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E-CARGO and role-based collaboration : modeling and solving problems in the complex world by Zhu, Haibin

Table of Contents: “…-- 1.7.2 Examples of Complex Systems -- 1.8 Collaboration and Problem Solving -- 1.9 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 2 Role Concepts -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 2.1 Terminology -- 2.2 Modeling-Roles -- 2.2.1 Evolution of Objects -- 2.2.2 Fundamental Modeling Concepts -- 2.2.3 Interfaces between Objects -- 2.2.4 Separation of Concerns -- 2.2.5 Modeling-Roles in Specification and Design -- 2.3 Roles in Agent Systems -- 2.4 Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) -- 2.4.1 Evolution of RBAC-Roles -- 2.4.2 Applications of RBAC-Roles -- 2.5 Roles in CSCW Systems -- 2.6 Roles in Social Psychology and Management -- 2.7 Convergence of Role Concepts -- 2.8 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Part 2 Methodologies and Models -- Chapter 3 Role-Based Collaboration -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 3.1 Requirements for Role-Based Collaboration -- 3.2 Architecture of an RBC system -- 3.3 The Environment Established by Role-Based Collaboration -- 3.4 The Process of Role-Based Collaboration -- 3.5 Fundamental Principles of RBC -- 3.5.1 Object principles -- 3.5.2 Agent principles -- 3.5.3 Role principles -- 3.5.4 Group principles -- 3.6 Benefits of Role-Based Collaboration -- 3.6.1 Establish trust in collaboration -- 3.6.2 Establish Dynamics -- 3.6.3 Facilitate Interaction -- 3.6.4 Support adaptation -- 3.6.5 Information Sharing -- 3.6.6 Other benefits -- 3.7 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 4 The E-CARGO Model -- Abstract -- Keyword -- 4.1 First Class Components -- 4.1.1 Objects and Classes -- 4.1.2 Roles and Environments -- 4.1.3 Agents and Groups -- 4.2 Second Class Components -- 4.2.1 Users or Human Users -- 4.2.2 Message -- 4.2.3 System -- 4.3 Fundamental Relationships in E-CARGO -- 4.3.1 The Relations among Roles -- 4.3.1.1 Role Classes and Instances -- 4.3.1.2 Inheritance Relation -- 4.3.1.3 Promotion relations -- 4.3.1.4 Report-to Relations -- 4.3.1.5 Request relations -- 4.1.3.6 Derived relations -- 4.1.3.7 Conflict relations -- 4.3.2 The Relations between Roles and Agents -- 4.3.3 The Relations between Agents -- 4.3.4 Properties of an RBC system and their Applications -- 4.4 Kernel Mechanisms of RBC -- 4.4.1 Primitive roles -- 4.4.2 Fundamental Classes -- 4.4.3 Implementation -- 4.5 Related Work -- 4.6 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 5 Group Role Assignment (GRA) -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 5.1 Role Assignment -- 5.2 A Real-World Problem -- 5.3 Extended Expression of the E-CARGO Model -- 5.4 Group Role Assignment Problems -- 5.4.1 Simple role assignment -- 5.4.2 Rated group role assignment -- 5.4.3 Weighted role assignment -- 5.5 General Assignment Problem and the K-M Algorithm -- 5.6 Solutions to GRA Problems -- 5.7 Implementation and Performance Experiments -- 5.8 Performance Analysis -- 5.9 Case Study by Simulation -- 5.10 Related Work -- 5.11 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 6 Group Role Assignment with Constraints: GRA+ -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 6.1 Group Multi-Role Assignment (GMRA) -- 6.1.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 6.1.2 Problem Formalization -- 6.1.3 The CPLEX solution and its Performance Experiments -- 6.1.4 Improvement of the CPLEX Solution -- 6.1.5 Comparisons -- 6.1.6 Another Real-World Example -- 6.2 Group Role Assignment with Conflicting Agents (GRACA) -- 6.2.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 6.2.2 Problem Formalization -- 6.2.3 The Benefits of Avoiding Conflicts -- 6.2.4 GRACAR/G Problems Are Subproblems of an NP-Complete Problem -- 6.2.5 Solutions with CPLEX -- 6.3 Group Role Assignment with Cooperation and Conflict Factors -- 6.3.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 6.3.2 Problem Formalization -- 6.3.3 A Practical Solution -- 6.3.4 Performance Experiments -- 6.3.5 The Benefits -- 6.3.6 Cooperation and conflict Factor Collection -- 6.4 Related Work -- 6.5 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 7 Group Role Assignment with Multiple Objectives: GRA++ -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 7.1 Group Role Assignment with Budget Constraints (GRABC) -- 7.1.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 7.1.2 Problem Formalization -- 7.1.3 Solutions with an LP Solver -- 7.1.4 Simulations of GRABC-WS and GRABC-Syn -- 7.1.5 Performance Experiments and improvements -- 7.1.6 Synthesis and a case Study -- 7.2 Good at Many things and Expert in One (GMEO) -- 7.2.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 7.2.2 Problem Formalizations -- 7.2.3 A Solution with CPLEX -- 7.2.4 Performance Experiments and Improvements -- 7.2.5 A Simple Formalization of GMEO with an Efficient Solution -- 7.2.6 A More Efficient Solution for GMEO-1 -- 7.3 Related Work -- 7.4 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 8 Solving Engineering Problems with GRA -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 8.1 Group Role Assignment with Agents' Busyness Degrees -- 8.1.