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Large, Edward Wilson. "Dynamic representation of musical structure." Connect to resource, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osub42551808.
Анотація:
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1994.Advisor: J.B. Pollack, Dept. of Computer and Information Sciences. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-208). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.
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Chiba, Ayano. "Dynamic structure of liquid chalcogens." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/148354.
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Sribalaskandarajah, Kandiah. "A computational framework for dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10180.
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MENICHINI, AMILCAR ARMANDO. "Financial Frictions and Capital Structure Choice: A Structural Dynamic Estimation." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/145397.
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This thesis studies different aspects of firm decisions by using a dynamic model. I estimate a dynamic model of the firm based on the trade-off theory of capital structure that endogenizes investment, leverage, and payout decisions. For the estimation of the model I use Efficient Method of Moments (EMM), which allows me to recover the structural parameters that best replicate the characteristics of the data. I start analyzing the question of whether target leverage varies over time. While this is a central issue in finance, there is no consensus in the literature on this point. I propose an explanation that reconciles some of the seemingly contradictory empirical evidence. The dynamic model generates a target leverage that changes over time and consistently reproduces the results of Lemmon, Roberts, and Zender (2008). These findings suggest that the time-varying target leverage assumption of the big bulk of the previous literature is not incompatible with the evidence presented by Lemmon, Roberts, and Zender (2008). Then I study how corporate income tax payments vary with the corporate income tax rate. The dynamic model produces a bell-shaped relationship between tax revenue and the tax rate that is consistent with the notion of the Laffer curve. The dynamic model generates the maximum tax revenue for a tax rate between 36% and 41%. Finally, I investigate the impact of financial constraints on investment decisions by firms. Model results show that investment-cash flow sensitivity is higher for less financially constrained firms. This result is consistent with Kaplan and Zingales (1997). The dynamic model also rationalizes why large and mature firms have a positive and significant investment-cash flow sensitivity.
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Tee, Chee Heong. "Dynamic response of plates and buried structures." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2005. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/controller.jsp?moduleName=documentdata&jsp%5FetdId=3803.
Анотація:
Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2005.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 87 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-78).
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Miró, Ramírez Pere. "Giant polyoxometalates : dynamic structure and reactivity." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/9104.
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Giant Polyoxometalates : Dynamic Structure and Reactivity. In this thesis different methods were used to study several systems in which giant polyoxometalates are involved. The validity of the theoretical methods applied and the results obtained were always contrasted with the experimental evidence provided by the groups of Prof. Achim Müller (Bielefeld) and Prof. Marcella Bonchio (Padova). In certain cases the theoretical results provided an explanation for experimental observations and in other cases they had allowed prediction as main objective.
Chapter IV presents the results regarding encapsulated water molecules inside the giant polyoxometalate cavities. Chapter V presents the results of the studies about ion pairing on polyoxometalates. Chapters VI and VII presents the results of two different polyoxometalates and their catalytic activity. Finally Chapter VIII presents a theoretical study on the effect of counterions on the growth of giant uranium polyperoxometalates.
Polioxometal·lats Gegants: Estructura Dinàmica i Reactivitat.
En la present tesi diferents mètodes han estat utilitzats per estudiar diversos sistemes on els polyoxometalats gegants juguen un paper fonamental. La validesa dels mètodes computacionals utilitzats i dels resultats obtinguts han estat sempre contrastats amb les evidencies experimentals facilitades pels grups del Prof. Achim Müller (Bielefeld) i Prof. Marcella Bonchio (Padova). En alguns casos els resultats computacionals han permès explicar les observacions experimentals i en d'altres han permet fer prediccions com a principal objectiu.
En el capítol IV es presenten els resultats referents a l'estructura de l'aigua encapsulada en les cavitats presents a polioxometal·lats gegants. El capítol V presenta els resultats dels estudis sobre ion pairing en polioxometal·lats. Els capítols VI i VII presenten els resultats de dos sistemes diferents i la seva activitat com a catalitzadors. Finalment, el capítol VIII presenta un estudi teòric sobre l'efecte dels contraions en el creixement de poliperoxometal·lats gegants d'urani.
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Stewart, John Charles. "Phosphatetrylenes : Synthesis, Structure and Dynamic Behaviour." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.506502.
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Jones, Christopher Andrew. "Crowd-structure dynamic interaction in stadia." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.543299.
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Håkansson, Andreas. "Structure dynamic study of noise encapsulations." Thesis, KTH, Farkost och flyg, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-143504.
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This report is the result of a study performed as a master thesis. The study involves different noise encapsulations intended for Scania trucks. The work was performed at the Marcus Wallenberg Laboratory for Sound and Vibration Research, MWL. The study consists of two parts. The first part is a comparison survey concerning the sound reduction qualities of different types of noise encapsulations. The second part is a modal survey of the standard noise encapsulation currently employed by Scania. The report is divided into two chapters each treating one of the surveys. Both chapters start with a short theoretical deduction and description of the method that is being used. Thereafter follows a practical description of how the survey was executed. The main results are given last in each chapter.
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Agre, Philip. "The dynamic structure of everyday life." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14422.
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Lee, Eunjeong. "Structure and Dynamic Studies of Dpo4." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu160705211764847.
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Pitsillis, Zachry Steven. "Estimating dynamic affine term structure models." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15731.
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Duffee and Stanton (2012) demonstrated some pointed problems in estimating affine term structure models when the price of risk is dynamic, that is, risk factor dependent. The risk neutral parameters are estimated with precision, while the price of risk parameters are not. For the Gaussian models they investigated, these problems are replicated and are shown to stem from a lack of curvature in the log-likelihood function. This geometric issue for identifying the maximum of an essentially horizontal log-likelihood has statistical meaning. The Fisher information for the price of risk parameters is multiple orders of magnitude smaller than that of the risk neutral parameters. Prompted by the recent results of Christoffersen et al. (2014) a remedy to the lack of curvature is attempted. An unscented Kalman filter is used to estimate models where the observations are portfolios of FRAs, Swaps and Zero Coupon Bond Options. While the unscented Kalman filter performs admirably in identifying the unobserved risk factor processes, there is little improvement in the Fisher information.
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Jochi, Yasumasa. "Crystallographic Refinement of Protein Dynamic Structure." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/150011.
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Balendra, Surendran. "Numerical modeling of dynamic soil-pile-structure interaction." Online access for everyone, 2005. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Fall2005/s%5Fbalendra%5F120705.pdf.
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Yogendrakumar, Muthucumarasamy. "Dynamic soil-structure interaction : theory and verification." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29222.
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A nonlinear effective stress method of analysis for determining the static and dynamic response of 2-D embankments and soil-structure interaction systems is presented. The method of analysis is incorporated in the computer program TARA-3. The constitutive model in TARA-3 is expressed as a sum of a shear stress model and a normal stress model. The behavior in shear is assumed to be nonlinear and hysteretic, exhibiting Masing behavior under unloading and reloading. The response of the soil to uniform all round pressure is assumed to nonlinearly elastic and dependent on the mean normal effective stresses.
The porewater pressures required in the dynamic effective stress method of analysis are obtained by the Martin-Finn-Seed porewater pressure generation model modified to include the effect of initial static shear. During dynamic analysis, the effective stress regime and consequently the soil properties are modified for the effect of seismically induced porewater pressures.
