scholarly journals The Range Values for the Design Parameters of Nanoengineered Concrete Components. Characteristics, Properties, Amounts and Effects on the Concrete Behaviour

2013 ◽  
Vol 8-9 ◽  
pp. 277-284
Author(s):  
Olar Radu ◽  
Traian Onet
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Structural Material ◽  
Real Time ◽  
New Products ◽  
Structural Behavior ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Better Than

The nanometric scale researches results can be found, in present, in every industry domains, due to the effects of the new products, obtained on the basis of this researches. In the concrete industry, the research goal at this level is to obtain, finally, a material with new features, whose structural behavior to be considerably better than of the current one. Basically, it aims to achieve, using nanotechnologies, a new structural material for constructions, starting from the current concrete advantages (good compressive strength, durability, etc.), eliminating the disadvantages (low tensile resistance, cracks, etc.), and controlling, in the same time, the costs. Thus, in this paper are presented the required parameters in order to obtain this kind of material, by highlighting the nanocomponents characteristics and the quantities that are used to achieve the expected quality requirements. The real time influence of these nanocomponents on the quality of the studied material can be observed using a dedicated software, specially developed for this purpose.

Programming Interfaces for Realtime and Cloud-Based Computing

2012 ◽  
pp. 959-975
Author(s):  
Gregory Katsaros ◽  
Tommaso Cucinotta
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Real Time ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
New Products ◽  
The State ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Real Time Computing ◽  
Programming Interfaces ◽  
Real Time Application

The appearance of different business roles according to this classification, potentially with differing interests, introduces new challenges with regard to the tools and mechanisms put in place in order to enable the efficient provisioning of services. Security, Quality of Service (QoS) assurance, and real-time capabilities are just a few issues that the providers are trying to tackle and integrate within the new products and services that they offer. In this chapter, we make an overview of the approaches that aim to APIs for real-time computing. In the first part of this chapter, several Real-Time Application Interfaces will be presented and compared. After that, we will document the state-of-the-art regarding the Cloud APIs available and analyze the architecture and the technologies that they support.

An IoT device for striking of vertical concrete formwork

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shemin T. John ◽  
Athul Mohan ◽  
Merin Susan Philip ◽  
Pradip Sarkar ◽  
Robin Davis
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Maturity Method ◽  
Early Age Concrete ◽  
Construction Condition ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeTimely removal of formwork is one of the crucial aspects of construction management that directly influences the safety and quality of the structure as well as the economy of the project. Code recommendations in this regard are not widely practiced because of the difficulties in their implementations. Also, such code recommendations are not robust for all the possible construction conditions. The present paper proposes an IoT-enabled system that notifies the minimum striking time of vertical formwork based on a specified target compressive strength.Design/methodology/approachAn IoT device is proposed for the timely removal of vertical formwork by monitoring of early age concrete compressive strength in real-time. The maturity method is utilized for this purpose. The implementation of the proposed system is demonstrated on three concrete columns. The proposed system is found to be suitable for any construction condition.FindingsThe proposed system is a novel, cost-effective, IoT-enabled real-time monitoring system which includes features like cloud connectivity and remote monitoring. This system can be easily implemented at the site without any human intervention.Practical implicationsThe study explores the development of an IoT device for the timely removal of vertical formwork which will ensure quality, safety and productivity in concrete construction.Originality/valueThis paper is the first attempt to determine the minimum striking time of vertical formwork using IoT-based technology.

PARALLEL REAL-TIME COMPUTATION OF NONLINEAR FEEDBACK FUNCTIONS

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
SELIM G. AKL
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Parallel Computer ◽  
Nonlinear Feedback ◽  
Feedback Function ◽  
Parallel Solution ◽  
Computational Problem ◽  
Superlinear Speedup ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Surprising Observation

This paper focuses on the improvement in the quality of computation provided by parallelism. The problem of interest is that of computing the maximum of a nonlinear feedback function in a real-time environment. We show that the solution obtained in parallel is significantly, provably, and consistently better than a sequential one. It is important to note that our purpose is not to demonstrate merely that a parallel computer can obtain a solution to a computational problem that is of higher quality than one derived sequentially. The latter is an interesting (and often surprising) observation in its own right, but we wish to go further. It is shown here that the improvement in quality due to parallelism can be arbitrarily high. To be specific, the ratio of the parallel solution to the sequential one is typically superlinear in the number of processors used by the parallel computer. This result is akin to superlinear speedup—a phenomenon itself originally thought to be impossible.

