Development of an evaluation method for the fire resistance of tsunami vertical evacuation towers exposed to tsunami debris fires

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Hsiang Wang ◽  
Jun-Ichi Suzuki ◽  
Tomoaki Nishino ◽  
Yoshifumi Ohmiya
Keyword(s):  
Fire Resistance ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Vertical Evacuation

Evaluation of the Fire Resistance of H-Section Steel Columns and Beams

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 3190-3193
Author(s):  
In Kyu Kwon ◽  
Young Bong Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Structural Stability ◽  
Fire Resistance ◽  
Fire Test ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Engineering Method ◽  
Structural Members ◽  
Fire Engineering ◽  
Temperature Method ◽  
Limiting Temperatures

Building fires can cause severe damages to not only human life but also building structures. Therefore, every nation requires a building regulation related to fire in aspect of safety of human and structural stability. The structural stability under fire condition can be evaluated by the fire test defined in each nation’s standard. However, the results from the test don’t satisfy the real situations of the building such as fire loads, opening size, loading and boundary condition of structural members, and etc. Meanwhile, performance based fire engineering design is regarded as an alternative evaluation method of fire. The fire engineering method has been regarded as a more rational method than the prescriptive method in terms of accuracy and cost efficiency. Recently, the limit temperature method is regarded as the easiest fire engineering method to evaluate the structural stability under fire. To make the backbone of a specification of limiting temperature method, limiting temperatures of various structural members are required. In this paper, in order to make a database of the limiting temperatures of H-section columns and beams, fire test programs with loading were conducted and the limiting temperatures and fire resistance were derived.

Evaluation method for imaging plate resolution by means of phase contrast transfer function

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 662-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Oikawa ◽  
H. Kosugi ◽  
F. Hosokawa ◽  
D. Shindo ◽  
M. Kersker
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Function ◽  
Phase Contrast ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Amorphous Film ◽  
Imaging Plate ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Special Shape ◽  
Contrast Transfer Function ◽  
Contrast Image ◽  
Specimen Shape

Evaluation of the resolution of the Imaging Plate (IP) has been attempted by some methods. An evaluation method for IP resolution, which is not influenced by hard X-rays at higher accelerating voltages, was proposed previously by the present authors. This method, however, requires truoblesome experimental preperations partly because specially synthesized hematite was used as a specimen, and partly because a special shape of the specimen was used as a standard image. In this paper, a convenient evaluation method which is not infuenced by the specimen shape and image direction, is newly proposed. In this method, phase contrast images of thin amorphous film are used.Several diffraction rings are obtained by the Fourier transformation of a phase contrast image of thin amorphous film, taken at a large under focus. The rings show the spatial-frequency spectrum corresponding to the phase contrast transfer function (PCTF). The envelope function is obtained by connecting the peak intensities of the rings. The evelope function is offten used for evaluation of the instrument, because the function shows the performance of the electron microscope (EM).

Combining Values

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-4, 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Brigham
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Proximal Phalanx ◽  
Common Error ◽  
The Third ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
Impairment Ratings ◽  
Upper Extremity Impairment ◽  
The Individual

Abstract To account for the effects of multiple impairments, evaluating physicians must provide a summary value that combines multiple impairments so the whole person impairment is equal to or less than the sum of all the individual impairment values. A common error is to add values that should be combined and typically results in an inflated rating. The Combined Values Chart in the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition, includes instructions that guide physicians about combining impairment ratings. For example, impairment values within a region generally are combined and converted to a whole person permanent impairment before combination with the results from other regions (exceptions include certain impairments of the spine and extremities). When they combine three or more values, physicians should select and combine the two lowest values; this value is combined with the third value to yield the total value. Upper extremity impairment ratings are combined based on the principle that a second and each succeeding impairment applies not to the whole unit (eg, whole finger) but only to the part that remains (eg, proximal phalanx). Physicians who combine lower extremity impairments usually use only one evaluation method, but, if more than one method is used, the physician should use the Combined Values Chart.

A fuzzy evaluation method of road vehicle automatic weighing instrument in dynamic force metrological performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 1365-1372
Author(s):  
Xiaohui Mao ◽  
Liping Fei ◽  
Xianping Shang ◽  
Jie Chen ◽  
Zhihao Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Dynamic Performance ◽  
Dynamic Force ◽  
Fuzzy Evaluation ◽  
Road Vehicle ◽  
Evaluation Standard ◽  
The Road ◽  
Metrological Performance

The measurement performance of road vehicle automatic weighing instrument installed on highways is directly related to the safety of roads and bridges. The fuzzy number indicates that the uncertain quantization problem has obvious advantages. By analyzing the factors affecting the metrological performance of the road vehicle automatic weighing instrument, combined with the fuzzy mathematics theory, the weight evaluation model of the dynamic performance evaluation of the road vehicle automatic weighing instrument is proposed. The factors of measurement performance are summarized and calculated, and the comprehensive evaluation standard of the metering performance of the weighing equipment is obtained, so as to realize the quantifiable analysis and evaluation of the metering performance of the dynamic road vehicle automatic weighing instrument in use, and provide data reference for adopting a more scientific measurement supervision method.

Simply supported FPEDs connected by springs for broadband energy harvesting

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 201-210
Author(s):  
Yoshikazu Tanaka ◽  
Satoru Odake ◽  
Jun Miyake ◽  
Hidemi Mutsuda ◽  
Atanas A. Popov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Energy Harvester ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Functional Materials ◽  
Vibration Energy ◽  
Theoretical Evaluation ◽  
Vibration Energy Harvester ◽  
Polyvinylidene Difluoride ◽  
Simply Supported

Energy harvesting methods that use functional materials have attracted interest because they can take advantage of an abundant but underutilized energy source. Most vibration energy harvester designs operate most effectively around their resonant frequency. However, in practice, the frequency band for ambient vibrational energy is typically broad. The development of technologies for broadband energy harvesting is therefore desirable. The authors previously proposed an energy harvester, called a flexible piezoelectric device (FPED), that consists of a piezoelectric film (polyvinylidene difluoride) and a soft material, such as silicon rubber or polyethylene terephthalate. The authors also proposed a system based on FPEDs for broadband energy harvesting. The system consisted of cantilevered FPEDs, with each FPED connected via a spring. Simply supported FPEDs also have potential for broadband energy harvesting, and here, a theoretical evaluation method is proposed for such a system. Experiments are conducted to validate the derived model.

MODERN EVALUATION METHOD FOR TRAINING OF MONGOLIAN HORSES

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khorolmaa Chimedtseren ◽  
Oyuntsetseg Chuluunbat ◽  
Tsevegmid Khaliunaa ◽  
Тetsuro Hada
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Method
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