Large scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) would significantly increase the overall electricity demand of the power distribution networks. Hence, there is a need for comprehensive planning of charging infrastruct...
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Active spectators on grandstands can induce wide palette of loads ranging from hand-clapping or swaying to bobbing or synchronized jumping. Each of these loads may differ in its intensity, frequency range, and level o...
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Active spectators on grandstands can induce wide palette of loads ranging from hand-clapping or swaying to bobbing or synchronized jumping. Each of these loads may differ in its intensity, frequency range, and level of synchronization. All these aspects render the process of predicting the behaviour and performance of grandstands difficult, requiring proper modelling techniques. Although grandstands themselves can be successfully modelled by finite element method, the situation with human-induced loading is less transparent, and mathematical description of load have evolved over the years from equivalent static load through deterministic approximations in time and frequency domain to Monte Carlo (MC) generators. In this contribution, the most intensive kind of human activity exercised on grandstands—synchronized jumping—is focused on. In particular, the response of grandstands loaded by jumping active crowds that are randomly distributed in space is investigated. For simplicity, no passive spectators are considered. Two modelling approaches are used. First, direct MC simulation provides a reference solution. Second, a semi-analytical formulation employing theory of random processes provides response estimates and simplifying formulas. Finally, both approaches are demonstrated and compared on a simple example.
Spatial construction-creating or copying spatial arrangements-is a hallmark of human spatial cognition. Spatial construction appears early in development, predicts later spatial and mathematical skills, and is used th...
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This study attempts to model the human arm as a dynamical triple pendulum system. The equation of motion of te human arm was obtained using Euler-Lagrange equation. The resulted second order differential equation was ...
This study attempts to model the human arm as a dynamical triple pendulum system. The equation of motion of te human arm was obtained using Euler-Lagrange equation. The resulted second order differential equation was solved analytically. Simulated results were presented with the aid of a computer software – Maple. It was observed that the angular displacement values of the three segments are directly proportional to their respective angular acceleration, which is in the modelling and analysis of human arm motion as a multiple pendulum system. Generally, the longer the segments of the human arm the longer it takes to swing back and forth, and the fewer back-and-forth swings there are in a second.
Periosteum derived progenitor cells (PDPCs) represent promising mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for skeletal regeneration and to test bone cell based tissue engineering strategies. Most of regenerative medicine approach...
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Periosteum derived progenitor cells (PDPCs) represent promising mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for skeletal regeneration and to test bone cell based tissue engineering strategies. Most of regenerative medicine approaches based on MSCs require a noteworthy amount of cells that must be expanded in vitro prior to their use. As culture expansion method may impact on cell behaviour, we assessed the replicative and metabolic capacity (nitric oxide production and glucose consumption), senescence hallmarks of PDPCs serially passaged as well as the expression of selected genes specifically related to early osteoblastic differentiation, bone remodelling and stemness during PDPC sequential passaging. We also scouted a Systems Biology approach to examine and elucidate the experimental results through mathematicalmodelling and in silico simulations. PDPC subculture led to a progressive proliferative decline but, despite this, PDPCs maintained almost constant their metabolic activity. In vitro, senescent PDPCs displayed the typical "replicative senescence" features, involving p16 and not p53 in the regulation of this phenomenon. Gene expression analysis evidenced the tendency of sub-cultured PDPCs to increase the expression of genes involved in bone resorption. The mathematical analysis of the experimental results showed a strict similarity between replicative senescence and age-related changes, enabling the definition of an in silico model mimicking PDPC behaviour in terms of nitric oxide (NO) production. The relationship between NO production and subculture passages could represent a cutting edge "replicative senescence index". Overall, our findings suggest the possibility to use early-passage PDPCs for bone regenerative approaches based on the local recruitment of stem cells, whilst the later cell passages could be a suitable in vitro tool to validate scaffolds intended for bone regeneration in elderly subjects. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The authors are looking at the impact of electric vehicles (EV) charging from low-voltage (LV) networks. Based on the data obtained from two different pilot projects: (i) Mini-E trial where EV users were incentivised ...
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Energy storage is considered as the dominant factor for the conventional grid to transition into smart grid. The current energy storage technologies have deficits in efficiency, flexibility and are not environmentally...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781538626481;9781538626474
Energy storage is considered as the dominant factor for the conventional grid to transition into smart grid. The current energy storage technologies have deficits in efficiency, flexibility and are not environmentally friendly. Researchers have proposed to use thermal mass of residential buildings as a medium for storing energy by modifying the behaviour of air-conditioning system. This paper presents a view on the proposed energy storage medium, thermal mass. From simulating the performance of building thermal elements using RC network representation, the possibility of adapting thermal inertia as a means of energy storage is evaluated. With analysis based on a variety of renewable energy generation and demand profile, an optimized material selection is made to further improve the efficiency of the system.
Many researches has been done on the lateral collapse of tube. However, the previous researches only focus on cylindrical and square tubes. Then a research has been done discovering the collapse behaviour of hexagonal...
Many researches has been done on the lateral collapse of tube. However, the previous researches only focus on cylindrical and square tubes. Then a research has been done discovering the collapse behaviour of hexagonal tube and the mathematic model of the deformation behaviour had been developed [8]. The purpose of this research is to study the lateral collapse behaviour of symmetric octagonal tubes and hence to develop a mathematical model of the collapse behaviour of these tubes. For that, a predictive mathematical model was developed and a finite element analysis procedure was conducted for the lateral collapse behaviour of symmetric octagonal tubes. Lastly, the mathematical model was verified by using the finite element analysis simulation results. It was discovered that these tubes performed different deformation behaviour than the cylindrical tube. Symmetric octagonal tubes perform 2 phases of elastic - plastic deformation behaviour patterns. The mathematical model had managed to show the fundamental of the deformation behaviour of octagonal tubes. However, further studies need to be conducted in order to further improve on the proposed mathematical model.
Emergency often create panic and stress in crowd. The human emotional transition between normal to panic state is due to extreme event which is beyond control. In the past, crowd behavior models for emergency evacuati...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781509016365
Emergency often create panic and stress in crowd. The human emotional transition between normal to panic state is due to extreme event which is beyond control. In the past, crowd behavior models for emergency evacuation being studied are aircraft emergency evacuation, emotional ant based, behavior based real time evacuation and many more which is related to the behavior and life like. They are different types of approached used to model crowd to be the same as the real world such as mathematical and heuristic approaches. mathematical approach is accurate however in modellinghumanbehaviour which is complex in terms of behavior (emotions), cognitive and appraisal, heuristic approach is preferred. In defining human behavior (emotions) in a real world, fuzzy logic approach is chosen to be incorporated into an intelligent agent based on emotions and stress theory. Within this paper we intend to outline our proposed model with extracting data from the real world video into fuzzy rules in producing real life crowd evacuation modelling.
Many large composite structures are manufactured using sandwich laminates to achieve high specific bending strength and stiffness. For wind turbine blades, the self-weight becomes increasingly important as blade size ...
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