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Metaheuristic Applications in Structures and Infrastructures

Autor: Xin-she Yang , Siamak Talatahari , Amir Hossein Alavi

Número de Páginas: 577

Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for lightweight, efficient and low-cost structures has become crucially important in modern engineering design. This requires engineers to search for optimal and robust design options to address design problems that are commonly large in scale and highly nonlinear, making finding solutions challenging. In the past two decades, metaheuristic algorithms have shown promising power, efficiency and versatility in solving these difficult optimization problems. This book examines the latest developments of metaheuristics and their applications in structural engineering, construction engineering and earthquake engineering, offering practical case studies as examples to demonstrate real-world applications. Topics cover a range of areas within engineering, including big bang-big crunch approach, genetic algorithms, genetic programming, harmony search, swarm intelligence and some other metaheuristic methods. Case studies include structural identification, vibration analysis and control, topology optimization, transport infrastructure design, design of reinforced concrete,...

Front de lune

Autor: Shahriar Mandanipour

Número de Páginas: 442

Avant de s'engager dans l'armée iranienne pour combattre l'ennemi irakien, Amir Yamini était un playboy, qui passait le plus clair de son temps à séduire les femmes et exaspérer sa très pieuse famille. Cinq ans plus tard, sa mère et sa soeur le retrouvent, amputé de son bras gauche, dans un hôpital psychiatrique pour soldats traumatisés. Quasi amnésique, Amir est hanté par la vision d'une mystérieuse femme sans visage, au front orné d'un croissant de lune. De retour à Téhéran, le fils prodigue est tour à tour salué comme un martyr de la Révolution islamique et confiné dans sa chambre comme un fou dangereux. Avec la complicité de sa soeur, il s'évade en escaladant le mur de leur jardin et repart sur le champ de bataille à la recherche de celle qu'il surnomme " Front de lune ", accompagné dans ce périple au fil de la mémoire par deux scribes perchés sur ses épaules - l'ange de la vertu et l'ange du péché - qui consignent depuis toujours son histoire. Avec cette épopée amoureuse, guerrière et poétique d'une inventivité exubérante, porteuse d'un regard subtil sur la société iranienne contemporaine et empreinte d'une sensualité tout droit...

La Cité de Laiton - livre 1 La trilogie Daevabad (ebook) - Tome 1

Autor: Shannon Chakraborty

Número de Páginas: 572

Une épopée inoubliable et magique au cœur des légendes et des mythes du Moyen-Orient ! Dans les rues du Caire du XVIIIe siècle, Nahri est une jeune escroc aux talents inégalés : lecture de la main, exorcismes et un mystérieux don de guérison ; elle a fait des nobles ottomans sa cible principale dans le but de survivre. Un jour, pendant l'un de ses " coups ", elle invoque accidentellement Dara, un mystérieux guerrier djinn, et elle va comprendre trop tard que même les stratagèmes les plus intelligents peuvent avoir des conséquences mortelles. Forcés de fuir Le Caire, Dara et Nahri voyagent ensemble à travers des sables chauds et balayés par le vent, grouillants de créatures de feu et de rivières où dorment les mythiques Marids. Des ruines de métropoles humaines autrefois magnifiques aux montagnes où les oiseaux de proie ne sont pas ce qu'ils semblent, leur périple a pour destination Daevabad, la légendaire Cité de Laiton.

La verdad de la mentira

Autor: Elizabeth George

Número de Páginas: 765

El inspector Thomas Lynley se queda perplejo cuando recibe la orden de infiltrarse para investigar la muerte de Ian Cresswell por petición del tío de la víctima, el acaudalado y poderoso Bernard Fairclough. Su muerte había sido archivada como...

La ciudad de bronce

Autor: Shannon Chakraborty

Número de Páginas: 573

La vida en las calles de El Cairo en el siglo XVIII es implacable incluso para los ladrones, embaucadores y estafadores de más talento. En medio de los bulliciosos mercados, los marginados de la ciudad sobreviven como pueden timando tanto a acaudalados nobles otomanos como a invasores extranjeros. Sin embargo, bajo este mundo nuevo yacen historias antiguas. Historias sobre djinns y espíritus, sobre ciudades ocultas bajo las arenas siempre cambiantes del desierto. Lugares llenos de encantos, deseos y riquezas; en los que la magia invade las calles y flota en el aire como el polvo. Muchos ansían una vida colmada de maravillas, pero Nahri no. Nahri sabe que las habilidades que emplea para sobrevivir no son más que truquitos y juegos de manos que nada tienen que ver con la magia. Le gustaría marcharse de El Cairo algún día, pero tal y como se suele decir. CUIDADO CON LO QUE DESEAS «La mejor fantasía adulta que he leído desde El nombre del viento. Asombrosa, compleja, absorbente y fantástica. Tenéis que leerla». SABAA TAHIR, autora del best seller internacional Una llama entre cenizas

