A one–dimensional, transient and thermal degradation model for predicting responses of composite materials when are exposed to the fire is presented. The presented model simulates ablation of composites with different layers of materials and considers material properties as functions of temperature. The reactions are modeled by using Arrhenius-type parameters and density-temperature diagram...

This study presents o process model of very long-term episodic memory. The process presented is o reconstructive process. The process involves opplicotion of three kinds of reconstructive strategies-component-to-context instontiotion strotegies, component-instontiotion strategies. and context-to-context instontiotion strategies. The first is used to direct search to oppropriote conceptual categ...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Friction blisters, a common injury in sports and military operations, can adversely effect or even halt performance. Given its frequency and hazardous nature, recent research efforts appear limited. Blistering can be treated as a delamination phenomenon; similar issues in materials science have been extensively investigated in theory and experiment. An obstacle in studying bl...

This article presents a computer model of intelligent agents inhabiting a virtual world. The agents combine the following basic components: necessities, knowledge of the world, knowledge of themselves, emotions, rules, meta-rules, actions, and characteristics. Some of characteristics are: energy, work, adaptation and inertia. The relations between the components are shown and the possibilities ...