An aqueduct is a bridge-like structure that supports canal passing over river or low ground, and it an important part of water conveyance system. Aqueduct piers are extremely vulnerable to damage during strong earthquakes can result in structural collapse. Further, excessive seismic displacement will also fracture aqueduct’s rubber water-stop interrupt the normal service after earthquake. There...

Centering was formulated as a model of the relationship between attentional state, the form of referring expressions, and the coherence of an utterance within a discourse segment. In this paper, I argue that the restriction of centering to operating within a discourse segment should be abandoned in order to integrate centering with a model of global discourse structure. The within-segment restr...

In this paper we propose a computational treatment of the resolution of zero pronouns in Japanese discourse, using an adaptation of the centering algorithm. We are able to factor language-specific dependencies into one parameter of the centering algorithm. Previous analyses have stipulated that a zero pronoun and its cospecifier must share a grammatical function property such as Subject or NonS...

Introduction. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the shaping and centering ability of ProTaper Next (PTN; Dentsply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Switzerland) and WaveOne Classic systems (Dentsply Maillefer) in simulated root canals. Methods. Forty J-shaped canals in resin blocks were assigned to two groups (n = 20 for each group). Photographic method was used to record pre- and postinst...

The performance of nearest neighbor methods is degraded by the presence of hubs, i.e., objects in the dataset that are similar to many other objects. In this paper, we show that the classical method of centering, the transformation that shifts the origin of the space to the data centroid, provides an effective way to reduce hubs. We show analytically why hubs emerge and why they are suppressed ...

Nowadays' earthquake engineering is coping with the challenging task of providing low-cost seismic resilient structures. Among others, a viable solution for Steel Moment Resisting Frames (MRFs) based on use Self-Centering Damage-Free (SCDF) joints at Column Bases (CBs) and Beam-to-Column Joints (BCJs), ensuring both energy dissipation capacity self-centering behavior structure. Past studies dem...

Self-centering rocking walls are known as viable alternatives to typical shear walls, as they provide a number of solutions for eliminating seismic flaws of conventional designs. These rocking walls have a generally positive impact on the seismic behavior of structural systems, but their design makes them susceptible to concrete crushing around their base, which can lead to significantly advers...