The load of a computer is an important metric and is useful in many applications, such as balancing load across heterogeneous computers. In this paper, a new metric for characterizing the load of a uniprocessor computer is studied. This metric is defined as a ratio of the average waiting time experienced by computing jobs to the average idle time of the processor. The definition of the new load...

Slender, load-bearing masonry walls with slenderness ratios (h/t) greater than 30 are required to be designed as pinned-pinned elements per North American provisions for masonry, CSA S304-14 (2019) and TMS 402-16 (2016). This provision neglects the contribution of reactive stiffness foundation strength wall its effect on redistribution bending moments along height. Eight full-scale built differ...

Typically, the core loss of transformers is considered constant, regardless load conditions on secondary side. However, this assumption no longer valid for high-frequency (HFTs). This paper reveals that different can lead to in HFTs deviating from no-load case due variation voltage drop windings' impedance and, subsequently, magnetic field core, which not commonly assessed and engineering pract...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our society by forcing shutdowns and shifting the way people interacted worldwide. In relation to impacts on electric grid, it created a significant decrease in energy demands across globe. Recent studies have shown that low demand conditions caused lockdowns combined with large renewable generation resulted extremely low-inertia grid conditions. this work, we...