El reino de cobre

Autor: Shannon Chakraborty

Número de Páginas: 669

En Daevabad, donde los djinn pueden convocar llamas con solo chasquear los dedos, los ríos fluyen con magia antigua y la sangre puede ser tan peligrosa como cualquier hechizo, una astuta timadora de El Cairo alterará el destino de un reino. La vida de Nahri cambió para siempre cuando accidentalmente invocó a Dara, un djinn formidable y misterioso, durante una de sus estafas. Empujada a la resplandeciente corte real de Daevabad, necesitaba todos sus instintos de timadora para poder sobrevivir. Ahora, mientras Nahri acepta su legado y su poder, debe forjar un nuevo camino. Mientras, exiliado por atreverse a desafiar a su padre, Ali va a la deriva en las despiadadas arenas de su tierra ancestral, perseguido por asesinos y forzado a depender de aterradoras nuevas habilidades que amenazan con revelar un terrible secreto familiar. Y mientras un nuevo siglo se acerca y los djinn se concentran entre los muros de bronce de Daevabad para celebrarlo, un poder procedente del norte llegará directo a las puertas de la ciudad. SE AVECINA UNA TORMENTA. «Una historia tremendamente mágica y, aun así, del todo creíble». LAINI TAYLOR

The End of Magic

Número de Páginas: 491

Advances in Metaheuristic Algorithms for Optimal Design of Structures

Autor: Ali Kaveh

Número de Páginas: 890

This book presents efficient metaheuristic algorithms for optimal design of structures. Many of these algorithms are developed by the author and his graduate students, consisting of Particle Swarm Optimization, Charged System Search, Magnetic Charged System Search, Field of Forces Optimization, Democratic Particle Swarm Optimization, Dolphin Echolocation Optimization, Colliding Bodies Optimization, Ray Optimization. These are presented together with algorithms which are developed by other authors and have been successfully applied to various optimization problems. These consist of Partical Swarm Optimization, Big Band Big Crunch algorithm, Cuckoo Search Optimization, Imperialist Competitive Algorithm and Chaos Embedded Metaheuristic Algorithm. Finally a multi-objective Optimization is presented to Solve large scale structural problems based on the Charged System Search algorithm, In the second edition seven new chapters are added consisting of Enhance colliding bodies optimization, Global sensitivity analysis, Tug of War Optimization, Water evaporation optimization, Vibrating System Optimization and Cyclical Parthenogenesis Optimization algorithm. In the third edition, five new...

Indoor Geolocation Science and Technology

Autor: Kaveh Pahlavan

Número de Páginas: 492

Precise and accurate localization is one of the fundamental scientific and engineering technologies needed for the applications enabling the emergence of the Smart World and the Internet of Things (IoT). Popularity of localization technology began when the GPS became open for commercial applications in early 1990's. Since most commercial localization applications are for indoors and GPS does not work indoors, the discovery of opportunistic indoor geolocation technologies began in mid-1990's. Because of complexity and diversity of science and technology involved in indoor Geolocation, this area has emerged as its own discipline over the past two decades. At the time of this writing, received signal strength (RSS) based Wi-Fi localization is dominating the commercial market complementing cell tower localization and GPS technologies using the time of arrival (TOA) technology. Wi-Fi localization technology takes advantage of the random deployment of Wi-Fi devices worldwide to support indoor and urban area localization for hundreds of thousands of applications on smart devices. Public safety and military applications demand more precise localization for first responders and military...

Water Diplomacy in Action

Autor: Shafiqul Islam , Kaveh Madani

Número de Páginas: 346

Complex water problems cannot be resolved by numbers or narratives. Contingent and negotiated approaches are necessary for actionable outcome. In the face of a constantly changing array of interconnected water issues that cross multiple boundaries, the challenge is how to translate solutions that emerge from science and technology into the context of real-world policy and politics. Water Diplomacy in Action addresses this task by synthesizing two emerging ideas––complexity science and negotiation theory––to understand and manage risks and opportunities for an uncertain water future. Rooted in the ideas of complexity science and mutual gains negotiation, this edited volume shows why traditional systems engineering approaches may not work for complex problems, what emerging tools and techniques are needed and how these are used to resolve complex water problems.

