02778nam 2200565 450 991081991000332120240131152828.00-8263-5667-2(CKB)3710000000595668(EBL)4406010(SSID)ssj0001614071(PQKBManifestationID)16340524(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001614071(PQKBWorkID)12196616(PQKB)11072189(MiAaPQ)EBC4406010(OCoLC)939405856(MdBmJHUP)muse91447(Au-PeEL)EBL4406010(CaPaEBR)ebr11156150(CaONFJC)MIL896919(EXLCZ)99371000000059566820160608h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBad clowns /Benjamin Radford ; designed by Lila SanchezFirst edition.Albuquerque, [New Mexico] :University of New Mexico Press,2016.©20161 online resource (217 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8263-5666-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.A short history of the earliest clowns -- The despicable rogue Mr. Punch -- The unnatural nature of the evil clown -- Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns -- Bad clowns of the Ink -- Bad clowns of the Screen -- Bad clowns of the Song -- The carnal carnival: Buffoon boffing and clown sex -- Creepy, criminal, and killer clowns -- Activist clowns -- Crazed caged carny clowns -- The phantom clowns -- Troll clowns and the future of bad clowns.Bad clowns--those malicious misfits of the midway who terrorize, haunt, and threaten us--have long been a cultural icon. This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them. Going beyond familiar clowns such as the Joker, Krusty, John Wayne Gacy, and Stephen King's Pennywise, it also features bizarre, lesser-known stories of weird clown antics including Bozo obscenity, Ronald McDonald haters, killer clowns, phantom-clown abductors, evil-clown panics, sex clowns, carnival clowns, troll clowns, and much more. Bad Clowns blends humor, investigation, and scholarship to reveal what is behind the clown's dark smile. This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them.ClownsHistoryClownsHistory.791.33Radford Benjamin1970-1638008Sanchez LilaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819910003321Bad clowns3980157UNINA05447nam 2201237z- 450 991055712800332120210501(CKB)5400000000040774(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68664(oapen)doab68664(oapen)68664(EXLCZ)99540000000004077420202105d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRecent Advances in the Design of Structures with Passive Energy Dissipation SystemsBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 online resource (266 p.)3-03936-060-4 3-03936-061-2 Passive vibration control plays a crucial role in structural engineering. Common solutions include seismic isolation and damping systems with various kinds of devices, such as viscous, viscoelastic, hysteretic, and friction dampers. These strategies have been widely utilized in engineering practice, and their efficacy has been demonstrated in mitigating damage and preventing the collapse of buildings, bridges, and industrial facilities. However, there is a need for more sophisticated analytical and numerical tools to design structures equipped with optimally configured devices. On the other hand, the family of devices and dissipative elements used for structural protection keeps evolving, because of growing performance demands and new progress achieved in materials science and mechanical engineering. This Special Issue collects 13 contributions related to the development and application of passive vibration control strategies for structures, covering both traditional and innovative devices. In particular, the contributions concern experimental and theoretical investigations of high-efficiency dampers and isolation bearings; optimization of conventional and innovative energy dissipation devices; performance-based and probability-based design of damped structures; application of nonlinear dynamics, random vibration theory, and modern control theory to the design of structures with passive energy dissipation systems; and critical discussion of implemented isolation/damping technologies in significant or emblematic engineering projects.History of engineering and technologybicssc"double-step" characteristicsadjacent buildingsBase-Isolated Buildingsbearing displacementcable bracingcable-stayed bridgesconstrained multi-objective optimizationcyclic loading testd-MTMDsdamped structuresdisplacement-dependent dampingdistributed damping systemsearthquakeenergy dissipationenergy dissipation capabilityenergy dissipation devicesenergy-dissipation systemsgraphical approachhigh-rise buildingshigh-tech factoryhorizontal connectionhybrid controlhybrid genetic algorithmhysteretic behaviorincremental dynamic analysisinerterinerter systeminertial mass damperlead rubber bearingmetal dampermotion-based designmoving craneMTMDsmulti-degree of freedommultibuilding systemsnegative stiffness deviceoptimal designoptimal placementparallel computingparametric studypassive structural controlpassive vibration controlperformance parameterpounding protectionprecast concrete structureprefabricated shear wall structural systemspushover testreliability analysisseismic isolationseismic performanceseismic poundingseismic protectionseismic testshake tablesoil structure interactionstay cablestiffness liftingSTMDstochastic dynamic analysisstructural controlsuspension bridgessynchronous multi-point pressure measurementtuned mass damperuncertainty conditionsvibrationvibration controlviscous damperwind loadwind tunnel testwind-induced responseHistory of engineering and technologyRicciardi Giuseppeedt311041De Domenico DarioedtZhang RuifuedtRicciardi GiuseppeothDe Domenico DarioothZhang RuifuothBOOK9910557128003321Recent Advances in the Design of Structures with Passive Energy Dissipation Systems3011693UNINA