05303nam 2200637 a 450 991082984410332120230721004031.01-282-34348-397866123434830-470-75859-70-470-75860-0(CKB)1000000000687393(EBL)470575(OCoLC)609849534(SSID)ssj0000309656(PQKBManifestationID)11235334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000309656(PQKBWorkID)10282665(PQKB)10890005(MiAaPQ)EBC470575(EXLCZ)99100000000068739320080118d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSmart technologies for safety engineering[electronic resource] /edited by Jan Holnicki-SzulcChichester, England ;Hoboken, NJ J. Wileyc20081 online resource (352 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-05846-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Smart Technologies for Safety Engineering; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Organization of the Book; 1 Introduction to Smart Technologies; 1.1 Smart Technologies - 30 Years of History; 1.2 Smart-Tech Hardware Issues; 1.2.1 Structual Health Monitoring; 1.2.2 Adaptive Impact Absorption; 1.3 Smart-Tech Software Issues; References; 2 The Virtual Distortion Method -A Versatile Reanalysis Tool; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Overview of Reanalysis Methods; 2.3 Virtual Distortion Method - The Main Idea; 2.4 VDM in Structural Statics; 2.4.1 Influence Matrix in Statics2.4.2 Stiffness Remodeling in Statics2.4.3 Plasticity in Statics; 2.4.4 Example 1 in Statics; 2.4.5 Example 2 in Statics; 2.5 VDM in Structural Dynamics; 2.5.1 Influence Matrices in Dynamics; 2.5.2 Stiffness Remodeling in Dynamics; 2.5.3 Plasticity in Dynamics; 2.5.4 Mass Remodeling in Dynamics; 2.6 VDM-Based Sensitivity Analysis; 2.7 Versatility of VDM in System Modeling; 2.8 Recapitulation; 2.8.1 General Remarks; 2.8.2 Applications of the VDM to Structures; 2.8.3 Applications of the VDM to Nonstructural Systems; References; 3 VDM-Based Health Monitoring of Engineering Systems3.1 Introduction to Structural Health Monitoring3.2 Damage Identification in Skeletal Structures; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Time Domain (VDM-T) versus Frequency Domain (VDM-F); 3.2.3 Modifications in Beams; 3.2.4 Problem Formulation and Optimization Issues; 3.2.5 Numerical Algorithm; 3.2.6 Numerical Examples; 3.2.7 Experimental Verification; 3.2.8 Conclusions; 3.3 Modeling and Identification of Delamination in Double-Layer Beams; 3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 Modeling of Delamination; 3.3.3 Identification of Delamination; 3.3.4 Conclusions; 3.4 Leakage Identification in Water Networks3.4.1 Introduction3.4.2 Modeling of Water Networks and Analogies to Truss Structures; 3.4.3 VDM-Based Simulation of Parameter Modification; 3.4.4 Leakage Identification; 3.4.5 Numerical Examples; 3.4.6 Conclusions; 3.5 Damage Identification in Electrical Circuits; 3.5.1 Introduction; 3.5.2 Modeling of Electrical Circuits and Analogies to Truss Structures; 3.5.3 VDM Formulation; 3.5.4 Defect Identification; 3.5.5 Numerical Example; 3.5.6 Conclusions; References; 4 Dynamic Load Monitoring; 4.1 Real-Time Dynamic Load Identification; 4.1.1 Impact Load Characteristics; 4.1.2 Solution Map Approach4.1.3 Approach Based on Force and Acceleration4.1.4 Approaches Based on Conservation of Momentum; 4.1.5 Experimental Test Stand; 4.1.6 Experimental Verification; 4.1.7 Comparison of Approaches; 4.2 Observer Technique for On-Line Load Monitoring; 4.2.1 State-Space Representation of Mechanical Systems; 4.2.2 State Estimation and Observability; 4.2.3 Model-Based Input Estimation; 4.2.4 Unknown Input Observer; 4.2.5 Numerical Examples; 4.3 Off-Line Identification of Dynamic Loads; 4.3.1 Response to Dynamic Loading; 4.3.2 Load Reconstruction; 4.3.3 Optimum Sensor Location; 4.3.4 Numerical ExampleReferencesSmart technologies comprise a dynamic new interdisciplinary research field that encompasses a wide spectrum of engineering applications including, but not limited to, intelligent structures and materials, actuators, sensors and structural observability, control systems and software tools for the design of adaptive structures. Smart technologies focus on the issues surrounding the safety and integrity of engineering systems. Smart Technologies for Safety Engineering presents the achievements of ten years of research from the Smart-Tech Centre applied to some of the key issues of safetySmart materialsSmart structuresAutomatic data collection systemsSmart materials.Smart structures.Automatic data collection systems.620.8/6620.86Holnicki-Szulc Jan1664759MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829844103321Smart technologies for safety engineering4022992UNINA02634nam 2200505Ia 450 991096236390332120251117120130.0(CKB)1000000000005241(OCoLC)70769176(CaPaEBR)ebrary5003622(SSID)ssj0000387907(PQKBManifestationID)11266745(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000387907(PQKBWorkID)10411140(PQKB)11108468(MiAaPQ)EBC3375124(Au-PeEL)EBL3375124(CaPaEBR)ebr5003622(OCoLC)923254021(BIP)7142195(EXLCZ)99100000000000524120710614d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMissionary travels and researches in South Africa[electronic resource] Volume 1 including a sketch of sixteen years' residence in the interior of Africa ... /by David LivingstoneSanta Barbara, Calif. Narrative Press20011 online resource (407 p.) Reprint of the 1857 ed.1-58976-070-0 Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- THE BAKWAIN COUNTRY -- THE BOERS -- DEPARTURE FROM KOLOBENG, 1ST JUNE, 1849 -- LEAVE KOLOBENG AGAIN FOR THE COUNTRY OF SEBITUANE -- CAPE TOWN -- KURUMAN -- DEPARTURE FROM THE COUNTRY OF THE BAKWAINS -- EFFECTS OF MISSIONARY EFFORTS -- RECEPTION AT LINYANTI -- THE FEVER -- DEPARTURE FROM LINYANTI FOR SESHEKE -- PROCURE CANOES AND ASCEND THE LEEAMBYE -- PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE JOURNEY -- INCREASING BEAUTY OF THE COUNTRY -- MESSAGE TO MASIKO -- NYAMOANA'S PRESENT -- LEAVE SHINTE -- THE WATERSHED.Dr. David Livingstone had lived in Africa for a number of years when he undertook the journey he writes about in this book. It is a remarkable story, told without self-aggrandizement. His mission was to stop the trade in human slaves. Dr. Livingstone walked over 4,000 miles, from Cape Town, South Africa through the Kalahari Desert and west to the coastal town of Loanda. He then turned east, followed the Zambesi River, and ended his travels in Mozambique. Only members of the Makololo tribe accompanied him.MissionsSouth AfricaSouth AfricaDescription and travelMissionsLivingstone David1813-1873.130342MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962363903321Missionary travels and researches in South Africa4480564UNINA