.

Purpose.Provision of strength and durability of the main structural element of DPKr-2 diesel train -the leading car body. Methodology. A spatial solid-state 3-D model of the body is built and durability calculations are carried out concerning action of loads stipulated by regulatory documents operating in Ukraine. In particular, the following main estimated modes are considered: mode 1 – a notional safety mode which takes into account the possibility of considerable longitudinal forces arising during shunting movements, transportation and accidental collision; mode 2 – an operational mode which takes into account forces acting on a train during acceleration to constructional speed, coasting or braking from this speed while passing a curve. Results. Based on the results of theoretical and experimental studies a conclusion has been made that the leading car body construction of DPKr-2 diesel train meets the requirements of regulatory documents regarding strength and durability. Practical relevance. A complex of calculation and experimental work concerning assessment of stress-strain state of the leading car body of DPKr-2 diesel train under action of design and operational loads allowed the creation of construction which meets not only operational requirements but also strength and durability ones.

This article is dedicated to the problems of reliability, long-term thermal capacity and operational efficiency rate of PTVM and KGVM hot-water boilers. Based on the analysis of statistic data, tests, and certain works on increase of efficiency and reliability of PTVM-100 tower hot-water boilers, which were performed in Kazakhstan, it may be said that the reconstruction of PTVM-100 boilers accomplished on CHP was mainly aimed at the increase of reliability while saving the operational efficiency of boilers almost without changes. If the boiler is operating on fuel oil and without periodical washes, then it is possible to achieve consistent operation only under 75% of the nominal operational load. Structural changes of the PTVM-100 boiler unit offered by authors, along with the increase of operational reliability on fuel oil and it’s thermal capacity, allow increasing boiler’s efficiency rate up to 91-92% if it is operated under nominal load and using fuel oil. Structure the new KV-GM 55 hot-water boiler with horizontal design includes the two-row bi-radiated screen wrapping around the furnace and the new arrangement of convective packs, which are now located next to each other, allowed to increase heating characteristics of the boiler significantly due to the intensification of heat exchange and decrease of temperature of gases released from behind of the boiler unit, as well as to increase boiler’s efficiency rate up to 92,5% under nominal load.

The metal surface layer mechanical condition transformation at the product life cycle stages key provisions are presented. The described approach feature is the hardened body effect consideration: the metal mechanical properties changing during it displacement through the deformation zone space. On the basis of the developed for surface plastic deformation process hardened elastic-plastic body model, the cumulative shear strain level, plasticity reserve exhaustion level and residual stress tensor components calculations are performed. It is established that the greatest residual compressive stresses are characteristic for the axial component, and the extremum can be located both on the workpiece surface and at some distance from it. The metal hardening influence on the residual stresses distribution is revealed. On the axial (largest) component example shown that the difference between the maximum values is almost 30%. The obtained result corresponds to the idea that the hardened metal having an increased yield strength allows a larger residual stresses presence.

The article is devoted to the analysis of elastic and plastic characteristics of composite materials during hot stamping. The purpose of this work is to offer optimal conditions for hot plasticity of composite porous material with determination of temperature conditions of hot stamping excluding the appearance of defects in the structure. Production of details of the difficult form by method of hot stamping from preparations of the cylindrical form is followed by development of barrel on a peripheral surface. Sludge sintered porous blanks, and sediment compact material, accompanied by a nonuniform height lateral deformation. In connection with the action of friction forces on the contact surfaces, this leads to the formation of a “barrel”. The heterogeneity of the deformed state is associated with the appearance of tangential tensile stresses on the free surface of the workpiece. If they exceed some critical degree of transverse deformation, cracks appear on the side surface, which leads to gas saturation (oxidation) of the inner layers of the forging, to the ingress of grease into them and its pressing into the volume of the part during hot stamping. In the end, this significantly reduces the properties of hot-stamped parts. Conclusion: the methods of determining the elastic characteristics depending on the geometric parameters of the workpieces, the applied strain energy, body density and temperature dependence of the plasticity characteristics of the hot deformation of the powder material are сonsidered.

In the work, methods of an estimation of economic efficiency of additional heat insulation of building enclosing structures and definition of an optimum thermal resistance are considered, deficiencies of the given techniques are marked. A model is proposed for determining the optimal level of heat protection in the new economic conditions.

