Design for Robustness

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franz Knoll ◽  
Thomas Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Building Codes ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Design Rules ◽  
Structural Robustness ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Insight ◽  
Modern Building

<p>Robustness is the ability to survive unforeseen circum-stances without undue damage or loss of function. It has become a requirement expressed in modern building codes, mostly without much advice as to how it can be achieved. Engineering has developed some approaches based on tra-ditional practice as well as recent insight. However, know-ledge about robustness remains scattered and ambiguous, making it difficult to apply to many specific cases. <p> The authors' attempt to collect and review elements, methods and strategies toward structural robustness, using a holistic, almost philosophical approach. This leads to a set of consid-erations to guide selection and implementation of measures in specific cases, followed by a collection of applications and examples from the authors practice.<p>The world, engineering and construction are imperfect and not entirely predictable. Robustness provides a measure of structural safety beyond traditional codified design rules.

scholarly journals RELEVANSI ANTARA PENILAIAN DAN PENGUKURAN DARI LABA AKUNTANSI KONVENSIONAL UNTUK AKUNTANSI SYARIAH

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhmad Hulaify
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Research ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Conventional Models ◽  
Core Problem

This is a library-comparative research of the profit mechanism assessment and measurement of two calculation methods, which is between conventional models and sharia models. The approaches used in this study consists of four; normative approach, sociological approach, historical approach; and philosophical approach. The four approaches used with the aim to reveal the method of calculating profits with the Islamic accounting system. The data obtained from the literature is then processed by making reductions and classifications to draw the relationships pattern between the data found and the core problem of this study. The processed data is then analyzed to find answers to the problems of this research.This research finds that there are significant differences where the sharia system has more benefits. In Islamic accounting, the calculation model can encourage the economic growth of the people. Thus the element of sharia is clearly able to bring goodness and salvation (maslahah) in the life of mankind.The results of this study are intended to provide public knowledge and understanding of the sharia method which not only brings worldly benefits but also avoids the harm that affects the lives of the world and the hereafter. This understanding is a means to realize happiness of life (al-falah) in the world and the hereafter. Keywords:Relevance, Assessment, Measurement, Conventional, Accounting,Sharia.

scholarly journals infância, cultura visual e educação

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (36) ◽  
pp. 01-20
Author(s):  
Adriana Hoffmann Fernandes ◽  
Helenice Mirabelli Cassino
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Visual Culture ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Multiple Images ◽  
The World ◽  
Visual Framing ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

This article combines thoughts about childhood, visual culture and education. It is known that we live among multiple images that shape the way we see our reality, and researchers in the visual culture field investigate how this role is played out in our culture. The goal is to make some applications those ideas, to think about the relationship between the images and education. This article tries to grasp what visual culture is and in what ways presumptions about childhood generate and are generated by this association. It also discusses the genesis of these presumptions and the images they generate through a philosophical approach, questioning the role of education in a culture tied to the media, and about how children, who are familiar with multiple screens, presage a new visual literacy. We see how images play a fundamental role in the way children give meaning to the world around them and to themselves, in the context of their local culture. Given this context, it is necessary to consider how visual culture is tied to the elementary school, and what challenges confront the generation of wider and more creative ways to approach visual framing in children’s education.

scholarly journals On the biological concept of subjective significance: A link between the semiotics of nature and the semiotics of culture

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-106
Author(s):  
Zdzisław Wąsik
Keyword(s):  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Biological Concept ◽  
Natural Objects ◽  
The World ◽  
Biological Concepts ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Subjective Significance

A logical-philosophical approach to the meaning-carriers or meaning-processes is juxtaposed with the anthropological-biological concepts of subjective significance uniting both for the semiotics of culture and the semiotics of nature. It is assumed that certain objects, which are identifiable in the universe of man and in the world surrounding all living organisms as significant from the perspective of meaning-receivers, meaning-creators and meaning-utilizers, can be determined as signs when they represent other objects, perform certain tasks or satisfy certain needs of subjects. Hence, the meaning of signifying objects may be found in the relation between the expression of a signifier and (1) a signified content, or (2) a signified function, or (3) a signified value of the cultural and natural objects subsumed by the interpreting subjects under the semiotic ones.

