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Measurement of CP asymmetry in Bs0 → Ds ∓K± decays
2014
Journal of high energy physics 2018(3), 59 (2018). doi:10.1007/JHEP03(2018)059
Design optimisation of a funnel-shaped floating dock for installation of offshore wind turbines
2020
Master's thesis in Civil and structural engineering (BYG508) Offshore wind power is a rapidly growing renewable energy industry and has a tremendous potentialof further expansion. Installation of offshore wind turbines is a challenging task. Floating windturbines are believed to be cost-effective solutions for deep water installation. This technologyis extremely sensitive to wave excitation during the installation process. As deep-water windfarms often are located in areas exposed to rough weather, innovative methods of installation areinvestigated. The floating dock concept has been proposed in recent studies in order to expand theweather window for installing spar floating wind turbines. …
Design and Analysis of a Novel Semi-submersible Floater Supporting a 5MW Wind Turbine
2021
Master's thesis in Civil and structural engineering (BYG508) The wind industry has been rapidly evolving in recent years, moving from onshore to offshorelocations. For deep waters, floating wind turbines are more cost-effective than bottom-fixed ones,and semi-submersible floating wind turbines are especially advantageous compared to other con-cepts because of their relatively small draft and good towability for installation. This masterthesis focuses on preliminary design and analysis of a novel semi-submersible floating wind turbinesupported by a twin fish floater and positioned by a single-point mooring system. Hydrostaticand hydrodynamic analysis are first carried out to select a floater…
Estimation of Vegetation Structure Parameters From SMAP Radar Intensity Observations
2021
In this article, we present a multipolarimetric estimation approach for two model-based vegetation structure parameters (shape A and orientation distribution ψ of the main canopy elements). The approach is based on a reduced observation set of three incoherent (no phase information) polarimetric backscatter intensities (|S HH | 2 , |S HV | 2 , and |S VV | 2 ) combined with a two-parameter (A P and ψ) discrete scatterer model of vegetation. The objective is to understand whether this confined set of observations contains enough information to estimate the two vegetation structure parameters from the L-band radar signals. In order to disentangle soil and vegetation scattering influences on th…
Static Performances of Timber- and Bamboo-Concrete Composite Beams: A Critical Review of Experimental Results
2021
The use of composite beams made with traditional concrete and bio-based materials (such as timber and bamboo) is a valuable solution to reduce the environmental impact of the building sector. Timber-Concrete Composite (TCC) beams have been used for decades in structural applications such as new buildings, refurbishment of old timber structures, and bridges. Recently, different researchers suggested composite beams based on engineered bamboo, commonly named Bamboo-Concrete Composite (BCC) beams. This study presents a systematic comparison of structural performances and connection behavior of TCC and BCC beams under short-term static load. TCCs beams are compared to BCC ones using similar she…
Representable and Continuous Functionals on Banach Quasi *-Algebras
2017
In the study of locally convex quasi *-algebras an important role is played by representable linear functionals; i.e., functionals which allow a GNS-construction. This paper is mainly devoted to the study of the continuity of representable functionals in Banach and Hilbert quasi *-algebras. Some other concepts related to representable functionals (full-representability, *-semisimplicity, etc) are revisited in these special cases. In particular, in the case of Hilbert quasi *-algebras, which are shown to be fully representable, the existence of a 1-1 correspondence between positive, bounded elements (defined in an appropriate way) and continuous representable functionals is proved.
An attempt to realise the constrained search approach in the density functional theory
2001
Abstract The problem of reconstruction of wave functions from a given electron density is considered. A reformulation of the problem is proposed which is based on the Fourier transform. Arising mathematical problems are studied, namely, the properties of reduced spatial densities and their Fourier images are obtained, which follow from known properties of the wave functions. The proposed approach may provide a practical implementation of the Constrained Search Approach to the DFT.
Durability assessment of basalt fiber polymer as reinforcement to expanded clay concrete in harsh environment
2021
Basalt fiber-reinforced polymer composites are receiving considerable attention as they represent a low-cost green source of raw materials. In most cases, fiber-reinforced polymer composites face harsh environments, such as chloride ions in coastal marine environments or cold regions with salt deicing. The resistance of fiber-reinforced polymers subjected to the above environments is critical for the safe design and application of such composites. This research aims to develop a framework to investigate the durability properties of the lightweight expanded clay basalt fiber polymer reinforced concrete exposed to the NaCl environment. The specified quantity of concrete structural elements wa…
Stiffness and strength of composite truss beam to R.C. column connection in MRFs
2015
Abstract The results of experimental and numerical investigations on the cyclic behavior of composite truss beam to reinforced concrete column connection of moment resisting frames are reported. The beams are constituted by a steel truss and end zone added rebar embedded within a concrete block cast in place, so that, after curing, the steel truss and the added rebar work together with the concrete matrix as reinforcement of the composite beam. Particularly, three specimens of two-span continuous beams were tested under monotonic and cyclic actions as three point bending test. With the goal to investigate about the behavior of the end zone of the beam integrated into a moment resisting fram…
Performance of Steel Fibrous Reinforced Concrete Corbels Subjected to Vertical and Horizontal Loads
2009
A softened strut-and-tie macromodel able to reproduce the flexural behavior of corbels in plain and fibrous concrete and with the presence of steel bars, including softening of compressed struts and yielding of main and secondary steel bars, is presented in this paper. The main focus of the proposed model is the determination of the load-deflection curves of corbels subjected to the coupled effects of vertical and horizontal forces bearing in mind the influence of the type of concrete (normal or high strength), of the fiber percentage and of the arrangement and percentage of the main and secondary (horizontal stirrup) steel bars. A validation of the proposed model is made therefore with ref…