The article covers the design of buildings of diplomatic missions as sophisticated, multi-functional networks of buildings and structures. Their constituents (rooms) have up to 100 different options each of which serves a particular function (namely, lobbies, reception areas, guest rooms, halls, dining rooms, offices, flats, toilets, etc.) that may be clustered into four functional groups: diplomatic missions, official areas, residential areas, service areas.
The systems approach to the process of planning and designing of buildings of diplomatic missions is to attain the following objectives, including functional development of buildings of diplomatic missions, rational arrangement of their constituents and facilities, grouping and zoning, integrity and interrelation of elements of mission buildings. As a result, the proposed approach is to ensure high-quality architectural and structural solutions.

The authors of the article propose their original bi-coloured solution of form graphics surfaces for a pair of component-type tetrahedrons. This solution is successfully implemented in generation of images as well as in development of unique framework models and aesthetic emblems. The emblems are a visual representation of a mirror-like symmetric unity of structure and colour contrast for a pair of component-type tetrahedrons. The research results have fundamental scientific, theoretical and practical importance for architectural design purposes; it will also foster generation of structural shapes. The original form graphics solution will enjoy intensive application in structural design, structural geometry and computer-aided modeling of images of geometric objects

The author analyzes the process of group and personal identification from the view point of territoriality. The author considers the territory as a social, cultural, economic and political reality that is formed under the influence of the physical space, collaboration, and cultural processes. In the cultural domain, past and contemporary cultural formations coexist. The cultural space is perceived as a system of regulatory bases of the human activity and its symbolic content, embodied in the products of varied cultural practices. The shift of values and the emergence of new spatial forms and processes complicate self-determination in the present-day society. Every individual has an image of "Self" that correlates with his or her territorial affiliation. Growing regionalism is one of the present-day trends. The appeal to the functional dynamics of the economic restructuring, the crisis of traditional identities is underway. Special features of contemporary regionalism include the exclusion of regions that lie outside nation-states and the presence of inter-regional competition (cultural and organizational proximity is an economic resource, a factor of competitive advantage). New regions, in contrast to traditional ones, act as independent political units. In some cases, regionalism serves as a means of resistance to change (conservative and defensive regionalism) and vice versa, as an instrument of modernization (progressive regionalism). This process means regional identity based on the common past. The importance of the process of mythologizing is also noteworthy. Interpretations of the past, identity formation in the region can be regarded as a purposeful political process. At the same time, the important constituent of this process is the political motivation aimed at the singling out old regional characters and images and creating new regional characters and images to be introduced into the collective consciousness. Equally important in creating and maintaining the sense of social space and boundaries is the viewpoint transmitted by local media agencies. The major driver of contemporary local identity is the rise of importance of the local culture. Regions and networks constitute interdependent poles inside the new spatial logic of the modernity.

The profile of tangential velocities of a longitudinal turbulent rotational flow (Fig. 1) at the inlet of a cylindrical tube with a local swirler is characterized by radial zoning. The fluid rotation pattern transforms from a forced vortex in the center of the flow alongside the tube axis into a free vortex at the periphery. The boundary between the zones of forced and free rotation represents the radius , where tangential velocity reaches its maximum value . Analysis of the profile approximation in Fig. 1 through the application of the Burgers-Batchelor (1) free and forced vortex methodology makes it possible to identify the following regularities. It is proven that the distribution of the tangential velocity and the change in the number of swirls are described by functions (8) and (9), where 0 and 0 stand for the tangential velocity and the number of swirls at the tube inlet immediately after the local swirler, where is the radius of the tube, is the radial coordinate, h is a constant value equal to 1.256. The author has identified that functions (8) and (9) represented in Fig. 2 depend on parameter2 2 8 = Re , where is the axial coordinate, Reis the turbulent analogue of the Reynolds number, calculated in accordance with formula (12). The author demonstrates that if > 0.0995 Rethe tangential velocity is not maximal, the fluid rotates as a rigid body, and its rotation pattern corresponds to the stage of rotation degeneration, in which the 0 ratio falls below 0.4306. The analysis demonstrates that the result of multiplying the maximal velocity at radius in any section of the tube remains constant and it is equal to 0.7152 0 .

