A linear dynamic vehicle-bridge interaction method is proposed in this paper. This VBI system can be easily simulated by a step-by-step solution technique based on precise time-integration following discretization of the bridge and modal analysis finite element model. By selecting target structural mode with high participation analysis, huge computational overhead caused multi-degrees freedom l...

Cable-stayed bridges have emerged as the dominant structural system for long span bridge crossings during the past thirty years. That success is due to a combination of technical advancements and pleasing aesthetics attributes. The interaction of the various structural components results in an efficient structure which is continuously evolving and providing new methods to increase span lengths....

Term rewriting systems provide a framework in which it is possible to specify and program in a one-dimensional syntax. Interaction nets, on the other hand, provide a graphical syntax for the same purpose. In this paper, our aim is to bridge the gap between the above formalisms by showing how to understand interaction nets in a term rewriting framework. This allows us to transfer results from on...

Cloud Bridge is an immersive interactive audiovisual software interface for both data exploration and artistic creation. It explores how information sonification and visualization can facilitate findings, by creating interactive visual/musical compositions. Cloud Bridge is a multi-user, multimodal instrument based on a data set representing the history of items checked out by patrons of the Sea...

We investigate the formation process of nonlinear vibrational modes representing broad H-bridge multi–site breathers in a DNA–shaped double strand. Within a network model of the double helix we take individual motions of the bases within the base pair plane into account. The resulting H-bridge deformations may be asymmetric with respect to the helix axis. Furthermore the covalent bonds may be d...

Laying ballastless track on railway bridges has the advantages of reducing the train noise problem, improving passenger comfort, and reducing track maintenance costs. Therefore, railway bridges with ballastless track have gradually turned into a major trend in railway systems all over the world. In Taiwan, railway bridges with ballastless track have been in use for many years, with ballastless ...

Ecological photopollution created by artificial night lighting can alter animal behavior and lead to population declines and biodiversity loss. Polarized light pollution is a second type of photopollution that triggers water-seeking insects to ovisposit on smooth and dark man-made objects, because they simulate the polarization signatures of natural water bodies. We document a case study of the...