The Monuments of Rasulid Taʿizz: The Physical Construction of Power and Piety

2021 ◽  
pp. 283-305
Keyword(s):  
Physical Construction

scholarly journals Design of a New Acoustic Logging While Drilling Tool

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4385
Author(s):  
Kai Zhang ◽  
Baohai Tan ◽  
Wenxiu Zhang ◽  
Yuntao Sun ◽  
Jian Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Sine Wave ◽  
Azimuthal Anisotropy ◽  
Dipole Source ◽  
Pulse Excitation ◽  
Drilling Tool ◽  
Overall Design ◽  
Logging While Drilling ◽  
Physical Construction ◽  
Exciting Wave

To obtain qualified logging while drilling (LWD) data, a new acoustic LWD tool was designed. Its overall design is introduced here, including the physical construction, electronic structure, and operation flowchart. Thereafter, core technologies adopted in this tool are presented, such as dominant exciting wave bands of dipole source, a sine wave pulse excitation circuit, broadband impedance matching, and an intellectualized active reception transducer. Lastly, we tested this tool in the azimuthal anisotropy module well, calibration well, and normal well, working in the model of the cable, sliding eye, and logging while drilling. Experiments showed that the core technologies achieved ideal results and that the LWD tool obtained qualified data.

Crash Test Software Analysis

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin F. Harrison ◽  
Ionut Radu ◽  
Alan J. Babcock ◽  
Beth A. Todd
Keyword(s):  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Crash Test ◽  
Software Analysis ◽  
Design Engineers ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Safety Features ◽  
Physical Construction ◽  
Advanced Computer

The development of highly advanced computer simulation software packages has enabled design engineers to more effectively integrate safety features into their designs. Designs can be tested long before any physical construction ever begins. This saves money, allowing more extensive testing to be performed, and it also saves time, expediting the process of moving concept to reality. In the automotive industry, such software can be especially useful, since computer simulations can be run over and over again, making it possible to observe the effects of adjusting single variables in dynamic situations. This has opened the door for testing of non-typical occupants. Restraints and safety devices are no longer designed to suit the needs of the average person; they can be tailored to account for all body types, or even for the disabled.

Strangers in a Strange Land?: (Re)Constructing ‘Irishness’ in a Northern English Town

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-76
Author(s):  
Noel Gilzean ◽  
James W. McAuley
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Social Interest ◽  
Social Experience ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Political Relationships ◽  
The Social ◽  
Irish Identity ◽  
Physical Construction

This is a case study of the social and physical construction of an ‘Irish’ community in an English town. It asks how or why members of this community migrated and how they construct contemporary images of ‘home’. The article draws on semi-structured interviews and conversations with members of the contemporary Irish community in Huddersfield, including Irish-born and second-generation Irish respondents. We find that their sense of Irish identity is complex, encompassing the totality of social experience, much of which is influenced by often competing interpretations of social and political relationships and understandings of history. What constitutes Irish identity in Huddersfield is determined not just by these factors, but also by the ways in which individuals are socialised as members of different families, neighbourhoods, workplace or other social interest groups.

Quasi-human biped walking

Robotica ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hun-ok Lim ◽  
Sang-ho Hyon ◽  
Samuel A. Setiawan ◽  
Atsuo Takanishi
Keyword(s):  
Motion Control ◽  
Continuous Time ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Biped Robot ◽  
Humanoid Robots ◽  
Compensation Method ◽  
Biped Walking ◽  
Working Space ◽  
Physical Construction

Our goal is to develop biped humanoid robots capable of working stably in a human living and working space, with a focus on their physical construction and motion control. At the first stage, we have developed a human-like biped robot, WABIAN (WAseda BIped humANoid), which has a thirty-five mechanical degrees of freedom. Its height is 1.66 [m] and its weight 107.4 [kg]. In this paper, a moment compensation method is described for stability, which is based on the motion of its head, legs and arms. Also, a follow walking method is proposed which is based on a pattern switching technique. By a combination of both methods, the biped robot is able to perform dynamic stamping, walking forward and backward in a continuous time while someone is pushing or pulling its hand in such a way. Using WABIAN, human-fellow walking experiments are conducted, and the effectiveness of the methods are verified.

scholarly journals Fundação Escola Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha: da construção física à constituição de um mito de excelência (1957-1967)

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 375
Author(s):  
Deise Margô Müller ◽  
Luciane Sgarbi S. Grazziotin
Keyword(s):  
De Novo ◽  
History Of Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Education History ◽  
Technical School ◽  
Geographic Space ◽  
Methodological Choices ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Physical Construction