In the proposed article, the behaviour of a foundation slab resting on the linearly deformable bed and characterized by the modulus of deformation variable in x- and y-axis directions is considered. The modulus of deformation and the load distribution are based on a regular pattern that features the following parameters: modulus of deformation mean =25МРа coefficient of variation =0,2, load distribution mean 0,5 МРа; coefficient of variation =0,1. Correlation coefficients between 1, 2...=0As a result of the research, the authors have identified the empirical deflection to approximate the theoretical load distribution. The research has demonstrated that both deflection and slope values follow a regular load distribution pattern. If the deflection value exceeds 20 cm and the slope value exceeds 5cm, the structure fails. Therefore, the theory of probability may be applied to assess the probability of failure of any structure.

Some results of convergence and -summability (uniformly and almost everywhere) of Fourier-Sobolev series for polynomials orthogonal in continual-discrete Sobolev spaces are provided in the paper. These results expand and generalize the corresponding statements made by Fourier, Gegenbauer and Sobolev.

In the article, the authors describe the principal findings of the experimental study of destruction of spatial frames made of closed-profile steel rods. Six samples of frames were tested through the application of a kinematic loading scheme. Values of forces, displacements and deformations were measured over the time. Each sample was brought to the state when the load reached its maximal value. Thereafter, the load intensity was reduced to 0.6...0.7 of its maximal value. It was identified that the destruction of rods in the event of combined stress was similar to the formation of plastic hinges in the course of regular bending. In some cases, cracks were formed in the zones of plastic hinges. This process did not cause complete destruction of frames.
Destruction-related conditions were also assessed by the quasi-rigidity method implemented in STARK ES 2009 software package. The input data were used to perform failure, bending and torsion tests of steel pipes. The experiments and calculations have proven that in this case the process of destruction can be considered in accordance with the limit equilibrium method by taking account of formation of spatial plastic hinges. The quasi-rigidity method can be employed to identify the maximal load that the frames can bear.

Currently, building structures are mainly analyzed through the application of simplified methods of structural dynamics. Towards this end, analysis of an equivalent static load which causes the same effects in respect of structural elements as the dynamic load, is performed. However blast effects represent galloping and extremely nonlinear processes. In this regard, analysis of a blast load is to be performed through the application of methods of nonlinear dynamics to take account of physical, geometrical and structural nonlinearities. The problem is to be solved by motion equations in the pre-set time domain.
The authors propose deterministic methods of analysis of parameters of blast effects and results of simulations generated through the employment of LS-DYNA software. Gas dynamics equations employed to solve the aforementioned problems are provided in the most convenient Eulerian formulation. The modeling of blast effects is performed in the Lagrangian - Eulerian formulation.

The co-authors consider the problem of analysis of building structures in respect of combined effects of forces and temperatures. Results of fire tests of reinforced concrete walls and slabs are presented. Overview of the analysis of the fire resistance of reinforced-concrete buildings is also provided.
As a result of the research, numerical solutions were obtained in respect of deflections, stresses, deformations and internal forces arising in a reinforced concrete bearing wall and plate exposed to a combination of forces and thermal loads. Comparative analysis of the experimental data and the results of the numerical solution was performed. The conclusion is that the experimental data are in good fit to the results of the numerical solution.
Overall limit state of the monolithic building under consideration in terms of its fire resistance means its failure as a result of collapse. The limit state value is equal to 60; therefore, it is equal to 60 minutes. This value, if considered in respect of separate bearing elements, fits the fire resistance limit of buildings of Grade III (Fire Resistance) that is equal to 45. Evidently, assurance of higher fire resistance limits of the building under consideration requires special fire safety actions to be applied.

The article covers the problem of assessment of structural reliability in the course of random seismic impacts. The authors apply the Monte Carlo method and the method of canonical decomposition to generate accelerograms, and explicit time integration methods, by taking account of physical, geometrical and structural nonlinearities. The research results were subjected to statistical post-processing, and the analysis revealed that the structure demonstrated its high reliability. Therefore, the authors believe that the proposed approaches can be used to solve reliability problems that constitute variable processes.

