Abstract: Abstract This research presents an innovative approach to integrating urban morphology with sustainability by developing a spatially hierarchical assessment framework. The proposed framework merges a typological approach ...

Abstract: Adaptive reliability analysis methods based on surrogate models, especially kriging, have been successfully implemented in many problems. However, the application of kriging is limited to low-dimensional problems with ...

Abstract: Wood poles are among key components of the overhead grid infrastructure that are highly vulnerable to wind hazards. In coastal regions where hurricanes are often accompanied with a storm surge, in addition to high wind ...

Abstract: This paper discusses the detailed design and implementation of an XML databinding framework for Web-based aircraft engine simulation. The framework provides an interoperable, high-level object ...

Abstract: In this study, a novel passive vibration control device, the three-element vibration absorber–inerter (TEVAI) is proposed. Inerter-based vibration absorbers, which utilize a mass that rotates due to relative translational ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the application of the lattice-Boltzmann method (LBM) to fluid-film lubrication. Compared with the traditional computational approach in lubrication (based on Reynolds equation), ...

Abstract: The presented studies have been conducted on the scope and magnitude of damages inflicted by earthquakes over the years. Many RC buildings, designed and constructed in the 1960s and 1970s, have serious structural deficiencies, ...

Abstract: This study presents fractional order filters to enhance the performance of the conventional linear quadratic regulator (LQR) method for optimal robust control of a simple civil structure. The ...