Among the adaptive-grid methods, redistribution and embedding techniques have been the focus of more attention by researchers. Simultaneous or combined adaptive techniques have also been used. This paper describes a combination of adaptive-grid embedding and redistribution methods on semi-structured grids for two-dimensional invisid flows. Since the grid is semi-structured, it is possible to us...

the decisions made in the planning phase of a building project greatly affect its future operation and maintenance (o&m;) cost. recognizing the o&m; cost of condominiums’ common facilities as a critical issue for home owners, this research aims to develop an artificial neural network (ann) o&m; cost prediction model to assist developers and architects in effectively assessing the impacts of the...

Among the several available techniques to produce the braided composite rods for construction industry, nidltrusion process is becoming the most widespread and cost-effective continuous processing technique. The work mentions the influence of carboxyl functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the maximum speed of manufacturing process. The epoxy polymer is diglycidyl ether of bisp...

This study focuses on the shape optimization of concrete gravity dams considering dam–water–foundation interaction and nonlinear effects subject to earthquake. The concrete gravity dam is considered as a two–dimensional structure involving the geometry and material nonlinearity effects. For the description of the nonlinear behavior of concrete material under earthquake loads, the Drucker–Prager...

abstract: this paper is the first study on the impact of ambient temperature on the electrical characteristics and high frequency performances of double gate armchair graphene nanoribbon field effect transistor (gnrfet). the results illustrate that the gnrfet under high temperature (ht-gnrfet) has the highest cut-off frequency, lowest sub-threshold swing, lowest intrinsic delay and power delay ...