Este estudo tem viés historiográfico e o objeto de análise é a Fundação Escola Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha localizada no município de Novo Hamburgo/RS. Tem o objetivo de explicitar as escolhas metodológicas que viabilizam a produção historiográfica vinculada à temática da História das Instituições de Ensino. Ao se investigar a gênese do processo de implantação de uma escola técnica, em determinado tempo e lugar, foi possível compreender a construção de um discurso de excelência de ensino em tal instituição e o envolvimento desse discurso com as políticas públicas de educação vigentes no período estudado, articuladas às características regionais do espaço geográfico em que a escola está localizada.Palavras chave: Metodologia de Pesquisa. Ensino Técnico Profissionalizante. História da Educação. História das Instituições de Ensino.Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha Technical School: from the physical construction to the constitution of a myth of excellence (1957-1967)ABSTRACTThis historiographical study relates to the History of Educational Institutions, and its object of analysis is the Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha Technical School, located in the city of Novo Hamburgo/RS. It aims at revealing the methodological choices that enable historiographical production in past times. Investigating the genesis of the process of implantation of a technical school, in a certain time and place, enabled understanding about the construction of a discourse of educational excellence in this institution, as well as the involvement of this discourse with educational public policies in effect in the period studied, articulated to the regional characteristics of the geographic space in which the school is located.Keywords: Research Methodology. Technical Professional Secondary Education. History of Education. History of Educational Institutions.Fundación Escuela Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha:  de la construcción física hasta la constitución de un mito de excelencia (1957 - 1967)RESUMENEste estudio tiene un carácter historiográfico y el objeto del análisis es la Fundación Escuela Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha, situada en la ciudad de Novo Hamburgo/RS. Tiene el objetivo de explicitar las opciones metodológicas que hacen posible la producción historiográfica vinculada a la temática de la Historia de las Instituciones de Educación. Investigando el origen del proceso de implantación de una escuela técnica, en determinado tiempo y lugar, fue posible entender la construcción de un discurso de excelencia de enseñanza en tal institución y el envolvimiento de ese discurso con las políticas públicas de educación vigentes en el período estudiado, articuladas a las características regionales del espacio geográfico donde se localiza la escuela.Palabras clave: Metodología de investigación. Enseñanza técnica profesional. Historia de la Educación. Historia de las Instituciones de Educación.

Brains in bodies in the—social, built, and natural—environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-72
Author(s):  
Michael A. Arbib
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
Neural Circuitry ◽  
Action Perception ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Physical Environment ◽  
Physical Construction

Each brain enlivens a body in interaction with the social and physical environment. Peter Zumthor’s Therme at Vals exemplifies the interplay of interior with surroundings, and ways the actions of users fuse with their multimodal experience. The action–perception cycle includes both practical and contemplative actions. The author analyzes what Louis Sullivan meant by “form ever follows function,” but more often talks of aesthetics and utility. Not only are action, perception, and emotion intertwined, but so are remembering and imagination. Architectural design leads to the physical construction of buildings—but much of what our brains achieve can be seen as a form of mental construction. A first look at neuroscience offers schema theory as a bridge from cognitive processes to neural circuitry. Some architects fear that neuroscience will strip the architect of any creativity. In counterpoint, two-way reduction explores how neuroscience can “dissect” phenomenology by showing how first-person experiences arise from melding diverse subconscious processes. This raises the possibility that neuroscience can extend the effectiveness of architectural design by showing how different aspects of a building may affect human experience in ways that are not apparent to self-reflection.

Further Development and Preliminary Testing of the α-Prototype of an Ultra-Micro Gas Turbine for Portable Power Generation

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Capata ◽  
E. Sciubba
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Fem Analysis ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
Preliminary Testing ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Portable Power ◽  
Portable Electronics ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Physical Construction

The ever increasing development of portable electronics leads to a higher demand for compact and reliable power sources. Significant resources are being presently dedicated to the study of micro machined turbines, because of their remarkable power density that suggests that the generation of about 100–300 W with a total device weight of few hundreds grams and a fuel mass flow rate of few grams per second may be feasible in the short range. In this paper a possible configuration of such a nano-GT set is considered, which was defined on the basis of previous thermo-fluid dynamic analysis: the results of a preliminary design study, including some cold-run tests, are reported in this paper. The layout of the device was finalized on the basis of both a CFD and a FEM analysis that identified the “optimal” blade shape, shaft size and rotors arrangements under the point of view of the energy efficiency and of thermo-mechanical material stresses, Some of the problems deriving by the physical construction and preliminary testing of the prototype are analyzed and discussed.

Using Building Information Modeling to Evaluate the Costs and Benefits of Adopting Sustainable Universal Houses in Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 56-76
Author(s):  
Ahmad Jrade ◽  
Farzad Jalaei
Keyword(s):  
Universal Design ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Detailed Evaluation ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Senior Population ◽  
Physical Construction

Existing homes for senior population may not be safe because many injuries occur due to poor accessibility and design compatibility. Thus, Universal Design (UD) becomes more relevant, especially if it incorporates the principles of sustainability. Yet, adopting houses of this type requires detailed evaluation of their costs and benefits in a simple and efficient manner. The Building Information Modeling (BIM) concept enables engineers to design and create virtual models permitting the visualization and evaluation of design alternatives before physical construction. The tools used to create BIM models lack detail information about UD principles. This paper presents a methodology that integrates BIM, UD and sustainability to attain sustainable universal houses for Canadians. The goal of this model is to simplify the process of creating sustainable universal houses in 3D and to evaluate the costs and benefits to stakeholders at the conceptual stage of the life of the houses.

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