A very attractive feature of TARA-3 is that all the parameters required for an analysis may be obtained from conventional geotechnical engineering tests either in-situ or in laboratory.
A novel feature of the program is that the dynamic analysis can be conducted starting from the static stress-strain condition which leads to accumulating permanent deformations in the direction of the smallest residual resistance to deformation. The program can also start the dynamic analysis from a zero stress-zero strain condition as is done conventionally in engineering practice.
The program includes an energy transmitting base and lateral energy transmitting boundaries to simulate the radiation of energy which occurs in the field.
The program predicts accelerations, porewater pressures, instantaneous dynamic deformations, permanent deformations due to the hysteretic stress-strain response, deformations due to gravity acting on the softening soil and deformations due to consolidation as the seismic porewater pressures dissipate.
The capability of TARA-3 to model the response of soil structures and soil-structure interaction systems during earthquakes has been validated using data from simulated earthquake tests on a variety of centrifuged models conducted on the large geotechnical centrifuge at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. The data base includes acceleration time histories, porewater pressure time histories and deformations at many locations within the models. The program was able to successfully simulate acceleration and porewater pressure time histories and residual deformations in the models.
The validation program suggests that TARA-3 is an efficient and reliable program for the nonlinear effective stress analysis of many important problems in geotechnical engineering for which 2-D plane strain representation is adequate.Applied Science, Faculty of
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Aldaikh, Hesham S. H. "Discrete models for the study of dynamic structure-soil-structure interaction." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.633205.
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The problem of Dynamic Structure-Soil-Structure Interaction (SSSI) refers to the mutual interaction of adjacent buildings in built-up high density areas through the underlying soil under earthquake excitation. Due to the complexity of the problem, past studies have mainly considered the use of intricate mathematical formulations or the computationally demanding numerical Finite Element and Boundary Element methods. In the present study, linear elastic two-dimensional formulations are proposed using simple discrete lumped parameter models for structures and soil for groups of two and three adjacent buildings systems. The formulation includes a rotational spring as a key buildings interaction mechanism. Inverse power laws are proposed for this rotational interaction and for soil/foundation springs stiffnesses which turn out to be functions of spacing between adjacent buildings. These relationships are obtained by equating energies from the low order discrete and high order Finite Element models.
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Melgar, Freire María Dolores. "Keplerates: from Electronic Structure to Dynamic Properties." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/349212.
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Aquesta tesi està centrada en l'estudi dels Keplerats, una família de polioxometalats amb simetria icosaèdrica. Els polioxometalats són clústers inorgànics aniònics formats per uniats MOn, on M és un metall de transició normalment en el seu estat d'oxidació més elevat. (Mo(VI), W(VI), V(V)...). Per una banda, l'estructura electrònica dels Keplerats s'ha estudiat des d'un punt de vista de la Teoría del Funcional de la Densitat (DFT). A més, s'ha analitzat la interacció entre la càpsula Mo132 i els seus corresponents lligands interns. Per altra banda, amb col·laboració amb altres grups, tant experimentals com teòrics, es proposa un mecanisme de formació de la càpsula Mo132 a partir de dades obtingudes mitjançant espectroscòpia Raman. Part d'aquesta informació obtinguda mitjançant DFT s'ha utilitzat per obtenir els paràmetres necessaris per portar a terme una sèrie de simulacions de Dinàmica Molecular amb la finalitat d'estudiar el comportament del macro-ió Mo132 en solució aquosa en presència de diferents cations (centrant-se en la importància de la hidrofobicitat del catió), així com els efectes de la temperatura en aquest comportament.Esta Tesis está centrada en el estudio de Kepleratos, una familia de polioxometalatos con simetría icosaédrica. Los polioxometalatos son clusters inorgánicos anionicos compuestos por unidades MOn, donde M es un metal de transición normalmente en su estado de oxidación más alto (Mo(VI), W(VI), V(V)...). Por un lado, la estructura electrónica de los Kepleratos se ha estudiado desde un punto de vista de la Teoría del Funcional Densidad (DFT). Además, se ha analizado la interacción entre la cápsula Mo132 y sus correspondientes ligandos internos. Por otro lado, en colaboración con otros grupos, tanto experimental como teórico, se propone un mecanismo de formación de la cápsula Mo132 a partir de los datos obtenidos mediante espectroscopía Raman. Parte de la información obtenida mediante DFT se ha utilizado para obtener los parámetros necesarios para realizar una serie de simulaciones de Dinámica Molecular con el fin de estudiar el comportamiento del macro-ión Mo132 en solución acuosa en presencia de diferentes cationes (centrándose en la importancia de la hidrofobicidad del catión), así como los efectos de la temperatura en dicho comportamiento.
This Thesis is aimed at the study of a family of icosahedral symmetry polyoxometalates: the so-called Keplerates. Polyoxometalates are inorganic anionic clustters composed of MOn units, where M represents a transition metal atom usually at its highest state of oxidation Mo(VI), W(VI), V(V)...). On one hand, the electronic structure of Keplerates is studied from a Density Functional Theorey (DFT) point of view. Furthermore, the interaction between the Mo132 capsule and its inner ligands has been analyzed. On the other hand, in collaboration with both experimental and theoretical groups, a formation mechanism for the Mo132 capsule is proposed, based on Raman espectroscopy data. Part of the information achieved by DFT has been used to obtain the parameters required in order to perform Molcular Dynamics simulations regarding the behaviour of the Mo132 macro-ion in aqueous solution in the presence of different cations (focusing on the relevance of the hydrophobic character of teh cation), as well as the effects that temperature has on the system.
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Yeh, Bryant P. 1970. "Kinetic wall : an exploration into dynamic structure." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9825.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-37).
The existence and survival of an organism in any given environment is the ability to adapt and change to that environment. Living entities are far more adaptable to a changing environment than anything produced by human design. Buildings exist at a very low level of sophistication when compared to any living organism. Living organisms are able to adapt to a changing environment with the aid of many specialized systems working in conjunction; circulatory system, nervous system, structure system and means of motion. For a building to exhibit this kind of sophistication, the integration and design of such active systems must be investigated. With new advances in the engineering of smart materials, computational control mechanisms, and robotics, this is potentially feasible. My research focuses on the development of one part of such a system; a computer controlled kinetic surface structure or kinetic wall. This system can be adapted to work as an sculptural internal space divider, a facade for an existing building, or a large scale dynamic roof system. The current prototype precedes the development of a fully integrated sensory feedback system, which when added could potentially be a first step towards a truly active building.
by Bryant P. Yeh.
S.M.
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Seo, Youngmi. "Structure and Dynamic Properties of Interfacially Modified Block Copolymers from Molecular Dynamics Simulations." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492628195548591.
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Jin, Meilan. "Signal Structure for a Class of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6829.
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The signal structure is a partial structure representation for dynamic systems. It characterizes the causal relationship between manifest variables and is depicted in a weighted graph, where the weights are dynamic operators. Earlier work has defined signal structure for linear time-invariant systems through dynamical structure function. This thesis focuses on the search for the signal structure of nonlinear systems and proves that the signal structure reduces to the linear definition when the systems are linear. Specifically, this work: (1) Defines the complete computational structure for nonlinear systems. (2) Provides a process to find the complete computational structure given a state space model. (3) Defines the signal structure for dynamic systems in general. (4) Provides a process to find the signal structure for a class of dynamic systems from their complete computational structure.
