Responses of many real-world problems can only be evaluated perturbed by noise. In order to make an efficient optimization of these problems possible, intelligent optimization strategies successfully coping with noisy evaluations are required. In this article, a comprehensive comparison of existing kriging-based methods for the optimization of noisy functions is provided. Ten methods are descri...

Construction of building omitting an infill wall mostly in ground floor and other floors has led a to face soft story failure mechanism. This omission is for commercial purposes parking vehicles floor. In this study, study on the behavior structure done when happens different levels. A explained as per NBC 201 205 taken into consideration. Soft assigned all responses separately. An equivalent d...

The application of aluminium alloys in structural engineering is growing owing to their high strength-to-weight ratio, aesthetic appearance and excellent resistance corrosion. However, the low modulus elasticity poses adverse effects on flexural response members made alloys. In case tubular members, performance can be improved with addition concrete infill. Research concrete-filled alloy tubes ...

Discontinuities mainly control the mechanical behavior of rock mass and cause a significant reduction in strength. Joint persistency joint infill conditions are considered most parameters that response mass. In this study, numerical statistical analyses were performed on pre-cracked specimens with two flaws to investigate effect persistence shear addition, an extensive study was conducted explo...

Currently, the steel plate shear wall (SPSW) is commonly used in high-rise buildings as a lateral load-resisting system due to its several advantages such lightweight and high ductility strength. The SPSW consists of two main parts, i.e., boundary frame infill plate, which are connected by welding. objective this work study effect weld separation on seismic behavior SPSWs. A numerical method wa...

This paper presents a new configuration for semi-supported steel plate shear walls to increase their efficiency. For this purpose, the infill is proposed be trapezoidal shape instead of rectangular one. To find most efficient inclination angle lateral sides, numerical parametric study was conducted. Five different values including 60, 75, 90, 105, and 120 degrees were considered. Furthermore, t...

Abstract Divergent genetic models have been proposed for clastic dominant (CD-type) massive sulfide Zn-Pb mineralization in the Proterozoic Carpentaria Zn Province. Due to varying degrees of tectonic overprint, it has difficult accurately constrain structural and paragenetic timing aspects CD-type model, most basic constraints (syngenetic vs. epigenetic, synextension syninversion) remain debate...

Unreinforced Masonry infill walls (URM) are commonly used in the Reinforced Concrete (RC) framed structures as interiors and exteriors partition walls. Although they usually are not considered in the structural analysis and design, their influence on the seismic performance of the framed structures is significant. A common practice in the modern and old RC buildings is to remove the URM walls i...

An integrated approach has been developed to study radio signals induced by cosmic rays entering the Earth’s atmosphere. An engineering array will be co-located with the infill array of the Pierre Auger Observatory. Our R&D effort includes the physics processes leading to the development of radio signals, end-to-end simulations of realistic hardware configurations, and tests of various systems ...

AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory designed to extend its energy range of detection and to directly measure the muon content of the cosmic ray primary particle showers. The array will be formed by an infill of surface water-Cherenkov detectors associated with buried scintillation counters employed for muon counting. Each counter is ...