The issues of preparation of a construction site designated for the accommodation of a monolithic multi-storey building of a business centre with four underground levels are considered in the proposed article. The building is to be built on the slope of the Don River bank in Rostov-Don. The slope length is thirty meters.
The structural design of the building in question, as well as the structural analysis performed in the course of the project substantiation procedures, have made it possible to substantiate the application of retaining walls required to prevent the slope failure in the course of the preparation of the construction site designated for the accommodation of a multi-storey building in the complex geotechnical environment of Rostov-Don.

The article covers the mathematical model and the algorithm of calculation of the double-layer reinforcement based on the method of boundary integral equations developed by the authors. The system of equations, based on discrete representation, is a combination of equations describing each of sub-domains with account for the conditions of compatibility alongside the contact boundaries. The convergence and accuracy of numerical modeling is based on the testing results of the problem under consideration. Results of the numerical solution of the problem of uniaxial tension of the plate that has two layers of reinforcement are provided in the article. The algorithm is implemented by analyzing the stress-strained state of structures of Nurek hydraulic power plant.
The proposed solution is applicable in the lining of tunnels and subterranean structures in rock massifs, as well as galleries arranged in the body of earth dams. It represents two layers of concrete with different values of the modulus of elasticity and Poisson ratio. Tangential stress and reinforcement ring graphs are presented in the article.

The paper covers the operator-related formulation of the eigenvalue problem of analysis of the wall beam with piecewise-constant physical and geometrical parameters alongside the so-called basic direction within the framework of the discrete-continual approach (discrete-continual finite element method, discrete-continual variation-difference method). Generally, discrete-continual formulations are contemporary mathematical models which are currently becoming available for computer-based implementation. They allow investigators to consider the boundary effects whenever solution components represent rapidly varying functions. Another feature of discrete-continual methods is the absence of limitations imposed on lengths of structures. Two-dimensional model of elasticity is used as a design model of a structure. In accordance with the so-called extended domain method, the domain is limited by the boundary of arbitrary shape. Corresponding key features at the stage of numerical implementation of discrete-continual methods include convenient mathematical formulas, effective computational patterns and algorithms, simple data processing techniques, etc. The definition of an expression for an operator of the problem under consideration, if resolved in the isotropic medium, is presented; the allowance for supports restrained by elastic members is provided; standard boundary conditions are taken into account

Results of calculations and experimental researches of suffosion stability of sandy soils are provided in the article. The authors have assessed the prospects for the application of standard methodologies to demonstrate the need to take account of the filtrate properties in the course of projecting potential suffusion process development patterns typical for sandy soils. The principal attention must be driven to the value of the kinematic viscosity of filtered liquids. Any assessment of filtration-related interaction of the flow of liquid with sandy soils must be backed by the gradation analysis of soils and the analysis of their homogeneity, as well as the mineralogical and morphological analysis. The morphological study of sands of various geneses, performed hereunder, is based on the methodology that takes account of both the shape of sand particles and the structure of their surface.
The proposed methodology makes it possible to assess extensive sand specimen rather than separate sand particles to assure the representative sampling to assure the accuracy of the morphological analysis. The authors provide the data that cover the research of sands of various geneses demonstrating varied granulometric and mineral composition, as well as various morphological peculiarities of correlation with the filtrates that have different values of kinematic viscosity. The methodological research completed by the authors has indicated an urgent need to perform laboratory and field researches of suffosion instability of sandy soils in varied geoecological environments typical for urban lands exposed to anthropogenic pollutions.

The article deals with the probability analysis for a vibration isolation system of high-precision equipment, which is extremely sensitive to low-frequency oscillations even of submicron amplitude. The external sources of low-frequency vibrations may include the natural city background or internal low-frequency sources inside buildings (pedestrian activity, HVAC). Taking Gauss distribution into account, the author estimates the probability of the relative displacement of the isolated mass being still lower than the vibration criteria. This problem is being solved in the three dimensional space, evolved by the system parameters, including damping and natural frequency. According to this probability distribution, the chance of exceeding the vibration criteria for a vibration isolation system is evaluated. Optimal system parameters - damping and natural frequency - are being developed, thus the possibility of exceeding vibration criteria VC-E and VC-D is assumed to be less than 0.04.