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VIANA, EDUARDO ARREGUY. "STRUCTURE-SOIL INTERACTION BY FRAME STRUCTURES UNDER DYNAMIC LOADS DUE TO RECIPROCATING COMPRESSORS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2012. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=21832@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCompressores de gás de grande porte são componentes fundamentais em plantas industriais de refino de petróleo, atuando principalmente como agentes fornecedores de energia mecânica aos processos químicos. Dentre os tipos de compressores, destacam-se os alternativos. Devido a exigências de processo químico e arranjo industrial, é comum a instalação desses equipamentos em estruturas aporticadas, fato que, associado às características do movimento de suas partes mecânicas, não raramente as cargas dinâmicas geradas provocam vibrações inadmissíveis. Neste trabalho é avaliado o comportamento dinâmico de um sistema formado por uma estrutura aporticada, por compressor alternativo, pela fundação em estacas e finalmente pelo próprio solo. O estudo paramétrico realizado se desenvolve a partir de uma análise de modelos simplificados massa-mola, de um modelo em elementos finitos e de medições de campo visando a estabelecer intervalos de valores dos parâmetros do solo local dentro dos quais se identifique as características da resposta dinâmica do sistema. São avaliados os parâmetros coeficiente de mola (km) e a constante do coeficiente de reação horizontal (nh) do solo natural típico da área abrangida pela refinaria REPAR, localizada no município de Araucária, no estado do Paraná, solo esse pertencente à formação geológica denominada Guabirotuba. A avaliação do comportamento dinâmico do sistema através dos modelos desenvolvidos é balizada por valores de medição na estrutura real de velocidades de vibração efetivas, obtidas por instrumentação. Os parâmetros do solo são obtidos por retroanálise de resultados de ensaio de campo, utilizando-se dois modelos amplamente utilizados nos escritórios de projeto: modelo proposto por Miche (1932) e modelo proposto por Hetenyi (1946). O primeiro considera que os parâmetros do solo variam com a profundidade, e o segundo os considera constante com a profundidade. Busca-se avaliar também a influência de parâmetros do solo obtidos através de ensaios de carregamento estático (ABNT NBR 12131, 2006) e obtidos através de ensaios de carregamento estático cíclico, este último se propondo a simular o efeito dinâmico sobre o solo. Finalmente, compara-se os resultados fornecidos pelos modelos simplificados e pelo modelo em elementos finitos em termos das freqüências naturais de vibração.
Gas compressors are key components of industrial plants in oil refining, mainly acting as mechanical energy suppliers to chemical processes. Among the types of compressors, the reciprocating ones is highlighted. Due to mandatory demands of chemical process and industrial arrangement, it is common to install such equipment in framed structures. This condition and the typical movement of mechanical parts of the compressors generate dynamic loads which frequently causes unacceptable vibrations. The aim of the present work is to evaluate the dynamic behavior of a system consisting of a framed structure, a reciprocating compressor, foundation in piles and the soil itself. For this purpose, parametric study is developed from simplified spring-mass models, a finite element model and field measurements. The parametric study is aimed at establish ranges of local soil parameters within which the dynamic behavior of a system can be understood and measured. The parameters so-called spring stiffness (km) and the constant coefficient of horizontal reaction (nh) of natural soil which typically occurs in the area covered by the REPAR refinery, located in Araucaria, Paraná, are then evaluated. This type of natural soils belongs to the geological formation called Guabirotuba. The evaluation of the dynamic behavior of the system through the developed models is benchmarked by field measurements of effective velocity of vibration in the actual structure, obtained by instrumentation. The soil parameters are obtained by back analysis of tests results by using two models widely used in design offices: model proposed by Miche (1932) and model proposed by Hetenyi (1946). The first one takes in account the variation of the soil parameters with depth, and the second one considers soil parameters constant with depth. The aim is also to evaluate the influence of the soil parameters obtained by static and cyclic horizontal loading tests, the latter being proposed to simulate the dynamic effect on the soil. Finally, it is done comparisons of the results provided by simplified models and the finite element model in terms of natural frequencies of vibration.
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To, W. T. P. "Dynamic response of footings and piles." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355915.
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Shi, Yongjiu. "Dynamic behaviour of guyed tower platforms." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/958.
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Rubio, Jose E. "Modal Characterization and Structural Dynamic Response of a Crane Fly Forewing." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2014. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1941.
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This study describes a method for conducting the structural dynamic analysis of a crane fly (family Tipulidae) forewing under different airflow conditions. Wing geometry is captured via micro-computed tomography scanning. A finite element model of the forewing is developed from the reconstructed model of the scan. The finite element model is validated by comparing the natural frequencies of an elliptical membrane with similar dimensions of the crane fly forewing to its analytical solution. Furthermore, a simulation of the fluid-structure interaction of the forewing under different airflows is performed by coupling the finite element model of the wing with a computation fluid dynamics model. From the finite element model, the mode shapes and natural frequencies are investigated; similarly, from the fluid-structure interaction, the time-varying out-of-plane deformation, and the coefficients of drag and lift are determined.
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Södergren, Jones, and Anton Barraza. "Dynamic Assessment of Footbridges : A designer's method to estimate running induced vibrations." Thesis, KTH, Bro- och stålbyggnad, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-229814.
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Dynamic problems in footbridges, such as sensible vibrations caused by human induced loading, has on a number of occasions been observed. These vibrations are rarely an ultimate limit state problem, but can be perceived as unpleasant by the pedestrian. In design guidelines there are propositions for how to asses the dynamic problem. However, they only take the walking load into account. It has been shown that, in the case of a running load, accelerations that lie above the comfort zone can occur and that running loads are more severe than walking loads in some cases. It is possible that the running load case has to be considered in future guidelines, and finding a feasible design methodology demands a lot of work. In this thesis, a method aimed to be easily used by a designer is analyzed. The amplitude of acceleration received as a result from a dynamic analysis in a commercial FEM software, was reduced by reduction factors to generate accelerations closer to reality. This could be identified and verified against recommendations.
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Kendall, Peter K. "Numerical study of effects of fluid-structure interaction on dynamic responses of composite plates." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Sep/09Sep%5FKendall.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S. in Mechanical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2009.Thesis Advisor(s): Kwon, Young W. "September 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on 6 November 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Fluid-structure interaction, composite, carbon fiber composite, dynamic response, finite element. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96). Also available in print.
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Nieto, ferro Alex. "Nonlinear Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction in Earthquake Engineering." Thesis, Châtenay-Malabry, Ecole centrale de Paris, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013ECAP0006/document.
