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The present research study aims to develop a novel methodology for estimating the VKT (Vehicle Kilometers Traveled) indicator and the energy consumption according to road transport type. Calculations are made for the Province of Loja (Ecuador) for the year 2014 by using an OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) energy balance method. This is combined with a model similar to the Hardy Cross hydraulic flow systems solution with linear equations. The transportation system is represented as an energy balance and the inputs are: total fleet and vehicle type, specific average consumption for each vehicle type, and global fuel sales. The results show that there is a 2% variation between calculated consumed energy and total dispatched energy. The total energy used is 1,123,198 BEP, of which 24.65% is for passenger transport and 66.18% for cargo transport. It is concluded that the proposed methodology is appropriate, applicable nation-wide, and replicable in other provinces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper describes a solution method to the problem of processing n jobs on m non-related parallel machines. It is a linear and combinatorial generalized allocation problem that considered a sequencedependent setup time and dynamic job entry. A genetic algorithm with integer coding and random generation of population, parent selection, crossover and mutation is proposed. There are two descendants per generation that are compared against the worst existing element to enter to population. After a number of generations that is proportional to the product of nxm the solution is generated. The jobs are sequenced on each machine by due date and computational times are acceptable. It is concluded that the proposed genetic algorithm is an effective and efficient solution that focuses on reducing processing time and on meeting deadlines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study describes two iterative structural analysis procedures under a linear system within a first-order theory that permits the approximate and exact study of flat frames and space frames with independent displacements without having to solve any system of equations. The approximate system provides sufficiently accurate results in few iterations, and the error can be estimated at any time. The exact procedure uses two simple, practical application tables that can be manually implemented in software. The tables provide deformed meshes with fewer operations than those required by matrix algebra. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]