This paper presents a terminal voltage control of a wind turbine Self Excited Induction Generator (SEIG). The wind turbine induction generator system is proposed to supply an isolated static load under widely varying conditions. The terminal voltage had been regulated by adapting the value of the excitation capacitance from Static VAR Compensator (SVC) using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) cont...

This paper investigates the elastic-plastic seismic behavior of long span cable-stayed steel bridges through the plane finite-element model. Both geometric and material nonlinearities are involved in the analysis. The geometric nonlinearities come from the stay cable sag effect, axial force-bending moment interaction, and large displacements. Material nonlinearity arises when the stiffening ste...

To investigate the energy absorption characteristics and crush behavior of layered aluminum honeycomb, the experiments of layered aluminum honeycomb structure under quasi-static load had been carried out, mainly includes single, double, triple, four layer combinations. The results showed that: the peak force and the mean plateau force of single-layer aluminum honeycomb structure are proportiona...

The most common approach to assess the safety of a bridge is load rating. However, this approach cannot quantify the bridge safety in probabilistic terms or fully quantify the structural risk to the bridge. Reliability methods have become an increasingly popular and gradually accepted approach to assess the safety of structures. These methods account for the randomness and correlation of all re...

cast connections. ABSTRACT: Diagonal bracings are extremely popular elements for lateral load resistance in steel-framed buildings. In turn, the most common shape used for bracing members is the hollow structural section. While the design of such members is straight-forward, the design of gusset-plate connections at the member ends is controversial. This paper reviews the current ‘state-of-the-...

The control design for decentralized active damping of large-scale manipulators with hydraulic actuation is considered in a distributedparameter framework. The concepts of modern light-weight construction enable the production of machines like mobile concrete pumps or maritime crane systems with extended operating range and less static load. However, due to the reduced weight the elasticity of ...

When cyclone Tracy struck Darwin in 1974 it caused extensive damage to housing. A survey conducted by the authors included measurement of a damage index for about 1500 timber framed elevated houses of similar size and construction. This large sample provided a unique opportunity for quantifying the spatial variation of the wind-field impact of a typical tropical cyclone. In addition it was obse...

Based on energy variation methods we calculated the deflection of membranes under the combined load of an external pressure and an internal lateral stress. A lateral load gives rise to buckling once a critical load is exceeded. The combination of transversal loads and lateral loads changes the properties of the membrane (and other structures) in the vicinity of the buckling load: The membrane d...

The connection with opening on beam web is analyzed by Finite Element Program ABAQOUS. The optimal opening sizes and location are determined under the static loads. The factors to influence the formation of plastic hinge in beams and columns withstand static load are considered. Conclusions are drawn that the formation position is not only related with the web height h, but also with flange wid...