Costs and terms of hydroelectric complexes construction, of low pressure constructions in particular, can be significantly reduced by ensuring the safe passage of flood discharge through the crest of water-retaining structures. When water-retaining structures are made from soils, this condition can only be fulfilled by creating special fastenings of a crest and dam slopes from erosion. There is a large number of technical solutions for overflowing phreatic dams construction with the use of stone, concrete, reinforced concrete and metal. However, most of them have specific disadvantages. They are high materials consumption, labour input and expenses. These disadvantages, in our opinion, can be minimized by applying modern composite materials such as geosynthetic shells, concrete-filled textile floor-floor-mats and coarse-pored concrete. The paper describes structures of overflowing phreatic dams invented by the authors with the use of modern composite materials, as well as the results of model hydraulic studies of overflowing phreatic dams with a downstream slopes formed by geosynthetic shells.

In Russia and abroad, the scope of the use of gold has significantly expanded, which undoubtedly affected the level of production. However, despite the fairly high rates of gold mining, the economic situation that has developed in recent years makes the companies look for new innovative placer processing technologies that will allow preserving and increasing the extraction of the precious metals. The search for and exploration of new placer gold deposits requires very considerable financial resources and time, and therefore the proposed project for the extraction of alluvial gold from technogenic deposits is of great importance for the functioning of the mining industry of the Irkutsk region, since it helps to overcome at least two negative trends: firstly, the deterioration of the mineral resource base, and secondly, large losses of gold with dump products (up to 50%) associated with the use of obsolete washing equipment. Modernization of production capacities and processing technologies is not only one of the main factors for increasing competitiveness in the gold mining industry and attracting investors, but will also help increasing the mineral resource base of the Irkutsk region by reassessing technogenic deposits, setting gold technogenic deposits on the balance, development of technologies for technogenic deposits and processing, and involvement of technogenic deposits in the mass processing.

The detonation performance of melt-cast plastic-bonded explosives (PBXs) based on high melting explosive octogen (HMX) was studied in the paper. It has been found that the detonation velocity strongly depends from the dispersion distribution of HMX particles: it changes from 7800 to 8700 m/s. We explain this by the possibility of detonation propagation in PBX through different mechanisms, including detonation front propagation along a percolating cluster formed by filler particles. Thus, varying the particle size distribution can bring about one detonation mechanism or another and hence control the energy release dynamics of melt-cast PBXs to attain high efficiency in practice. Experimental results confirm the assumptions.

The paper presents the results of experimental studies of the temperature dependence of the strength characteristics of porous ceramic composites. It is known that the most significant factors affecting the mechanical characteristics of brittle ceramic composites are the pore structure parameters. Increase of porosity leads to decrease of strength characteristics of ceramic composites, however researches about mutual influence of porosity and temperature of tests on strength characteristics were not carried out. The results of studies to determine the strength characteristics of composites under compression showed that the increase in test temperature led to a decrease in compressive strength for specified types of composite porosity by an average of 10%. Experiments carried out at negative temperatures have shown that samples with a porosity of 21% have the greatest strength sensitivity to temperature test conditions.

To date, there is no doubt about the need and possibilities of using large amounts of information. So called “Big Data" technology is used in a variety of areas, and urban planning is no exception. The article discusses how to use large amounts of information for a competent design of social and engineering urban networks in the interests of cities residents while preserving historical appearance of cities. The proposed hypothesis states that urban planning can transition to a new higher level with the introduction of "Big Data" technology based on the concept of "Smart City", which not only makes the life of residents comfortable, but also allows making timely adjustments to one or other urban process with the purpose of its improvement. Additionally, possible approaches of the concept implementation and their applicability under various conditions are discussed. The article analyzes the experience of Smart City concept implementation as a part of "Big Data" technologies in practice of a number of European cities. Important positive results of such implementation are noted. The role and place of each of the parties interested in sustainable development of the city, in the development of intellectual systems for managing this development is discussed. In particular, a lot of attention is paid to the role of the state as the initiator and coordinator of interaction between the parties, the main holder and user of data, services and infrastructure. It is concluded that the potential built into the "Big Data" technology will allow us to move to a new level of urban planning, based on real urban data collected by various technical means.

