This paper presents first a valid, fully non-linear 2-D numerical model that can capture realistically the in-plane hysteretic behaviour of reinforced concrete (R/C) frames with masonry infills when they are subjected to combined vertical and cyclic horizontal loads in order to predict their post-elastic earthquake bahaviour. The effectiveness of this simulation was validated by comparing the n...

building retailer equity increases revenue and profitability by insulating retailers from competitors. store image is the basis of retailer equity, but extant literature offers little in sight in to the empirical research which takes store image dimensions as antecedents of retailer equity. this paper establishes a theoretical and empirical basis that shows the impact of selected store image di...

We analyse the relation between innnite-dimensional frame theory and nite-dimensional models for frames as they are used for numerical algorithms. Special emphasis in this paper is on perfect reconstruction oversampled lter banks, also known as shift-invariant frames. For certain nite-dimensional models it is shown that the corresponding nite dual frame provides indeed an approximation of the d...

We propose an architecture for large-scale knowledge base systems based on database technologies and the three levels of semantic construct-frames, objects and relations. The intermediate object level retains the structural semantics of the frame level and is therefore beneecial in bridging the semantic gap between the frame and re-lational levels and enabling the use of semantic information in...

The structural behavior of T-frame bridges is particularly complicated and it is difficult using a general analytical method to directly acquire the internal forces in the structure. This paper presents a spatial grillage model for analysis of such bridges. The proposed model is validated by comparison with results obtained from field testing. It is shown that analysis of T-frame bridges may be...

ions that are not shown include:  The multiple dimension systems of the Person object frame class; these typically include: o A special “component holder” dimension system. o A 4D dimension system (a Cartesian coordinate + time system).  Transforms between the above two dimension systems. Some of the descriptions of definitions in the following sections will refer to this diagram. Structural ...

We present a method for a structural simulation of destructible 3-dimensional metal frame buildings at interactive frame rates. Beams, floor slabs, and wall sections are simulated as rigid bodies and joined together by rigid constraints. Each constraint is given a set of breaking thresholds for the force and torque around each axis, allowing them to fail if the structure is overloaded or damage...

An experimental study is conducted on three ½ scales, single-story, single-bay, frame specimens. The first specimen was a reinforced concrete frame with solid-brick infill. The second specimen was a reinforced concrete frame with hollow clay perforated-brick infill. The last specimen was a reinforced concrete frame without any infill. These three specimens were tested by pseudostatic method. Di...

A tuned mass rocking wall (TMRW)-frame structure system is proposed to improve the energy dissipation ability of traditional wall-frame system. Based on principle damper (TMD), a TMRW designed with proper and stiffness according dynamic characteristic host structure. Firstly, considering presence inherent structural damping, amplification factor main was derived from equations mechanism. practi...