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RISShear Behavior of Sensitive Marine Clay-Concrete Interfaces
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents the results of an experimental study on Leda clay-concrete interface shear behavior. Leda clay specimens with various dry densities and salt contents are used to study the influence of these parameters ...
Modifying a Mesoscale Meteorological Model to Better Incorporate Urban Heat Storage: A Bulk-Parameterization Approach
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A simple bulk-parameterization scheme is implemented in modifying a mesoscale meteorological model to better incorporate urban heat storage. The objective is to improve the quantification of the fluxes associated with heat ...
Eigenstructure Assignment by Displacement–Acceleration Feedback for Second Order Systems
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents a new technique for controlling the dynamic response of secondorder systems by means of combined displacement and acceleration feedback. The necessary conditions that guarantee the solvability for the ...
Parametric Approach for Eigenstructure Assignment in Descriptor Second Order Systems via Velocity Plus Acceleration Feedback
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In this article, the problem of eigenstructure in descriptor matrix secondorder linear systems using combined velocity and acceleration feedbacks is considered. This is promising for better applicability in many practical ...
Pole Placement for Single Input Linear System by Proportional Derivative State Feedback
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper deals with the direct solution of the pole placement problem for singleinput linear systems using proportionalderivative (PD) state feedback. This problem is always solvable for any controllable system. The ...
Utilizing Waste Recycled Glass as Sand/Cement Replacement in Concrete
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The potential use of waste recycled glass in concrete as recycled glass sand (RGS) and pozzolanic glass powder (PGP) was examined in this study. No major difference was found in compressive strength of concrete with the ...
Numerical Modeling of the Nonlinear Elastic Response of Filled Elastomers via Composite Sphere Assemblages
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper proposes an effective numerical method to generate approximate solutions for the overall nonlinear elastic response of isotropic filled elastomers subjected to arbitrarily large deformations. The basic idea is ...
Dynamic Housing Search Model Incorporating Income Changes, Housing Prices, and Life-Cycle Events
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Modeling housing search behavior is a crucial component of land use modeling. Land use modeling from a specific point of view shares close ties with the transport system. As a result, housing search behavior has become an ...
Fluorescence Technique for Rapid Identification of DOM Fractions
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The dissolved organic carbon parameter has typically been used as a measure of organic content in natural water. However, dissolved organic carbon is an aggregate parameter and does not provide information on the organic ...
Vibration Control of a Tall Benchmark Building under Wind and Earthquake Excitation
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: This paper presents analysis and vibration control of tall benchmark building under wind and earthquake excitations. The study compared the most recent advanced bracing scheme (ABS) and the most recent schemes of tuned ...