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RISVibration Performance of a Large Cantilever Grandstand during an International Football Match
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Vibration problems in stadia are becoming more common due to increased structural slenderness and more lively dynamic crowd excitation. Unfortunately, there is very little guidance available to design engineers dealing ...
Probabilistic Modeling of Walking Excitation for Building Floors
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Slender floor structures are becoming increasingly prone to excessive vibration due to human-induced walking excitation. To prevent discomfort of floor occupants and/or malfunctioning of sensitive equipment, it is necessary ...
Implementation of Solar Salt Properties Into ARIANT and Simulation of Pressurized Loss of Forced Circulation in a High Temperature Gas-Cooled Small Modular Reactor
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Small modular reactors (SMRs) are actively being considered for use in Canada. Some proposed SMRs can make use of solar salt as an intermediate coolant for a heat storage system. The development of thermalhydraulic simulation ...
Vibration Serviceability and Environmental Impact of Steel-Concrete Composite Floors Featuring Openings and Partitions
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Floor openings and nonstructural full-height partitions are often ignored in both finite-element modeling of long-span office floors and calculations of vertical footfall-induced vibrations, despite quite a few research ...
User Centered Design Customization of Rugby Wheelchairs Based on the Taguchi Method
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Competitive wheelchair sport performance is dependent on three factors: the athlete, the wheelchair, and the interaction between the athlete and the wheelchair (GooseyTolfrey, 2010, “Supporting the Paralympic Athlete: ...
Assessment of the Suitability of Microsimulation as a Tool for the Evaluation of Macroscopically Optimized Traffic Signal Timings
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In practice, traffic signal timings are derived using macroscopic tools that are essentially deterministic. Traffic flows, signal phasing, and street geometry are processed to deliver optimized signal timings. Objective ...
A Finite Element Method-Based Potential Theory Approach for Optimal Ice Routing
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Shipping in ice-covered regions has gained high attention within recent years. Analogous to weather routing, the occurrence of ice in a seaway affects the selection of the optimal route with respect to the travel time or ...
Application of Polynomial Chaos Expansion to Tolerance Analysis and Synthesis in Compliant Assemblies Subject to Loading
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Statistical tolerance analysis and synthesis in assemblies subject to loading are of significant importance to optimized manufacturing. Modeling the effects of loads on mechanical assemblies in tolerance analysis typically ...
Methodology to Estimate Volume–Capacity Ratios at Traffic Signals Based on Upstream-Link Travel Times
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Semi-Infinite Solid Solution Adjusted for Radial Systems Using Time-Dependent Participating Volume-to-Surface Ratio and Simplified Solutions for Finite Solids
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Time-dependent participating volume-to-surface ratio, V(t)/A, is used to adjust the semi-infinite (SI) solid solutions to the radial systems. In cylinders and spheres, the present “radial” SI sold model extends the domain ...