Characterisation of mechanical energy absorbers developed to complement of roll-over protection structures in agricultural vehicles
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2019.10.007
Abstract: Roll-over protection structures (ROPS) and the use of safety belt is a successful combination in agricultural vehicles. If during an accident, a vehicle overturns, a ROPS is designed to deform plastically, absorbing potential energy of… read more here.
Keywords: protection structures; energy; energy absorbers; agricultural vehicles ... See more keywords
Earthquake protection of structures with nonlinear viscous dampers optimized through an energy-based stochastic approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.09.076
Abstract: Abstract The earthquake protection of structures equipped with energy dissipation devices in the form of nonlinear fluid viscous dampers (FVDs) is investigated. Most of the optimal design strategies from the literature either address a simplified… read more here.
Keywords: energy based; earthquake protection; protection structures; viscous dampers ... See more keywords
An Integrated Numerical Model for the Design of Coastal Protection Structures
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DOI: 10.3390/jmse5040050
Abstract: In the present work, an integrated coastal engineering numerical model is presented. The model simulates the linear wave propagation, wave-induced circulation, and sediment transport and bed morphology evolution. It consists of three main modules: WAVE_L,… read more here.
Keywords: coastal protection; protection structures; model; wave induced ... See more keywords