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 8.1.2 Problem Formalization -- 8.1.3 Solutions -- 8.1.4 Simulations and Benefits -- 8.2 Group Multi-Role Assignment with Coupled Roles -- 8.2.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 8.2.2 The Problem Specification -- 8.2.3 The Solutions with CPLEX and Initial Results -- 8.2.4 Verification Experiments -- 8.3 Most Economical Redundant Assignment -- 8.3.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 8.3.2 Problem Formalizations -- 8.3.3 A Solution with CPLEX -- 8.3.4 A new Form of the MERA Problem and a More Efficient Solution -- 8.3.5 Experiments and Comparisons -- 8.4 Group Role Assignment with Agents' Preferences -- 8.4.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 8.4.2 Problem Formalization -- 8.4.3 The Benefits of Considering Agents' Preferences -- 8.5 Related Work -- 8.6 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 9 Role Transfer -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 9.1 Role Transfer Problems -- 9.1.1 Algorithm to Find a Partition -- 9.1.2 Role Transfer Algorithm with Matrices -- 9.1.3 Algorithm for Role Transfer with the E-CARGO Model -- 9.2 The M-M Role Transfer Problems -- 9.2.1 M-1 Problem -- 9.2.2 1-M Problem -- 9.2.3 M-M Problem -- 9.3 From M-M RTPs to Role Assignment Problems -- 9.4 Temporal M-M Role Transfer Problems -- 9.4.1 Temporal Transfer with Weak Restriction -- 9.4.2 Temporal Transfer with Strong Restriction -- 9.4.3 A Near-Optimal Solution to SRTP with the Kuhn-Munkres Algorithm -- 9.4.4 Performance Experiments -- 9.5 Role Transfer Tool -- 9.6 Related work -- 9.7 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 10 Adaptive Collaboration Systems -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 10.1 Adaptation and Adaptability -- 10.2 A Real-World Problem -- 10.3 Group Performance and its parameters -- 10.4 Adaptive Collaboration -- 10.4.1 A scenario for a future battle -- 10.4.2 Apply E-CARGO and Related Algorithms to Solve the Problem -- 10.4.3 A new qualification model -- 10.5 The Architecture and the Self-* Properties of an Adaptive Collaboration System -- 10.6 A General Approach to AC -- 10.7 Related Work -- 10.8 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Part 3 Applications -- Chapter 11 Team Performance -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 11. 1 Team Performance -- 11.2 Static Team Performance -- 11.2.1 Modeling Team Performance with the E-CARGO Model -- 11.2.2 Refine the Predicted Team Performance by Introducing More Constraints -- 11.2.3 Case Study -- 11.3 Dynamic Team Performance -- 11.3.1 A Typical Dynamic Scenario of Collaboration -- 11.3.2 Formalization of dynamic team performance -- 11.3.3 Simulation Design -- 11.3.4 Simulation Results and Analysis -- 11.4 Related Work -- 11.5 Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 12 Applications of RBC and E-CARGO -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 12.1 Role-Based Human-Computer Interaction -- 12.1.1 Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence -- 12.1.2 Interaction -- 12.1.3 Characteristics of Interaction -- 12.1.4 Classification of Interactions -- 12.1.5 The differences between HCI and AI3 -- 12.1.6 Shared models for interaction -- 12.1.7 Roles as shared models for interaction -- 12.1.8 Scenarios of Role-Based Interaction -- 12.1.9 Case Study: Restrain Mental Workload with Roles -- 12.2 When to Re-staff a Late Project -- 12.2.1 Formalization of the Problem -- 12.2.2 A Solution Based on GRA -- 12.2.3 Simulations -- 12.2.4 Performances -- 12.2.5 Case study -- 12.3 An Efficient Outpatient Scheduling Approach -- 12.3.1 A Real-World Outpatient Scheduling Problem -- 12.3.2 Collaborative Outpatient Scheduling - Our Strategy -- 12.3.3 From the Outpatient Problem to the Group Role Assignment Problem -- 12.3.4 The Algorithm and Complexity -- 12.4 Related Work -- 12.5 Chapter Summary -- References -- Exercises -- Chapter 13 Social Simulation with RBC and E-CARGO -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 13.1 Social Systems, Organizations, and Individuals -- 13.2 Establishing the Requirement of Social Simulation -- 13.3 Meeting the requirements of Social Simulation with E-CARGO -- 13.4 Social Simulation Method with RBC and E-CARGO -- 13.5 Case Study 1: Peer Review and Improvement -- 13.5.1 Peer Review -- 13.5.2 The Benefits Obtained by GRA -- 13.6 Case Study 2: Collectivism or Individualism -- 13.6.1 How to Express Collectivism and Individualism -- 13.6.2 Overall team performances of Collectivism and Individualism -- 13.6.3 Simulations and Results -- 13.7 Case Study 3: How to Acquire the Preferred Position in a Team -- 13.7.1 A Real-World Scenario -- 13.7.2 Policies and Simulation Experiments -- 13.7.3 The Effects to the Group Performance -- ...…”
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Applied Impact Mechanics. by Lakshmana Rao, C.

