We consider the equation of motion for one-dimensional nonlinear viscoelasticity of strain-rate type under the assumption that the stored-energy function is λ-convex, which allows for solid phase transformations. We formulate this problem as a gradient flow, leading to existence and uniqueness of solutions. By approximating general initial data by those in which the deformation gradient takes o...

Tensile and compressive strain–temperature and stress–strain responses have been used for the first time to investigate the effects of second-phase particles on the deformation of NiFeGa shape memory alloys. Particles are conducive to the dissipation of stored energy; stress and thermal hysteresis increase three-fold in aged alloys. Although dissipation is severe, recoverable strain levels are ...

The present paper investigates the behavior of iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) subjected to cyclic inelastic straining by means uniaxial coupon experiments. tests feature round bar coupons a broad range strain histories representative earthquake loading. experimental results suggest that Fe-SMA under investigation exhibits an asymmetric stress-strain relation, with limited superelastic...

Abstract We examined the attraction of adults to six LEDs in red flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), which is widespread as a stored grain insect. In experiment, bluish green and were more attractive than two UVs, blue, only females. On other hand, no difference was found among males. Next, we investigated relationship between light intensity attractiveness....

Ubiquitous information access becomes more and more important nowadays and research is aimed at making it adapted to users. Our work consists in applying machine learning techniques in order to adapt the information access provided by ubiquitous systems to users when the system only knows the user social group, without knowing anything about the user’s interest. The adaptation procedures associ...

In this paper, I describe multiple aspects that are closely related to the release of S-Store system, including dockerized S-Store system, new benchmark MIMIC2BigDAWG, dockerization of the integrated streaming processing system, verification of new S-Store scheduler and collection of stored procedures statistics. Although many other indispensable works are also finished for the final release, t...

The successful execution of a construction project is heavily impacted by making the right decision during tendering processes. Managing tender procedures is very complex and uncertain involving coordination of many tasks and individuals with different priorities and objectives. Bias and inconsistent decision are inevitable if the decision-making process is totally depends on intuition, subject...