Research on Design of Stalk Furniture Based on the Concept and Application of Miryoku Engineering Theory

Through discussion on the disposal of crop stalks in rural China, where stalks are usually burned in the open air, resulting in the production of a large amount of smoke and air pollution, this study has been conducted to discuss the reasonable and effective use of waste stalks, and to explain the excellent characteristics of stalks from the perspective of green, ecological sustainable design and user perceptual needs, as well as the application of stalks in furniture design. In view of the accuracy of stalks in the design of furniture products, the paper has adopted the evaluation grid method in Miryoku engineering to guide the design practice. In the research process, interviews were first conducted on the basis of sample selection, then based on the expert opinion survey method, eight testers were selected for in-depth interviews. Key words of charm factors were extracted from 190 picture samples, and then a personal evaluation structure map and statistical data were built to construct an overall evaluation structure of the rural style stalk furniture. Next, the score value of the charm factor of stalk furniture was analyzed through the Likert scale questionnaire, the charm factor and specific performance characteristics of the rural style were sorted, followed by a proposed design method. Finally, the effectiveness of the design strategy was verified with the design of stalk furniture in rural style. The study emerged with the feasibility of the design of furniture products made of stalks. The results of the study have shown the correlation between the elements of furniture products and the perceptual image of users. Furthermore, the results have demonstrated the reuse value of waste stalks and improved the innovative design of stalks in the home furnishing field, which conveys the concept of sustainable development.

Morphological Bias of Ancient Artifacts: A Case Study of Incense Burners in Ming and Qing Dynasties

This study verifies the relevance of the combination of traditional Chinese artifacts and perceptual semantic research. It provides new research ideas to study the Chinese artifact culture. Moreover, it helps people to understand the cultural spirit better and design crystallization of traditional artifacts. This study considered Chinese traditional incense burners in Ming and Qing dynasties to adopt morphological analysis and affinity diagram to select representative experimental samples. Furthermore, this research applied the perceptual engineering theory to explore the relation between design group’s description of perceptual semantics and the shape of incense burners. The focuses were the design group on the shape and style of ancient artifacts in aesthetic consideration. According to the results of semantic principal component analysis, the perceptual semantic bias of the design group towards incense burners was concentrated, which is related to the style acceptance of incense burners. Among these related incense burner styles, the design group paid more attention to the proportional design of “incense burner foot” in the perceptual bias of incense burner shape and preferred the proportional incense burner shape of “long foot.”

An integrated approach to organizational resilience: a quality perspective

PurposeThe main components of resiliency, including resilience capacities, resilience activities and resilience measures, are identified, extracted and redefined by designing their ontologies. The integrated model is developed by adapting the PDCA (plan, do, check and act) model to resilience management and implementing the developed concepts in the model.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses systems theory to define the main concepts discussed in the literature on resilience. This study then uses systems engineering theory and a resource-based view of the firm to develop an integrated framework to demonstrate how a resilient firm operates.FindingsThe revised terminologies and the integrated model address the current theoretical issues in the literature, and they also provide a reference model for practical implementation of resilience management at the firm level. Also, the integrated model addresses the role of innovation in resilience management.Originality/valueThe study examines the concept of resilience form a quality perspective and also examines how resilience and innovation are related.

Seismic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake

<p>This thesis examines current earthquake engineering theory and practice regarding Earthquake Risk Buildings to determine if the seismic performance of reinforced concrete buildings is currently underestimated. The types of structural systems investigated are: Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls Unreinforced Brick Masonry (URM) Infill Frames Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Frames Buildings with the above systems that survived the February 3 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake and are still in existence are the set of buildings studied. As much structural information as possible was found for a total of 25 buildings which are analysed in two orthogonal directions. The calculated probable shear and bending strength of each structural member (at ground floor) is compared with the actual estimated seismic shear force and bending moment applied during the earthquake. The restoring moments of structural walls are compared to the calculated overturning moments. The results are expressed as ratios of the above forces and moments of each member. The thesis shows that current theory expects most buildings to fail during both the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake and the Code design earthquake but most performed very well with no structural damage. The thesis examines the possible causes of underestimation of seismic performance by current earthquake engineering theory and practice, and makes recommendations for refining and improving practice. Recommendations are also made for further research to establish a simple assessment method for analysing other similar buildings based on the plan area of reinforced concrete structural elements alone.</p>

Seismic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake

<p>This thesis examines current earthquake engineering theory and practice regarding Earthquake Risk Buildings to determine if the seismic performance of reinforced concrete buildings is currently underestimated. The types of structural systems investigated are: Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls Unreinforced Brick Masonry (URM) Infill Frames Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Frames Buildings with the above systems that survived the February 3 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake and are still in existence are the set of buildings studied. As much structural information as possible was found for a total of 25 buildings which are analysed in two orthogonal directions. The calculated probable shear and bending strength of each structural member (at ground floor) is compared with the actual estimated seismic shear force and bending moment applied during the earthquake. The restoring moments of structural walls are compared to the calculated overturning moments. The results are expressed as ratios of the above forces and moments of each member. The thesis shows that current theory expects most buildings to fail during both the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake and the Code design earthquake but most performed very well with no structural damage. The thesis examines the possible causes of underestimation of seismic performance by current earthquake engineering theory and practice, and makes recommendations for refining and improving practice. Recommendations are also made for further research to establish a simple assessment method for analysing other similar buildings based on the plan area of reinforced concrete structural elements alone.</p>

Development of design system for product pattern design based on Kansei engineering and BP neural network

PurposeIn order to help companies better grasp the perceptual needs of consumers for patterns, so as to carry out more accurate product pattern development and recommendation, this research develops a product pattern design system based on computer-aided design.Design/methodology/approachFirst, use the Kansei engineering theory and method to obtain the user's perceptual image, and deconstruct and encode the pattern based on the morphological analysis method, then through the BP neural network to construct the mapping relationship between the user's perceptual image and the pattern design elements, and finally calculate and find the corresponding design code combination according to the design goal to guide the pattern design.FindingsTaking costume paper-cut patterns as an example, the feasibility of this system is verified, the design system can well reflect the user's perceptual image in the pattern design and improve the efficiency of pattern customization service.Originality/valueCompared with the traditional method that relies on the designer's personal experience to propose a design plan, this research provides scientific and intelligent design methods for product pattern design.

Physical Models and Innovation in Architectural and Civil Engineering

The author presents new and rediscovered information about the use of physical models in design processes carried out by architectural and civil engineers. Over the last three centuries these have included mechanical models, form-finding models and measurement models. Measurement models especially were and are particularly important for innovative engineering projects that lie beyond current experience or are without precedent. In these cases, to supplement their own experience and current engineering science, engineers require additional evidence that their innovative designs will function as intended, will be safe, and in which they can have sufficient confidence to allow construction to begin. The author argues that physical models have played and continue to play an essential role in innovation in engineering and that they have made a contribution equal to that of engineering theory in helping to achieve progress in engineering. Examples are taken from the history of structural engineering, especially reinforced-concrete and grid shells and from architectural acoustics.