The authors describe the methodology and results of dynamic field testing of the building of a universal pool under construction, as well as its eigenfrequencies, identified through the employment of a computer model.
The subject of the research represents the building of a universal pool under construction in Anapa. The general goal of this research is to identify the seismic stability of the building structure. An unbalance-type vibration machine was used in the course of the testing procedure. The machine was designed and manufactured at Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.
Identification of natural vibrations of building structures and verification of the identity of the computer model and the natural behaviour of the structure were to be completed to assess the required modes of operation of the vibration machine. Identification of full-scale dynamic characteristics was performed through the employment of the impulse method of vibration excitation.
Comparative analysis of experimental vibration frequencies and eigenfrequencies identified in the course of calculations based on different mathematical models demonstrates their similarity in terms of local shapes of vibrations, namely, in terms of buckling vibrations of an "annular" beam employed for the purpose of measurements taken in the course of the testing procedure. Frequency values identified in the course of testing and calculations vary from 4.5 to 19.8 Hz.
Calibration of the vibration machine represents another objective of the experiment. The experiment has demonstrated that the whole operating range of frequencies (2 to 15Hz) is to be employed in the course of testing procedures described above.

This article covers the problems of theoretical assessment of the seismic stability of a 16-storied building made of precast concrete box units by full-scale experimental testing through the employment of a powerful unbalance-type vibration machine. The authors provide the results of the experimental testing and scale them to assess the effects of an earthquake.
The testing procedure that consists in the assessment of the seismic stability of buildings through employment of the vibration testing performed by a powerful vibration machine installed on the soil surface, have proven its high efficiency.
As a result of the vibration testing, specific values of accelerations and shifts in terms of the building height and length were identified in lateral and longitudinal directions.
The results of extrapolation of the seismic effect of the vibration testing onto the 9-grade seismic load scale have proven that the buildings of this type can be considered seismically stable.

Destruction of single particles of various materials by shock loading mills is the subject of research covered by the article. The process of destruction of materials in the mills of the shock type is characterized by the two indicators, including the reduction ratio and the probability of destruction. The results of the research have proven that the higher the speed of the mill operation, the higher the probability of destruction, and vice versa.
Various materials that have different mechanical properties and initial dimensions of particles demonstrate different destruction triggering speed at which the crushing begins.
Experiments have proven that the mill operation speed at which destruction begins depends on the mechanical properties of a material and the initial size of particles.
Processing of the experimental data makes it possible to identify the relation between the mill operation speed at which destruction begins, the speed of a longitudinal wave and the initial size of the particles.
The authors suggest that the probability of destruction correlates with the speed of the mill operation. The experiment may be represented as one curve.
The researches have proven that if the probability of destruction is equal to 50%, the average particle size depends on the properties of the material, the crushing speed rate and the initial size of particles. By using the relation between the reduction ratio, the initial size of particles, the size of particles, and the 50% probability of destruction, factors of impact onto the reduction ratio were identified.
Processing of results of experimental researches has proven that the reduction ratio depends on the same parameters as the probability of destruction.

In the article, the authors consider the feasibility of development of water-hardened gypsum that is capable of hardening in the water. The gypsum in question is made of the gypsum binding material, sulphated Portland cement, and granulated blast-furnace slag. The gypsum developed hereunder has a softening coefficient over 1 while the building gypsum content exceeds 75 %.