The Influence of Frequency and Pressure on the Material Quality of PECVD A-SI:H

1995 ◽  
Vol 377 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.G.J.H.M. Van Sark ◽  
J. Bezemer ◽  
E. M. B. Heller ◽  
M. Kars ◽  
W. F. Van Der Weg
Keyword(s):  
Vapour Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapour ◽  
Clear Correlation ◽  
Frequency Variation ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Optimum Pressure ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Material Quality ◽  
Better Than

ABSTRACTA systematic study of material quality has been performed for a-Si:H layers deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition at frequencies between 30–80 MHz. The effect of frequency variation was studied in combination with the variation of pressure and power density. The process conditions were optimised not only for ‘device quality’ opto-electronic properties but also for a uniformity in layer thickness better than 5 %. For every frequency an optimum pressure exists for which the properties of the deposited layer satisfy the ‘device quality’ requirements. A clear correlation is observed between the transition from the so-called α- to the γ-regime of the plasma and the dependence of the deposition rate γd with pressure pand frequency ƒ: γ d ∝ pƒ2/3.

Skype Traffic Identification Based on Trends-Aware Protocol Fingerprints

2014 ◽  
Vol 543-547 ◽  
pp. 2249-2254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Dong Nian Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Rapid Identification ◽  
Traffic Identification ◽  
Security Control ◽  
Network Quality ◽  
Encrypted Traffic ◽  
P2p Technology ◽  
Signaling Interactions ◽  
Better Than

The P2P technology consumes the largest proportion of network traffic and is usually encrypted, which is lack of supervision. Accurate and rapid identification of encrypted P2P traffic, represented by the famous Skype, is of great significance to improve the network quality of service and enhance security control. In this paper, a trends-aware protocol fingerprints model is proposed based on the statistical signatures of signaling interactions and content transfer phase of Skype. The proposed method can sense traffic trends by trends-aware weighting functions and identify Skype traffic with anomaly scores in real-time. Experimental results show that the precision and real-time performances of the proposed algorithm is better than several state-of-art encrypted traffic identification methods, such as the protocol fingerprints and C4.5 algorithm.

Programming Interfaces for Realtime and Cloud-Based Computing

2011 ◽  
pp. 41-58
Author(s):  
Gregory Katsaros ◽  
Tommaso Cucinotta
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Real Time ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
New Products ◽  
The State ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Real Time Computing ◽  
Programming Interfaces ◽  
Real Time Application

The appearance of different business roles according to this classification, potentially with differing interests, introduces new challenges with regard to the tools and mechanisms put in place in order to enable the efficient provisioning of services. Security, Quality of Service (QoS) assurance, and real-time capabilities are just a few issues that the providers are trying to tackle and integrate within the new products and services that they offer. In this chapter, we make an overview of the approaches that aim to APIs for real-time computing. In the first part of this chapter, several Real-Time Application Interfaces will be presented and compared. After that, we will document the state-of-the-art regarding the Cloud APIs available and analyze the architecture and the technologies that they support.