Analogies in Optics and Micro Electronics

Autor: W. Van Haeringen , D. Lenstra

Número de Páginas: 257

This book gives an account of a number of recent developments in two different subfields of research, optics and micro--electronics. The leading principle in presenting them together in one book is the striking similarity between a variety of notions in these two research areas. We mention in this respect tunneling, quantum interference and localization, which are important concepts in quantummechanics and more specifically in condensed matter physics. Miniaturization in solid state engineering has led to new phenomena in which these concepts play their significant roles. As it is the wave character of electrons which is strongly emphasized in these phenomena one's attention is quite naturally directed to the field of optics in which the above quantum-mechanical notions all seem to have their direct classical wavemechanical counterparts. Both micro--electronics and optics have been and still are in a mode of intensifying activity. The possibilities to technically "translate" devices developed within one research field to similar devices in the other field are strongly increasing. This opens, among other things, a door leading to "quantummechanics" on a macroscopic scale with...

Marxian Totality

Autor: Kaveh Boveiri

Número de Páginas: 218

The present volume represents the first book-length monograph on the Marxian concept of totality as seen from a philosophical and sociopolitical perspective. Drawing on a large number of classical and contemporary works, Boveiri elucidates the distinctive features of Marxian totality with a particular focus on its methodology. The work has four fundamental elements, or moments. First, it develops arguments against undialectical conceptions of totality. Then it presents a critical reading of Hegelian totality focused on The Science of Logic. Its penultimate section examines the shortcomings of two well-known conceptions of totality, one by Georg Lukács, another by Karel Kosík, before a final section examines in detail the developmental characteristics of Marxian totality. The volume concludes with a chapter dealing with methodological implications.

Handbook of Research on Predictive Modeling and Optimization Methods in Science and Engineering

Autor: Kim, Dookie , Sekhar Roy, Sanjiban , Länsivaara, Tim , Deo, Ravinesh , Samui, Pijush

Número de Páginas: 644

The disciplines of science and engineering rely heavily on the forecasting of prospective constraints for concepts that have not yet been proven to exist, especially in areas such as artificial intelligence. Obtaining quality solutions to the problems presented becomes increasingly difficult due to the number of steps required to sift through the possible solutions, and the ability to solve such problems relies on the recognition of patterns and the categorization of data into specific sets. Predictive modeling and optimization methods allow unknown events to be categorized based on statistics and classifiers input by researchers. The Handbook of Research on Predictive Modeling and Optimization Methods in Science and Engineering is a critical reference source that provides comprehensive information on the use of optimization techniques and predictive models to solve real-life engineering and science problems. Through discussions on techniques such as robust design optimization, water level prediction, and the prediction of human actions, this publication identifies solutions to developing problems and new solutions for existing problems, making this publication a valuable resource ...

Believing the Lie

Autor: Elizabeth George

Número de Páginas: 709

Detective Inspector Lynley is approached by business magnate Bernard Fairclough for a confidential review - not a formal investigation - of the circumstances of his nephew's demise. The coroner's verdict is accidental death. Still grieving for his murdered wife, Lynley has personal reasons for welcoming a spell away from London. He heads to the wild beauty of the Lake District, with Deborah and Simon St James to provide cover for his inquiries. Barbara Havers, back at base, makes her own unique contribution to the case, distracted only by Isabelle's ambitions to improve her Detective Sergeant's appearance. When he comes to know the various members of the extended Fairclough dynasty, Lynley finds many possible motives for murder, and uncovers layers of deceit and betrayal that expose the lies at the heart of the Cumbrian community.

Advances in Metaheuristic Algorithms for Optimal Design of Structures

Autor: A. Kaveh

Número de Páginas: 637

This book presents efficient metaheuristic algorithms for optimal design of structures. Many of these algorithms are developed by the author and his colleagues, consisting of Democratic Particle Swarm Optimization, Charged System Search, Magnetic Charged System Search, Field of Forces Optimization, Dolphin Echolocation Optimization, Colliding Bodies Optimization, Ray Optimization. These are presented together with algorithms which were developed by other authors and have been successfully applied to various optimization problems. These consist of Particle Swarm Optimization, Big Bang-Big Crunch Algorithm, Cuckoo Search Optimization, Imperialist Competitive Algorithm, and Chaos Embedded Metaheuristic Algorithms. Finally a multi-objective optimization method is presented to solve large-scale structural problems based on the Charged System Search algorithm. The concepts and algorithms presented in this book are not only applicable to optimization of skeletal structures and finite element models, but can equally be utilized for optimal design of other systems such as hydraulic and electrical networks. In the second edition seven new chapters are added consisting of the new...

