In this paper, a procedure has been introduced to the multi-objective optimal design of semi-active tuned mass dampers (SATMDs) with variable stiffness for nonlinear structures considering soil-structure interaction under multiple earthquakes. Three bi-objective optimization problems have been defined by considering the mean of maximum inter-story drift as safety criterion of structural compone...

In this paper, Ni/Al and La-Ni/Al catalysts were prepared with a co-impregnation method and employed in carbon dioxide methanation reaction. The catalytic results showed that the catalyst with (10wt.%) of lanthanum and (20wt.%) nickel had the highest activity at low temperatures in CO2 methanation and the La-Ni/Al catalysts changed the reaction path by lowering its activation energy and consequ...

Using multi-layers method (MLM), a semi-analytical solution have been derived for determination of displacements and stresses in a thick cylindrical shell with variable thickness under non-uniform pressure. Three different profiles (convex, linear and concave) are considered for the variable thickness cylinder. Given the existence of shear stress in the thick cylindrical shell due to thickness ...

The goal of this study was to develop, on a rational basis, an index of the intrinsic diastolic elastic properties of the left ventricle. A relatively simple analytic model employing a thin-walled spherical geometry coupled with an approximate formulation of a two-dimensional constitutive relation, was used to examine the primary determinants of the pressure-volume relationship of the intact he...

The dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) induces important changes in the autonomic control. Measures of heart rate (HR) variability and systolic blood pressure (SP) variability are sensitive to those changes. The interactions between HR and SP are rather complex and strongly non-linear. We introduced the joint symbolic dynamics (JSD) as a new short-term high resolution non-linear analysis method to in...