Combined Energy-Seismic Retrofit of Existing Historical Masonry Buildings: The Novel “DUO System” Coating System Applied to a Case Study

The safety of the built heritage of our cities towards environmental factors and seismic actions is a pressing need for designers and researchers. The actual trend is to setup effective solutions to reduce thermal dispersions through the building envelope. Contrarily, combined systems able to enhance the resistance of constructions to earthquakes, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, to increase the energetic efficiency of existing buildings are scarcely diffused on the market and are rarely investigated in the scientific literature. In this framework, the seismic design of the new envelope DUO system for seismic-environmental requalification of existing masonry constructions is illustrated in the present paper with reference to a case study in the Neapolitan area. After the geometrical and mechanical characterization of the investigated building is performed, an FEM model of the masonry construction is setup by the SAP2000 analysis program, which has allowed performing pushover analyses. Based on the non-linear seismic response of the construction, an appropriate upgrading design mainly based on the innovative seismic envelope DUO system has been made. The static non-linear analyses applied to the upgraded FEM model of the building have shown a clear increase in performance in terms of strength, stiffness and ductility, thus confirming the effectiveness of the proposed envelope system.

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Assessing Bypassed Hydrocarbons

10.2118/207086-ms ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Stanley Oifoghe ◽

Nora Alarcon ◽

Lucrecia Grigoletto

Keyword(s):

Continental Shelf ◽

Reservoir Characterization ◽

Gamma Ray ◽

West African ◽

The Novel ◽

The West ◽

Present Case Study ◽

Novel Model

Abstract Hydrocarbons are bypassed in known fields. This is due to reservoir heterogeneities, complex lithology, and limitations of existing technology. This paper seeks to identify the scenarios of bypassed hydrocarbons, and to highlight how advances in reservoir characterization techniques have improved assessment of bypassed hydrocarbons. The present case study is an evaluation well drilled on the continental shelf, off the West African Coastline. The targeted thin-bedded reservoir sands are of Cenomanian age. Some technologies for assessing bypassed hydrocarbon include Gamma Ray Spectralog and Thin Bed Analysis. NMR is important for accurate reservoir characterization of thinly bedded reservoirs. The measured NMR porosity was 15pu, which is 42% of the actual porosity. Using the measured values gave a permeability of 5.3mD as against the actual permeability of 234mD. The novel model presented in this paper increased the porosity by 58% and the permeability by 4315%.

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LINGUISTIC MEANS OF IRONY REALIZATION IN ETHNIC STEREOTYPES ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION (A CASE STUDY OF „LES CARNETS DU MAJOR THOMPSON“ BY PIERRE DANINOS)

Ezikov Svyat (Orbis Linguarum) ◽

10.37708/ezs.swu.bg.v18i3.5 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 53-59

Author(s):

Malvina MARINASHVILI

Keyword(s):

French Literature ◽

National Character ◽

The Novel ◽

Way Of Life ◽

Ethnic Stereotypes ◽

The One ◽

Rhetorical Questions ◽

National Stereotypes ◽

Linguistic Means

The study of ethnic stereotypes from the linguistic standpoint involves their investigation on the basis of language material including their depiction in fictional texts. Of special interest is comic, in particular, ironic representation of national typical character features, one of the most striking examples in French literature is the novel „Les carnets du major Thompson“ („The Notebooks of Major Thompson“) by Pierre Daninos. The dominant comic means of the novel is humorous irony. This paper focuses on an analysis of linguistic peculiarities used by P. Daninos to create the effect of irony when describing the French and British stereotypes. Depicting national character peculiarities, the way of life, behaviour, habits and customs of the French in comparison with the British, Pierre Daninos uses a variety of lexico-semantic means (antonyms, evaluative adjectives, anglicisms), lexical and syntactic stylistic devices (metaphor, comparison, antiphrasis, hyperbole, oxymoron, chiasm, rhetorical questions, parenthetical constructions). Along with the special structure of narrative instances, integration of „character’s irony” and „author’s irony“, these linguistic means create an effect of irony in separate fragments and ironic tonality of the whole text. On the one hand, significant differences between the stereotypical features of two ethnoses are the source of irony of the novel, and on the other hand, it is the contradiction of the French national character himself. Irony is based mainly on exaggeration and opposition. The general comic tonality of the novel forms the effect of targeting irony not only on stereotypical images of French and British peoples, but also national stereotypes as such.