Good knowledge of thermal balance is a prerequisite of successful mastering of the processes of heat and water transfer within a body. Given the reflective power of the substance surface under consideration, the analysis of the thermal balance of a loose disperse material was performed. A sample of milled peat served as the loose disperse material exposed to infrared heating. The practical results were compared to those available in the literature.
One of the key results of the experiment represents identification of the radiation balance of the substance. Further research of the heat accumulation capacity rad will make it possible to identify the boundary conditions (energy and mass at the body boundary) required to formulate and solve the boundary problem of thermal and moisture transfer. The latter will make it possible to project and to manage the thermal and moisture mode of materials in terms of timing and depth subject to thermal processes underway on their surface

The subject of research is the effect of mechanic and magnetic treatment of different concentrations of the aqueous solution of fluidifier S-3 produced onto the concrete mix rheology, compressive strength and structure formation. Mechanic and magnetic treatment was performed by the pulsed rotor machine equipped with a permanent magnet. It is identified that mechanic and magnetic treatment of the water added into the fluidifier improves the flowability of the concrete mix in comparison with the flowability of the concrete mix prepared absent of treated water, although the amount of the fluidifier meets technical specifications. S-3 fluidifier content in the mix that has treated water is smaller than the same content in a standard mix by several hundreds of times. The concrete mix that has treated water demonstrates highest flowability. The water-to-cement ratio was fixed at 0.4 for all specimens under consideration. In addition, the concrete that has treated water and a minimal amount of S-3 fluidifier (5% of the cement mass) demonstrates that its compressive strength is by far higher than the one of the concrete prepared through the application of the conventional approach that contemplates a standard fluidifier consumption rate. Following a thermal analysis, a thermogravimetric analysis and an X-ray diffractometry, it was discovered that the application of treated water accompanied by the minimal consumption of S-3 fluidifier caused the structure of the concrete cement stone to be more compact, while it demonstrated higher crystallization and stronger interphase interaction. Therefore, considerable reduction in the consumption of S-3 fluidifier, coupled with mechanic and magnetic treatment of the water improves concrete strength properties while concrete flowability does not deteriorate.

The proposed multi-component façade system is made of porous concretes employed both as bearing structures and for heat insulation and fireproofing purposes. The authors also provide their recommendations in respect of the mounting of the proposed façade system.
The façade system considered in the article is composed of wall foam concrete blocks reinforced by basalt fibers (bearing elements of the structure), cellular concrete polystyrene (thermal insulation), and porous concrete (fireproofing and thermal insulation). Retained shuttering (in the fireproofing sections) represents chrysolite cement sheets attached to the structures composed of glass-fiber plastic elements.
The application of insulating porous concrete as a fireproofing material is based on the principle of adjustable stress-strained states of materials in the environment of variable pressure. This technology was developed at Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, and it was initially designated for the manufacturing of tailor-made products. The above concrete is also designated for retained shuttering and modified cavity masonry walls. Porous concrete that expands inside the fireproofing cavity ensures a tight contact both with the basic material and thermal insulation plates. The use of materials of the same origin (Portland cement) means the formation of strong transition zones connecting the system components in the course of its hardening and further operation.
The results of the thermotechnical calculation demonstrate that the thermal resistance registered on the surface of the wall that is 3 meters high (that has a 0.4 m fireproofing cavity) is equal to 3.98 sq. m. C/Wt. The value of the coefficient of thermotechnical heterogeneity (r) is equal to 0.86 with account for the thickness and thermal conductivity of point and linear elements. If the thermotechnical heterogeneity is taken into consideration, the thermal resistance of the proposed wall is equal to 3.42 m2 С/Wt.

The axis-symmetric non-stationary problem of electric elasticity of a piezoceramic cylinder with axial polarization of the material, acting as a converter of energy in the course of the application of the shock-acoustic method of the quality control of concrete structures is considered in the article. The new closed solution represents a consecutive application of methods of finite integral transformations including the Fourier transformation based on the axial coordinate and a generalized algorithm based on the radial variable. Standardization and transformation of boundary conditions into homogeneous ones are performed at each stage.
Measurements of electric impulses are taken by a voltmeter that has an electrode coating, and operates as an ideal conductor with negligible mass. The voltmeter is attached to the surface of the cylinder. Simplified electric boundary conditions are used to describe the electric elastic state of the sample under research.
More accurate correlations designated to describe the application of a high conductivity voltmeter are considered in this paper to identify the difference of potentials between the electrode planes.
Numerous analyses of the research results have proven that the conductivity of the measuring device produces a significant influence on the shape and the maximal intensity of the electric impulse. However, the stress-strained state of the cylinder is changed insignificantly. Besides, dependence of oscillations and shapes of the solid piezoceramic cylinder on electric boundary conditions has been analyzed. The influence of the geometric dimensions of the cylinder on the values of the electric field in the piezoceramic material has been the subject of research.

