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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"Empirical method"”.
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EPOLLS: An Empirical Method for Prediciting Surface Displacements Due to Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreading in Earthquakes
… spreading can be predicted at a given site, methods are needed to estimate the magnitude of the resulting deformations. In this research effort, an empirical model was developed for predicting horizontal and vertical surface displacements due to liquefaction-induced lateral spreading. The …
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An Empirical Method of Ascertaining the Null Points from a Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) Roadside Unit (RSU) at a Highway On/Off-Ramp
… we selected an arbitrary criterion to develop an empirical method of ascertaining the null points from a DSRC RSU. The research motivation focuses on developing an empirical method of calculating the null points of a DSRC RSU for V2I communication at a highway on/off-ramp. The intent is to improve …
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John Dewey on Theory of Learning and Inquiry: The Scientific Method and Subject Matter
… educationally, Dewey's ideas of the scientific method have different meanings in different context. It analyzes the scientific method as empirical method, critical thinking, cooperative learning, and creative thinking, and shows the place of subject matter in each of them.
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A Projective Method for Measuring Central Illinois Farmers' Reservation Prices for Cash and Intermediate Credit Reserves
… value functions. What had been lacking was an empirical method for eliciting these risk response parameters. Such a need was the primary objective of the study reported here.
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Predictions of reinforced concrete durability in the marine environment
This thesis presents an investigation where an empirical method is proposed for predicting the durability of reinforced concrete structures in the marine environment. The objective was to identify reliable means of characterizing early-age properties of concrete which affect durability and relate …
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Durability of Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures: Experimental Studies and Predictive Modeling
… and cross-ply geometries. Finally, an empirical method for predicting the durability of materials which exhibit multiple damage modes is examined and compared to results of accurate Monte Carlo simulations. Such an empirical method is necessary for the durability analysis of large …
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Settlement of Structures on Granular Soils Subjected to Static and Earthquake Loads
… pressure relationships are used to develop an empirical method that explicitly consider, beside the other factors, the effect of stress level on settlement. The method is upgraded for estimating earthquake-induced compressibility of granular soil mass influenced by footing loads below bearing …
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Efeito do tempo de carregamento e a questão dos recalques de estacas em provas de carga
… in the calculation of settlements. A simple method for computation of settlements is proposed, making use of dynamic penetration test (SPT) results. Finally, some cases of group settlements are analysed, by comparing settlements calculated by an empirical method and actually observed.
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Towards Optimal Grasping Of Unknown Objects Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
… while manipulating objects, can be approached empirically. Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is an empirical method that does not require a dataset and learns tasks by interacting with an environment. This study aims to utilize DRL algorithms to perform grasping by creating a novel grasping …
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Atstatymo lygties sprendinio aproksimavimas klasikiniame rizikos modelyje /
… objective of this work is to derive numerical methods from the renewal equation of Cramér – Lundberg model that would approximate the probability of ultimate ruin for any loss distribution, along with empirical method analysis. By employing the recovery equation, three expressions for ψ(u) are …
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A contribution to the jet noise installation problem
… wings. This is done through a variety of empirical, analytical and computational methods. Aspects of the jet source are examined and a jet source model, suitable for determining installation effects is derived. As part of this research programme a novel and extensive set of model scale jet …
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Cognitive Consequences of Education: Transfer of Training in the Elderly
… for diagnosing retardation for use as an empirical method. The Soviet procedure, based on Vygotsky's (1978) theory of a zone of proximal development, offers a method of training which also allows for the assessment of speed of learning and distance of transfer. An adaptation of this …
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Horizontal Stiffness of Wood Diaphragms
… of wood diaphragms. Currently there is no method to calculate wood diaphragm stiffness that can reliably account for all of the various framing configurations. Diaphragm stiffness is important in the design of wood framed structures to calculate the predicted deflection and thereby …
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Vývoj a trend popularity surfování v České republice
… and actual trends of surfing in Czech Republic. Methods To obtain data the quantitative empirical method was used in this thesis. The research of this thesis was carried out with the help of the questionnaire. Questionnaire contained 24 questions was intended only for respondents with practical …
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Effect of Lateral Stiffness on Bridge Deck Performance
The use of the empirical deck design method has increased its acceptance due to the economic advantages that it presents when compared to its counterpart, the traditional method. This can be attributed to the fact that the empirical method provides an appropriate design where the deck withstands …
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Modeling Dissolved Oxygen in Lake Powell using CE-QUAL-W2
… exist. To compensate for the lack of data an empirical method of loading oxygen demand to the model is developed and tested. Observed limnological processes in the reservoir guide the development of the empirical methods. The methods are then tested in 16 year model simulations and compared …
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Representations of Pan-Africanism in the contemporary post-Apartheid South African high school history classroom
… Education [DBE], 2011). Employing a qualitative empirical method, the study aims to gain insight into the contemporary responses to Pan-Africanism in South African high school history classrooms through the perspectives of teachers. How do they represent the concept in history classrooms, engage …
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A Task Analytic Model Of Tenderness In Emotion-Focused Therapy For Couples: The Discovery Phase
… task analytic research study through a rational-empirical method. The study was designed to combine empirical and rational data on the expression of tenderness and the display of a tenderness expression within the context of therapy. The rational model was derived from a review of the literature …
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ΕΞΟΜΟΙΩΣΗ ΡΟΙΚΟΥ ΠΕΔΙΟΥ ΑΞΟΝΟΣΥΜΜΕΤΡΙΚΩΝ ΣΩΜΑΤΩΝ ΣΕ ΘΑΛΑΜΟ ΜΕΤΡΗΣΕΩΝ ΑΕΡΟΣΗΡΑΓΓΑΣ
… THE LINEARISED COMPRESSIBLE FLOW THEORY AND THE METHOD OF IMAGES. THE SUPPORT SYSTEM IS OF A STING TYPE AND IT IS MODELED IN THE SAME WAY AS THE BODY AND THUS IT IS CONSIDERED AS AN EXTENSION OF THE BODY IN THE LIMITS OF THE TEST SECTION. THE VISCOUS EFFECT CAUSES AN INCREASE OF THE TUNNEL …
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Disproportionate Collapse Resistance of Timber Beam-column Connections
… loading conditions was developed. A novel empirical method to obtain true stress-strain relations of ductile metal components in connection assemblies using computer vision techniques was also introduced in order to accurately simulate their post-necking behaviour. Then, two custom-designed …
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