Metaheuristics and Optimization in Civil Engineering

Autor: Xin-she Yang , Gebrail Bekdaş , Sinan Melih Nigdeli

Número de Páginas: 309

This timely book deals with a current topic, i.e. the applications of metaheuristic algorithms, with a primary focus on optimization problems in civil engineering. The first chapter offers a concise overview of different kinds of metaheuristic algorithms, explaining their advantages in solving complex engineering problems that cannot be effectively tackled by traditional methods, and citing the most important works for further reading. The remaining chapters report on advanced studies on the applications of certain metaheuristic algorithms to specific engineering problems. Genetic algorithm, bat algorithm, cuckoo search, harmony search and simulated annealing are just some of the methods presented and discussed step by step in real-application contexts, in which they are often used in combination with each other. Thanks to its synthetic yet meticulous and practice-oriented approach, the book is a perfect guide for graduate students, researchers and professionals willing to applying metaheuristic algorithms in civil engineering and other related engineering fields, such as mechanical, transport and geotechnical engineering. It is also a valuable aid for both lectures and advanced...

Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms for Engineering Optimization Applications

Autor: Serdar Carbas , Abdurrahim Toktas , Deniz Ustun

Número de Páginas: 420

This book engages in an ongoing topic, such as the implementation of nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms, with a main concentration on optimization problems in different fields of engineering optimization applications. The chapters of the book provide concise overviews of various nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms, defining their profits in obtaining the optimal solutions of tiresome engineering design problems that cannot be efficiently resolved via conventional mathematical-based techniques. Thus, the chapters report on advanced studies on the applications of not only the traditional, but also the contemporary certain nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms to specific engineering optimization problems with single and multi-objectives. Harmony search, artificial bee colony, teaching learning-based optimization, electrostatic discharge, grasshopper, backtracking search, and interactive search are just some of the methods exhibited and consulted step by step in application contexts. The book is a perfect guide for graduate students, researchers, academicians, and professionals willing to use metaheuristic algorithms in engineering optimization applications.

Topological Transformations for Efficient Structural Analysis

Autor: Ali Kaveh

Número de Páginas: 198

The author has published many papers and books on topological transformations for optimal analysis of structures, where many methods and algorithms are developed. However, the framework of this book generalizes many concepts and makes the previously developed methods conceptually more attractive. The aim of the present work is two folds. On the one hand, it shows to mathematicians how the apparently pure mathematical concepts can be applied to the efficient solution of problems in structural mechanics. On the other hand, it illustrates to engineers the important role of mathematical concepts for the solution of engineering problems. The present framework provides efficient means for looking at problems and developing ideas by transforming the models (structures, networks, systems) to other spaces (higher dimension, lower dimension, or identical dimension) to simplify the problems. This book is attractive for those who look at the deeper aspects of concepts and helps the reader to develop his/her own ideas. In general, it opens a new horizon for improving the existing methods in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering.

Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity

Autor: Kamran Scot Aghaie , Afshin Marashi

Número de Páginas: 494

While recent books have explored Arab and Turkish nationalism, the nuances of Iran have received scant book-length study—until now. Capturing the significant changes in approach that have shaped this specialization, Rethinking Iranian Nationalism and Modernity shares innovative research and charts new areas of analysis from an array of scholars in the field. Delving into a wide range of theoretical and conceptual perspectives, the essays—all previously unpublished—encompass social history, literary theory, postcolonial studies, and comparative analysis to address such topics as: Ethnicity in the Islamic Republic of Iran Political Islam and religious nationalism The evolution of U.S.-Iranian relations before and after the Cold War Comparing Islamic and secular nationalism(s) in Egypt and Iran The German counterrevolution and its influence on Iranian political alliances The effects of Israel’s image as a Euro-American space Sufism Geocultural concepts in Azar’s Atashkadeh Interdisciplinary in essence, the essays also draw from sociology, gender studies, and art and architecture. Posing compelling questions while challenging the conventional historiographical traditions,...