The author describes the problem of production of the ultra lightweight masonry mortar and methods of its solution. Conditions of optimization of the masonry mortar structure are considered in the article. Presently, Microdur is widely used in construction and repair of subsurface structures, tunnels, oil and gas wells.
The use of Mikrodur may substantially improve the properties of the masonry mortar (ρр = 941.17 kg/m3, = 11.00 MPa, av = 66.25 kN, compression = 26.50 MPa, ρрstone = 570.47 kg/m3, per unit compression = 46.45 PMa/kg·103, per unit = 19.28 PMa/kg·103, λ = 0.190 Wt/m°С).
The thermal conductivity of both bearing and thermal insulation porous concrete blocks is equal to 0.18…0.21 Wt/m°С. Thus, the new envelope structure of homogeneous thermal conductivity has a value of thermotechnical homogeneity ratio = 0.98.

Mobile gas turbine plants (MGTP) are the key sources of power designated to improve the safety of power supply in case of power deficit. In Russia, their pilot launch was initiated 5 - 6 years ago, and since then, they have demonstrated their high efficiency. In view of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, organizations responsible for continuous power supply have resolved to build three MGTPs in Sochi. As Sochi is located in the natural area of preferential protection that has been granted Federal significance, construction and operation of the aforementioned facilities requires a detailed geo-environmental due diligence. Significant efforts have been exerted to substantiate the accommodation of MGTPs in three different sites and to identify the maximal number of power generators per site with account for the ecological restrictions imposed onto the natural areas of preferential protection.
The impact produced by MGTPs on the environment depends on their technological features and the appropriate natural and anthropogenic properties of their sites and adjacent lands. Therefore, selection of new sites must be backed by the assessment of negative consequences. This requirement applies mainly to recreational lands. Recent sources report that the principal factors of negative impact of MGTPs include the chemical pollution of the ambient air and the noise pollution of residential buildings located in the immediate proximity to MGTPs. Factors of secondary importance include the pollution of surface and underground waters, soils, intrusion into the geological environment, production of waste, thermal and electromagnetic pollutions.
The authors assess different factors of impact produced by MGTPs on the environment. As a result of the geo-ecological due diligence it has been discovered that the maximal number of power generators per site must not exceed 2-4, if the oxide emission technology is employed. At the same time, failure to employ the above technology must prevent any MGTPs from being installed there. Noise pollution assessments have demonstrated that acceptable noise intensity will be exceeded at the distance of up to 300 meters from the MGTP. Therefore, construction of MGTPs requires noise protection arrangements, for example, installation of specialized noise-absorbing fences or screens. It is noteworthy that soil pollution, geological environment pollution, thermal and electromagnetic pollution may be disregarded due to inconsiderable period of time while MGTPs are in operation. Adjusted calculations and assessments are to be made at the stage of the project development.

Currently, prospecting and design-related works are performed prior to the upcoming launch of mining operations at Klen gold and silver deposit in Chukot Autonomous District. The anthropogenic impact of the geological exploration in this intact territory has been produced since 1984. A considerable amount of borehole drilling, prospecting, road building, and temporary housing development has been performed. The engineering research, including ecological surveys, has been completed to assess the ecological impact of upcoming exploratory and mining operations at the deposit. Assessment of the geochemical condition of the landscape constituents, including the soil, ground and bottom sediments is of special importance in terms of their engineering protection and rational management of the natural environment.
The above assessments were based on the field sampling made by «Sibgeoconsulting», CJSC (Krasnoyarsk) and the laboratory research made by accredited laboratories of Federal State Unitary Geological Enterprise «Urangeolograzvedka» (Irkutsk) and «Krasnoyarskgeologiya» (Krasnoyarsk). The analysis of the chemical pollution of soils, ground and bottom sediments is based on the examination of 30 samples.
Peculiarities of the chemical composition of samples extracted at the deposit were identified. It has been discovered that pH values of the soil vary from 5.1 to 7.3. The concentration of metal in bottom sediments exceeds its concentration in the soil by far. Almost all irregular features of the sample water in the whole territory of the deposit are caused by the anthropogenic impact. In general, the metal content in soils, ground and bottom sediments within the territory of the deposit is slightly different from the regular clarke.