Design and Simulation of Golf Putter

2014 ◽  
Vol 574 ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Qi Pan ◽  
Yi Jui Chiu ◽  
Qi Qi Feng
Keyword(s):  
Design Parameters ◽  
Better Than

The intention of this paper is to design a brand new golf putter to provide golfers and putter manufacturers with useful information. First, the new golf putter has an innovative club neck and grip. Second, this research is based on the rules of design for three materials, and applied appropriate design parameters. At last, the conclusion is that Aluminum is the best material for the putters, insertion and hollow of the head indeed improve the quality of putting, and the middle-connected club neck is better than side-connected club neck

scholarly journals What exactly did the judge decide? Clear language and well-arranged structure lead to better comprehensible court judgments

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 248-260
Author(s):  
Marieke Geerlings ◽  
André van Montfort
Keyword(s):  
Administrative Law ◽  
The Other ◽  
Original Version ◽  
District Court ◽  
Plausible Assumption ◽  
Quality Requirements ◽  
Structure Lead ◽  
Digital Survey ◽  
Better Than

In recent years, judicial authorities in the Netherlands have started paying more and more attention to the linguistic and textual quality of their judgments. This is based on the assumption that a better linguistic and textual quality of court judgments leads to the content of these judgments being better understood by citizens and private or public organizations. However, to what extent is this plausible assumption empirically correct? To answer this question, an original administrative law judgment from a Dutch district court was rewritten on the basis of a number of linguistic and textual quality requirements from the literature. Subsequently, a digital survey was conducted among 106 respondents. Half of the respondents answered a number of substantive questions about the original version of the court judgment. The other half of the respondents answered the same substantive questions about the rewritten version. According to the answers to the substantive questions, the second group of respondents understood the content of the court judgment considerably better than those to whom the original version of the court judgment was presented. The higher linguistic and textual quality of the rewritten version ensured that the content of the court judgment was better understood.

scholarly journals Qualitative strain elastography – strain ratio evaluation - an important tool in breast cancer diagnostic

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Stoian ◽  
Bogdan Timar ◽  
Marius Craina ◽  
Elena Bernad ◽  
Izabela Petre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Strain Ratio ◽  
Final Diagnosis ◽  
Diagnostic Reliability ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Biopsy Specimens ◽  
Malignant Breast ◽  
Doppler Evaluation ◽  
Better Than

Aims: To assess the quality of real time elastography as a differential diagnosis tool for breast nodules and to compare it with standard ultrasonography. Material and methods: In this prospective study we enrolled 174 patients in which 174 dominant breast nodules were considered for the final diagnosis. The results of ultrasonography and real time elastography, both qualitative and quantitative, were compared with pathology findings from the biopsy specimens. Results: Pathology examinations determined 102 nodules were benign and 72 malignant. Qualitative elastography had a better diagnostic performance (82.4% sensitivity and 81.9% specificity) than ultrasonography plus Doppler evaluation (70.3% sensitivity and 73.5% specificity). Quantitative elastography, assessed using the fat-to-lesion ratio, was a good discriminant for malignancy (AUROC = 0.93, p < 0.001). Our results pointed to an optimal threshold for malignancy of > 4.88; by using this threshold, the diagnostic reliability of the fat-to-lesion ratio was better than both ultrasonography and qualitative elastography (86.5% sensitivity and 90.4% specificity). Conclusion: Real time elastography is superior to ultrasonography in diagnosing malignant breast nodules. The evaluation of nodules using a fat-to-lesion ratio was a better discriminant for malignancy than qualitative elastography. 

Kepuasan Masyarakat Terhadap Pelayanan Kelurahan Setelah Pemekaran Di Tangerang Selatan

Liquidity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
Pitri Yandri
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Urban Services ◽  
Hospitality Workers ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Cartesian Diagram ◽  
Better Than

The purpose of this study is (1) to analyze public perception on urban services before and after the expansion of the region, (2) analyze the level of people's satisfaction with urban services, and (3) analyze the determinants of the variables that determine what level of people's satisfaction urban services. This study concluded that first, after the expansion, the quality of urban services in South Tangerang City is better than before. Secondly, however, public satisfaction with the services only reached 48.53% (poor scale). Third, by using a Cartesian Diagram, the second priority that must be addressed are: (1) clarity of service personnel, (2) the discipline of service personnel, (3) responsibility for care workers; (4) the speed of service, (5) the ability of officers services, (6) obtain justice services, and (7) the courtesy and hospitality workers.

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