scholarly journals Survival Research Laboratories: A Dystopian Industrial Performance Art

Arts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Nicolas Ballet
Keyword(s):  
Performance Art ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Performance Group ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Industrial Culture ◽  
Industrial Performance ◽  
Machine Art ◽  
Group Survival

This paper examines the leading role played by the American mechanical performance group Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) within the field of machine art during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and as organized under the headings of (a) destruction/survival; (b) the cyborg as a symbol of human/machine interpenetration; and (c) biomechanical sexuality. As a manifestation of the era’s “industrial” culture, moreover, the work of SRL artists Mark Pauline and Eric Werner was often conceived in collaboration with industrial musicians like Monte Cazazza and Graeme Revell, and all of whom shared a common interest in the same influences. One such influence was the novel Crash! by English author J. G. Ballard, and which in turn revealed the ultimate direction in which all of these artists sensed society to be heading: towards a world in which sex itself has fallen under the mechanical demiurge.

scholarly journals Influence of Nanoparticles Reinforcements on Aluminium 6061 Alloys Fabricated via Novel Ultrasonic Aided Rheo-Squeeze Casting Method

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Arunkumar ◽  
Velmurugan Pavanan ◽  
Vijay Anand Murugesan ◽  
V. Mohanavel ◽  
Karthikeyan Ramachandran
Keyword(s):  
Squeeze Casting ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Thermal Studies ◽  
Homogeneous Distribution ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Morphological Studies ◽  
Agglomeration Of Nanoparticles ◽  
Disperse Nanoparticles

Abstract This study emphasis on a novel fabrication technique to fabricate hybrid cermets using Al 6061 alloy with nano sized SiC, Al2O3 and TiO2 as reinforcements. During the fabrication process, the melted pool was ultrasonicated to disperse nanoparticles at 20 kHz for 5 min and pressure of 50 MPa was applied to eliminate voids. The influence of nanoparticles on physical, thermal and mechanical properties were evaluated by tensile, wear and thermal studies. Cermets with Al2O3 reinforcements showed higher mechanical performance compared to Al alloy. This enhancement could be related to the uniform distribution of Al2O3 with refinement in grain size of Al alloy which was observed via surface analysis. The morphological studies provided justifiable evidence of homogeneous distribution, nominal cluster along with agglomeration and cavities shrinking on the cermets. The agglomeration of nanoparticles along with SiC protected the cermet in corrosion and abrasive wear by ~ 97% and ~ 71%. The study evidenced the novel fabrication method using ultrasonic rheo-squeeze casting led to improvement in mechanical and thermal properties of the hybrid cermets. Graphical abstract

scholarly journals Semantico-Functional Features of Expressive Derivatives in the Artistic Discourse of V. Makanin

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.36) ◽  
pp. 983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia S.Volskaya ◽  
Olga A. Chupryakova ◽  
Svetlana S. Safonova ◽  
Gulnaz T. Karipzhanova
Keyword(s):  
World View ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The World ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Functional Features ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Abstract Feature ◽  
Individual Style

The paper is devoted to the study of semantic and functional features of expressive derivatives, both usual and occasional, in the artistic gist of the novel “Asan” by V. Makanin, as well as their role in structuring the individual-author’s linguistic picture of the world. It has been proven that the derivation of expressive lexemes is the result of improvisation according to established patterns, and that the formation of occasional substantives, adjectives and verbs involved the main methods of the Russian word derivation. It is noted that in the artistic discourse of V. Makanin, in the substantive word-formation, suffixation plays a leading role, which takes place in the sphere of abstractness and includes such lexical-semantic groups as expressive substantives with the meaning of a person, expressive substantives with the meaning of abstracted action or an abstract feature with connotation, as a rule, negative and/or reduced colloquial connotation. While in the sphere of adjectival and verbal word formation, confixation and prefixation, as the formation of expressiveness, is most productive. The paper considers the phenomenon of semantic word formation, describes the formation of semantic derivatives, including in the field of occasional vocabulary. Expressive derivatives in the artistic discourse of V. Makanin are a bright sign of his individual style, an important means of expressing the world view and outlook of the writer.  