Colliding Bodies Optimization

Autor: A. Kaveh , V.r. Mahdavi

Número de Páginas: 291

This book presents and applies a novel efficient meta-heuristic optimization algorithm called Colliding Bodies Optimization (CBO) for various optimization problems. The first part of the book introduces the concepts and methods involved, while the second is devoted to the applications. Though optimal design of structures is the main topic, two chapters on optimal analysis and applications in constructional management are also included. This algorithm is based on one-dimensional collisions between bodies, with each agent solution being considered as an object or body with mass. After a collision of two moving bodies with specified masses and velocities, these bodies again separate, with new velocities. This collision causes the agents to move toward better positions in the search space. The main algorithm (CBO) is internally parameter independent, setting it apart from previously developed meta-heuristics. This algorithm is enhanced (ECBO) for more efficient applications in the optimal design of structures. The algorithms are implemented in standard computer programming languages (MATLAB and C++) and two main codes are provided for ease of use.

Perceptions of Iran

Autor: Ali M. Ansari

Número de Páginas: 257

I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation From the Sasanian to the Safavid Empire, and from Qajar Iran to the current Islamic Republic, the history of Iran is one which has been coloured by a rich tradition of myths and narratives and shaped by its wealth of philosophers, cultural theorists and political thinkers. Perceptions of Iran dissects the construction of Iranian identity, to reveal how nationalism has been continually re-formulated and how Iran's self-perception has been moulded by its literary past. Here, Ali M. Ansari gathers together a varied and wide-ranging account of the long history of Iranian encounters with the Western world, whether via the observations of Herodotus, or the knowledge – via the Old Testament – of Cyrus liberating the Jews from Babylon, or into the modern era when nineteenth and twentieth century interactions reflect the unequal power relationship between Iran and the West. Perceptions of Iran also explores the salient elements in the country's narrative which helped to form Iran's identity, such as Ferdowsi's creation of the Shahnameh – the national epic – the exquisite architecture of Safavid Isfahan or the unfulfilled...

Nature-Inspired Computing

Autor: Nazmul H. Siddique , Hojjat Adeli

Número de Páginas: 763

Nature-Inspired Computing: Physics and Chemistry-Based Algorithms provides a comprehensive introduction to the methodologies and algorithms in nature-inspired computing, with an emphasis on applications to real-life engineering problems. The research interest for Nature-inspired Computing has grown considerably exploring different phenomena observed in nature and basic principles of physics, chemistry, and biology. The discipline has reached a mature stage and the field has been well-established. This endeavour is another attempt at investigation into various computational schemes inspired from nature, which are presented in this book with the development of a suitable framework and industrial applications. Designed for senior undergraduates, postgraduates, research students, and professionals, the book is written at a comprehensible level for students who have some basic knowledge of calculus and differential equations, and some exposure to optimization theory. Due to the focus on search and optimization, the book is also appropriate for electrical, control, civil, industrial and manufacturing engineering, business, and economics students, as well as those in computer and...

He Bears the Cape of Stars

Autor: A. L. Heard , Kit Alexander , Jessica Black , Sanne Burg , Era J. M. Couts , Stephen G. Krueger , Tris Lawrence , J. S. Lenore , Louise Long , Mikki Madison , Maggie Page , Julia Perroni , Alex Ransom , J. D. Rivers , Tevye J. Schmidt , Veronica Sloane , K. B. Vimes

Número de Páginas: 308

He Bears the Cape of Stars is one of our two paired masquerade-themed anthologies. It features 17 stories exploring wlw relationships developing, growing, and changing while the characters attend or participate in masquerades! Our contributors stretched their imaginations to present innovative stories exploring what a masquerade can be…and, of course, tell rich, engaging tales of wonderful queer folk finding love, companionship, acceptance, the queer platonic relationship of their dreams, or the found family they deserve. The collected works feature characters in all the colors of the Pride rainbow, queer and genderqueer, and these diverse individuals inhabit worlds ranging from science fiction settings where everyone must be masked to breathe, to fantasies where no one wears a literal mask but everyone shows the world a false guise, to iterations of the real world where some people lean into deception. She Wears the Midnight Crown is the companion to this anthology, featuring 17 wlw stories.

