... computational time of 255T (time units), given training data of 256 gray levels Our experimental results are superior to those obtained using adaptive neural filters We believe that the design methodology ... value t is 12; this means that the 12th largest value from the set {100, 58, 78, 78, 120 , 113, 113, 98, 98, 98, 98, 98, 105, 105, 105, 110, 110, 95} is chosen The physical output of the WOS filter ... the new approach of designing WOS filter has reduced the Boolean functions with K − levels into two levels In this section, the support vector machines are introduced on the designof dichotomous...
... excitation with TMD, and then the optimal parameters of TMD for various values of mass ratio and structural damping ratio have been presented on the form ofdesign tables Fujino and Abe [14] have employed ... one of the common approaches to approximate analysis of dynamical systems The original stochastic version of this method was proposed by Caughey [17,18] which is based on the replacement of a ... approximate analytical solution of optimal tuning ratio of TMD by using classical equivalent linearization method according to the conventional criterion The main objective of this article is to give...
... guidance on a variety of issues related to the seismic rehabilitation of buildings Of the various approaches listed above for modification of welded steel moment frames, this Design Guide structural ... Length of beam, measured from load application point to face of column = Length of column = distance from face of column to start of RBS cut = length of RBS cut = Flange Reduction = (area of flange ... Length of beam, measured from load application point to face of column = Length of column = distance from face of column to start of RBS cut = length of RBS cut = Flange Reduction = (area of flange...
... Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford; Member of the Institute and Professor at the College of France Edited by A H SAYCE, Professor of Assyriology, Oxford Translated by M L McCLURE, Member of the ... of Harrân, the larger part of the cazas of Membỵj and of Rakkah, and part of the caza of Zôr, the cazas being those represented on the maps of Vital Cuinet *** None of these localities can be ... date of the death of Jehoshaphat may be fixed as 849 or 848 B.C The biblical documents give us for the period of the history of Judah following on the death of Ahab: First, eight years of Jehoshaphat,...
... of internodes/stem No of internodes that have pods Mean of 10 samples 79.5 65.6 9.8 2.0 13.9 12. 5 Profitability of sunflower production in Viet Nam March 2006 Table Yield and ancillary data of ... 2005 Observations Mean of 10 sample No of pods/plant 30.5 No of pods that have 1seed/plant 4.5 No of pods that have seeds/plant 19.3 No of pods that have seeds/plant 6.8 Total of seeds/plant 63.3 ... difference of lime application between the rates of 300 -120 0 kg/ha but these rates gave an increase on sunflowr yield of 12- 17% over the control treatment (0 kg/ha) There was no effect of lime rate...
... that a used item of age x will survive an extra time t 3.2 Theoretical Overview of Reliability and Performance in Engineering Design 97 The mean residual life (MRL) of a used item of age x can thus ... period of its use or operation In most engineering installations, particularly with the integration of complex systems, the purpose of determining 98 Reliability and Performance in Engineering Design ... solution of a system of transcendental equations An easier and commonly used method is based on a graphical technique that makes use of the Weibull graph chart d) The Weibull Graph Chart The values of...
... height of the tower can be derived using manufacturer's data for the particular device The height of the tower is a function of the number of theoretical stages and of the efficiency of the actual ... number of moles of component n in feed Ln = total number of moles of component n in the bottom liquid (fl-C4 split) = assumed moles of component n-C4 in bottom liquid divided by moles of n-C4 ... be used to optimize the designof any stabilizer if the properties of the feed stream and desired vapor pressure of the bottoms product are known Cases should be run of both a cold-feed stabilizer...
... conclude that the probability ofbuilding failure should be lower than the probability of tripping because of the severity of injury that may be associated with building failure Figure 14-1 Hazard ... of stating this is that many of the sources and conditions identified on the hazard tree require design considerations that not appear on mechanical flow diagrams The need for proper designof ... 388 Designof GAS-HANDLING Systems and Facilities nating one of the conditions Since no condition can be eliminated with absolute certainty, an attempt is made to minimize the occurrence of each...
... 512 Design ofGAS-HANDLlNG Systems and Facilities For buildings of 1,000 ft3 or less (such as a typical meter house), API RP 500 defines the building as being adequately ... free area of inlet (or outlet) openings (includes a 50 percent effectiveness factor), ft2 Vol = volume ofbuilding to be ventilated, ft3 Tj = temperature of indoor air, °R T2 = temperature of outdoor ... free area of lower opening, ft2 A2 = free area of upper opening, ft2 For example, assume a building with inside dimensions of ft wide, 10 ft long, and ft high, an outside temperature of 70°F,...
... balance of rotating links, any combination of mass and radius that gives the desired product is acceptable Use equations 12. 2d and 12. 2e to convert the cartesian mR products in equations 12. 8c and 12. 8d ... flywheel = Figure 11 -12 shows the change in the input torque T12 for the linkage in Figure 11-8 after the addition of a flywheel sized to provide a coefficient of fluctuation of 0.05 The oscillation ... this process by reducing the amount of computer programming necessary Students with no design experience are often not sure how to approach this process of designing parts for dynamic applications...
... 18th floor made designers aware that there was a weakness in a section of their design philosophy The Ronan Point building was constructed of large precast concrete panels, and much of the initial ... progressive collapse of a corner of a 23-storey building caused by the accidental explosion of gas which blew out the external loadbearing flank wall and the non-loadbearing face walls of one of the flats ... POSSIBLE METHODS OFDESIGNDesign against progressive collapse could be introduced in two ways: • Design against the occurrence of accidental damage • Allow accidental damage to occur and design against...