Seismic retrofitting of important structures is essential in seismological active zones. The importance is doubled when it comes to some buildings like schools, hospitals, bridges etc. because they are required to continue their serviceability even after a major earthquake. Generally, seismic retrofitting codes have paid little attention to retrofitting of foundations due to its construction co...

The relationship between representatives of the generations “revolutionary turning point” (born at turn 19th-20th centuries) and “children revolution” (those whose childhood fell on first post-revolutionary fifteen years) is analyzed. role young “godless” 1920s in evolution moral state peasant “fathers” studied. Attention paid to theoretical substantiation pioneers formation “new man”, their pr...

The author analyzes the content of new National Security Strategy Russian Federation, compares it with previous documents on national security, and determines its compliance requirements law "On Strategic Planning in Federation." article highlights main features modern model ensuring security: inseparable relationship interdependence security socio-economic development country; a focus factor f...

from the past to the present time, in all civilizations and countries, urbanization is considered the most striking evolution of human societies. with the advent of the industrial revolution and the rapid expansion of cities, societies were faced with numerous problems. one of the most significant problems is extreme centralization in one city or more and fragmentation of urban hierarchical sys...

Criminal investigations now face a new reality at the outset of criminal investigations. It involves gathering evidence, which has become more different than in previous decades. In line with information and technology age, are increasingly finding that large proportion offenses based on electronic evidence. The taking consolidation evidence must take place such way it can also be subject to ex...

animation, often called visual music, can have a structural base similar to that of absolute music. In this article, I propose a groundwork for a practical theory of visual music composition. The approach builds from the simple premise that the resolution of tension moves us through time. The article will review some fundamentals from art and design and apply them to temporal structure. To esta...

We will outline a theory of agency cast in theoretical psychology, viewed as a branch of a non-eliminativist biology. Our proposal will be based on an evolutionary view of the nature and functioning of the mind(s), reconsidered in a radically subjectivist, radically constructivist framework. We will argue that the activities of control systems should be studied in terms of interaction. Specific...

One of the major roles of logic in computer science and A.I. is for knowledge representation and specification. In the context of knowledge representation, formal logic is widely praised as the tool par excellence for expressing information in a precise way and for correct and precise communication of information between different experts. In the scenario of communicating experts, the experts e...

1 What Are Foundations? Surely we want solid foundations. What kind of castle can we build on sand? What is the point of devoting effort to balconies and minarets, if the foundation may be so weak as to allow the structure to collapse of its own weight? We want our foundations set on bedrock, designed to last for generations. Who would want an architect who cannot certify the soundness of the f...