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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"structural testing"”.
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Fault simulation for structural testing of analogue integrated circuits
In this thesis the ANTICS analogue fault simulation software is described which provides a statistical approach to fault simulation for accurate analogue IC test evaluation. The traditional figure of fault coverage is replaced by the average probability of fault detection. This is later refined by …
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Dry Stacked Surface Bonded Masonry - Structural Testing and Evaluation
… reinforcement placed eccentrically in the walls. Testing was performed on ten walls in order to determine axial capacity. The walls were ten feet high by eight feet wide. Each of the walls was built using a different configuration of block type, reinforcement spacing, and amount of grout. A steel …
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Digital State Models for Infrastructure Condition Assessment and Structural Testing
… civil infrastructure condition assessment and structural testing. Digital state models are defined herein as any transient or permanent 3D model of an object (e.g. textured meshes and point clouds) combined with any electromagnetic radiation (e.g., visible light, infrared, X-ray) or other …
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Implementation of an Open-Source Digital Image Correlation Software for Structural Testing
… (DIC) software for use in quasi-static, structural testing utilizing two-dimensional (2D) DIC measurements. DIC is a non-contact optical measurement technique that uses computer vision to track unique attributes on the surface of an object. For structural testing, traditional …
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A web-controllable shaking table for remote structural testing under seismic loading
… transfer functions to compare the measured structural response at the upper levels with a predictable result based on seismic vibrations applied at the structure's base. Two main characteristics of the web-based application are interactivity, provided through synchronized control/response …
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The Development of a Phase Locked Wind Turbine Blade Finite Element Model to Predict Loads and Deflections During Fatigue Testing
<p>Full scale blade testing provides blade manufacturers with quantitative data in order to assess blade design, manufacturing and durability. Structural testing is a requirement in order to design reliable blades, and to develop a further understanding of the dynamics involved in a modern turbine …
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Reliability improvement and assessment of safety critical software
… high software quality and reliability is testing. An integrated methodology is developed in this thesis for reliability assessment and improvement of safety critical software through testing. The methodology is based upon input domain-based reliability modeling and structural testing …
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A brief study of welded joints of structural steel
Thesis (B.S.)--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, 1931
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The design of a small and inexpensive abrasive waterjet cutter
… prove the concept and optimize the design. Once structural testing and stiffening/damping technique testing was completed, the entire machine was designed and solid modeled on Pro/ ENGINEER. The bare-rails structure resulted in a design that requires fewer precision-machined parts and fewer parts …
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Improved structural, embodied carbon and cost efficiency of single storey industrial buildings using sandwich panels
… have become deeper, considerably improving their structural capability in terms of strength and stiffness. This however has largely been ignored in the design of building structures, so this study has sought to ascertain the degree to which more efficient solutions, that take advantage of the …
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Long-Term Performance of Seismically Rehabilitated Corrosion -Damaged Columns
… Although the success of ACM in upgrading the structural response of reinforced concrete columns has been established in the past, the long-term durability of structures retrofitted with these materials is not well known. In addition, the effectiveness of using ACM to restore the structural …
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Flexible formwork for concrete structures
… fluidity of concrete can be utilised to create structurally optimised concrete structures. Flexible formwork therefore has the potential to facilitate the change in design and construction philosophy that will be required for a move towards a less material intensive, more sustainable, …
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A Behavioral Test Strategy For Board Level Systems
… memory, control and I/O logic. Different testing techniques are needed for each of these components. To test the whole board, these techniques must be integrated into an overall testing strategy for the board. In this thesis, we have applied a behavioral testing scheme to test the board. …
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Model uncertainty and performance analysis for precision controlled space structures
… process. Also, given a statistical database for structural uncertainty, the methodology presented will establish the probability of success of a particular architecture. The traditional design process starts by evaluating and comparing the performance of different concepts by using simplified …
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Scale Modeling of Tests with Combined Thermo-Structural Loading
Standard methods for fire resistance testing require large-scale assemblies and are typically conducted on specialized furnaces at considerable cost. This research focused on developing a scaling methodology for a reduced-scale fire resistance test that reduces the size of the test article while …
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Seismic Performance of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Retrofitted with Post-tensioning Tendons
… structures have historically been regarded as structurally unsound in response to seismic events. The tendency for URM walls to collapse out-of-plane in a brittle manner is continually cause for concern. Retrofit of these walls is necessary in order to prevent severe damage and injury to …
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Development of a Reusable Thin-Shell Concrete Flooring System
… which thrust against each other to maintain its structural form without any mortar. Form-finding, analysis, and digital fabrication processes were developed for the system. Through a combination of finite element modelling and an experimental testing program, the structural behaviour and …
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Application of Load Updating to a Complex Three Dimensional Frame Structure
… is challenging due to the complex nature of its structural behavior, load distributions, and error derived from residual strains. A FEM created for this structure is used to generate strain data for thirty-two different load cases. These same thirty-two load cases are replicated in an …
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Design of Large Wind Turbine Rotors Through Passive and Active Load Mitigation Strategies
… mitigation of flutter in the design process via structural redesign by evaluating the effect of leadingvi edge and trailing edge reinforcement on flutter speed and hence demonstrates the ability to increase the flutter speed and satisfy structural design requirements (such as fatigue) while …
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Experimental Design and Preliminary Testing for Skewed Special Moment Frame Prequalification
… the AISC prequalified connections only include testing of orthogonal moment frame connections and it is unclear whether the existing design methods can accommodate skew at the beam-to- column connections. To investigate the effect of out-of-plane skew on the performance of reduced beam section …