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RISOptimal Design of Rigid Inclusions and Stone Columns Using Multiobjective Optimization
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Ground improvement adopting stone columns or rigid inclusions has become popular in engineering practice as it can be more economical under certain design criteria. In typical designs of either stone columns or rigid ...
Adiabatic Markov Decision Process: Convergence of Value Iteration Algorithm
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Markov decision process (MDP) is a wellknown framework for devising the optimal decisionmaking strategies under uncertainty. Typically, the decision maker assumes a stationary environment which is characterized by a ...
Flexural Performance of Postfire Reinforced Concrete Beams: Experiments and Theoretical Analysis
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Evaluating the performance of postfire RC beams is a crucially important step to provide information for structural engineers on the next step of retrofitting design. Appropriate evaluation methods should be placed in the ...
Decision-Support Tool for Constructing Robust Rainfall IDF Relations in Consideration of Model Uncertainty
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) relations are essential for estimating extreme rainfalls for the design of various hydraulic structures. However, in current engineering practice, the construction of these relations ...
Design of a Compact Gear-Spring Mechanism for Static Balancing of Variable Payloads
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The design of mechanisms for the static balancing of a rotating and weight-varying link has tremendous implications for mechanical structures and robotic systems. This article presents a compact gear-spring mechanism (CGSM) ...
Realization of a GearSpring Balancer With Variable Payloads and Its Application to Serial Robots
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents a method for realizing a gearspring balancer (GSB) that can cope with variable payloads and its application to serial robots. The GSB is constructed with a threegear train articulating a nonzerofreelength ...
Vibration and Static Buckling of Rotating BDFGP Microbeams Resting on Variable Elastic Foundations
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: For the first time, a two-node beam element with nine degrees of freedom (DOFs) was developed in this paper using a combination of modified couple stress and kth-order shear deformation beam theory to analyze the free ...
Gravity Balancing of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Parallel Robotic Platform With Variable Payloads
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents a gravity-balancing method for a two-degree-of-freedom (2-DoF) parallel robotic platform with variable payloads. The robotic platform is constructed with a parallelogram-based five-bar parallel mechanism, ...
Realization of a Gear-Spring Balancer With Variable Payloads and Its Application to Serial Robots
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents a method for realizing a gear-spring balancer (GSB) that can cope with variable payloads and its application to serial robots. The GSB is constructed with a three-gear train articulating a nonzero-free-length ...
The Elastic Moduli of the Random Ellipse Inclusion Model With Spring-Layer Imperfect Interfaces
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This work presents new formulas for determining the elastic moduli of a random ellipse-inclusion model with spring-layer imperfect interfaces in a two-dimensional space. The surface of the ellipse inclusion, with an ...