Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsOptimal Arrangement of Energy-Dissipating Members for Seismic Retrofitting of Truss StructuresToru Takeuchi, Yusuke Kinouchi, Ryota Matsui, Toshiyuki OgawaAlthough passive response control design is a popular method, an arrangement methodology for energy-dissipating devices in spatial structures has not been established yet. In this study, optimization techniques are applied to arrangements of energy-dissipating devices in truss tower structures. First, a response prediction rule using the response spectrum and the equivalent linearization method is proposed. Then, a genetic algorithm is … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 14 Jul 2015 · 7,619 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDynamic Behavior of Tyre Tread BlockK. Sridharan, R. SivaramakrishnanThe Tyre tread pattern is the arrangement of blocks, grooves and voids, sipes and channels designed into the tread to enhance its grip on the road. Tread is the uppermost part of any tyre which contact into the road and it has its own performance towards mileage, traction, low noise and heat built up properties. It would be meaningful to … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 28 Jul 2012 · 9,791 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHeuristic Placement Routines for Two-Dimensional Bin Packing ProblemL. Wong, L. S. LeeProblem statement: Cutting and packing (C and P) problems are optimization problems that are concerned in finding a good arrangement of multiple small items into one or more larger objects. Bin packing problem is a type of C AND P problems. Bin packing problem is an important industrial problem where the general objective is to reduce the production costs by … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,701 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMobile Agents in Heterogeneous Networks: A Look on PerformanceR. B. Patel, Neeraj GoelMobile agents can be seen as a new paradigm for distributed computing. One characteristic of mobile agents is their autonomy and pro-activity. This article present a framework designed on top of PMADE (Platform for Mobile Agent Distribution and Execution) to support our research in this domain. Our framework consists of three modules. The Map Module collects information on the available … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 11 · 30 Nov 2006 · 6,490 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordDesign Parameters Optimization Simulation of a Prototype Segmented Rubber Track Vehicle for Sepang Peat in MalaysiaAtaur Rahman, Azmi Yahya, Mohd. Zohadie et al.This study describes a simulation model for studying the basic design parameters of a special rubber track vehicle with rigid link tracks system on Sepang peat terrain in Malaysia. The prototype parameters for a track system, including proper track width, ground contact length, pitch and grouser height, idler diameter and location, sprocket diameter and location, road-wheel diameter and geometrical arrangement, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2005 · 7,928 accessesView PDFCite