Contributions toGéotechnique1948–2008: Physical modelling

Contributions to Educational Modelling Languages

Educational Modelling Languages (EMLs) have been proposed to enable the modelling of instructional resources in accordance with different learning approaches. An EML provides a containment framework of elements that can describe any design of a teaching-learning experience in a formal way. This thesis tries to contribute to the development of EMLs focusing on collaborative learning scenarios an...

Physical modelling in biomechanics.

Physical models, like mathematical models, are useful tools in biomechanical research. Physical models enable investigators to explore parameter space in a way that is not possible using a comparative approach with living organisms: parameters can be varied one at a time to measure the performance consequences of each, while values and combinations not found in nature can be tested. Experiments...

Introduction to Physical System Modelling

Physical modelling of environmental sounds

This paper presents work in progress on automatic generation of "environmental sounds" based on physical modelling. The increase in complexity of the Graphical User Interfaces , the expansion of Virtual Reality and multimedia applications has led to the necessity of using sound to ease the human computer interaction. This category of sounds can be used as non-speech audio presentation of object...

Ontological Modelling of Information Systems from Bunge's Contributions

The aim of this paper is to determine aspects to be considered in Bunge’s ontological models in order to obtain an Integrated Onto logical Model of Information Systems (IOMIS). This alternative model would make up for one of the most important weaknesses of the Info rmation Systems ontological model put forward by Wand and Weber (BWW model): it does not take into account the particular cultural...