Linear railroad facilities have been producing an adverse impact on the environment by polluting it with oil products for an extensive period of time. The authors of the article consider several mechanisms of contamination and the pattern of its spread into soils.
Currently, areas that used to be unsuitable for development as urban lands for geological or environmental reasons are now being intensively developed. The study is exemplified by a city outstretched onto the complex terrain. Complex topography contemplates geological, tectonics-related, hydrological conditions, exogenous processes and anthropogenic factors. In this connection, the main purpose of the study is to analyze the geo-ecological factors that impact urban lands in complex geo-morphological conditions with a view to their functional use against minimal environmental risks to assure the most favorable conditions for humans.
Towards this end, the authors have applied the following theoretical and practical methods of research, including a pilot study, namely (1) the geomorphological analysis of urban lands, (2) the monitoring and analysis of the anthropogenic impact produced onto various constituents of the environment, and (3) development of methods of functional use of urban lands in complex geomorphological conditions.
The authors have monitored contaminated lands to develop their recommendations for their development in complex geomorphological conditions, namely:
1. Urban development planning should be performed with consideration for the geomorphological elements taken as a whole, as they are closely connected to one another.
2. Selection of methods of rehabilitation of urban lands must be preceded by the zoning of the territory based on its geological and environmental properties.

The implementation of energy saving actions in the course of renovation of residential houses is considered by the author in the article. The need to change the mode of operation of heat supply systems and the employment of steam-gas co-generation power plants as a source of heat is demonstrated.
Therefore, the problem of power saving in the course of renovation of residential houses comprises several constituents, and its resolution involves the implementation of a number of interrelated organizational and process-related actions. This is the only way to avoid conflicts and to reduce power consumption and losses at each stage of power generation and transmission absent of any deterioration of the internal microclimate in renovated premises. The implementation of the aforementioned actions will make it possible to convert to the automatic energy consumption reduction mode through the implementation of engineering solutions and without any immediate involvement of legal entities. This methodology may arouse the interest of both producers and consumers of thermal and electric energy.

Comprehensive distributed safety, control, and monitoring systems applied by companies and organizations of different ownership structure play a substantial role in the present-day society.
Video surveillance elements that ensure image processing and decision making in automated or automatic modes are the essential components of new systems. This paper covers the modeling of video surveillance systems installed in buildings, and the algorithm, or pattern, of video camera placement with due account for nearly all characteristics of buildings, detection and recognition facilities, and cameras themselves. This algorithm will be subsequently implemented as a user application.
The project contemplates a comprehensive approach to the automatic placement of cameras that take account of their mutual positioning and compatibility of tasks.
The project objective is to develop the principal elements of the algorithm of recognition of a moving object to be detected by several cameras. The image obtained by different cameras will be processed. Parameters of motion are to be identified to develop a table of possible options of routes. The implementation of the recognition algorithm represents an independent research project to be covered by a different article. This project consists in the assessment of the degree of complexity of an algorithm of camera placement designated for identification of cases of inaccurate algorithm implementation, as well as in the formulation of supplementary requirements and input data by means of intercrossing sectors covered by neighbouring cameras. The project also contemplates identification of potential problems in the course of development of a physical security and monitoring system at the stage of the project design development and testing.
The camera placement algorithm has been implemented as a software application that has already been pilot tested on buildings and inside premises that have irregular dimensions. The algorithm has an operating pattern that may be used to develop an automated system of video surveillance and control for any building. The constituent elements of the system will be interconnected with account for their peculiarities and technical specifications

