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Modeling Of Frame Structures Undergoing Large Deformations And Large Rotations, Hui Liu Aug 2016

Modeling Of Frame Structures Undergoing Large Deformations And Large Rotations, Hui Liu

Open Access Dissertations

Numerical simulation of large-scale problems in structural dynamics, such as structures subject to extreme loads, can provide useful insights into structural behavior while minimizing the need for expensive experimental testing for the same. These types of problems are highly non-linear and usually involve material damage, large deformations and sometimes even collapse of structures. Conventionally, frame structures have been modeled using beam-frame finite elements in almost all structural analysis software currently being used by researchers and the industry. However, there are certain limitations associated with this modeling approach. This research focuses on two issues, in particular, of modeling frame structures undergoing …


Appropriability And The Retrieval Of Knowledge After Spillovers, Tufool Alnuaimi, Gerard George Jul 2016

Appropriability And The Retrieval Of Knowledge After Spillovers, Tufool Alnuaimi, Gerard George

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Firms create and capture value through innovation. In technology-driven firms, there has been an explicit emphasis on appropriability through imitation deterrence and cumulative inventions that build on prior firm innovation. We introduce systematic empirical evidence for a third mechanism of appropriability namely, knowledge retrieval, which is defined as the re-absorption of previously spilled knowledge. We extend previous studies which consider technological complexity and organizational coupling as predictors of appropriability by examining their impact on knowledge retrieval. We find that technological complexity has a curvilinear relationship with retrieval while organizational coupling has a negative relationship. We discuss the implications of these …


Testing Feasibility Of Inductive Power Coupling For Modern Applications, Andrew Burman Jun 2016

Testing Feasibility Of Inductive Power Coupling For Modern Applications, Andrew Burman

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

This project takes two bifilar tesla coils and uses them to find a % efficiency of power transfer as distances between the coils decrease. The reason this experiment is being conducted is to find possible implications for wireless charging of vehicles using similar style coils. This project conducted experiments on 60 Hz, 400 Hz, and 1 kHz frequencies for a small input signal. The general conclusion is that as the frequency increases more power can be transferred and higher efficiency of power transfer is seen. This project also concluded that it could be possible to get higher efficiency at a …


In Synch But Not In Step: Circadian Clock Circuits Regulating Plasticity In Daily Rhythms, Jennifer A. Evans, M. R. Gorman Apr 2016

In Synch But Not In Step: Circadian Clock Circuits Regulating Plasticity In Daily Rhythms, Jennifer A. Evans, M. R. Gorman

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is a network of neural oscillators that program daily rhythms in mammalian behavior and physiology. Over the last decade much has been learned about how SCN clock neurons coordinate together in time and space to form a cohesive population. Despite this insight, much remains unknown about how SCN neurons communicate with one another to produce emergent properties of the network. Here we review the current understanding of communication among SCN clock cells and highlight a collection of formal assays where changes in SCN interactions provide for plasticity in the waveform of circadian rhythms in behavior. Future …


Advanced Point Of Common Coupling Voltage Controllers For Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic (Pv) Systems, Brian Perera, Philip Ciufo, Sarath Perera Jan 2016

Advanced Point Of Common Coupling Voltage Controllers For Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic (Pv) Systems, Brian Perera, Philip Ciufo, Sarath Perera

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

The voltage rise of the low voltage (LV) power distribution grid to which multiple solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are integrated is a critical technical problem that should be addressed. With PV systems that are integrated to the LV power distribution grid (with an $R$ to $X$ ratio greater than unity) via voltage source converters, the opportunity exists to regulate the respective point of common coupling (PCC) voltages by dynamically controlling the active and reactive power response of PV systems. In this paper, two closed-loop controllers that are able to regulate the PCC voltage by dynamically controlling the active and reactive …


Coupling A Thermal Comfort Model With Building Simulation For User Comfort And Energy Efficiency, Katharina Boudier, Massimo Fiorentini, Sabine Hoffmann, Raghuram Kalyanam, Georgios Kokogiannakis Jan 2016

Coupling A Thermal Comfort Model With Building Simulation For User Comfort And Energy Efficiency, Katharina Boudier, Massimo Fiorentini, Sabine Hoffmann, Raghuram Kalyanam, Georgios Kokogiannakis