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Ce travail détaille une approche de calcul pour la résolution de problèmes dynamiques qui combinent des discrétisations en temps et dans le domaine de Laplace reposant sur une technique de sous-structuration. En particulier, la méthode développée cherche à remplir le besoin industriel de réaliser des calculs dynamiques tridimensionnels pour le risque sismique en prenant en compte des effets non-linéaires d'interaction sol-structure (ISS). Deux sous-domaines sont considérés dans ce problème. D'une part, le domaine de sol linéaire et non-borné qui est modélisé par une impédance de bord discrétisée dans le domaine de Laplace au moyen d'une méthode d'éléments de frontière ; et, de l'autre part, la superstructure qui fait référence pas seulement à la structure et sa fondation mais aussi, éventuellement, à une partie du sol présentant un comportement non-linéaire. Ce dernier sous-domaine est formulé dans le domaine temporel et discrétisé avec la méthode des éléments finis (FE). Dans ce cadre, les forces liées à l'ISS s'écrivent sous la forme d'une intégrale de convolution en temps dont le noyau est la transformée de Laplace inverse de la matrice d'impédance de sol. Pour pouvoir évaluer cette convolution dans le domaine temporel à partir d'une impédance de sol définie dans le domaine de Laplace, une approche basée sur des Quadratures de Convolution (QC) est présentée : la méthode hybride Laplace-Temps (L-T). La stabilité numérique de son couplage avec un schéma d'intégration de type Newmark est ensuite étudiée sur plusieurs modèles d'ISS en dynamique linéaire et non-linéaire. Finalement, la méthode L-T est testée sur un modèle numérique plus complexe, proche d'une application sismique de caractère industriel, et des résultats satisfaisants sont obtenus par rapport aux solutions de référenceThe present work addresses a computational methodology to solve dynamic problems coupling time and Laplace domain discretizations within a domain decomposition approach. In particular, the proposed methodology aims at meeting the industrial need of performing more accurate seismic risk assessments by accounting for three-dimensional dynamic soil-structure interaction (DSSI) in nonlinear analysis. Two subdomains are considered in this problem. On the one hand, the linear and unbounded domain of soil which is modelled by an impedance operator computed in the Laplace domain using a Boundary Element (BE) method; and, on the other hand, the superstructure which refers not only to the structure and its foundations but also to a region of soil that possibly exhibits nonlinear behaviour. The latter subdomain is formulated in the time domain and discretized using a Finite Element (FE) method. In this framework, the DSSI forces are expressed as a time convolution integral whose kernel is the inverse Laplace transform of the soil impedance matrix. In order to evaluate this convolution in the time domain by means of the soil impedance matrix (available in the Laplace domain), a Convolution Quadrature-based approach called the Hybrid Laplace-Time domain Approach (HLTA), is thus introduced. Its numerical stability when coupled to Newmark time integration schemes is subsequently investigated through several numerical examples of DSSI applications in linear and nonlinear analyses. The HLTA is finally tested on a more complex numerical model, closer to that of an industrial seismic application, and good results are obtained when compared to the reference solutions
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Gandhi, Parichey. "Dynamic inference-based learning of Markov network structure." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2007.
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Joost, Katrin. "Formal ontology : the dynamic structure of Husserl's phenomenology." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.413535.
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AndÅ, Hiroshi. "Dynamic reconstruction and integration of 3D structure information." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/12360.
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Yunt, Mehmet 1975. "Nonsmooth dynamic optimization of systems with varying structure." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65284.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-365).
In this thesis, an open-loop numerical dynamic optimization method for a class of dynamic systems is developed. The structure of the governing equations of the systems under consideration change depending on the values of the states, parameters and the controls. Therefore, these systems are called systems with varying structure. Such systems occur frequently in the models of electric and hydraulic circuits, chemical processes, biological networks and machinery. As a result, the determination of parameters and controls resulting in the optimal performance of these systems has been an important research topic. Unlike dynamic optimization problems where the structure of the underlying system is constant, the dynamic optimization of systems with varying structure requires the determination of the optimal evolution of the system structure in time in addition to optimal parameters and controls. The underlying varying structure results in nonsmooth and discontinuous optimization problems. The nonsmooth single shooting method introduced in this thesis uses concepts from nonsmooth analysis and nonsmooth optimization to solve dynamic optimization problems involving systems with varying structure whose dynamics can be described by locally Lipschitz continuous ordinary or differential-algebraic equations. The method converts the infinitedimensional dynamic optimization problem into an nonlinear program by parameterizing the controls. Unlike the state of the art, the method does not enumerate possible structures explicitly in the optimization and it does not depend on the discretization of the dynamics. Instead, it uses a special integration algorithm to compute state trajectories and derivative information. As a result, the method produces more accurate solutions to problems where the underlying dynamics is highly nonlinear and/or stiff for less effort than the state of the art. The thesis develops substitutes for the gradient and the Jacobian of a function in case these quantities do not exist. These substitutes are set-valued maps and an elements of these maps need to be computed for optimization purposes. Differential equations are derived whose solutions furnish the necessary elements. These differential equations have discontinuities in time. A numerical method for their solution is proposed based on state event location algorithms that detects these discontinuities. Necessary conditions of optimality for nonlinear programs are derived using these substitutes and it is shown that nonsmooth optimization methods called bundle methods can be used to obtain solutions satisfying these necessary conditions. Case studies compare the method to the state of the art and investigate its complexity empirically.
by Mehmet Yunt.
Ph.D.
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Diehl, Ernst-Walter. "Effects of feedback structure on dynamic decision making." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/13151.
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Boyd, Alistair Richard. "Fluid-structure interaction under fast transient dynamic events." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/10835.
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Underwater explosive loading resulting from rapid phase transitions (RPT's) is one example of a fast transient dynamic event. The leakage of substances such as LPG or LNG when stored underwater can cause an RPT. These substances are often stored in a combination of very low temperatures and high pressures with respect to the surrounding fluid (seawater) and their leakage can cause the equivalent of an underwater explosion. Such containers are usually found to be part of a much larger 'storage field' of containers. An RPT occurring in one container will cause underwater explosive loading on neighbouring containers. By simulating an RPT using explosive charges experiments were initially designed using theoretical and empirical techniques. The fluid and structural response of a prototype container subject to symmetric and axisymmetric underwater explosive (UNDEX) loading was then examined experimentally. Theoretical predictions using the finite element hydrocode LS-DYNA and boundary element code USA-DYNA3D were undertaken and compared with experimental observations. Several non-destructive techniques were employed to estimate dynamic collapse buckling criteria from both experimental and theoretical results. The experimental work concluded that the critical regions of the prototype container were the apex and the base under both forms of loading. The quality of the numerical predictions varied dependent on the form of the loading. In some cases the fluid and structural responses were overpredicted, and in others underpredicted. Within the limitations of these numerical procedures it was possible to predict a conservative estimate of a critical charge size under axisymmetric UNDEX loading using LS-DYNA. The critical stand off distance was also estimated from experimental results under symmetric UNDEX loading. The use of numerical approaches to predict fluid-structure interaction as successful for the shock phase of an underwater loading and both LS-DYNA and USA-DYnA3D have been validated for shock loading. Bubble loading simulations proved unsuccessful. Suggested improvements are proposed to increase the application of, and enhance the reliability of, the techniques used in this work.
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Nieto, Ferro Alex. "Nonlinear Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction in Earthquake Engineering." Phd thesis, Ecole Centrale Paris, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00944139.
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The present work addresses a computational methodology to solve dynamic problems coupling time and Laplace domain discretizations within a domain decomposition approach. In particular, the proposed methodology aims at meeting the industrial need of performing more accurate seismic risk assessments by accounting for three-dimensional dynamic soil-structure interaction (DSSI) in nonlinear analysis. Two subdomains are considered in this problem. On the one hand, the linear and unbounded domain of soil which is modelled by an impedance operator computed in the Laplace domain using a Boundary Element (BE) method; and, on the other hand, the superstructure which refers not only to the structure and its foundations but also to a region of soil that possibly exhibits nonlinear behaviour. The latter subdomain is formulated in the time domain and discretized using a Finite Element (FE) method. In this framework, the DSSI forces are expressed as a time convolution integral whose kernel is the inverse Laplace transform of the soil impedance matrix. In order to evaluate this convolution in the time domain by means of the soil impedance matrix (available in the Laplace domain), a Convolution Quadrature-based approach called the Hybrid Laplace-Time domain Approach (HLTA), is thus introduced. Its numerical stability when coupled to Newmark time integration schemes is subsequently investigated through several numerical examples of DSSI applications in linear and nonlinear analyses. The HLTA is finally tested on a more complex numerical model, closer to that of an industrial seismic application, and good results are obtained when compared to the reference solutions.