The author addresses solutions to problems of the housing and utilities sector (including a substantial depreciation of fixed assets of the municipal infrastructure, a gap between domestic utilities management technologies and those employed worldwide, and the fund raising problem) through power saving actions to be facilitated by small innovative enterprises. The proposed solutions contribute to formation of new jobs in the regions, reduction of power consumption and higher efficiency of regional economies due to reduced costs and rates (prices) set for utilities-related services, and improvement of the standard and quality of living. The principal objective is to develop a set of procedures and criteria to serve as the basis for the selection of tools of power saving innovations in the housing and utilities sector of regions and municipalities. The above actions are to be implemented through the involvement of small innovative enterprises.
The basic tools (instruments of the state social and economic (including innovation-related) policy, that are to stimulate subjects of innovative activities to implement innovative projects in this sector) stimulate energy efficiency innovations in the housing and utilities sector. The proposed set of tools includes tax holidays, subsidies, grants, soft loans, concessional loans, state and municipal orders, etc.
The procedure of selection of instruments of state-initiated innovations designated for the improvement of the power efficiency of the housing and public utilities sector to be implemented by regional and municipal authorities is proposed by the author.
The author identifies several types of energy saving innovations in the housing and utilities sector, based on their systemic effects. Upon identification of the top-priority recipients of state support, financial resources are to be distributed.
Advantages of innovative energy saving projects in the housing and utilities sector, developed and implemented on the basis of the proposed organizational structure, are considered in the paper

The author of the article argues that the Russian construction industry is in need of an effective management system. The essence of the potential management system is that the management impact, irrespective of its origin, must be recognized by individuals as a deliberate need that will bring them particular economic benefits.
Management of the construction industry as one of the most important constituents of the real economy may turn efficient in the event that it is in control of its production, real property and investment constituents in both, so to say, "horizontal" and "vertical" directions. Investment relations run through principal construction operations and any related activities; therefore, they must be represented in the functional responsibilities of the Ministry of Regional Development that is in control of the construction industry.
The construction market accommodates various legal entities. Most of them are controlled by co-owners whose work is under the control of management partners. It is essential that any economic levers that they possess are not predominant. It is vital for any decisions that they propose to be supported by other co-owners (or their majority). And this is feasible in the event of good business relations between the parties.

The author reviews existing shareware solvers that are operated by graphical computer devices. The purpose of this review is to explore the opportunities and limitations of the above parallel solvers applicable for resolution of linear algebraic problems that arise at Research and Educational Centre of Computer Modeling at MSUCE, and Research and Engineering Centre STADYO. The author has explored new applications of the GPU in the PETSc suite and compared them with the results generated absent of the GPU. The research is performed within the CUSP library developed to resolve the problems of linear algebra through the application of GPU. The author has also reviewed the new MAGMA project which is analogous to LAPACK for the GPU.

The second important problem to be resolved to the algorithm and its software, that comprises an automatic design of a complex closed circuit television system, represents object recognition, by virtue of which an image is transmitted by the video camera. Since imaging of almost any object is dependent on many factors, including its orientation in respect of the camera, lighting conditions, parameters of the registering system, static and dynamic parameters of the object itself, it is quite difficult to formalize the image and represent it in the form of a certain mathematical model. Therefore, methods of computer-aided visualization depend substantially on the problems to be solved. They can be rarely generalized. The majority of these methods are non-linear; therefore, there is a need to increase the computing power and complexity of algorithms to be able to process the image. This paper covers the research of visual object recognition and implementation of the algorithm in the view of the software application that operates in the real-time mode

Let be an orthonormalized polynomial system of n degree: , where is a weight function in the interval (-1,1), constants ; and is the Kronecker symbol. For every function we consider the Fourier-Sobolev series:
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By virtue of the T-regular triangular matrix of real numbers we form the sequence of -means .
Some results of convergence and -summability (uniformly and almost everywhere) of Fourier-Sobolev series for polynomials orthogonal in continual-discrete Sobolev spaces are provided in the paper. These results expand and generalize the corresponding statements made by Fourier, Gegenbauer and Sobolev.