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part B

This paper describes a methodology for coupling an advanced model of the thermo-regulatory system of the human body that describes its physiological processes, a comfort model that evaluates thermal sensation and comfort, and the ESP-r building simulation software that computes the transient thermal response of a building model. The objective of this study was to utilise the physiology and comfort models to dynamically modify the heating and cooling temperature set points of a zone controller in ESP-r, in accordance with the computed human thermal sensation and achieve realtime thermal comfort management. The comunication between the software is managed by the …


Manipulating Coupling State And Magnetism Of Mn-Doped Zno Nanocrystals By Changing The Coordination Environment Of Mn Via Hydrogen Annealing, Yan Cheng, W Li, Weichang Hao, Huaizhe Xu, Zhongfei Xu, Li Rong Zheng, Jing Zhang, S X. Dou, Tianmin Wang Jan 2016

Manipulating Coupling State And Magnetism Of Mn-Doped Zno Nanocrystals By Changing The Coordination Environment Of Mn Via Hydrogen Annealing, Yan Cheng, W Li, Weichang Hao, Huaizhe Xu, Zhongfei Xu, Li Rong Zheng, Jing Zhang, S X. Dou, Tianmin Wang

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Mn-doped ZnO nanocrystals are synthesized by a wet chemical route and treated in H2/Ar atmosphere with different H2/Ar ratios. It is found that hydrogen annealing could change the coordination environment of Mn in ZnO lattice and manipulate the magnetic properties of Mn-doped ZnO. Mn ions initially enter into interstitial sites and a Mn3+O6 octahedral coordination is produced in the prepared Mn-doped ZnO sample, in which the nearest neighbor Mn3+ and O2 ions could form a Mn3+-O2--Mn3+ complex. After H2 annealing, interstitial Mn ions can substitute for Zn to generate the Mn2+O4 tetrahedral coordination in the nanocrystals, in which neighboring Mn2+ …


Interface-Enhanced Electron-Phonon Coupling And High-Temperature Superconductivity In Potassium-Coated Ultrathin Fese Films On Srtio3, Chenjia Tang, Chong Liu, Guanyu Zhou, Fangsen Li, Hao Ding, Zhi Li, Ding Zhang, Zheng Li, Canli Song, Shuaihua Ji, Ke He, Lili Wang, Xucan Ma, Qi-Kun Xue Jan 2016

Interface-Enhanced Electron-Phonon Coupling And High-Temperature Superconductivity In Potassium-Coated Ultrathin Fese Films On Srtio3, Chenjia Tang, Chong Liu, Guanyu Zhou, Fangsen Li, Hao Ding, Zhi Li, Ding Zhang, Zheng Li, Canli Song, Shuaihua Ji, Ke He, Lili Wang, Xucan Ma, Qi-Kun Xue

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Alkali-metal (potassium) adsorption on FeSe thin films with thickness from 2 unit cells (UC) to 4 UC on SrTiO3 grown by molecular beam epitaxy is investigated with a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. At appropriate potassium coverage (0.20-0.25 monolayer), the tunneling spectra of the films all exhibit a superconductinglike gap which is overall larger than 11 meV (five times the gap value of bulk FeSe) and decreases with increasing thickness, and two distinct features of characteristic phonon modes at ∼11 and ∼21 meV. The results reveal the critical role of the interface-enhanced electron-phonon coupling for possible high-temperature superconductivity in ultrathin FeSe …


Design Of A Mobile Underwater Charging System, Brian R. Page Jan 2016

Design Of A Mobile Underwater Charging System, Brian R. Page

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are extremely capable vehicles for numerous ocean related missions. AUVs are energy limited, resulting in short mission endurance on the scale of hours to days. Underwater Gliders (UGs) are able to operate on the order of months to years by using nontraditional propulsion methods. UGs, however, are unable to perform missions requiring high speed or direct forward motion due to the nature of their buoyancy driven motion. This work reviews the current state of the art in recharging AUVs and offers an underwater recharging network concept at a significantly reduced cost to traditional methods. The solution …


Contactless Test Access Mechanism For 3d Ic, Iftekhar Ibne Basith Jan 2016

Contactless Test Access Mechanism For 3d Ic, Iftekhar Ibne Basith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

3D IC integration presents many advantages over the current 2D IC integration. It has the potential to reduce the power consumption and the physical size while supporting higher bandwidth and processing speed. Through Silicon Via’s (TSVs) are vertical interconnects between different layers of 3D ICs with a typical 5μm diameter and 50μm length. To test a 3D IC, an access mechanism is needed to apply test vectors to TSVs and observe their responses. However, TSVs are too small for access by current wafer probes and direct TSV probing may affect their physical integrity. In addition, the probe needles for direct …