1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557538203321

Autore

Pollack Jordan

Titolo

Artificial life IX : proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems / / edited by Jordan Pollack ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : The MIT Press, 2004

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , c2004

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2004]

Descrizione fisica

1 PDF (xiv, 589 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Complex adaptive systems

Altri autori (Persone)

PollackJordan B

Disciplina

570.113

Soggetti

Biological systems - Computer simulation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Bradford book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Artificial Life is an interdisciplinary effort to investigate the fundamental properties of living systems through the simulation and synthesis of life-like processes. The young field brings a powerful set of tools to the study of how high-level behavior can arise in systems governed by simple rules of interaction. Some of the fundamental questions include:What are the principles of evolution, learning, and growth that can be understood well enough to simulate as an information process?Can robots be built faster and more cheaply by mimicking biology than by the product design process used for automobiles and airplanes?How can we unify theories from dynamical systems, game theory, evolution, computing, geophysics, and cognition?The field has contributed fundamentally to our understanding of life itself through computer models, and has led to novel solutions to complex real-world problems across high technology and human society. This elite biennial meeting has grown from a small workshop in Santa Fe to a major international conference. This ninth volume of the proceedings of the international A-life conference reflects the growing quality and impact of this interdisciplinary scientific community.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910346938103321

Autore

Fellmoser Peter

Titolo

Druckrohrleitungen aus Holz - Anwendung und Bemessung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

KIT Scientific Publishing, 2007

ISBN

1000007105

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 204 p. p.)

Collana

Karlsruher Berichte zum Ingenieurholzbau / Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Lehrstuhl für Ingenieurholzbau und Baukonstruktionen

Soggetti

Technology: general issues

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurde der Einsatz von Druckrohrleitungen aus Holz als Zuleitung für Wasserkraftanlagen untersucht. Der Einfluss der Holzfeuchte auf relevante Festigkeits- und Steifigkeitseigenschaften von ausgewählten Holzarten wurde experimentell bestimmt. Mit Hilfe eines Rechenmodells wurden Bemessungstabellen erstellt, mit denen eine schnelle Bemessung von Druckrohrleitungen aus Holz durchgeführt werden kann. Zusätzlich wurden instationäre Strömungsvorgänge genauer untersucht.