Abstract: Many structures in the real world show nonlinear responses. The nonlinearity may be due to some reasons, such as nonlinear material (material nonlinearity), large deformation of the structures ...

Abstract: A framework for numerically predicting the wind-excited response of suspension bridges with a certain level of confidence is established by means of output only system identification, model updating, wind-response simulation, ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the model order determination problem in the identification of dynamic characteristics of long-span bridges subjected to ambient excitation. Based on a stochastic state-space model framework, a new ...

Abstract: The induction of particular brain dynamics via neural pharmacology involves the selection of particular agonists from among a class of candidate drugs and the dosing of the selected drugs according to a temporal schedule. ...

Abstract: Dynamic equations of the intermittent-motion of a globoidal cam driven system were derived in this study. The effects of roller mesh flexibility and cam profile curve on the residual vibration ...

Abstract: Strength equations based on the skew‐bending model have been developed to predict the torsional strength of prestressed concrete beams containing a circular transverse opening and subjected to combined torsion and bending. ...

Abstract: This paper presents an extension to a partially observable Markov decision process so that its solution can take into account, at the beginning of the planning, the possible availability of free information in future time ...

Abstract: A major effort is under way to rehabilitate Egypt's vast irrigation system and to improve its management. To be effective, planning decisions must be in concert with irrigation needs at the farm level. Data on conventional ...

Abstract: Motionally induced voltage differences offer one of the few observational methods sensitive to changes in large-scale ocean transports. They present a useful contrast to most oceanographic data by virtue of their natural ...