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Romanel, Celso 1952. "DYNAMIC SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION IN A LAYERED MEDIUM." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276511.
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The most popular method in dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis is the finite element method. The versatility in problems involving different materials and complex geometries is its main advantage, yet FEM can not simulate unbounded domains completely. A hybrid method is proposed in this research, which models the near field (structure and surrounding soil) by finite elements and the far field by a continuum approach. The system is excited by monochromatic body waves (P and SV) propagating with oblique incidence and harmonic time dependence. The far field problem is solved using Thomson-Haskell formulation associated with the delta matrix technique. The soil profile does not contain any soft layer and the layers are assumed to be linearly elastic, isotropic, homogeneous and perfectly bonded at the interfaces. Two-dimensional (in-plane) formulation is considered and the analysis is performed on both k- and o-planes through time and spatial Fourier transforms of the field equations and boundary conditions. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
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Lund, Bruno Pereira. "Essays in macroeconomy and dynamic term-structure models." reponame:Repositório Institucional do FGV, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10438/6856.
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This thesis is composed of three articles with the subjects of macroeconomics and - nance. Each article corresponds to a chapter and is done in paper format. In the rst article, which was done with Axel Simonsen, we model and estimate a small open economy for the Canadian economy in a two country General Equilibrium (DSGE) framework. We show that it is important to account for the correlation between Domestic and Foreign shocks and for the Incomplete Pass-Through. In the second chapter-paper, which was done with Hedibert Freitas Lopes, we estimate a Regime-switching Macro-Finance model for the term-structure of interest rates to study the US post-World War II (WWII) joint behavior of macro-variables and the yield-curve. We show that our model tracks well the US NBER cycles, the addition of changes of regime are important to explain the Expectation Theory of the term structure, and macro-variables have increasing importance in recessions to explain the variability of the yield curve. We also present a novel sequential Monte-Carlo algorithm to learn about the parameters and the latent states of the Economy. In the third chapter, I present a Gaussian A ne Term Structure Model (ATSM) with latent jumps in order to address two questions: (1) what are the implications of incorporating jumps in an ATSM for Asian option pricing, in the particular case of the Brazilian DI Index (IDI) option, and (2) how jumps and options a ect the bond risk-premia dynamics. I show that jump risk-premia is negative in a scenario of decreasing interest rates (my sample period) and is important to explain the level of yields, and that gaussian models without jumps and with constant intensity jumps are good to price Asian options.
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Repp, Felix. "Computational analysis of dynamic bone structure and processes." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/17308.
Анотація:
Das menschliche Skelett besteht aus einem dynamischen Material welches in der Lage ist zu heilen, sowie sich durch strukturellen Umbau an mechanische Beanspruchung anzupassen. In dieser Arbeit ist die mechanische Regulierung dieser Prozesse untersucht worden. Hierfür ist ein Computermodell, sowie die dreidimensionale Abbildung des Knochens und die Auswertung dieser Bilder benutzt worden. An dem Heilungsprozesses von Knochen sind verschiedene Gewebetypen beteiligt. Dabei hängt die räumliche und zeitliche Anordnung dieser Gewebe von der mechanischen Belastung ab. Ein Computermodell, welches den vollständigen Verlauf der Heilung beschreibt, wurde mit der dokumentierten Gewebeentwicklung eines Tierexperimentes verglichen. Verschiedene Hypothesen, wie die mechanische Stimulation die Bildung verschiedene Gewebe beeinflusst, wurden getestet. Zwar ließen sich durch den Vergleich mit dem Experiment keine der Hypothesen verwerfen, jedoch konnten wir Vorschläge machen, worauf bei zukünftigen Experimenten verstärkt geachtet werden soll. Es wird angenommen dass der Umbauprozesses des Knochens vom dichten Netzwerk der Osteozyten mechanisch reguliert wird. Diese Zellen sind in den Knochen eingebettet und über ein dichtes Netzwerk aus engen Kanälen, den sogenannten Canaliculi, miteinander verbunden. Dieses Netzwerk mittels konfokaler Mikrokopie dreidimensional abgebildet. Spezielle Routinen zur Auswertung der Netzwerkorientierung sowie dessen Dichte wurden entwickelt. Die Hauptorientierung des Netzwerkes entspricht der Richtung in der Knochengewebe aufgebaut wird. Die Orientierung des zu dieser Richtung senkrechten Anteils des Netzwerkes rotiert abhängig von der Position entlang der Aufbaurichtung. Dies verdeutlicht den Zusammenhang zwischen der Netzwerkorientierung und der Vorzugsrichtung des Kollagens, dem faserigen Bestandteils des Knochens. Darüber hinaus zeigt die Auswertung der Daten weitere strukturelle Unterschiede im Netzwerk.Our skeleton is composed of a dynamic material that is capable of healing and of adapting to changing mechanical loads through structural remodeling. In this thesis the mechano-regulation of these dynamic processes are addressed using computer modeling and 3-dimensional imaging and image analysis. During bone healing an intricate pattern of different newly formed tissues around the fracture site evolves in time and is influenced by the mechanical loading. Using a computer model which is describing this temporal-spatial evolution of tissue types for the full time-course of healing, this evolution is compared to the documented evolution of an animal experiment. Different hypotheses were tested how the mechanical stimulation results in the formation of different tissues. While the comparison with the outcome of the animal experiments does not allow to falsify any of the hypotheses, it suggests a different design of future animal experiments. Bone remodeling is thought to be mechano-regulated by the dense network of osteocytes. These osteocytes are embedded in bone and are connected to each other via a network of narrow canaliculi. The 3-dimensional structure of the network was imaged using rhodamine staining and laser scanning confocal microscopy. Image analysis tools were developed to determine the network topology and to analyze its density and orientation. The analysis focused on osteons, the building blocks of cortical bone. Within an osteon we found a large variability of the network density with extensive regions without network. Most of the network is oriented radially towards the center of the osteon, i.e.\ parallel to the direction in which the bone material is deposited. The network perpendicular to this direction twists when moving along the direction of bone deposition. A correlation with the main orientation the fibrous constituent of bone, collagen, was detected. Furthermore indicates our data additional structural changes in the network alignment.
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Vandin, Andrea. "Specification and analysis of systems with dynamic structure." Thesis, IMT Alti Studi Lucca, 2013. http://e-theses.imtlucca.it/89/1/Vandin_phdthesis.pdf.
