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RISHybrid Data Mining/Genetic Shredding Algorithm for Reliability Assessment of Structural Systems
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Recent studies have successfully introduced genetic algorithms (GA) to identify the important failure modes of complex structures and quantify their contributions to the reduction of the reliability of structural systems. ...
Corrosion Characteristics of Steel Bars Embedded in Recycled Concrete Beams under Static Loads
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: To investigate the corrosion characteristics of steel bars embedded in recycled concrete beams under static loads, 12 recycled concrete beams were designed for electrochemical corrosion test taking into consideration a ...
Characteristic Analysis of Crack Initiation and Crack Damage Stress of Sandstone and Mudstone under Low-Temperature Condition
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The artificial freezing technology is one of the most effective methods during the excavation on the water-rich strata in western China. This study on crack initiation and damage stresses of rock at low-temperature conditions ...
A Novel Assembled Pendulum-Type ATMD for Structural Vibration Control
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: This paper presents the design, modeling, and characterizing tests of an assembled freely pendulum-type active tuned mass damper (AP-ATMD) for structural vibration control, highlighting its unique features such as noncontact ...
Robust Perfect Tracking Control With Discrete Sliding Mode Controller
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The closed-loop transfer function of a plant controlled with a classical feedback controller, depends on the dynamics of the plant. Since most feedforward tracking controllers are designed based ...
Experimental Study of the Seismic Behavior of an Earthquake-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Frame Structure Retrofitted with Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polymer
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A one-bay two-story reinforced concrete (RC) frame structure with weak beam-column joints was damaged during structural vibration control testing using a shake table. A damage assessment of the structure was conducted, and ...
A Method for the Preliminary Geometric Design of Gear Tooth Profiles With Small Sliding Coefficients
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper proposes a method of the preliminary geometric design for gear tooth profiles based on given sliding coefficients. A design procedure is developed and a simplified derivation of the ...
Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm to Solve the Problem of Layout Optimization of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In charging station services, user charging requirements limit the layout optimization of charging stations to realize total cost minimization. By combining the k-center algorithm and cloud model particle swarm algorithm, ...
Performance of Polyurethane Mixtures with Skeleton-Interlocking Structure
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Asphalt is a kind of temperature-sensitive material, and the temperature stability of asphalt mixtures is not very good. The production of hot-mix asphalt mixtures consumes a substantial amount of energy and produces carbon ...
Multiobjective Scheduling Method for Short-Term Peak Shaving Operation of Cascade Hydro Plants
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: With structural changes in power consumption, peak load demands and peak-valley differences are growing, which motivates peak shaving operations of hydropower systems. A multiobjective mixed-integer nonlinear programming ...