In this study, nonlinear finite element (NLFE) analysis is conducted to determine the maximum shear capacity (Vmax) of stiffened steel plate walls (SSPSW) with rectangular openings. Results a wide range parametric study are presented using developed response surface method (RSM), which quantified effect prominent input variables on predicted SSPSW. The studied parameters, evaluated by different...

In the present research, behavior of SPSPs with two rectangular openings and effect of strengthening different subpanels with various stiffener arrangements is investigated. In the next step, to investigate the effect of changing opening width on the trend of degradation shear stiffness and strength of the panel, the opening width is changed. In the third step, to study the effect of changing o...

Human and non-human animals can use geometric information (metric information and left-right discrimination sense) to reorient themselves in an environment. The hypothesis that in so doing they rely on allocentric (map-like) representations has received wide consensus. However, theoretical models suggest that egocentric representations may represent efficient strategies for visuo-spatial naviga...

The use of autonomous UAVs for surveillance purposes and other reconnaissance tasks is increasingly becoming popular and convenient.These tasks requires the ability to successfully ingress through the rectangular openings or windows of the target structure.In this paper , a method to robustly detect the window in the surrounding using basic image processing techniques and efficient distance mea...

This article reports the development of a novel embedded acoustic waveguide sensor concept for monitoring the curing process and online health of composite structures. A sleevedwaveguide embedded in the composite is proposed to confine guidedwaves in one dimension, with leakage to the surroundingmedia only through specially created openings, thus enhancing the capability to inspect large struct...

Abstract This study investigates experimentally and numerically the performance of externally prestressed reinforced high strength concrete (HSC) beams with central openings. Seven rectangular HSC (six openings a reference solid beam) are loaded incrementally to failure. All have same dimensions, reinforcement ratio variable size. Experimentally, results show that, appearance first flexural cra...

Two new families of algorithms for computing openings of binary and label images are presented in this paper. The first family of algorithms is based on an horizontal scan, and a vertical scan that takes the result of the horizontal scan as input. With the results of these two scans it is possible to compute an opening with respect to a rectangle of any size. The second family of algorithms is ...