Transport-technological complex environmental impact, drivers and participants in the transport process exhaust gases, products of wear of tires, road surface, brake pads and discs and other harmful substances.. Proposed air pollution on roads and highways to estimate the complex index of atmospheric pollution transport and technological complex (APITTC).

The paper considers the problem of analysis and optimization of rod systems subjected to combined static and periodic pulse load. As a result of the study the analysis method was developed based on traditional approach to solving homogeneous matrix equations of state and a special algorithm for developing a particular solution. The influence of pulse parameters variations on stress-strain state of a rod system was analyzed. Algorithms for rod systems optimization were developed basing on strength recalculation and statement and solution of optimization problem as a problem of nonlinear mathematical programming. Recommendations are developed for efficient organization of process for optimization of rod systems under static and periodic pulse load.

The aim of the study is to create an image processing system, which allows dentists to create tooth surface automatically. X-rays images of jaws from the cone beam tomography or the spiral computed tomography and images from the micro-computed tomography are the initial data for processing. Example of using the combination of optical and x-ray images in the dentistry is described. Also, it was shown how to use the microcomputed tomography method to plan the placement of orthopedic structures on the lost teeth sites.

The paper presents a set of decisions for improving the processes of designing the template tooling in the aviation industry. Specificity of the offered approach to designing this kind of equipment is to obtaining positive effects of reflecting the life cycle of any template on semantic memory, such as a question-answer. The reflection of the life cycle on the semantic memory makes it possible to develop ontological means of support, to organize structural designing the configured templates of aviation details and also use of means of conceptual experimenting. Such type of experimenting suggests the structure and attributes of the semantic memory cells are focused on the coding of models of questions and answers from the viewpoint of their use in solving the creative tasks. In such modeling, any conceptual experiment is conducted as an automated mental experiment the structure and content of which are operatively used in designing of templates. The ontological support helps to reduce the design complexity, improve the initial design quality, get a shorter pre-production term, as well as to accumulate and transfer the experience of the previously implemented design solutions.

The use of frequency-controlled electric drives in industry and municipal services is accompanied by the problem of their negative impact on the distribution network. As examples, the results of measurements of power quality indices in the power supply system of an oil producing enterprise and on the supply input of a railway traction substation are given. It is shown that the voltage subgroup total harmonic distortions (THDS) can exceed their rated permitted values in 100% of the measurement time.

The method to increase the durability of high-strength cast iron with spherical graphite YAG:Nd-laser radiation is proposed. The results of studies in laser processing of cylindrical samples of high-strength cast iron grade of the VCH 70-3 are presented by the YAG:Nd-laser, working in pulse-periodic mode. Effect of the treatment with 1 kW YAG:Nd-laser on microhardness of high-strength cast iron has been investigated. More effective laser strengthening is found to be occurred by YAG:Nd-laser processing as compared with continuous CO2-laser one. The results showed that when processing of cast iron in general, the zone of laser influence consists of the reflow zone and the zone of quenching from the solid state. The optimal values of parameters of the hardened layer in the radiation by the solid-state YAG:Nd laser are considered. It is shown that under fluence of laser radiation fluence more than 28 j/mm2 is occured the surface melting of cast iron.

An audit of economic security helps to prevent corruption, as well as an assessment of awareness in the struggle against corruption. Audit can promote the implementation of ways to protect the economy of the construction industry against corruption. The authors pay special attention to the problem of the construction industry in Russia. Practical questions of the audit of economic security, which are considered in the article, solve the problems of financial control in the system of anti-corruption policy. The purpose of this study is to develop an audit mechanism for economic security, as a system to prevent internal and external threats and risks. The main concept of the research is aimed at the formation of an audit of economic security in the construction industry. Effective work to prevent corruption in the relations of construction organizations is ensured by the formation of an internal control system to prevent the causes of corruption in the construction sector. It is necessary to take into account the fact that analysis of risk factors at the level of the operating segment in the construction industry can contribute to the development of this area.

One of the most important diagnostic parameters of an oil well operation is the dynamic liquid level in the annular space. In paper the main methods for determination of the dynamic liquid level that does not require suspension of the well work and its depressurization are considered. Also the comparative analysis of these methods is given.