scholarly journals Universální život a život lidský. K ontologii přírody u Jana Patočky a Maurice Merleau-Pontyho

REFLEXE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (60) ◽  
pp. 29-63
Author(s):  
Martin Rabas
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
The Other ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Inorganic Matter ◽  
The World ◽  
The One

The present article has two objectives. One is to elucidate the philosophical approach presented in the so-called Strahov Systematic Manuscripts of Jan Patočka in terms of consciousness and nature. The other is to compare this philosophical approach with Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s theses on nature, as elaborated in 1956–1961, and to point out some advantages and limitations of both approaches. In our opinion, Patočka’s philosophical approach consists, on the one hand, in a descriptive analysis of human experience, which he understands as a pre-reflective self-relationship pointing towards the consciousness of the world. On the other hand, on the basis of this descriptive analysis Patočka consequently explicates all non-human life, inorganic matter, and finally the whole of nature as life in its own right, the essence of which is also a certain self-relation with a tendency towards consciousness. The article then briefly presents Merleau-Ponty’s theses on nature, and finally compares them with Patočka’s overall theses on nature. The advantage of Patočka’s notion of nature as against Merleau-Ponty’s is that, in Patočka’s view, nature encompasses both the principle of unity and individuality. On the other hand, the advantage of Merleau-Ponty’s understanding of nature as against Patočka’s lies in the consistent interconnectedness of the infinite life of nature and the finite life of individual beings.

scholarly journals EPISTEMOLOGY, CONSTRUCTIVISM, AND DISCOVERY LEARNING IN MATHEMATCS

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
I Ketut Sukarma
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Cognitive Structure ◽  
Discovery Learning ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
The World ◽  
Construction Experience ◽  
The Relationship

This article describes the epistemology of mathematical scholarship, the constructivism view of mathematics and how mathematical learning can achieve the goals of which one is by studying discovery with a philosophical approach that emphasizes its implications on the learning of mathematics. The world of educational research, especially mathematics has shown a shift, which is more emphasize the teaching and learning process and research methods that apply the concept that, in learning someone to construct his knowledge. Humans construct their knowledge through interaction with objects, phenomena, experiences, and the environment. A knowledge is assumed to be true if it can be useful to confront and solve appropriate problems or phenomena. On constructivism view, knowledge can not be transferred from one person to another, but must be interpreted by one person individually. Knowledge is not something that is finished, but a process that develops continuously. In the process that the activity of someone who wants to know, very instrumental in the development of knowledge. Some factors such as limited previous construction experience, and a person's cognitive structure may limit the establishment of the person's personality. Conversely, conflict situations or anomalies that make people forced to think more deeply and situations that require people to defend themselves and explain in more detail, will develop one's knowledge. Constructivism is divided into three levels: radical, hypothetical realism, and the usual. This difference is based on the relationship between knowledge and existing reality.

Development of Proposed European Design Rules for Buckling of Axially Compressed Cylinders

1998 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michael Rotter
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Test ◽  
Shell Structures ◽  
Test Results ◽  
European Standard ◽  
Design Standards ◽  
Geometric Imperfections ◽  
Design Rules ◽  
Laboratory Test Results ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World

Thin axially compressed cylinders are used in a wide range of civil engineering shell structures: towers, chimneys, tanks and silos. Design standards throughout in the world differ considerably in their strength predictions, and all are based on empirical lower bounds to laboratory test results. The chief reason for the scatter in strength assessments is the sensitivity to geometric imperfections, which naturally vary from one laboratory to another and according to the method of fabrication. This paper sets out some of the development behind the new proposed rules for the European standard on Strength and Stability of Shells. These rules cover cylinder buckling under axial compression alone, and the strength of internally pressurised cylinders. The design strengths are related to recent calculated buckling strengths, and an attempt is made to indicate the appropriate relationship between design assumed imperfections and tolerances during construction.

