Our aim in this paper is to point out a surprising formal connection, between two topics which seem on face value to have nothing to do with each other: relational database theory, and the study of non-locality and contextuality in the foundations of quantum mechanics. We shall show that there is a remarkably direct correspondence between central results such as Bell’s theorem in the foundation...

Stochastic local search (SLS) algorithms have proven to be very competitive in solving hard computational problems. This paper investigates the foundations of SLS algorithms. We develop a simple SLS algorithm, MarkovSLS, with three search operators: greedy, noise, and restart. The search operators are controlled by probability parameters, leading to soft (probabilistic) rather than hard (determ...

Studies of the piles bearing capacity after strengthening soil by cement mortar pressure injection were carried out to determine pile foundations increasing patterns in a result soils cementation. Depending from volume and technological parameters, stress state around changes, additional pile-soil compression occurs friction along lateral surface increase, as well resistance under bottom end. C...

In the paper a survey on non conventional preference modeling is presented. Some philo-sophical discussion on the logic and foundations of human preferences is presented as the firstattempt to provide an axiomatization of the subject. The use of preference models in decisionaid however introduces such parameters to put serious questions to the possibility to build acomplete norm...

— Various model parameter calculation equations of RF CMOS inductors are compared. The calculation equations are using as variables either Y, Z-parameters or S-parameters. Results are based on on-wafer RF S-parameter measurements of a 3.75 turn spiral inductor fabricated in AMIS 0.7 μm CMOS DM1P n-well technology. Results obtained with calculation equations for a differentially driven inductor ...

Wind turbines are typically designed based on fatigue and serviceability limit states, but still require an accurate assessment of bearing capacity. Overconsolidated clay deposits in Canada often have a thin layer crust with relatively high undrained shear strength developed from weathering, desiccation, geochemical processes. However, existing design methods only assess the capacity using effe...