Olkan Çuvalcı¹, Faruk Ünker^2,*, Turgut Batuhan Baturalp³, Utku Gülbulak³, Atila Ertaş³

Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.4, pp. 281-294, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.015705

Abstract In this paper, an experimental model of a horizontal cantilever beam with a rotating/oscillating attached to the shaker for harmonic excitation at the one end and a gyrostabilizer at the other end is built to verify the equations of the Lagrangian model. The primary focus of the study was to investigate the parameters of excitation amplitude, natural frequency, rotating mass (disk mass), and disk speed of gyro that would minimize the amplitude of the beam to identify these effects. Numerical and experimental results indicate that the angular momentum of the gyrostabilizer is the most effective parameter in the reduction of… More >

Omar A. Saraereh^*, Ashraf Ali

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 5383-5397, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.021724

Abstract With the rapid growth in the number of mobile devices and user connectivity, the demand for higher system capacity and improved quality-of-service is required. As the demand for high-speed wireless communication grows, numerous modulation techniques in the frequency, temporal, and spatial domains, such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), time division multiple access (TDMA), space division multiple access (SDMA), and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), are being developed. Along with those approaches, electromagnetic waves’ orbital angular momentum (OAM) is attracting attention because it has the potential to boost the wireless communication capacity. Antenna electromagnetic radiation can be described by a sum of… More >

Akanksha Tiwari¹, Ram Bilas Pachori^1,2, Premjit Khanganba Sanjram^1,3,4,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.2, pp. 2347-2363, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020299

Abstract In performing a gaming task, mental rotation (MR) is one of the important aspects of visuospatial processing. MR involves dorsal-ventral pathways of the brain. Visual objects/models used in computer-games play a crucial role in gaming experience of the users. The visuospatial characteristics of the objects used in the computer-game influence the engagement of dorsal-ventral visual pathways. The current study investigates how the objects’ visuospatial characteristics (i.e., angular disparity and dimensionality) in an MR-based computer-game influence the cortical activities in dorsal-ventral visual pathways. Both the factors have two levels, angular disparity: convex angle (CA) vs. reflex angle (RA) and dimensionality: 2D… More >

Jianchen Wu¹, Yujie Guo^1,*, Fangli Wang^1,2

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.128, No.3, pp. 1007-1031, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.016475

Abstract Spacecraft flexible appendages may experience thermally induced vibrations (TIV) under sudden heating loads, which in consequence will be unable to complete their intended missions. Isogeometric analysis (IGA) utilizes, in an isoparametric concept, the same high order and high continuity non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS) to represent both the geometry and the physical field of the structure. Compared to the traditional Lagrange polynomial based finite element method where only C0-continuity across elements can be achieved, IGA is geometrically exact and naturally fulfills the C1-continuity requirement of Euler–Bernoulli (EB) beam elements, therefore, does not need extra rotational degrees-of-freedom. In this paper, we present… More >

Ke Song^1,*, Paul Liu², Dongquan Liu³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.128, No.3, pp. 1133-1150, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.016008

Abstract A novel beamforming algorithm named Delay Multiply and Sum (DMAS), which excels at enhancing the resolution and contrast of ultrasonic image, has recently been proposed. However, there are nested loops in this algorithm, so the calculation complexity is higher compared to the Delay and Sum (DAS) beamformer which is widely used in industry. Thus, we proposed a simple vector-based method to lower its complexity. The key point is to transform the nested loops into several vector operations, which can be efficiently implemented on many parallel platforms, such as Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), and multi-core Central Processing Units (CPUs). Consequently, we… More >

Nan Guo¹, Jing Ren¹, Ling Li^1,*, Yan Zhao², Mingtao Wu¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.1, pp. 183-201, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.015756

Abstract Due to creep characteristics of wood, long-term loading can cause a significant stress loss of steel bars in reinforced glulam beams and high long-term deflection of the beam midspan. In this study, 15 glulam beams were subjected to a 90-day long-term loading test, and the effects of long-term loading value, reinforcement ratio and prestress level on the stress of steel bars, midspan long-term deflection, and other parameters were compared and analyzed. The main conclusions drawn from this study were that the long-term deflection of the reinforced glulam beams accounted for 22.5%, 20.6%, and 18.2% of the total deflection respectively when… More >

Chunyang Liu^1,2,*, Yangyang Wu¹, Yingqi Gao¹, Zhenyun Tang³

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.17, No.5, pp. 947-958, 2021, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2021.016283

Abstract In order to study the performances of high-strength concrete beams including steel fibers and large-particle recycled aggregates, four different beams have been designed, tested experimentally and simulated numerically. As varying parameters, the replacement rates of recycled coarse aggregates and CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced polymer) sheets have been considered. The failure mode of these beams, related load deflection curves, stirrup strain and shear capacity have been determined through monotonic loading tests. The simulations have been conducted using the ABAQUS finite element software. The results show that the shear failure mode of recycled concrete beams is similar to that of ordinary concrete… More >

Samer Alabed¹, Ibrahim Mahariq^1,*, Mohammad Salman¹, Mustafa Kuzuoglu²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.1, pp. 575-588, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018245

Abstract In this article, a low-cost electromagnetic structure emulating photonic nanojets is utilized to improve the efficiency of wireless relay networks. The spectral element method, due to its high accuracy, is used to verify the efficiency of the proposed structure by solving the associate field distribution. The application of optimal single-relay selection method shows that full diversity gain with low complexity can be achieved. In this paper, the proposed technique using smart relays combines the aforementioned two methods to attain the benefits of both methods by achieving the highest coding and diversity gain and enhances the overall network performance in terms… More >

Ayman Abdulhadi Althuwayb¹, Fazirulhisyam Hashim², Jiun Terng Liew², Imran Khan³, Jeong Woo Lee⁴, Emmanuel Ampoma Affum⁵, Abdeldjalil Ouahabi^6,7,*, Sébastien Jacques⁸

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.1, pp. 679-694, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015421

Abstract With the rapid development of the mobile internet and the internet of things (IoT), the fifth generation (5G) mobile communication system is seeing explosive growth in data traffic. In addition, low-frequency spectrum resources are becoming increasingly scarce and there is now an urgent need to switch to higher frequency bands. Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology has several outstanding features—it is one of the most well-known 5G technologies and has the capacity to fulfil many of the requirements of future wireless networks. Importantly, it has an abundant resource spectrum, which can significantly increase the communication rate of a mobile communication system. As… More >

Muhtar^*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.9, pp. 1631-1646, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.015452

Abstract This paper presents a method of measuring local slip in bamboo-reinforced concrete beams. Local slips (s_o) are calculated by reducing the elongation of the bamboo reinforcement (e_bo) with the elongation of the concrete (e_co). The elongation of bamboo reinforcement (e_bo) is determined in two ways, namely, read directly through a straingauge mounted on the bamboo reinforcement and calculated based on the force analysis or curvature moment as a control. The elongation of the concrete (e_co) is calculated using force analysis or curvature moment. The process of calculating curvature moments and bond stress employs the Excel program. The steps in calculating… More > Graphic Abstract