• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.305-309
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• 2011

A sparse reconfigurable adaptive filter (SRAF) based on a photonic switch determines the appropriate time delays and weight values for an optical switch implementation of tapped-delay-line (TDL) systems. It is well known that the choice of switch delays is significantly important for efficiently implementing the SRAF. If the same values exist as calculating the sum of weight magnitudes for implementing the connection constraint required by the SRAF, conventional connection algorithm based on sequentially selection the maximum elements might not work perfectly. In an effort to increase the effectiveness of system identification, an upgraded connection algorithm used progressive calculation to obtain the better solution is considered in this paper. The performance of the proposed connection constraint algorithm is illustrated by computer simulation for a system identification application.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• v.2 no.5
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• pp.315-330
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• 2002

This paper proposes a model for analysing the non-linear behaviour of steel concrete composite beams prestressed by external slipping cables, taking into account the deformability of the interface shear connection. By assuming a suitable admissible displacement field for the composite beam, the balance condition is obtained by the virtual work principle. The solution is numerically achieved by approximating the unknown displacement functions as series of shape functions according to the Ritz method. The model is applied to real cases by showing the consequences of different connection levels between the concrete slab and the steel beam. Particular attention is focused on the limited ductility of the shear connection that may be the cause of premature failure of the composite girder.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.483-501
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• 2021

We study the complete lifts of projectable linear connection for semi-tangent bundle. The aim of this study is to establish relations between these and complete lift already known. In addition, the relations between infinitesimal linear transformations and projectable linear connections are studied. We also have a new example for good square in this work.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.407-424
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• 2024

The present work aims to introduce the geometry of invariant and screen semi-invariant lightlike submanifolds of a metallic semi-Riemannian manifold equipped with a quarter symmetric non-metric connection. The study establishes the characterization of integrability and parallelism of the distributions inherent in these submanifolds. Additionally, the conditions for distributions defining totally geodesic foliations on the invariant and screen semi-invariant lightlike submanifolds of metallic semi-Riemannian manifold are specified.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.437-448
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• 2020

In high rise buildings that utilize precast large panel system for construction, the shear wall provides strength and stiffness during earthquakes. The performance of a wall panel system depends mainly on the type of connection used to transfer the forces from one wall element to another wall element. This paper presents an experimental investigation on different types of construction detailing of the precast wall to wall vertical connections under reverse cyclic loading. One of the commonly used connections in India to connect wall to wall panel is the loop bar connection. Hence for this study, three types of wet connections and one type of dry connection namely: Staggered loop bar connection, Equally spaced loop bar connection, U-Hook connection, and Channel connection respectively were used to connect the precast walls. One third scale model of the wall was used for this study. The main objective of the experimental work is to evaluate the performance of the wall to wall connections in terms of hysteretic behaviour, ultimate load carrying capacity, energy dissipation capacity, stiffness degradation, ductility, viscous damping ratio, and crack pattern. All the connections exhibited similar load carrying capacity. The U-Hook connection exhibited higher ductility and energy dissipation when compared to the other three connections.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.861-866
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• 2014

The scale of national research and development work is expanded gradually and grows bigger, so necessity of building system rises to guarantee more objective and fairer selection of business and clarity of budget administration according to active progress of convergence between study territories. In the study, standard frame work is suggested for information connection between dissimilarities, and based on this work; the study considers the system for information connection of digital budget accounting system handling budget and accounting of national finance and national science technology knowledge information system that is in charge of result administration and result evaluation of national research and development work, so suggests application plan of standard frame work connected with information solving current state and problems for connection.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.453-467
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• 2019

Portal frame structures, made up of cold-formed steel trusses, are increasingly being used for lightweight building construction. A novel pin-jointed moment connector, called the Howick Rivet Connector (HRC), was developed and tested previously in T-joints and truss assemblage to determine its reliable strength, stiffness and moment resisting capacity. This paper presents an experimental study on the HRC, in moment resisting cold-formed steel trusses. The connection method is devised where intersecting truss members are confined by a gusset connected by HRCs to create a rigid moment connection. In total, three large scale experiments were conducted to determine the elastic capacity and cyclic behaviour of the gusseted truss moment connection comprising HRC connectors. Theoretical failure loads were also calculated and compared against the experimental failure loads. Results show that the HRCs work effectively at carrying high shear loads between the members of the truss, enabling rigid behaviour to be developed and giving elastic behaviour without tilting up to a defined yield point. An extended gusset connection has been proposed to maximize the moment carrying capacity in a truss knee connection using the HRCs, in which they are aligned around the perimeter of the gusset to maximize the moment capacity and to increase the stability of the truss knee joint.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.217-232
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• 2019

Modular steel buildings consist of prefabricated room-sized structural units that are manufactured offsite and installed onsite. The inter-module connections must fulfill the assembly construction requirements and soundly transfer the external loads. This work proposes an innovative assembled connection suitable for modular buildings with concrete-filled steel tube columns. The connection uses pretensioned strands and plugin bars to vertically connect the adjacent modular columns. The moment-transferring performance of this inter-module connection was studied through monotonic and cyclic loading tests. The results showed that because of the assembly construction, the connected sections were separated under lateral bending, and the prestressed inter-module connection performed as a weak semirigid connection. The moment strength at the early loading stage originated primarily from the contact bonding mechanism with the infilled concrete, and the postyield strength depended mainly on the tensioned strands. The connection displayed a self-centering-like behavior that the induced deformation was reversed during unloading. The energy dissipation originated primarily from frictional slipping of the plugin bars and steel strands. The moment transferring ability was closely related to the section dimension and the arrangements of the plugin bars and steel strands. A simplified strength calculation and evaluation method was also proposed, and the effectiveness was validated with the test data.

• Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.181-189
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• 2017

In this paper, we develop a human error-free wire connection guide system. The only related work is Japanese patent by Hitachi. The patent is guiding the wire connection using PC server. And no implementation details have been reported publicly. We propose a new method based on smart mobile devices. The proposed methods are registered as two Korean patents. We implement a prototype wire connection guide system to verify the patents. Through human experiments, we verify the system can reduce the human error more than 90% and speed up the connection process more than twice faster than working without the system. To be used in the industrial fields, the prototype system needs more product packaging works.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.49-57
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• 2022

This paper presents a study on the behavior of a bolted T-stub to square tube connection using Thread-fixed One-side Bolts (TOBs) through tests and numerical simulations. It outlines a research work of four connections with focus on the failure modes and strengths of the connection under tensile load. It was observed that the thread anchor failure caused by shear failure of hole threads controlled the final failure of the connection in the tests. Meanwhile, the out-of-plane deformation of tube wall resulted in the contact separation between hole threads and bolt threads, which in turn reduced the shear strength of hole threads. Finite element models (FEMs) allowing for the configuration details of the TOBs fixed connection are then developed and compared with the test results. Subsequently, the failure mechanism of hole threads and stress distribution of each component are analyzed based on FEM results. It was concluded that the ultimate strength of connection was not only concerned with the shear strength of hole threads, but also was influenced by the plastic out-of-plane deformation of tube wall. These studies lay a foundation for the establishment of suitable design methods of this type of connection.