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Author : Barbara Sporn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : OCLC:1193363467
This book presents an overview of different disciplines within the universities and their views on adaptation. It also looks at the level of adaptability of universities in Europe and the US.
Author : Gennaro Senatore,Ian F. C. Smith
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9782889712922
Author : David Wagg,Ian Bond,Paul Weaver,Michael Friswell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0470512040
Adaptive structures have the ability to adapt, evolve or change their properties or behaviour in response to the environment around them. The analysis and design of adaptive structures requires a highly multi-disciplinary approach which includes elements of structures, materials, dynamics, control, design and inspiration taken from biological systems. Development of adaptive structures has been taking place in a wide range of industrial applications, but is particularly advanced in the aerospace and space technology sector with morphing wings, deployable space structures; piezoelectric devices and vibration control of tall buildings. Bringing together some of the foremost world experts in adaptive structures, this unique text: includes discussions of the application of adaptive structures in the aerospace, military, civil engineering structures, automotive and MEMS. presents the impact of biological inspiration in designing adaptive structures, particularly the use of hierarchy in nature, which typically induces multi-functional behavior. sets the agenda for future research in adaptive structures in one distinctive single volume. Adaptive Structures: Engineering Applications is essential reading for engineers and scientists working in the fields of intelligent materials, structural vibration, control and related smart technologies. It will also be of interest to senior undergraduate and postgraduate research students as well as design engineers working in the aerospace, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering sectors.
Author : Yoshisada Murotsu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998-03-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1566766567
Author : Roger Ohayon,Michel Bernadou
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1566769043
Author : C.Lee Giles
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998-03-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3540643419
Tenascin, a recently characterized extracellular matrix (ECM) protein which is expressed during embryonic and fetal development, wound healing and various benign and malignant tumors (but highly restricted in normal adult tissues) is believed to affect a number of cellular functions such as cellular growth, differentiation, adhesion and motility. It has been extensively studied in recent years to elucidate cellular phenomena that are associated with development, tissue regeneration and neoplastic growth and behavior. It may be a potential target in the treatment of cancers and other disorders. This book focuses mainly on tissue expression and the poorly known biological role of this ECM protein.
Author : Erwin Stein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783211380604
This course with 6 lecturers intends to present a systematic survey of recent re search results of well-known scientists on error-controlled adaptive finite element methods in solid and structural mechanics with emphasis to problem-dependent concepts for adaptivity, error analysis as well as h- and p-adaptive refinement techniques including meshing and remeshing. Challenging applications are of equal importance, including elastic and elastoplastic deformations of solids, con tact problems and thin-walled structures. Some major topics should be pointed out, namely: (i) The growing importance of goal-oriented and local error estimates for quan tities of interest—in comparison with global error estimates—based on dual finite element solutions; (a) The importance of the p-version of the finite element method in conjunction with parameter-dependent hierarchical approximations of the mathematical model, for example in boundary layers of elastic plates; (Hi) The choice of problem-oriented error measures in suitable norms, consider ing residual, averaging and hierarchical error estimates in conjunction with the efficiency of the associated adaptive computations; (iv) The importance of implicit local postprocessing with enhanced test spaces in order to get constant-free, i. e. absolute-not only relative-discretizati- error estimates; (v) The coupling of error-controlled adaptive discretizations and the mathemat ical modeling in related subdomains, such as boundary layers. The main goals of adaptivity are reliability and efficiency, combined with in sight and access to controls which are independent of the applied discretization methods. By these efforts, new paradigms in Computational Mechanics should be realized, namely verifications and even validations of engineering models.
Author : Barbara Sporn
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Pub
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1853027812
This book presents an overview of different disciplines within the universities and their views on adaptation. It also looks at the level of adaptability of universities in Europe and the US.
Author : Nesbitt Hagood IV
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999-03-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1566767555
Author : Yuji Matsuzaki
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1587161036
Author : Ian C. Parmee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781447102731
Following an introduction to the various techniques and examples of their routine application, this potential is explored through the introduction of various strategies that support searches across a far broader set of possible design solutions within time and budget constraints. Generic problem areas investigated include: - design decomposition; - whole-system design; - multi-objective and constraint satisfaction; - human-computer interaction; - computational expense. Appropriate strategies that help overcome problems often encountered when integrating computer-based techniques with complex, real-world design environments are described. A straightforward approach coupled with examples supports a rapid understanding of the manner in which such strategies can best be designed to handle the complexities of a particular problem.
Author : Elmar J. Breitbach,L. F. Campanile
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003-08-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849319277
This book will be a valuable step toward the common goal of an "adaptive" scientific community: improving everyone's quality of life in a sustainable and safe way.
Author : Kon-Well Wang,Jiong Tang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780387787510
Adaptive Structural Systems with Piezoelectric Transducer Circuitry provides a comprehensive discussion on the integration of piezoelectric transducers with electrical circuitry for the development and enhancement of adaptive structural systems. Covering a wide range of interdisciplinary research, this monograph presents a paradigm of taking full advantage of the two-way electro-mechanical coupling characteristics of piezoelectric transducers for structural control and identification in adaptive structural systems. Presenting descriptions of algorithm development, theoretical analysis and experimental investigation, engineers and researchers alike will find this a valuable reference.
Author : Joel Lance Davis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429693045
In science, a few areas particularly capture the imagination because of a combination of excitement, substantial technical progress, and implicit significance in affecting the nature and quality of life. Perhaps no area of science exhibits these characteristics more abundantly than that dealing with the brain. Once shrouded in the mystical, studies in modem brain science are dramatically enhancing our understanding of brain function and its impact on learning and memory. It is perhaps the union of pragmatic and mystical aspects that makes this such an exciting arena of science. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) began an intensive effort in 1983 on the topic of the neural basis for learning and memory. This effort was aimed at providing the scientific understanding of how learning takes place. It is the expectation that a neurological understanding of learning processes will lead to the formulation of learning strategies that will significantly enhance performance. This is important in a civilian and military population faced with serious manpower problems requiring a few individuals to be more expert with technologically intensive systems. With these motivations in mind, two of us (EJW and RN) formulated a full-day symposium at the AAAS annual meeting held in New York, May 1984.
Author : Ishmael I. Munene
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135949532
In the face of increasing social demand and cutbacks in state budgetary support, universities in African countries are now turning towards a multicampus system strategy. As African governments have adopted neoliberal education policies that place premium on entrepreneurialism, profit making, privatization, and markets as drivers of university development, a reshaping of the academic work and organizational framework have taken place. However, little is known about the impact of this paradigm shift on access, quality and governance in higher education. This book fills the void in research and academic knowledge about the impact of the emerging university configurations in Africa. It analyzes the paradox surrounding the performance of multicampus university systems as avenues of broadening university access but whose structural success may be qualitatively contested. This book offers a refreshing examination of the African multicampus university system from both an African and global perspective. It makes use of empirical data from Kenya collected during extensive fieldwork along with substantive library and documentary resources on the rest of the continents to fortify arguments and demonstrate important conclusions. This allows for a comparative analysis of policies and strategies used in the establishment of campuses, both within and beyond national boundaries in the continent, and will be a welcome contribution to the existing repertoire on African universities.