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Laser Ranging Interferometer on GRACE Follow-On: Current Status

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-10566 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Vitali Müller ◽

Keyword(s):

Center Of Mass ◽

Current Status ◽

Laser Ranging ◽

The Novel ◽

Low Frequencies ◽

Phase Measurements ◽

Grace Satellites ◽

Gravity Signal ◽

The One

The GRACE Follow-On satellites were launched on 22nd May 2018 to continue the measurement of Earth&#8217;s gravity field from the GRACE satellites (2002-2017). A few weeks later, an inter-satellite laser link was established with the novel Laser Ranging Interferometer (LRI), which offers an additional measurement of the inter-satellite range next to the one provided by the conventional microwave ranging instrument. The LRI is the first optical interferometer in space between orbiters, which has demonstrated to measure distance variations with a noise below 1 nm/rtHz at Fourier frequencies around 1 Hz, well below the requirement of 80 nm/rtHz.In this talk, we provide an overview on the LRI and present the current status and results regarding the characterization of the instrument. We will address the scale factor, which is needed to convert the phase measurements to a displacement, and the removal of phase jumps that are correlated to attitude thruster activations. Moreover, the results comprise the coupling of attitude variations into the measured range, which is determined by means of the center-of-mass calibration maneuvers. This coupling is expected to be one of the major error sources at low frequencies, however, it is not directly apparent due to the large gravity signal.We conclude with some learned lessons and potential modifications of the interferometry for future geodetic missions.

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Sonic and Impact Test for Structural Assessment of Historical Masonry

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app9235148 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (23) ◽

pp. 5148 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alessandro Grazzini

Keyword(s):

Impact Test ◽

Structural Parameters ◽

Historical Masonry ◽

2016 Amatrice Earthquake ◽

The Impact ◽

Santa Maria ◽

Non Destructive ◽

Non Destructive Techniques

Diagnostics is a very important tool of knowledge in the field of historical buildings. In particular, non-destructive techniques allow to deepen the study of the mechanical characteristics of the historical walls without compromising the artistic value of the monumental building. A case study of the use of sonic and impact tests was described, performed using the same instrumented hammer, for the characterization of the masonry walls at the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie at Varoni, one of the churches damaged in the 2016 Amatrice earthquake. Sonic tests showed the presence of a discontinous masonry texture, as well as confirming the ineffectiveness of the strengthening work made by injections of lime mortar. The impact test allowed us to obtain the elastic modulus of the omogeneous stones of the masonry. The results obtained from the non-destructive techniques were confirmed by the flat jacks test carried out on the building, confirming the great potential of the non-destructive diagnostics suitable for analyzing important structural parameters without affecting the preservation of historical masonry structures.

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Difficulties in the growth and characterization of non-linear optical materials: A case study of salts of amino acids

Journal of Crystal Growth ◽

10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.04.054 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 312 (15) ◽

pp. 2284-2290 ◽

Cited By ~ 92

Author(s):

Michel Fleck ◽

Aram M. Petrosyan

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Optical Materials ◽

Non Linear ◽

Linear Optical

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THE CHARACTERIZATION OF MARGIO IN NOVEL ENTITLED LELAKI HARIMAU BY EKA KURNIAWAN

JURNAL BASIS ◽

10.33884/basisupb.v7i1.1885 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 159

Author(s):

Ellif Shiffiyn Khairaa

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Method ◽

Narrative Structure ◽

The Novel ◽

Human Relations ◽

Moral Value ◽

Good Communication ◽

The Family ◽

The One ◽

Gerard Genette

This researched aims to analyze the characterization of Margio as the main character of the novel entitled Lelaki Harimau by Eka Kurniawan. This study used narrative structure by Gerard Genette which focused on frequency concept to analyze the characterization. The descriptive qualitative method used to reveal and make a deep analysis of the characterization of Margio. The data is taken by reread the novel and written the quotations of the dialogue which focused on the characterization of Margio. The result of this study is Margio has strong characterization and he is the one who connected to the other characters in the novel. He is known as a lovable, obedient to their parents, and a strong man. The moral value of this novel is the key to a perfect family is the good communication of each member of the family. This study is important in how we learned the complexity of human relations, especially in the family.

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Probe on Myth and Hero, A Case Study of Harry Potter: Asserting Harry Potter as a Modern Mythical Hero

SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH ◽

10.24113/ijellh.v9i2.10916 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 145-157

Author(s):

Devu M Suresh

Keyword(s):

Research Paper ◽

Harry Potter ◽

The Novel ◽

Fictional Character ◽

The World ◽

The One

A Hero is the one who stands unique as his own, based on the presumption that, he is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Throughout this research paper, there have been undertaken many references and probes to the realm of ‘Hero’, obviously that of ‘Mythical Hero’, as the ideology concerning hero dates back it’s root in ancient myths and legends all over the world. Myriads of attempts have been made to the ‘Hero Myth Cycle’ proposed by Campbell, to assert the novel conception, concerning the well renowned fictional character, Harry Potter as a ‘Modern Mythical Hero’.

