The recent earthquakes in Christchurch led to the redevelopment of the University of Canterbury’s Seismic Equipment Laboratory (SEL). The SEL facility will involve the testing of building structures subject to simulated static and dynamic displacements from earthquakes, with a reaction wall and floor used to exert loads by way of hydraulic actuators on test specimens, and shaker tables used to ...

This paper presents an intelligent control strategy to overcome nonlinear and time-varying characteristics of a diaphragm-type pneumatic vibration isolator (PVI) system. By combining an adaptive rule with fuzzy and sliding-mode control, the method has online learning ability when it faces the system's nonlinear and time-varying behaviors during an active vibration control process. Since the pro...

For decades, urban noise and vibration studies were mostly concerned with road traffic and trains. Tramway noise was rarely studied. Since the introduction of new types of tramways in the city of Graz strong complaints were brought up by local residents in certain areas. Typically, the annoyance by tramways results from a complex combination of sounds and vibration exposure depending on ground ...

OBJECTIVES This study was undertaken to assess concurrent mechanical stresses from shock, vibration, and noise to which a critically ill neonate is exposed during emergency transfer. METHODS For neonates transported by a French specialized emergency medical service, we measured and analyzed 27 physical parameters recorded during typical transport by ambulance and by helicopter. The noninvasiv...

The use of spent grains as an additional component diets in animal nutrition modern conditions is a very important issue. As result its seasonal formation large quantities, there need for processing to extend the shelf life. Regardless direction further (canning, drying) or transportation farm located at considerable distance, it effective partially dehydrate raw materials and reduce initial hu...