Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on February 29, 2008) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S. in Chemical Engineering)--University of California, Berkeley, June 1955. / "Unclassified Chemistry." Errata sheet at end. Includes bibliographical references (p. 88). 12

[pt] Apresenta-se uma análise não-linear da estabilidade de torres suportadas por cabos. A estrutura é dividida em dois subconjuntos, coluna e cabos, inicialmente estudados separadamente. Na obtenção da matriz de rigidez de estrutura utiliza-se a formulação de viga-colunas e a forma catenária dos cabos, com uma relação força-deslocamento não-linear. A solução é obtida supondo a linearidade do sistema entre dois estados consecutivos no processo iterativo. Coeficientes da flambagem são calculados para três casos individuais: variação de carga vertical de peso próprio e compressão devido aos cabos, variação da carga horizontal de vento, e para o momento de inércia crítico da coluna. / [en] A nonlinear stability analysis of towers supported by cables is presented. The structure is divided in two groups, column and cables, and first analysed separately. Beam-column formulation and catenary cables are used in obtaining the stiffness matrix of the structure, with a nonlinear force-displacement relationship. Solution is achieved through stepwise linearization. Buckling coefficients are calculated in three individual casas: variation of vertical loads from deade weight and tension in cables, wind load variation, and critical mmoment of inertia of the column.

The challenge of this project is to turn a large residual empty space into a public place, a truly relational space. The site was decided upon first, and within its vastness the spirit of the surroundings arose which in turn gave birth to the development programme. At the stage where a site was chosen, no particular functional theme other than that of “adaptive reuse” existed. Located in the industrial sector of Pretoria West, the site was chosen for its ability to stun the visitor to silence with its scale and grandeur. Currently housing the Pretoria West Power Station, the visitor is confronted by structures which appear to be beyond the realm of human interaction. The dissertation explored the transformation of “urban void” to a public place where events can be held. This proposed events centre thrusts the landscape into the intervention, blurring the thresholds between inside and outside. The building itself has little regard for the boundaries imposed on it by the site. Purposely ignoring these limitations, the building extends its boundaries over the lake, creating space above untouched territory. The design aims to fragment the intervention into smaller experiences, which allows the visitor to engage more intimately with the intervention. This project addressed the issues of visual contact. / Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Architecture / unrestricted

Please read the "Background" (p v) in the section 00front of this document Copyright 2002, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Bartie, C 2002, The life and career of the South African dramatric soprano Marita Napier, DPhil thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11142007-125718 / > / Thesis (DPhil (Microbiology))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Microbiology and Plant Pathology / unrestricted

No / In recent years, several accidents in pioneer gas processing industries led industries to put emphasis on real-time fault detection. Neural Network (NN) based fault (abnormal situation) detection technique played an important role in monitoring industrial safety. In this work, an attempt has been made to study the fault detection of Brahmanbaria gas processing plant using multi layered feed forward NN based system. NN based fault detection system is trained, validated and tested using data generated using the dynamic model. Preliminary results show that NN based method is able to detect the faults of Brahmanbaria Gas processing plant for fewer no of faults.

The number of skyscrapers are increasing rapidly across the world. Interest is growing considerably in places such as Asia and Europe. Because of their height skyscrapers have a strong symbolic value and can help a city attract interest. In Sweden the number of skyscraper projects have also seen a significant increase, though relatively few of them have eventually been built. One of the most spectacular examples were the two Tellus Towers that were planned in southern Stockholm. The highest tower would have been the highest residential building in all of Scandinavia. The project was canceled by the municipality because of its visual impact over areas considered to be of national interest as well as concern over shadows. Instead a new project was suggested consisting of seven smaller high rise buildings. The aim of this thesis is to examine whether groups of smaller high rise buildings have benefits over major skyscrapers regarding visual impact and shadows, by comparing the Tellus Towers to the new project. The program ArcGIS Pro has been used to create 3D models of both projects, whereby analysis tools have been used to analyze their effects on the surrounding built area which was downloaded as 3D models from Stockholm municipality's data portal as well as OpenStreetMap based 3D models from Esri. The results reveal that the new project will cast significantly more shadows than its predecessor would have done, while having a smaller visual impact.

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A major powerline is typically supported by many widely spaced structures. Each structure is, in turn, supported by a foundation or foundations. The prevailing philosophy behind transmission structure design to date has been based on the notion that information for geotechnical conditions is sparse and relatively simple in nature. Within this context, it is useful to note that one mile of construction for a routine lattice tower line, can involve twenty five to thirty separate foundations. More accurate soils data can allow for more efficient (smaller) foundation designs with consequent reductions in construction and material costs for the construction. This research examines four existing in-situ soil strength testing methods; standard penetration test (SPT), the cone penetrometer (CPT), the flat plate dilatometer (DMT), and the pressuremeter (PMT). Soils data were collected at eight separate sites using each of the devices. The test sites were chosen to mirror soil conditions encountered within the service territory of Virginia Power, the project sponsor. A total of 19 standard soil borings, 30 cone penetrometer soundings, 26 dilatometer soundings, and 33 pressuremeter tests were undertaken in residual, alluvial and marine clay soil conditions. The testing program was conducted with five areas of concern: (1) comparison of the penetration/ stiffness data from the four tests, (2) comparison of values of undrained shear strength and angle of internal friction developed from each of the test methods, (3) determination if pressuremeter data can be correlated to and thereby developed from one of the more rapid tests, (4) comparison of indirect soil type identifications from the cone and dilatometer with laboratory identifications from the standard borings, (5) development of information on the relative effort required for each test. Comparison of the penetration resistance stiffness data produced useful correlations among the CPT and DMT, with the SPT data yielding more erratic results. Shear strength data was most consistent for the marine clay sites, while the CPT and DMT returned useful friction angle data in the alluvial sands. PMT data correlated well to both the CPT and DMT test results. Correlation of PMT results to the SPT was more erratic. Indirect soil identification from the CPT and DMT was fully adequate for transmission line foundation design purposes, and finally, useful comparative data on the relative testing time required for the four insitu tests was developed. / Ph. D.

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