The determination of structural and nonstructural damage under earthquake excitations is usually considered as a key factor in performance-based seismic design (PBSD) methods is In this regard, various damage indices have been developed in recent years to quantitatively estimate structural damage. The aim of this study is to develop a simple method to evaluate performance levels of zipper-brace...

The Ms 6.2 Zhangbei earthquake occurred at 3:53 (UTC) on 10 January 1998, with its epicenter located about 150 km northwest of Beijing, China. Over the past 2 decades, many studies have reported that there was a positive thermal infrared (TIR) anomaly appearing along direction from Bohai Sea to within 2–3 days preceding earthquake, which considered be caused by activity great Zhangbei-Bohai fau...

• Optimal sizing of solar photo-voltaic/diesel generator/battery hybrid system for isolated islands India. Exclusive techno-economic investigation four different energy storage technologies the above system. Zinc bromine flow (ZBF) technology based offers highest return investment and renewable penetration with lowest simple payback period pollutant emissions. Sensitivity analysis ZBF integrate...

When structures are subjected to strong ground motion excitations, structural elements may be prone to yielding, and consequently experience significant levels of inelastic behavior. The effects of inelastic behavior on the distribution of peak floor loads are not explicitly accounted for in current seismic code procedures. During recent years, many studies have been conducted to develop new de...

when structures are subjected to strong ground motion excitations, structural elements may be prone to yielding, and consequently experience significant levels of inelastic behavior. the effects of inelastic behavior on the distribution of peak floor loads are not explicitly accounted for in current seismic code procedures. during recent years, many studies have been conducted to develop new de...

This study presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based approach to determine the optimal positioning for an atmospheric turbulence sensor on rotary-wing uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) with X8 configuration. The vertical (zBF) and horizontal (xBF) distances of UAV center reduce effect propeller-induced flow are investigated by CFD simulations k−ϵ model actuator disc theory. To ensure real...