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Mechanical Performance of U-Shaped Steel-Encased Concrete Composite Beam-Girder Joints

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Zhangqi Hu ◽  
Ran He ◽  
Yukui Wang ◽  
Weirong Lv ◽  
Jingchao Li
Keyword(s):  
Composite Beam ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Bottom Flange ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Construction Period ◽  
Failure Patterns ◽  
Loading Tests ◽  
Two Sides

This paper proposes a novel U-shaped steel-encased concrete composite beam-girder joint (referred to herein as the novel composite beam-girder joint), in which the U-shaped beams at two sides (L and R) are inserted into a shaped sleeve, and the U-shaped girder and two U-shaped beams are connected by the shaped sleeve through welding. Compared with the traditional beam-girder joints, the novel composite beam-girder joints take advantage of easy construction, light weight, and short construction period. The failure patterns, load-strain and load-deflection curves, and strain distributions of the novel composite beam-girder joints were investigated through the static loading tests on two full-scale specimens, denoted as GBJ1 and GBJ2. The two specimens were varied in beam section reinforcements. Specimen GBJ2 was equipped with 3Ф16 additional bars in the U-shaped beams based on Specimen GBJ1. Test results show that the two specimens failed as the through arc cracks developed at the concrete slab interfaces. The additional bars can increase the bearing capacity slightly but will also increase the stress concentration on the bottom flange of the shaped sleeve, leading to the decrease of ductility for Specimen GBJ2. The slab effect is considered in the test and can thus reflect the actual stress state of the beam-girder joints well. This study can provide a reference for the design and application of beam-girder joints.

Design and performance analysis of a novel PM assisted synchronous reluctance machine

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Shaopeng Wang ◽  
Jinguang Ma ◽  
Chengcheng Liu ◽  
Youhua Wang ◽  
Gang Lei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Rolling Direction ◽  
Silicon Steel ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Reluctance Machine ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Two Machines

This paper proposes a novel permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance (PMAREL) machine, the main structure of this machine is quite similar to that of traditional PMAREL machine, and the main difference is that the grain-oriented silicon steel is used to replace some part of the stator teeth. The rolling direction of the grain-oriented silicon steel is along the radial direction of the machine, thus the advantage of higher permeability and higher kneel point in this material can be used to release the flux saturation problem of the traditional non-grain-oriented steel used in the PMAREL machine when the applied current density is high. Firstly, the structure of both proposed novel and traditional PMAREL machines are optimized and the design parameters are determined. Secondly the electromagnetic and mechanical performance are compared in these two machines which includes the demagnetization analysis, mechanical stress analysis when the rotor at the maximum speed, torque ability, efficiency by using the finite element method (FEM). It can be seen that the problem of stator teeth saturation in the novel PMAREL has been alleviated, and compared with the traditional PMAREL machine, the novel PMAREL has higher efficiency, wider speed range and 7% higher torque ability.

scholarly journals The Indian World of a German Writer: «The Rebellion of the Hanged» by B. Traven

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Novel ◽  
Indian Culture ◽  
Compositional Structure ◽  
Industrial Culture ◽  
European Culture ◽  
Secondary Characters ◽  
The 1960S

The article is devoted to the study of the work of the German writer B. Traven in the context of the problems of Indianism. The purpose of the article is to explore the poetic foundations of the novel «The Rebellion of the Hanged» («Die Rebellion der Gehenkten, 1936), to analyze the artistic world based on the pre-revolutionary struggle of the autochthonous Indian culture and industrial culture of the heirs of European colonialists. The article clarifies the biographical context of the writer's immersion in the reality of an exotic country. The article considers Ukrainian publications of the 1960s about the mysterious figure of the writer, developing a hypothesis about the connection between B. Traven and the Bavarian revolutionary activist Reat Marut. It is noted that the revolutionary orientation is determinative for the Indianist poetics of the novel «The Rebellion of the Hanged». A distinction between the terms «indianismо» and «indigenismo» in the study of the writer's creative heritage is proposed. The problems of the journalistic book by B. Traven «Land of Spring» («Land des Frühlings», 1928), the materials of which served to create the Indian imagery of the Kaoba-cycle, including the analyzed novel, are investigated. The poetic principles of «The Rebellion of the Hanged» are described: the plot-compositional structure, chronotope, the characteristics of the main and secondary characters are given, the imaginative and lexical-stylistic features of the novel are analyzed. The symbolism of the novel's title is analyzed: from tortured «animals» the Indians turn into a revolutionary mass, relentless and cruel in their revenge. It is determined that the uniqueness of B. Traven's indigenіst novel is due to its direction to the German recipient. Indigenous images of the novel acquire universal significance, and the Indian appears as an «another», whose fate allows us to understand the essence of European culture. B. Traven appears as an artist who embodies the problem of «other» in its intercultural dimension.

scholarly journals Cytokine Storm in the Novel Coronavirus Infection and Methods of its Correction

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 27-37
Author(s):  
A. V. Ershov ◽  
V. D. Surova ◽  
V. T. Dolgikh ◽  
T. I. Dolgikh
Keyword(s):  
Fatal Outcome ◽  
Lung Damage ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Cytokine Storm ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Average Impact ◽  
Average Impact Factor ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

The aim of the study was to identify the role of cytokine storm in COVID-19, that emerged at the end of 2019, based on the analysis of 80 publications, including 17.4% Russian and 82.6% foreign publications for 2014–2020 with an average impact factor of 11.94 and a maximum of 74.699. This review includes an in-depth discussion of the possible causes and pathogenetic factors of cytokine storm syndrome development caused by COVID-19. The results of research on the use of various principles of cytokine storm correction are provided. It has been established that lung damage and the development of a fatal outcome are caused not by the virus itself, but by the hyperreaction of the body's immune system. The leading role in this process belongs to the cytokine storm, including the action of IL-6.