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In many areas of Computer Science we face systems with dynamic structure, i.e. where components and resources may
dynamically join and leave, or even get combined. When analyzing these systems one is not only interested in properties about global behaviours (e.g. correctness or safety), but also about the evolution of single components or of their interrelations. In order to achieve this, logic-based specification languages and techniques equipped with a neat handling of components and their dynamicity are needed. Our solution belongs to the family of quantified μ-calculi, i.e. languages combining quantifiers with the fix-point and modal operators of temporal logics, for which we propose a novel approach to their semantics. We use counterpart models as semantic domain, i.e. labeled transition systems where states are algebras, and transitions are enriched with counterpart relations (partial morphisms) between states, explicitly encoding
the evolution of components. Formulae are interpreted as
sets of assignments, associating formula variables to state components. Our proposal allows to deal with the peculiarities of the considered systems, and avoids limitations of existing approaches, often enforcing restrictions of the transition relation. Unfortunately, dynamicity may easily lead to infinite-state systems, paradigmatic examples being those with unbounded creation of components. Verification can become intractable,
calling for approximation techniques. In this direction, we
propose a general notion of model approximation, and exploit
it by resorting to a type system which denotes formulae as
reflected or preserved, together with an approximated model
checking technique based on sets of approximations.
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Nagy, N. M. A. "Dynamic soil structure interaction of buried concrete structures under the effect of blast loads." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.534654.
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Sander, Tavallaey Shiva. "Wave propagation in sandwich structure." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Vehicle Engineering, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3088.
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Lind, Östlund Johan. "Dynamic soil-structure interaction of simply supported high-speed railway bridges." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Bro- och stålbyggnad, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279651.
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Research performed on the subject of dynamic soil-structure interaction (SS) concerning railway bridges is presented in this thesis with the focus on simply supported railway bridges supported by shallow foundations in soil strata on bedrock. The research aims to obtain insight into the SSI of high-speed railway bridges and to provide recommendations on how to model the soil-bridge system from a design perspective. A three-dimensional (3D) simply supported soil-bridge model was first developed and the effects from model assumptions made on the soil-foundation system was evaluated in a 3D setting (paper I). The soil-foundation system was then refined and a model assumptions study was performed in order to evaluate the effects of model assumptions on impedance functions, including the influence of the permanent load acting on the soil-foundation system (paper II). Finally, a study of the assembled soil-bridge system was performed in an extensive parametric study including a set of 2D bridge models in combination with a set of shallow foundations in soil strata on bedrock (paper III). A supplementary section related to paper III was also added in this thesis, showing the effects of the substructure mass. The model assumptions made when creating the soil-foundation model and the soil-bridge model can be very important and must be made with care. The permanent load acting on the soil-foundation systems of shallow foundations may alter the impedance functions significantly. The substructure mass may alter the behavior of the soil-bridge system depending on its magnitude, and neglecting it gives inaccurate results. The 3D effects of SSI do not cause high vibrations due to modes other than the first bending mode, and assuming a 2D bridge model is generally acceptable. The effects of SSI on the soil-bridge systems with shallow soil strata are largely dependent on the ratio between the natural frequency of the bridge and the fundamental frequency of the soil. Depending on the value of this ratio, the effect of including SSI in bridge models may contribute to the bridge obtaining a negligible, conservative, or non-conservative response, as compared to the bridge with the assumption of non-flexible supports.Forskning i syfte att utröna effekten av dynamisk jord–struktur-interaktion (SSI)på järnvägsbroar presenteras i denna avhandling med huvudfokus på fritt upplagdabroar med stöd av plattgrundlagda fundament i jordar på fast berggrund. Forsknin-gen syftar till att ge förståelse för interaktionen mellan jord och järnvägsbroar samtatt ge rekommendationer på hur systemet kan modelleras ur ett designperspektiv.En tredimensionell (3D) fritt upplagd jord–bromodell utvecklades först och effek-terna av modellantaganden gjorda på jord–grundläggningssystemet utvärderadesi en 3D miljö (artikel I). Jord–grundläggningssystemet förfinades och en studiegenomfördes för att utvärdera effekterna av modellantaganden på impedansfunk-tioner, inklusive påverkan av den permanenta belastningen som verkar på jord–grundläggningssystemet (artikel II). Slutligen utfördes en omfattande parametriskstudie av det sammansatta jord–brosystemet där en uppsättning tvådimensionella(2D) bromodeller kombinerades med en uppsättning jordar (artikel III). Ett kom-pletterande avsnitt relaterat till artikel III lades till i denna avhandling som visareffekterna av massan av underbyggnaden på jord–brosystemet.De modellantaganden som görs vid skapandet av jord–grundläggningsmodeller ochjord–bromodeller kan vara mycket viktiga och bör utföras med varsamhet. Den per-manenta belastningen som verkar på jord–grundläggningssystemet kan väsentligtförändra impedansfunktionerna. Massan av underbyggnaden kan vidare ändra re-sponsen i jord–brosystemet, beroende på dess storlek, och att försumma den kan gefelaktiga resultat. De 3D effekterna av SSI orsakar inte höga vibrationer på grundav andra moder än den första böjmoden, och att anta en 2D bromodell är såledesgenerellt sett motiverat.Effekterna av SSI på jord–brosystemet i grunda jordar beror till stor del av kvotenmellan brons naturliga frekvens och jordens fundamentala frekvens. Beroende påvärdet på denna kvot kan effekten av att inkludera SSI i bromodeller bidra till attbron får en försumbar, konservativ, eller icke-konservativ respons, i jämförelse medbron med antagandet om fasta upplag.
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Widmer-Cooper, Asaph. "Structure and dynamics in two-dimensional glass-forming alloys." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1320.
Анотація:
The glass-transition traverses continuously from liquid to solid behaviour, yet the role of structure in this large and gradual dynamic transition is poorly understood. This thesis presents a theoretical study of the relationship between structure and dynamics in two-dimensional glass-forming alloys, and provides new tools and real-space insight into the relationship at a microscopic level. The work is divided into two parts. Part I is concerned with the role of structure in the appearance of spatially heterogeneous dynamics in a supercooled glass-forming liquid. The isoconfigurational ensemble method is introduced as a general tool for analysing the effect that a configuration has on the subsequent particle motion, and the dynamic propensity is presented as the aspect of structural relaxation that can be directly related to microscopic variations in the structure. As the temperature is reduced, the spatial distribution of dynamic propensity becomes increasingly heterogeneous. This provides the first direct evidence that the development of spatially heterogeneous dynamics in a fragile glass-former is related to spatial variations in the structure. The individual particle motion also changes from Gaussian to non- Gaussian as the temperature is reduced, i.e. the configuration expresses its character more and more intermittently. The ability of several common measures of structure and a measure of structural ‘looseness’ to predict the spatial distribution of dynamic propensity are then tested. While the local coordination environment, local potential energy, and local free volume show some correlation with propensity, they are unable to predict its spatial variation. Simple coarse-graining does not help either. These results cast doubt on the microscopic basis of theories of the glass transition that are based purely on concepts of free volume or local potential energy. In sharp contrast, a dynamic measure of structural ‘looseness’ - an isoconfigurational single-particle Debye-Waller (DW) factor - is able to predict the spatial distribution of propensity in the supercooled liquid. This provides the first microscopic evidence for previous correlations found between short- and long-time dynamics in supercooled liquids. The spatial distribution of the DW factor changes rapidly in the supercooled liquid and suggests a picture of structural relaxation that is inconsistent with simple defect diffusion. Overall, the work presented in Part I provides a real-space description of the transition from structure-independent to structure-dependent dynamics, that is complementary to the configuration-space description provided by the energy landscape picture of the glass transition. In Part II, an investigation is presented into the effect of varying the interparticle potential on the phase behaviour of the binary soft-disc model. This represents a different approach to studying the role of structure in glass-formation, and suggests many interesting directions for future work. The structural and dynamic properties of six different systems are characterised, and some comparisons are made between them. A wide range of alloy-like structures are formed, including substitutionally ordered crystals, amorphous solids, and multiphase materials. Approximate phase diagrams show that glass-formation generally occurs between competing higher symmetry structures. This work identifies two new glass-forming systems with effective chemical ordering and substantially different short- and medium-range structure compared to the glassformer studied in Part I. These represent ideal candidates for extending the study presented in Part I. There also appears to be a close connection between quasicrystal and glass-formation in 2D via random-tiling like structures. This may help explain the experimental observation that quasicrystals sometimes vitrify on heating. The alignment of asymmetric unit cells is found to be the rate-limiting step in the crystal nucleation and growth of a substitutionally ordered crystal, and another system shows amorphous-crystal coexistence and appears highly stable to complete phase separation. The generality of these results and their implications for theoretical descriptions of the glass transition are also discussed.
