introduction red beans (phaseolus vulgaris l.) with 22-25 % protein and 50-60 % carbohydrates are one of the most important legumes in the world, particularly in some developing countries. it is one of the major sources of vegetable protein. with regard to increasing population and increasing the need of protein, the use of plant resources like red bean with a large amount of protein is growing...

modelling of crack propagation by finite element method under mixed mode conditions is of prime importance in fracture mechanics. this paper describes an application of finite element method to the analysis of mixed mode crack growth in linear elastic fracture mechanics. crack growth process is simulated by an incremental crack-extension analysis based on the maximum principal stress criterion,...

Metering for accounting, charging, and QoS measurements is an important functionality of modern IP-based networks. Many approaches have been published and some of the outcomes have been already deployed. So far, the configuration of the metering entities is based on centralized management systems. These systems usually have no knowledge about the ongoing routing decisions, and as a consequence ...

Abstract A reliability-based approach is presented to investigate the effects of structural and load uncertainties on reliability estimation ship hull girders. Structural included randomness in material properties, geometric initial imperfections, corrosion behavior. Load statistical uncertainties, model environmental related nonlinearity. The girder ultimate strength was calculated using Smith...

The Minimum Resolvable Temperature Difference test (MRTD) is one of the tests typically required to characterize the performance of thermal imaging systems. The traditional test methodology is very time intensive, requiring data collection at multiple temperatures and target frequencies. This paper will present an alternate methodology using a controlled blackbody temperature ramp rate. This al...

Empirical studies report frequent occurrences of path failure in the Internet. In providing resilience to such failures, we propose the computation of alternate backup end-to-end path that is disjoint to the default IP path. This disjoint path is created using transit hubs that can be located at diverse points in the Internet. Transit hubs provide better utilization of network resources. Assumi...

In this paper, we consider the optimal converter placement problem for a given number of converters on a path topology in all-optical WDM networks. The placement of converters on a path divides the path into segments. A segment is deened as a set of links between two consecutive converters on a path. We rst introduce and prove that optimal placement considering end-to-end performance is obtaine...

We offer a parsimonious definition of large population potential games, provide some alternate characterizations, and demonstrate the advantages of the new definition over the existing definition, but also show the equivalence of the two definitions.

16. Abstract Four scale microconcrete model bridges were tested. Experimental variables included span, skew angle, stiffness, location and number of diaphragms. Service load level behavior was studied under static, cyclic and impact loads with successive removal of diaphragms. Behavior at overload and ultimate load conditions was documented from ultimate static and impact load tests. Characteri...