scholarly journals Effects of Equipment-Structure-Soil Interaction on Seismic Response of Equipment and Structure via Real-Time Dynamic Substructuring Shaking Table Testing

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chongxiang Zhang ◽  
Nan Jiang

Equation of motion for an equipment-structure-soil (ESS) interaction system was derived using the branch substructure method. After rearrangement, this equation was applied to real-time dynamic substructuring shaking table (RTDSST) testing of the ESS system. This method adopts the equipment-structure (ES) subsystem as the experimental substructure and a modal reduced soil model as the numerical substructure: the former is tested via the shaking table, and the latter is numerically simulated, while real-time data communication occurs between the two substructures during testing. A scale model of the ESS system was designed and underwent an RTDSST test. The experimental data were found to be consistent with the numerical calculation results, which corroborates the reliability and validity of the proposed testing method. A comparison of the experimental results from different earthquake stages implies that seismic responses of the equipment and structure decreased in general due to the intervention of soil, but the soil effect weakened with earthquake intensity.

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihong Bi ◽  
Lanfang Luo ◽  
Nan Jiang

Dynamic equations are presented that have been deduced for a real-time dynamic substructuring shaking table test of an equipment-structure system, based on the branch mode substructure method. The equipment is adopted as the experimental substructure, which is loaded by the shaking table, while the structure is adopted as the numerical substructure. Real-time data communication occurs between the two substructures during the test. A real-time seismic energy calculation method was proposed for the calculation of energy responses, both in the experimental substructure and the numerical substructure. Taking a representative four-story steel frame/equipment model, real-time dynamic substructuring shaking table tests and overall model tests were executed. The proposed real-time dynamic substructuring shaking table testing method was verified by comparing the test results with shaking table test results for the overall model. The energy responses of each component in the equipment-structure system, using different connection types, also were studied. Changes in the connection types can lead to changes in the energy responses of the equipment-structure system, especially with respect to the equipment. The choice of the connection for the equipment-structure coupled system should take into account the operational performance objective of the equipment.


Author(s):  
Yuning Widiarti Darsono ◽  
Adianto Adianto ◽  
Mirna Apriani

The need for monitoring, effective and efficient control and evaluation of water quality in regional waters Surabaya become a demand for population growth, climate change and variability in the current era of urbanization. The traditional method is done by collecting water samples, test and analyze water in the laboratory has been relatively expensive and do not have the ability to capture real-time data, analysis and information delivery fast in making decisions. On the other hand, the rapid spread in the use of mobile phones in developing countries has increased mobile data management applications. A variety of mobile applications has also increased in recent years. This is because mobile phones cheap, easy to use and can transmit multiple types of information including images and GPS data remotely. In this paper, the author describes a data communication system of  water quality resources based on UDP protocol. This system is called ubiquitous mobile sensing consisting of microcontroller Arduino, water quality sensors, and Android smartphones. It has the ability to detect temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), pH and electrical conductivity (EC) in real time. By using this monitoring system, the data result is expected more accurate, faster and cheaper.


2021 ◽  
Vol 343 ◽  
pp. 03005
Author(s):  
Florina Chiscop ◽  
Bogdan Necula ◽  
Carmen Cristiana Cazacu ◽  
Cristian Eugen Stoica

The topic of this paper represents our research in the process of creating a virtual model (digital twin) for a fast-food company production chain starting with the moment when a customer launches an order, following with the processing of that order, until the customer receives it. The model will describe elements that are included in this process such as equipment, human resources and the necessary space that is needed to host this layout. The virtual model created in a simulation platform will be a replicate of a real fast-food company, thus helping us observe the real time dynamic of this production system. Using WITNESS HORIZON 23 we will construct the model of the layout based on real time data received from the fast-food company. This digital twin will be used to manage the production chain material flow, evaluating the performance of the system architecture in various scenarios. In order to obtain a diagnosis of the system’s performance we will simulate the workflow running through preliminary architecture in compliance with the real time behaviour to identify the bottlenecks and blockages in the flow trajectory. In the end we will propose two different optimised architectures for the fast-food company production chain.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Debby Mann ◽  
Norm Good ◽  
Farhad Fatehi ◽  
Sankalp Khanna ◽  
Victoria Campbell ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND Early warning tools identify patients at risk of deterioration in hospitals. Electronic medical records in hospitals offer real-time data, and the opportunity to automate early warning tools and provide real-time, dynamic risk estimates. OBJECTIVE This review describes published studies on the development, validation and implementation of tools for prediction of patient deterioration in hospital general wards. METHODS An electronic database search of peer-reviewed journal papers 2008-2020 identified studies reporting the use of tools and algorithms for predicting patient deterioration - defined by unplanned transfer to intensive care unit (ICU), cardiac arrest, or death. Studies conducted solely in ICUs, emergency departments or on single diagnosis patient groups were excluded. RESULTS Forty-five publications, eligible for inclusion, were heterogeneous in design, setting and outcome measures. Most papers were retrospective studies utilizing cohort data to develop, validate or statistically evaluate prediction tools. Tools consisted of early warning, screening or scoring systems based on physiologic data, as well as more complex algorithms developed to better represent real-time, deal with complexities of longitudinal data and warn of deterioration risk earlier. Only a few studies detailed the results of implementation of the deterioration warning tools. CONCLUSIONS Despite relative progress on the development of algorithms to predict patient deterioration, the literature has not shown that the deployment or implementation of such algorithms is reproducibly associated with improvement of patient outcomes. Further work is needed to realise the potential of automated predictions and updating dynamic risk estimates as part of an operational early warning system for inpatient deterioration.


Author(s):  
M. W. Dubetz ◽  
J. G. Kuhl ◽  
E. J. Haug

Abstract This paper presents a network based implementation of real-time dynamic simulation methods. An interactive animated graphics environment is presented that permits the engineer to view high quality animated graphics rendering of dynamic performance, to interact with the simulation, and to study the effects of design variations, while the simulation is being carried out. An industry standard network computing system is employed to interface the parallel processor that carries out the dynamic simulation and a high speed graphics processor that creates and displays animated graphics. Multi-windowing and graphics processing methods that are employed to provide visualization and operator control of the simulation are presented. A vehicle dynamics application is used to illustrate the methods developed and to analyze communication bandwidth requirements for implementation with a compute server that is remote from the graphics workstation. It is shown that, while massive data sets are generated on the parallel processor during realtime dynamic simulation and extensive graphics data are generated on the workstation during rendering and display, data communication requirements between the compute server and the workstation are well within the capability of existing networks.


Author(s):  
Maria Rosaria Marsico ◽  
David J. Wagg ◽  
Simon A. Neild

Normally, for feasibility reasons, tests must be conducted on scaled structures, although scaling can introduce other issues. An alternative solution is to experimentally test the part of the structure that is of particular interest, at full or closer to full scale, while numerically modeling the remainder of the structure. This method is termed real-time dynamic substructuring or hybrid testing. To complete the substructure interaction the forces required to impose the displacements on the physical model are measured and applied to the model in real-time. One of the key challenges is to compensate for the dynamics associated with the actuators that are imposing the displacements on the physical test-piece. Ideally these actuators would act instantaneously however even with sophisticated control techniques interface errors are inevitable. We used an example system to study the effects of interface error modeled as a delay, on the accuracy of the overall substructuring technique.


2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael John Taggart ◽  
Niall Atholl Murray ◽  
Trevor Sturgeon ◽  
William McNeil

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