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Widmer-Cooper, Asaph. "Structure and dynamics in two-dimensional glass-forming alloys." Science. School of Chemistry, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1320.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)The glass-transition traverses continuously from liquid to solid behaviour, yet the role of structure in this large and gradual dynamic transition is poorly understood. This thesis presents a theoretical study of the relationship between structure and dynamics in two-dimensional glass-forming alloys, and provides new tools and real-space insight into the relationship at a microscopic level. The work is divided into two parts. Part I is concerned with the role of structure in the appearance of spatially heterogeneous dynamics in a supercooled glass-forming liquid. The isoconfigurational ensemble method is introduced as a general tool for analysing the effect that a configuration has on the subsequent particle motion, and the dynamic propensity is presented as the aspect of structural relaxation that can be directly related to microscopic variations in the structure. As the temperature is reduced, the spatial distribution of dynamic propensity becomes increasingly heterogeneous. This provides the first direct evidence that the development of spatially heterogeneous dynamics in a fragile glass-former is related to spatial variations in the structure. The individual particle motion also changes from Gaussian to non- Gaussian as the temperature is reduced, i.e. the configuration expresses its character more and more intermittently. The ability of several common measures of structure and a measure of structural ‘looseness’ to predict the spatial distribution of dynamic propensity are then tested. While the local coordination environment, local potential energy, and local free volume show some correlation with propensity, they are unable to predict its spatial variation. Simple coarse-graining does not help either. These results cast doubt on the microscopic basis of theories of the glass transition that are based purely on concepts of free volume or local potential energy. In sharp contrast, a dynamic measure of structural ‘looseness’ - an isoconfigurational single-particle Debye-Waller (DW) factor - is able to predict the spatial distribution of propensity in the supercooled liquid. This provides the first microscopic evidence for previous correlations found between short- and long-time dynamics in supercooled liquids. The spatial distribution of the DW factor changes rapidly in the supercooled liquid and suggests a picture of structural relaxation that is inconsistent with simple defect diffusion. Overall, the work presented in Part I provides a real-space description of the transition from structure-independent to structure-dependent dynamics, that is complementary to the configuration-space description provided by the energy landscape picture of the glass transition. In Part II, an investigation is presented into the effect of varying the interparticle potential on the phase behaviour of the binary soft-disc model. This represents a different approach to studying the role of structure in glass-formation, and suggests many interesting directions for future work. The structural and dynamic properties of six different systems are characterised, and some comparisons are made between them. A wide range of alloy-like structures are formed, including substitutionally ordered crystals, amorphous solids, and multiphase materials. Approximate phase diagrams show that glass-formation generally occurs between competing higher symmetry structures. This work identifies two new glass-forming systems with effective chemical ordering and substantially different short- and medium-range structure compared to the glassformer studied in Part I. These represent ideal candidates for extending the study presented in Part I. There also appears to be a close connection between quasicrystal and glass-formation in 2D via random-tiling like structures. This may help explain the experimental observation that quasicrystals sometimes vitrify on heating. The alignment of asymmetric unit cells is found to be the rate-limiting step in the crystal nucleation and growth of a substitutionally ordered crystal, and another system shows amorphous-crystal coexistence and appears highly stable to complete phase separation. The generality of these results and their implications for theoretical descriptions of the glass transition are also discussed.
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Barakati, Adel. "Numerical Modelling of Liquid Containing Structure under Dynamic Loading." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/33425.
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Abstract
Liquid containing tanks (LCTs) are used in water distribution systems and in the industry
for storing water, toxic and flammable liquids and are expected to be functional after severe earthquakes. The failure of a large tank during seismic excitation has implications far beyond the economic value of the tanks and their contents. Then seismic design becomes a high necessity for this type of structure. However, tanks differ from buildings in two ways: first, during seismic excitation, the liquid inside the tank exerts a hydrodynamic force on tank walls, base, and roof in addition to the hydrostatic forces. Second, LCTs are generally required to remain watertight. Many current standards and guidelines such as ACI 350.3-06, ACI 371R-08, ASCE7, API650, EUROCODE8 and NZSEE 1986 code, cover seismic designs which are based primarily on theoretical analysis. This analysis is still not enough to fully describe the behavior of this structure under seismic oscillation noting that the theoretical analysis is based on a linear model and two dimensional spaces. So the focus of this study is to measure two important dynamic parameters which are the natural period and the maximum sloshing height of the water under harmonic motion by conducting an experimental investigation and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation. Open-foam is the numerical tool chosen in this study. There is currently no study done with this tool to measure the behavior of the water inside a square tank neither under seismic motion nor harmonic oscillation.Finally, a comparison between the experimental, the analytical and the numerical results will be presented to confirm the level of validity of each method. Then a conclusion is made to summarize this research and to propose future works.
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Posse, Ernesto. "Modelling and simulation of dynamic-structure discrete-event systems." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22006.