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Laser Ranging Interferometer on GRACE Follow-On: Current Status

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-9870 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Vitali Müller ◽

Malte Misfeldt ◽

Laura Müller ◽

Henry Wegener ◽

Gerhard Heinzel

Keyword(s):

Current Status ◽

Laser Ranging ◽

The Novel ◽

Optical Interferometer ◽

Additional Measurement ◽

Short Term ◽

Acceleration Data ◽

Grace Satellites ◽

The One

The GRACE Follow-On satellites were launched on 22nd May 2018 to continue the measurement of Earth&#8217;s gravity field from the GRACE satellites (2002-2017). A few weeks later, an inter-satellite laser link was established with the novel Laser Ranging Interferometer (LRI), which offers an additional measurement of the inter-satellite range next to the one provided by the conventional microwave ranging instrument. The LRI is the first optical interferometer in space between orbiters, which has demonstrated to measure distance variations with a noise below 1 nm/&#8730;Hz at Fourier frequencies around 1 Hz, well below the requirement of 80 nm/&#8730;Hz. In this talk, we provide an overview on the LRI, present the current status of the instrument and show results regarding the characterization of the instrument. We will address impulse events that are apparent in the accelerometer and LRI range acceleration data, most of which are expected to be micro-meteorites. Other short-term disturbances in the ranging data will be addressed as well. We conclude with some learned lessons and potential modifications of the interferometry for future geodetic missions.

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Novel Machines

10.1093/oso/9780198792383.001.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Joseph Drury

Keyword(s):

Eighteenth Century ◽

Human Nature ◽

Scientific Revolution ◽

Human Subject ◽

The Other ◽

The Novel ◽

Other Hand ◽

Non Linear ◽

New Ideas ◽

The One

Novel Machines argues that many of the most important formal innovations in eighteenth-century fiction were critical responses to the new prominence of machines in Britain’s Industrial Enlightenment. Although narratives and machines had been seen as sharing a basic affinity since Aristotle, their relationship acquired a new urgency in the eighteenth century as authors sought to organize their narratives according to the new ideas about nature, art, and the human subject that emerged out of the Scientific Revolution. Novel Machines tracks the consequences of this effort to transform the novel into an Enlightenment machine. On the one hand, the rationalization of the novel’s narrative machinery helped establish its legitimacy, such that by the end of the century it could be celebrated as a modern ‘invention’ that provided valuable philosophical knowledge about human nature. On the other hand, conceptualizing the novel as a machine opened up a new line of attack for the period’s moralists, whose polemics against the novel were often framed in the same terms used to reflect on the uses and effects of machines in other contexts. Eighteenth-century novelists responded by adapting the novel’s narrative machinery, devising in the process some of the period’s most characteristic and influential formal innovations. Novel Machines focuses on four of these innovations: the extended representation of the deliberating mind in Eliza Haywood’s amatory fiction; Henry Fielding’s performative, self-conscious narrator; Laurence Sterne’s slow, digressive, non-linear narration; and the atmospheric descriptions of acousmatic sound in Ann Radcliffe’s gothic romances.

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Mathematical Modeling Projects Oriented towards Social Impact as Generators of Learning Opportunities: A Case Study

Mathematics ◽

10.3390/math8112034 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (11) ◽

pp. 2034

Author(s):

Lluís Albarracín ◽

Núria Gorgorió

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Modeling ◽

Road Safety ◽

Social Impact ◽

Sixth Grade ◽

Learning Opportunities ◽

Mathematical Learning ◽

The One ◽

The Impact

This paper presents a case study carried out at an elementary school that led to a characterization of mathematical modeling projects aimed at generating social impact. It shows their potential as generators of mathematical learning opportunities. In the school project, upper-grade students (sixth grade, 11-year-olds) studied the way in which the rest of the students at the institution traveled from their homes to school. Its purpose was to identify risk points from the standpoint of road safety and to develop a set of recommendations so that all the children could walk safely to school. In our study, we identified, on the one hand, the mathematical learning opportunities that emerged during the development of the project and, on the other, the mathematical models created by the students. We discuss the impact of the project on the different groups in the school community (other students, parents, and teachers). We conclude with a characterization of the mathematical modeling projects oriented towards social impact and affirm that they can be generators of mathematical learning opportunities.

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