the current building codes provide limited prescriptive guidance on design for protection of buildings due to progressive collapse. progressive collapse is a situation in which a localized failure in a structure, caused by an abnormal load, such as explosions or other happenings. three procedures, often employed for determination of the structural response during progressive collapse i.e. linea...

This paper is concerned with further developing and refining the analysis of a recent algorithmic paradigm for nonlinear approximation, termed the “Push-theError” scheme. It is especially designed to deal with L∞-approximation in a multilevel framework. The original version is extended considerably to cover all commonly used multiresolution frameworks. The main conceptually new result is the pr...

This paper presents a seismic retrofit of an industrial-type precast reinforced concrete building structure using friction dampers. project consisted retrofitting two buildings, which one them will be presented here. Precast is the most preferred methods construction for industrial structures due to its low cost, fast and availability in rural areas. Unfortunately, constructed before “Specifica...

modeling and analysis of future prices has been hot topic for economic analysts in recent years. traditionally, the complex movements in the prices are usually taken as random or stochastic process. however, they may be produced by a deterministic nonlinear process. accuracy and efficiency of economic models in the short period forecasting is strategic and crucial for business world. nonlinear ...

We study a hybrid push-pull manufacturing system that the IBM Systems Group implemented as a response to a complex configuration environment and increasing pressure for responsive order fulfillment lead times. This is a two-stage (fabrication and fulfillment center) manufacturing process, which builds and stocks tested subassemblies for justin-time configuration of the final product when a spec...

A method to compute the “exact” or consistent sensitivities to material and loading parameters of the numerical nonlinear finite element response was developed by other researchers and the second author. This general method is referred to in the literature as the Direct Differentiation Method (DDM). This paper focuses on the behavior of stand-alone sensitivity results. It presents the results o...