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Discrete-event modelling and simulation has become an established approach to the description and study of complex dynamic systems. In recent years there has been an increased interest in modelling complex dynamic-structure systems, i.e., systems whose structure changes over time. Such systems are generally more difficult to understand and analyze than systems with a static structure. These challenges can be met by the development of appropriate modelling formalisms based on a solid foundation and with suitable supporting tools. In this thesis we explore an approach to modelling and simulation of dynamic-structure discrete-event systems based on process algebra. The thesis consists of two parts. We begin by exploring, in the first part, a formalism for static-structure discrete-event modelling and simulation called the Discrete-EVent System Specification formalism (DEVS [Zeigler 76, 2000].) We develop an alternative theoretical foundation for DEVS based on Structural Operational Semantics, focusing on determinism and compositionality properties. In the second part we develop a modelling language for dynamic-structure discrete-event systems named kiltera, based on process algebras and incorporating elements from discrete-event modelling. This language, based on the \pi-calculus [Milner 89], allows us to describe and reason about timed, mobile and distributed discrete-event systems in a single framework. We develop a theoretical foundation based on Structural Operational Semantics and establish fundamental properties concerning time-determinism, continuity, compositionality and legitimacy. We build a simulator for the language which supports both sequential and distributed execution of models, based on a variant of the Time Warp algorithm [Jefferson 85]. Finally we apply this language to the modelling and simulation of traffic.La modélisation et la simulation à événements discrets constituent une approche bien établie pour la description et l'étude des systèmes dynamiques complexes. Ces dernières années, il y a eu un regain d'intérêt pour la modélisation des systèmes complexes à structure dynamique. Ces systèmes sont généralement plus difficiles à comprendre et à analyser que les systèmes ayant une structure statique. Cette analyse et cette compréhension peuvent être développées à l'aide de formalismes de modélisation fondés sur une base solide et des outils appropriés. Dans cette thèse, nous explorons une approche de modélisation et de simulation des systèmes à événements discrets fondée sur l'algèbre de processus. Ce document se compose de deux parties. Dans la première partie, nous étudions ce que l'on appelle le formalisme Discrete-EVent System Specifications (DEVS.) Nous développons un autre fondement théorique pour DEVS fondée sur la sémantique opérationnelle structurelle, en mettant l'accent sur les propriétés de déterminisme et de compositionalité. Dans la deuxième partie, nous développons un langage de modélisation pour systèmes à structure dynamique nommé kiltera, en nous fondant sur les algèbres de processus et en incorporant des éléments de modélisation à événements discrets. Ce langage, en se fondant sur le \pi-calcul, nous permet de décrire et de raisonner sur les systèmes mobiles, distribués et au temps-réel, à événements discrets, dans un cadre conceptuel unique. Nous développons une base théorique fondée sur la sémantique opérationnelle structurelle et nous établissons des propriétés fondamentales concernant le déterminisme-temps, la continuité, la compositionalité et la légitimité. Nous construisons un simulateur pour le langage qui supporte à la fois l'exécution séquentielle et distribuée de modèles, en utilisant une variante de l'algorithme Time Warp. Enfin, nous appliquons ce la
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Pheng, Sokhom. "Dynamic data structure analysis and visualization of Java programs." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=98768.
Анотація:
For many years, programmers have faced the problem of reading and trying to understand other programmers' code, either to maintain it or to learn from it. Analysis of dynamic data structure usage is useful for both program understanding and for improving the accuracy of other program analyses.Data structure usage has been the target of various static techniques. Static approaches, however, may suffer from reduced accuracy in complex situations and have the potential to be overly-conservative in their approximation. An accurate, clean picture of runtime heap activity is difficult to achieve.
We have designed and implemented a dynamic heap analysis system that allows one to examine and analyze how Java programs build and modify data structures. Using a complete execution trace from a profiled run of the program, we build an internal representation that mirrors the evolving runtime data structures. The resulting series of representations can then be analyzed and visualized. This gives us an accurate representation of the data structures created and an insight into the program's behaviour. Furthermore we show how to use our approach to help understand how programs use data structures, the precise effect of garbage collection, and to establish limits on static data structure analysis.
A deep understanding of dynamic data structures is particularly important for modern, object-oriented languages that make extensive use of heap-based data structures. These analysis results can be useful for an important group of applications such as parallelization, garbage collection optimization, program understanding or improvements to other optimization.
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Seddon, Caroline Michelle. "Modelling transient dynamic fluid-structure interaction in aerospace applications." Thesis, University of Salford, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492434.
Анотація:
Although significant progress has been made in the study of dynamic loading of aircraft structures, several areas have been identified that require further research. In particular, attention is drawn to problems involving transient, dynamic fluid-structure interaction, where fluids play an important role, heavily influencing the response of the structure to the applied dynamic load. In this work the use of existing numerical modelling techniques for the evaluation of such problems is investigated.
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Gandomzadeh, Ali. "Dynamic soil-structure interaction : effect of nonlinear soil behavior." Phd thesis, Université Paris-Est, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00648179.
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The interaction of the soil with the structure has been largely explored the assumption of material and geometrical linearity of the soil. Nevertheless, for moderate or strong seismic events, the maximum shear strain can easily reach the elastic limit of the soil behavior. Considering soil-structure interaction, the nonlinear effects may change the soil stiffness at the base of the structure and therefore energy dissipation into the soil. Consequently, ignoring the nonlinear characteristics of the dynamic soil-structure interaction (DSSI) this phenomenon could lead toerroneous predictions of structural response. The goal of this work is to implement a fully nonlinear constitutive model for soils into anumerical code in order to investigate the effect of soil nonlinearity on dynamic soil structureinteraction. Moreover, different issues are taken into account such as the effect of confining stress on the shear modulus of the soil, initial static condition, contact elements in the soil-structure interface, etc. During this work, a simple absorbing layer method based on a Rayleigh / Caughey damping formulation, which is often already available in existing. Finite Element softwares, is also presented. The stability conditions of the wave propagation problems are studied and it is shown that the linear and nonlinear behavior are very different when dealing with numerical dispersion. It is shown that the 10 points per wavelength rule, recommended in the literature for the elastic media is not sufficient for the nonlinear case. The implemented model is first numerically verified by comparing the results with other known numerical codes. Afterward, a parametric study is carried out for different types of structures and various soil profiles to characterize nonlinear effects. Different features of the DSSI are compared to the linear case : modification of the amplitude and frequency content of the waves propagated into the soil, fundamental frequency, energy dissipation in the soil and the response of the soil-structure system. Through these parametric studies we show that depending on the soil properties, frequency content of the soil response could change significantly due to the soil nonlinearity. The peaks of the transfer function between free field and outcropping responsesshift to lower frequencies and amplification happens at this frequency range. Amplificationreduction for the high frequencies and even deamplication may happen for high level inputmotions. These changes influence the structural response.We show that depending on the combination of the fundamental frequency of the structureand the the natural frequency of the soil, the effect of soil-structure interaction could be significant or negligible. However, the effect of structure weight and rocking of the superstructurecould change the results. Finally, the basin of Nice is used as an example of wave propagation ona heterogeneous nonlinear media and dynamic soil-structure interaction. The basin response isstrongly dependent on the combination of soil nonlinearity, topographic effects and impedancecontrast between soil layers. For the selected structures and soil profiles of this work, the performed numerical simulations show that the shift of the fundamental frequency is not a goodindex to discriminate linear from nonlinear soil behavior
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Gysling, Daniel Lawrence. "Dynamic control of centrifugal compressor surge using tailored structure." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41320.
Анотація:
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1989.GRSN 406712
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-123).
by Daniel Lawrence Gysling.
M.S.
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Staker, Shawn W. "A dynamic term structure model of Central Bank policy." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53304.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2009.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-118).
This thesis investigates the implications of explicitly modeling the monetary policy of the Central Bank within a Dynamic Term Structure Model (DTSM). We follow Piazzesi (2005) and implement monetary policy by including the Fed target rate as a state variable. The discontinuous target dynamics are accurately modeled via a non-linear switching process, while still maintaining affine requirements under the pricing measure ensuring tractability. To ensure a flexible risk specification we turn to the parametrization of Cheridito et al (2007), with extensions to the target jump process. Model parameters are estimated via a simulated maximum likelihood estimation scheme with importance sampling. A Bayesian particle filter is used as a robustness check, and it's use for static parameter estimation in a DTSM framework is explored. Our results support those in Piazzesi (2005), revealing a substantial improvement in pricing errors especially on the short end of the yield curve. The model construction provides a natural framework to inspect monetary policy information embedded in yields, which is found to be substantial. We find the addition of the target rate greatly improves the model's ability to explain excess return. An ability which is increased with the inclusion of the full term structure of target rates, as measured from Fed future contracts. We postulate the improved performance is due to the target as a proxy for short term rates, and a conduit to express the information content of the term structure of target rates.
by Shawn W. Staker.
Ph.D.