Table of Contents: “…Preface v <p>List of Figures xv</p> <p>List of Tables xix</p> <p>List of Symbols xxi</p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Introduction 1-18</b></p> <p>1.1 General Introduction to Engineering Mechanics 2</p> <p>1.2 General Introduction to Fracture Mechanics 3</p> <p>1.3 Impact Mechanics -- Appreciating Impact Problems in Engineering 5</p> <p>1.4 Historical Background 8</p> <p>1.5 Percussion, Concussion, Collision and Explosion 10</p> <p>1.6 Summary 11</p> <p>Bibliography 12</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Rigid Body Impact Mechanics 19-34</b></p> <p>2.1 Introduction 19</p> <p>2.2 Impulse -- Momentum Equations 21</p> <p>2.3 Coefficient of Restitution -- Classical Definitions 21</p> <p>2.3.1 Kinematic Coefficient of Restitution 22</p> <p>2.3.2 Measurement of Coefficient of Restitution 22</p> <p>2.3.3 Relative Assessment of Various Impacts in Sports 23</p> <p>2.4 Coefficient of Restitution -- Alternate Definition 24</p> <p>2.4.1 Kinetic Coefficient of Restitution 24</p> <p>2.4.1.1 Case Study: Rebound of Colliding Vehicles 25</p> <p>2.4.2 Energy Coefficient of Restitution 27</p> <p>2.4.2.1 Application in Vehicle Collisions 28</p> <p>2.5 Oblique Impact -- Role of Friction 29</p> <p>2.6 Limitations of Rigid Body Impact Mechanics 31</p> <p>2.7 Summary 31</p> <p>Exercise Problems 32</p> <p>Bibliography 34</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: One-Dimensional Impact Mechanics of Deformable Bodies 35-54</b></p> <p>3.1 Introduction 35</p> <p>3.2 Single Degree of Freedom Idealization of Impact Process 36</p> <p>3.2.1 Governing Equations of Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) System 37</p> <p>3.2.2 Forced Vibrations due to Exponentially Decaying Loads 38</p> <p>3.3 1-D Wave Propagation in Solids Induced by Impact 41</p> <p>3.3.1 Longitudinal Waves in Thin Rods 42</p> <p>3.3.1.1 The Governing Equation for Waves in Long Rods 42</p> <p>3.3.1.2 Free Vibrations in a Finite Rod 46</p> <p>3.3.2 Flexural Waves in Thin Rods 47</p> <p>3.3.2.1 The Governing Equation for Flexural Waves in Rods 47</p> <p>3.3.2.2 Free Vibrations of Finite Beams 48</p> <p>3.3.3 The D'Alembert's Solution for Wave Equation 50</p> <p>3.4 Summary 51</p> <p>Exercise Problems 52</p> <p>Bibliography 54</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Multi-Dimensional Impact Mechanics of Deformable Bodies 55-78</b></p> <p>4.1 Introduction 55</p> <p>4.2 Analysis of Stress 56</p> <p>4.2.1 Stress Components on an Arbitrary Plane 56</p> <p>4.2.2 Principal Stresses and Stress Invariants 57</p> <p>4.2.3 Mohr's Circles 58</p> <p>4.2.4 Octahedral Stresses 58</p> <p>4.2.5 Decomposition into Hydrostatic and Pure Shear States 59</p> <p>4.2.6 Equations of Motion of a Body in Cartesian Coordinates 60</p> <p>4.2.7 Equations of Motion of a Body in Cylindrical Coordinates 61</p> <p>4.2.8 Equations of Motion of a Body in Spherical Coordinates 62</p> <p>4.3 Analysis of Strain 63</p> <p>4.3.1 Deformation in the Neighborhood of a Point 63</p> <p>4.3.2 Compatibility Equations 64</p> <p>4.3.3 Strain Deviator 65</p> <p>4.4 Linearised Stress-Strain Relations 65</p> <p>4.4.1 Stress-Strain Relations for Isotropic Materials 66</p> <p>4.5 Waves in Infinite Medium 67</p> <p>4.5.1 Longitudinal Waves (Primary/Dilatational/Irrotational