Polyurethane derived from castor oil reinforced with long cotton fibers: Static and dynamic testing of a novel eco-friendly composite material

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (22) ◽  
pp. 3125-3142
Author(s):  
Romeu RC da Costa ◽  
Eduardo S Sato ◽  
Marcelo L Ribeiro ◽  
Ricardo de Medeiros ◽  
André FC Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Castor Oil ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Glass Fibers ◽  
Natural Fibers ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Cotton Fibers ◽  
The Novel

A novel eco-friendly composite material made of polyurethane derived from castor oil reinforced with long cotton fibers was developed. A set of comparative analyses comprising static and dynamic tests was established using specimens made of castor oil-based polyurethane reinforced by glass fibers, and epoxy reinforced by glass and cotton fibers. The manufacturing method and estimation of fiber volume fraction of the specimens were described in detail. Tensile and flexural tests were performed to evaluate the mechanical performance of the novel laminate. Fractographic post-mortem examinations assessed the quality of the fiber–matrix interaction and allowed direct observation of the failure modes. Surface treatment of natural fibers appears necessary to improve the adhesion of the natural fibers to the matrix. Dynamic responses are discussed, considering natural frequencies and modal damping coefficients. In this context, the potentialities and the limitations of using the novel eco-friendly composite material as structural parts are discussed.

George Stanley Rushbrooke. 19 January 1915-14 December 1995

1998 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 365-384
Author(s):  
Cyril Domb
Keyword(s):  
Academic Career ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Research Assistant ◽  
World War ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
University Of Bristol ◽  
The University ◽  
Second World

For over half a century Stanley Rushbrooke played a leading role in teaching and research in statistical mechanics. He started his academic career at the University of Cambridge as a research student of R.H. (later Sir Ralph) Fowler a few years before the start of the Second World War. After a brief spell as a research assistant at the University of Bristol, he moved to University College Dundee in 1939, where he enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with C.A. Coulson. The two became lifelong friends, sharing a deep Christian faith and a common interest in scientific problems.

Calculation and construction study for the Novel Twin-Deck Cable- Stayed Bridge with shared pylon

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangmin Yu ◽  
Dewei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Construction Method ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Plate Model ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Single Beam ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Construction Methods

<p>Twin-deck cable-stayed bridge with shared pylon (TDBSP) is an innovative structural arrangement captured with complex mechanical performance and highly interaction effect between two bridges, as the deck layouts are asymmetrical and two bridges share one merged pylon leg. This paper explores the calculation and construction methods of TDBSP, based on the record-breaking Rod El Farag Axis Bridge. Single-beam model (SBM) and beam-plate model (BPM) are firstly established, and the numerical results are compared with field surveys as validations. Then, the interaction effect of two bridges during construction are studied, and a comparison of synchronous construction method (SCM) and asynchronous construction method (ASCM) are investigated during the construction of TDBSP.</p>

Elastoplastic Analysis of Novel Parabola-Arc-Shaped Head for Internal Pressure Vessel

2015 ◽  
Vol 750 ◽  
pp. 352-362
Author(s):  
Ning Wang ◽  
Hong Qi Liu ◽  
Shan Tung Tu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Stress Analysis ◽  
Pressure Vessel ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Burst Pressure ◽  
Engineering Practice ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Limit Loads

In this paper, the elastoplastic stress analysis of a novel parabola-arc-shaped head subjected to internal pressure has been carried out using finite element method. Limit loads and burst pressures are obtained for various geometric parameters and compared with the conventional torispherical and ellipsoidal heads. For the same middle diameter and thickness, the novel parabola-arc-shaped head shows better mechanical performance than the torispherical head. The burst pressure is mainly determined by the size of cylinder and the burst always occurs in cylinder. The head can improve the burst load when the cylinder is relatively short. The improvement of the novel parabola-arc-shaped head is almost the same as the ellipsoidal head, while the torispherical head is slightly inferior. As the novel parabola-arc-shaped head can be more easily formed with less material consumed compared to the conventional ones, it should thus be applicable in engineering practice.

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