Wrong Brother for Christmas

Autor: Victoria Pinder

Número de Páginas: 96

𝘈 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦... Christmas in Virgin Cove was supposed to be simple—one last lonely holiday before I figured out what came next. But then I found Kaveh Norouzi bleeding in the snow, and a split-second decision changed everything. One white lie. That’s all it took. Now, the entire Norouzi family thinks I’m engaged to Kaveh—including Ralph, the man I’ve secretly loved since we were kids. The one who got away. The one who never looked back. Except now, he’s looking at me like I belong here. Like I belong to him. But Kaveh wakes up with no memory of what really happened, and suddenly, I’m not just playing along—I’m trapped in a holiday fairytale I never meant to start. A mansion filled with Christmas lights. A family who welcomes me like I’m one of their own. And Ralph... the only man I’ve ever wanted, now completely off-limits. I should leave before this all explodes. Before Kaveh remembers. Before Ralph and I do something we can’t take back. But if I walk away, I’ll lose the only...

Optimal Structural Analysis

Autor: Ali Kaveh

Número de Páginas: 532

This second edition of the highly acclaimed and successful first edition, deals primarily with the analysis of structural engineering systems, with applicable methods to other types of structures. The concepts presented in the book are not only relevant to skeletal structures but can equally be used for the analysis of other systems such as hydraulic and electrical networks. The book has been substantially revised to include recent developments and applications of the algebraic graph theory and matroids.

Innovative Computational Intelligence: A Rough Guide to 134 Clever Algorithms

Autor: Bo Xing , Wen-jing Gao

Número de Páginas: 469

The first notable feature of this book is its innovation: Computational intelligence (CI), a fast evolving area, is currently attracting lots of researchers’ attention in dealing with many complex problems. At present, there are quite a lot competing books existing in the market. Nevertheless, the present book is markedly different from the existing books in that it presents new paradigms of CI that have rarely mentioned before, as opposed to the traditional CI techniques or methodologies employed in other books. During the past decade, a number of new CI algorithms are proposed. Unfortunately, they spread in a number of unrelated publishing directions which may hamper the use of such published resources. These provide us with motivation to analyze the existing research for categorizing and synthesizing it in a meaningful manner. The mission of this book is really important since those algorithms are going to be a new revolution in computer science. We hope it will stimulate the readers to make novel contributions or even start a new paradigm based on nature phenomena. Although structured as a textbook, the book's straightforward, self-contained style will also appeal to a wide...

Computational Structural Analysis and Finite Element Methods

Autor: A. Kaveh

Número de Páginas: 445

Graph theory gained initial prominence in science and engineering through its strong links with matrix algebra and computer science. Moreover, the structure of the mathematics is well suited to that of engineering problems in analysis and design. The methods of analysis in this book employ matrix algebra, graph theory and meta-heuristic algorithms, which are ideally suited for modern computational mechanics. Efficient methods are presented that lead to highly sparse and banded structural matrices. The main features of the book include: application of graph theory for efficient analysis; extension of the force method to finite element analysis; application of meta-heuristic algorithms to ordering and decomposition (sparse matrix technology); efficient use of symmetry and regularity in the force method; and simultaneous analysis and design of structures.

Defining Iran

Autor: Shabnam J. Holliday

Número de Páginas: 197

Defining Iran presents a new and revealing analysis of the way in which Iranian political discourses compete with each other by examining them within the framework of national identity construction. By deconstructing the intellectual roots and development of Iranian national identity, Shabnam Holliday advocates the need to study Iran's heritage and historical experience to understand key shifts and processes in contemporary Iranian politics. Holliday convincingly argues that competing discourses of national identity advocated by political figures from Musaddiq to the current administration demonstrate a politics of resistance to both internal and external forces. With a particular emphasis on Khatami’s presidency, this study compares the meanings attached by significant members of the Iranian political elite to concepts including Iran’s pre-Islamic heritage, Islamic heritage, civilization, 'democracy' and the 'West'. Furthermore, discourses of Iranian national identity exist not in isolation but rather as part of a continuous process construction and reconstruction in Iran's journey of political development; a process manifested so vividly in the revolution of 1979 and the...

Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms in Civil Engineering: New Applications

Autor: Ali Kaveh , Armin Dadras Eslamlou

Número de Páginas: 382

This book discusses the application of metaheuristic algorithms in a number of important optimization problems in civil engineering. Advances in civil engineering technologies require greater accuracy, efficiency and speed in terms of the analysis and design of the corresponding systems. As such, it is not surprising that novel methods have been developed for the optimal design of real-world systems and models with complex configurations and large numbers of elements. This book is intended for scientists, engineers and students wishing to explore the potential of newly developed metaheuristics in practical problems. It presents concepts that are not only applicable to civil engineering problems, but can also used for optimizing problems related to mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering. It is an essential resource for civil, mechanical and electrical engineers who use optimization methods for design, as well as for students and researchers interested in structural optimization.

La Ronde des mensonges

Autor: Elizabeth George

Número de Páginas: 648

Un jeune homme est retrouvé noyé dans le hangar à bateaux d'un château de Lake District. S'agit-il d'une mort accidentelle ? L'oncle de la victime, le richissime industriel Bernard Fairclough, demande à Lynley d'enquêter dans la plus grande discrétion sur ce drame. Les suspects sont nombreux : l'héritier, ex-drogué repenti, ses sœurs, sa femme, une ravissante Argentine dont il est passionnément épris, ainsi que la galerie de personnages hauts en couleur qui les entourent... et qui ont tous un secret à cacher. Elizabeth George, digne héritière d'Agatha Christie nous offre, une fois de plus de nombreux rebondissements rondement menés !

Le royaume de cuivre (ebook)

Autor: Shannon Chakraborty

Número de Páginas: 667

Le sang peut être aussi dangereux que n'importe quel sort... Vous pensiez tout savoir sur la légendaire Cité de Laiton ? Vous n'avez encore rien vu. Vivant autrefois de petites arnaques dans les rues du Caire, la vie de Nahri a changé à jamais lorsqu'elle a invoqué Dara, un redoutable et mystérieux djinn. Transportée dans la cour royale de Daevabad, la légendaire Cité de Laiton, Nahri doit assumer son héritage caché et ses pouvoirs, mais cette cage dorée sera fatale pour sa tribu au moindre faux pas. Exilé pour avoir osé défier son père, Ali est à la dérive dans les sables impitoyables de sa terre natale. Traqué par des assassins, il s'appuie sur de nouvelles capacités qui lui ont été octroyées et qui menacent de révéler le terrible secret de sa famille. Alors que les djinns se rassemblent à Daevabad pour célébrer un nouveau siècle, une menace se profile dans le Nord. Celle-ci promet d'amener une tempête de feu jusqu'aux portes de la ville... avec l'aide d'un guerrier pris entre deux mondes. "On m'envoie beaucoup de récits de fantasy mais celui-ci s'est vraiment démarqué. J'ai énormément aimé ce roman.' - George R.R. Martin "Même quelques...

Chronique de Abou-Djafar-Mohammed-ben-Djarir-ben-Yezid Tabari traduite sur la version persane d'Abou-Ali Mohammed Bel'Ami, d'après les manuscrits de Paris, de Gotha, de Londres et de Canterbury, par M. Hermann Zotenberg

Número de Páginas: 620

Exile and the Nation

Autor: Afshin Marashi

Número de Páginas: 329

In the aftermath of the seventh-century Islamic conquest of Iran, Zoroastrians departed for India. Known as the Parsis, they slowly lost contact with their ancestral land until the nineteenth century, when steam-powered sea travel, the increased circulation of Zoroastrian-themed books, and the philanthropic efforts of Parsi benefactors sparked a new era of interaction between the two groups. Tracing the cultural and intellectual exchange between Iranian nationalists and the Parsi community during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Exile and the Nation shows how this interchange led to the collective reimagining of Parsi and Iranian national identity—and the influence of antiquity on modern Iranian nationalism, which previously rested solely on European forms of thought. Iranian nationalism, Afshin Marashi argues, was also the byproduct of the complex history resulting from the demise of the early modern Persianate cultural system, as well as one of the many cultural heterodoxies produced within the Indian Ocean world. Crossing the boundaries of numerous fields of study, this book reframes Iranian nationalism within the context of the connected, transnational, and ...

