in the present study, the effect of core on shear lag phenomenon in tubular structures is investigated. three different tubular structure models including model without core, model with central core and model with central core but eliminated in last 15 stories have been analyzed. a shear lag index is defined for evaluating these models. from examination of the results, the effective influence o...

Structural and thermal engineers currently work independently of each other using unrelated tools, models, and methods. Without the ability to rapidly exchange design data and predicted performance, the achievement of the ideals of concurrent engineering is not possible. Thermal codes have been unable to exploit the geometric information in structural models and the CAD design database, and do ...

Many RNA structures are assembled from a collection of RNA motifs, which appear repeatedly and in various combinations. Identification of RNA structural motifs will enhance our understanding of RNA structures and functions. Searching for secondary structural patterns in sequence databases is the basic technique and fundamental problem for extracting and identifying such motifs. A number of algo...

We introduce structural feasibility into procedural modeling of buildings. This allows for more realistic structural models that can be interacted with in physical simulations. While existing structural analysis tools focus heavily on providing an analysis of the stress state, our proposed method automatically tunes a set of designated free parameters to obtain forms that are structurally sound.

Automatic arrangement is the problem of transforming an input score into a full orchestration, e.g. realized with samples. A subproblem, on which arrangement depends, is to establish the dynamic levels of individual parts, their articulations, and how parts are to align. A new kind of structural analysis is described: the interpretation of music means the delineation of existing structure, so t...

To reduce a large number of variables to a smaller number of factors for modeling purposes, where the large number of variables precludes modeling all the measures individually. As such, factor analysis is integrated in structural equation modeling (SEM), helping confirm the latent variables modeled by SEM. However, factor analysis can be and is often used on a stand-alone basis for similar pur...

Joined-wing aircraft are being designed for ‘sensorcraft’ configuration. Joined wings lead to multiple load paths and constraints. The focus of this work is to understand the nonlinear structural as well as aeroelastic behavior of joined wings. The paper presents a formulation for the nonlinear aeroelastic analysis of joined wings. Results are presented for two joined wings configurations. Over...

Using a measurement model of brand name and consumer preferences, this study aims to investigate the effects of brand name on consumer preferences in Turkmenistan. This study sought to investigate specifically, the influence of brand name on consumer’s preferences by utilizing structural equation modeling (SEM) technique. Moreover, all possible correlations between these dimensions or domains o...

This paper presents simple analytical approaches for evaluating progressive collapse potential of lowand mid-rise buildings that could be used in routine design by design professionals. Although nonlinear time history analysis would be more realistic in representing progressive collapse phenomenon, high fidelity structural models to represent nonlinear structural behavior are required to produc...