scholarly journals Seismic ground response by twin lined tunnels with different cross sections

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Panji ◽  
Saeed Mojtabazadeh-Hasanlouei
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Element ◽  
Ground Motion ◽  
Half Plane ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Plane Boundary ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Seismic Ground Motion ◽  
Frequency Domains ◽  
Time And Frequency Domains

Abstract In this paper, the geometrical effects of shallow twin lined tunnels with different cross sections are investigated to obtain the anti-plane seismic ground motion under vertical/horizontal incident plane SH waves. A model of long two-dimensional lined tunnels is established and embedded in a homogeneous linear elastic half-plane by an applied numerical time-domain boundary element approach. In addition to a brief introduction to the formulation of the method, by considering five tunnel sections including circular, elliptical, horseshoe, square and rectangular, the surface response is sensitized to observe the normalized displacement amplitude/amplification ratio. In this regard, the angle of the incident wave and the frequency of the response are also included in changing the response pattern. To illustrate the results in both time and frequency domains, they are presented as blanket charts, snapshots, and three-/two-dimensional diagrams. The results showed that the seismic response of the surface is extremely affected by the geometric parameters of underground tunnels, which can create different conditions on the ground surface with shifting the direction of the wavefront. Article Highlights Geometrical effect of twin horizontally overlapping lined tunnels. Applying a time-domain half-plane boundary element method. Illustrating the response in time and frequency domains. The effect of depth and distance ratios on the seismic ground motion. Propagating vertical and horizontal incident SH-wave type. Graphic Abstract

Effect of Time and Frequency Manipulation on Syllable Perception in Developmental Dyslexics

1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 912-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken I. McAnally ◽  
Peter C. Hansen ◽  
Piers L. Cornelissen ◽  
John F. Stein
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Domain ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Developmental Dyslexia ◽  
Stop Consonant ◽  
Stop Consonants ◽  
Systematic Improvement ◽  
Frequency Domains ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Time And Frequency Domains

Many people with developmental dyslexia have difficulty perceiving stop consonant contrasts as effectively as other people and it has been suggested that this may be due to perceptual limitations of a temporal nature. Accordingly, we predicted that perception of such stimuli by listeners with dyslexia might be improved by stretching them in time—equivalent to speaking slowly. Conversely, their perception of the same stimuli ought to be made even worse by compressing them in time—equivalent to speaking quickly. We tested 15 children with dyslexia on their ability to identify correctly consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) stimuli that had been stretched or compressed in the time domain. We also tested their perception of the same CVC stimuli after the formant transitions had been stretched or compressed in the frequency domain. Contrary to our predictions, we failed to find any systematic improvement in their performance with either manipulation. We conclude that simple manipulations in the time and frequency domains are unlikely to benefit the ability of people with dyslexia to discriminate between CVCs containing stop consonants.

scholarly journals Asymptomatic Severe Vagal and Sympathetic Cardiac Denervation in Holmes-Adie’s Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Estañol ◽  
R. C. Callejas-Rojas ◽  
S. Cortés ◽  
R. Martínez-Memije ◽  
O. Infante-Vázquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Blood Pressure Variability ◽  
Standing Position ◽  
Cardiac Denervation ◽  
Frequency Domains ◽  
Systolic Blood Pressure Variability ◽  
Adie's Syndrome ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Time And Frequency Domains

A 40-year-old woman was found to have bilateral Adie’s pupils and generalized muscle stretch areflexia. She did not have orthostatic hypotension but, in an ECG strip in the office, she appeared to have an almost fixed heart rate. We thus studied the heart rate variability (HRV) and the systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) in supine and standing position and also during rhythmic breathing. We found a decreased HRV in the time domain with very low standard deviation in supine and standing position and during rhythmic breathing. HRV in the frequency domain was low with a decrease in the absolute power of HF and LF and a decrease in the sympathovagal balance in supine and standing positions. SBPV in the time and frequency domains was found to be normal. This patient with Holmes-Adie syndrome had an asymptomatic severe loss of HRV and a preserved SBPV. The global decrease in the HRV in the time and frequency domains indicated that she had both vagal and sympathetic cardiac denervation, whereas the preserved SBPV suggested normal innervation of the blood vessels.

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