Recently, a variety of wireless structural health monitoring systems have been demonstrated as viable substitutes for traditional high-cost tethered monitoring systems. In this study, a prototype wireless sensing system is deployed on the Voigt Bridge (La Jolla, CA) and a historical theatre (Detroit, MI) to validate its performance against cabled monitoring systems. Acceleration time history re...

in this paper we investigate the effect of oil price shocks on stock market index in iran, by using of a structural var (svar) approach. we used four variables in the model namely kilian index, global oil supply, real oil price and real stock market index. the data are monthly and spanning the period 1997m10-2014m12. we identify the effect of four different shocks on stock market including oil ...

Today many technical processes are complex and highly integrated. When a process has failed, the complexity of the process makes it hard for humans to troubleshoot it. To facilitate troubleshooting a diagnostic system can supervise and alarm an operator when a fault is detected and also identify one, or several faults, that may have caused the alarm. It is a demanding and time-consuming task to...

Image decomposition of galaxies is now routinely used to estimate the structural parameters of galactic components. In this work, I address questions on the reliability of this technique. In particular, do bars and AGN need to be taken into account to obtain the structural parameters of bulges and discs? And to what extent can we trust image decomposition when the physical spatial resolution is...

From iccad call for paper, the abstract should contain: 1state out clearly and precisely what is new 2point out to signi cant results for 1: what we do is use the ICSP/C++ interfaces to specify structural information and guide the functionnal decomposition on the structure. for 2: it enables layout predictibility early in the design stage and eases functional decomposition for 2 also: it points...

This paper presents a method for systematically decomposes product geometry into a set of components considering the structural stiffness of the end product. A structure is represented a graph of its topology, and the optimal decomposition is obtained by combining FEM analyses with a Genetic Algorithm. As a case study, the side frame of a passenger car is decomposed for the minimum distortion o...

Reaction Networks have been recently proposed as a framework for systems modeling due to its capability to describe many entities interacting in contextual ways and leading to the emergence of meta-structures. Since systems can be subjected to structural changes that not only alter their inner functioning, but also their underlying ontological features, a crucial issue is how to address these s...

This paper presents a new domain decomposition method for nonlinear finite element analysis introducing the concept of dual partition super-elements. The method extends ideas from the displacement frame method and is ideally suited for parallel nonlinear static/dynamic analysis of structural systems. In the new method, domain decomposition is realised by replacing one or more subdomains in a ‘p...

Title of Dissertation: CHARACTERIZATION OF PLANT ROOT CELL WALL STRUCTURAL CHANGES DURING DECOMPOSITION Kathryn Ella White, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015 Dissertation directed by: Professor Frank J. Coale, Department of Environmental Science and Technology Plant roots are important contributors of organic carbon compounds for soil organic matter (SOM) formation, particularly hemicellulose, cellulo...