The Boys of Riverside

Autor: Thomas Fuller

Número de Páginas: 262

NAMED A BEST BOOK BY BOOK RIOT, AND MORE! • The incredible story of an all-deaf high school football team’s triumphant climb from underdog to undefeated, their inspirational brotherhood, a fascinating portrait of deafness in America, and the indefatigable head coach who spearheaded the team, by New York Times reporter and Page One Correspondent, Thomas Fuller. "The Boys of Riverside is another example of how anyone can achieve their dreams, making what appears impossible, possible.” —Marlee Matlin, Academy Award winner "Remarkable"—Wall Street Journal • "Narrative nonfiction at its finest, filled with drama, detail and action."—Los Angeles Times • "Inspiring." —Parade.com In November 2021, an obscure email from the California Department of Education landed in New York Times reporter, Thomas Fuller’s, inbox. The football team at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside, a state-run school with only 168 high school students, was having an undefeated season. After years of covering war, wildfires, pandemic, and mass shootings, Fuller was captivated by the story of this group of high school boys. It was uplifting. During the gloom of the pandemic, it was a...

Mathematical Concepts for Mechanical Engineering Design

Autor: Kaveh Hariri Asli , Hossein Sahleh , Soltan Ali Ogli Aliyev

Número de Páginas: 240

Mathematical Concepts for Mechanical Engineering Design provides a broad understanding of the main computational techniques used for simulation of water distribution networks and water transmission systems. It introduces the theoretical background to a number of techniques and general data analysis techniques. The book also examines the application of techniques in an industrial setting, including current practices and current research, are presented. It provides practical experience of commercially available systems and includes a small-scale water systems related projects. The authors illustrate the concepts and techniques covered in the book by using a calculation that simulates water distribution networks and water transmission systems. The book also covers significant research on new methodologies and important applications in the fields of automation and control as well as includes the latest coverage of chemical databases and the development of new computational methods and efficient algorithms for hydraulic software and mechanical engineering. The book will be informative and useful to both academics and mechanical engineers in various industrial sectors, including...

Tokens of God

Autor: Iraj Azimzadeh

Número de Páginas: 290

Once Upon a Knight

Autor: Demelza Carlton

Número de Páginas: 758

Five medieval romances from USA Today Bestselling Author Demelza Carlton that will sweep you away to a land of castles, knights and kings where fairytales can come true. Including: Wish: Aladdin Retold Melt: Snow Queen Retold Spin: Rumpelstiltskin Retold Kiss: Frog Prince Retold Hunt: Red Riding Hood Retold Wish: Aladdin Retold: A sultan's daughter. A pretend prince. Can a genie make all their wishes come true? Once upon a time... When Princess Maram and street rat Aladdin meet in the marketplace, sparks fly, and Aladdin swears to move heaven and earth in order to make the lovely courtesan his wife. He steals a magic lamp with a genie inside, thinking all his troubles are over...only to find they have barely begun. Can Aladdin win the princess's hand without losing his head? Melt: Snow Queen Retold: An enslaved enchantress. A magic mirror. Whose match will be made next? Once upon a time... When Queen Briska is accused of treason, she flees to the mountains, building an icy wall around her broken heart. But she cannot flee her punishment - she is forced to help other couples find love. A tough task, when the man she loves is dead. Amani knew his life was over the moment he was...

Swift Analysis of Civil Engineering Structures Using Graph Theory Methods

Autor: Ali Kaveh , Hossein Rahami , Iman Shojaei

Número de Páginas: 311

This book proposes and validates a number of methods and shortcuts for frugal engineers, which will allow them to significantly reduce the computational costs for analysis and reanalysis and, as a result, for structural design processes. The need for accuracy and speed in analyzing structural systems with ever-tighter design tolerances and larger numbers of elements has been relentlessly driving forward research into methods that are capable of analyzing structures at a reasonable computational cost. The methods presented are of particular value in situations where the analysis needs to be repeated hundreds or even thousands of times, as is the case with the optimal design of structures using different metaheuristic algorithms. Featuring methods that are not only applicable to skeletal structures, but by extension also to continuum models, this book will appeal to researchers and engineers involved in the computer-aided analysis and design of structures, and to software developers in this field. It also serves as a complement to previous books on the optimal analysis of large-scale structures utilizing concepts of symmetry and regularity. Further, its novel application of...

Perspectives in Analysis, Geometry, and Topology

Autor: Ilia Itenberg , Burglind Jöricke , Mikael Passare

Número de Páginas: 487

The articles in this volume are invited papers from the Marcus Wallenberg symposium and focus on research topics that bridge the gap between analysis, geometry, and topology. The encounters between these three fields are widespread and often provide impetus for major breakthroughs in applications. Topics include new developments in low dimensional topology related to invariants of links and three and four manifolds; Perelman's spectacular proof of the Poincare conjecture; and the recent advances made in algebraic, complex, symplectic, and tropical geometry.