scholarly journals CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. STAGES OF FORMATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 220-230
Author(s):  
Tetiana Rusevych ◽  
Olha Severina
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Building Codes ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Main Form ◽  
The World ◽  
Design Ideas

Conceptual design is the most creative part of architectural activity. In the professional work of architects, conceptual design is given great importance. Various architectural and design forums, exhibitions, competitions are dedicated to him. In Soviet times, an interesting example of the formation of conceptual solutions is the work of Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin (who signed their works as a tandem of "Brutus"). We have other solutions of interesting concepts - the object of the competition "The World of El Lysytsky" - the Globe Theater in Novosibirsk. Here the authors start from the main idea - that the cube is the main form that characterizes the spirit and style of the Russian avant-garde of the twentieth century. Conceptual design ideas are implemented in the construction of unusual hotels, atypical urban environment, non-traditional building materials. All this allows you to think about life according to other rules. Than those prescribed in building codes. The world around us is more interesting and diverse, so we can, in part, paint it in bright colors.

scholarly journals Comparison of International Brittle Fracture Design Code Provisions for Steel Bridges

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110366
Author(s):  
Michelle Y. X. Chien ◽  
Scott Walbridge ◽  
Bertram Kühn
Keyword(s):  
Brittle Fracture ◽  
Temperature Curve ◽  
Highway Bridge ◽  
Steel Bridge ◽  
Design Code ◽  
Design Rules ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Harsh Climate ◽  
Structural Engineers

Brittle fracture is a major concern to structural engineers as it has significant consequences for safety and cost. Although modern day occurrences of brittle fracture are rare, it is well known that they can occur without warning and may lead to the sudden closure of a bridge, loss of service, expensive repairs, and/or loss of property or life. In Canada, steel bridge fracture is a particularly significant concern because of the harsh climate. If the toughness properties are improperly specified, many steels could be on the lower shelf of the toughness-temperature curve. A comparison of brittle fracture design provisions around the world reveals that more sophisticated approaches have been developed for modeling and understanding brittle fracture in existing and new bridges than those currently in use in North America, including Canada and the U.S.A. This paper describes the European brittle fracture provisions and presents a comparison of the North American and European design provisions using the example of a typical steel-concrete composite highway bridge. On the basis of this comparison, situations where one set of design rules may be more or less conservative are identified, and opportunities for improvement and areas warranting further study are highlighted.

scholarly journals O CORPO REENCONTRADO

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (129) ◽  
pp. 247
Author(s):  
Xavier Lacroix
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Gender Theory ◽  
Western Thought ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
Body And Soul ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Philosophical Argumentation

O artigo denuncia a perda do verdadeiro sentido do corpo no dualismo e na falsa valoração do corpo, opondo-lhe a articulação de natureza, espírito e liberdade. O pensamento ocidental que faz vinte séculos se obstina em distinguir e em opor corpo e alma conduz ao intelectualismo de Descartes, reforçado pela relação tecnicista com o mundo, e a cisão sujeito-objeto que domina a modernidade. Mostra quatro exemplos, respectivamente no transumanismo, na gender theory, nas atuais representações da família e em certas formas de religiosidade. Em seguida apresenta uma abordagem filosófica, falando da contribuição da fenomenologia, da pertença a um corpo maior e, depois de resumir a argumentação filosófica, da tarefa de articular natureza e cultura. Apresenta também os argumentos de tipo teológico (criação, encarnação, antropologia ternária de corpo, alma e espírito...), culminando no mistério pascal e no critério ético significativamente corporal da parábola do juízo. ABSTRACT: The article denounces the loss of the true meaning of the body in the dualism and false valuation of the body, opposing his articulation of nature, spirit and freedom. The Western thought that is twenty centuries old is obstinate in distinguishing and in opposing body and soul leading to the intellectualism of Descartes, reinforced by the technical relationship with the world, and the subject-object Division that dominates modernity. The article shows four examples, respectively in the “transhumanism”, on gender theory, in the current representations of the family and in certain forms of religiosity. The article then presentes a philosophical approach, talking about the contribution of Phenomenology, of belonging to a larger body and, after summarizing the philosophical argumentation.

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