The main aim of the present study is to propose a modified harmony search (MHS) algorithm for size and shape optimization of structures. The standard harmony search (HS) algorithm is conceptualized using the musical process of searching for a perfect state of the harmony. It uses a stochastic random search instead of a gradient search. The proposed MHS algorithm is designed based on elitism. In...

the nonlinear static procedures (nsps) proposed by design codes do not lead to reliable results especially for tall buildings. they generally provide inconsistent estimates of inelastic seismic demands, especially for the top floors due to their inabilities in considering the higher modes effects. in this paper, a new enhanced pushover procedure is proposed which is based on the envelope of the...

The strategy and idea of this study stem from the research hypothesis on extent to which anecdotal units are represented, by overall impression unit its artistic constituents personality, attitude, emotion, space-time. group is still qualified for critical handling as a landmark in Jordanian storytelling process, ability build symbolic iconic world countryside thinking last third twentieth cent...

Conklin, Jenna T. M.A., Purdue University, May 2015. The Interaction of Gradient and Categorical Processes of Long-Distance Vowel-to-Vowel Assimilation in Kazan Tatar. Major Professor: Dr. Mary Niepokuj. Vowel harmony and vowel-to-vowel coarticulation are long-distance assimilatory processes wherein certain vowels trigger systematic changes in adjacent vowels; harmony effects phonological chang...

In Indonesia, Indigenous Law Communities, exemplified by West Biak District, Papua, rely on customary law for conflict resolution in their territories. This research aims to address the of ulayat land disputes and optimization existence Numfor Regency. qualitative study District examines law’s role cultural preservation dispute resolution. Primary data from interviews, secondary documents liter...

This paper examines vowel harmony initiated by a weak trigger. Height harmony in Veneto Italian dialects, wherein a post-tonic high vowel triggers raising of preceding mid vowels, forms a case study. Veneto presents two variable patterns: stresstargeted harmony, in which harmony propagates to the stressed syllable, and maximal extension harmony, in which raising persists to pretonic vowels. The...

the operation of a distribution system in the presence of distributed generation systems has someadvantages and challenges. optimal sizing and siting of dg systems has economic, technical, andenvironmental benefits in distribution systems. improper selection of dg systems can reduce theseadvantages or even result in deterioration in the normal operation of the distribution system. dgallocation ...