Waves) 67</p> <p>4.5.1.1 Longitudinal Waves 68</p> <p>4.5.1.2 The Governing Equations for Longitudinal Waves 68</p> <p>4.5.2 Transverse Waves (Secondary/Shear/Distortional/Rotational Wave) 69</p> <p>4.5.2.1 Transverse Waves 69</p> <p>4.5.2.2 The Governing Equations for Transverse Waves 70</p> <p>4.6 Waves in Semi-Infinite Media 70</p> <p>4.6.1 Surface Waves 71</p> <p>4.6.2 Symmetric Rayleigh-Lamb Spectrum in Elastic Layer 74</p> <p>4.7 Summary 76</p> <p>Exercise Problems 76</p> <p>Bibliography 78</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Experimental Impact Mechanics 79-131</b></p> <p>5.1 Introduction 80</p> <p>5.2 Quasi-Static Material Tests 81</p> <p>5.3 Pendulum Impact Tests 87</p> <p>5.4 About High Strain Rate Testing of Materials 90</p> <p>5.5 Split Hopkinson's Pressure Bar Test 91</p> <p>5.5.1 Historical Background and Significance 91</p> <p>5.5.2 Improvements in SHPB Test Apparatus 92</p> <p>5.5.3 Principle of SHPB Test 93</p> <p>5.5.4 Theory Behind SHPB 95</p> <p>5.5.5 Design of Pressure Bars for a SHPB Apparatus 97</p> <p>5.5.6 Applications, Availability and Few Results 100</p> <p>5.6 Taylor Cylinder Impact Test 103</p> <p>5.6.1 Methodology 104</p> <p>5.6.2 Strain Rates 107</p> <p>5.6.3 Limitations and Improvements 107</p> <p>5.6.4 Case Study-1: Experiments with a Paraffin Wax 109</p> <p>5.6.5 Case Study-2: Experiments with Steel Cylinders 109</p> <p>5.7 Drop Impact Test 110</p> <p>5.7.1 Drop Specimen Test (DST) 111</p> <p>5.7.1.1 Few Standards for DST by Free Fall 113</p> <p>5.7.1.2 Experimental Setup for DST 113</p> <p>5.7.1.3 DST Procedure 115</p> <p>5.7.1.4 A Case Study: DST of a helicopter in NASA 116</p> <p>5.7.2 Drop Weight Test (DWT) 118</p> <p>5.7.2.1 Experimental Setup for DWT 119</p> <p>5.7.2.2 Case Study-1: DWT to study fracture process in structural concrete 121</p> <p>5.7.2.3 Case Study-2: DWT tower for applying both compressive and 124</p> <p>5.8 Summary 125</p> <p>Exercise Problems 126</p> <p>References 127</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Modeling Deformation and Failure Under Impact 133-169</b></p> <p>6.1 Introduction 133</p> <p>6.2 Equation of State 135</p> <p>6.2.1 Gruneisen Parameter 135</p> <p>6.2.2 Shock-Hugoniot Curve 136</p> <p>6.2.3 Rankine-Hugoniot Conditions 137</p> <p>6.2.4 Mie-Gruneisen (Shock) Equation of State 139</p> <p>6.2.4.1 Implementation of Mie-Gruneisen Equation of State 141</p> <p>6.2.5 Murnaghan Equation of State 142</p> <p>6.2.6 Linear Equation of State 142</p> <p>6.2.7 Polynomial Equation of State 143</p> <p>6.2.8 High Explosive Equation of State 143</p> <p>6.3 Constitutive Models for Material Deformation and Plasticity 144</p> <p>6.3.1 Plasticity 145</p> <p>6.3.2 Plastic Isotropic or Kinematic Hardening Material Model 147</p> <p>6.3.3 Thermo-Elastic-Plastic Material Model 148</p> <p>6.3.4 Power-Law Isotropic Plasticity Material Model 148</p> <p>6.3.5 Johnson-Cook Material Model 149</p> <p>6.3.5.1 Determination of Parameters in Johnson-Cook Model 150</p> <p>6.3.6 Zerilli-Armstrong Material Model 151</p> <p>6.3.6.1 Modified Zerilli-Armstrong Material Model 151</p> <p>6.3.6.2 Determination of Parameters in Zerilli-Armstrong Model 152</p> <p>6.3.7 Combined Johnson-Cook and Zerilli-Armstrong Material Model 152</p> <p>6.3.8 Steinberg-Guinan Material Model 153</p> <p>6.3.9 Barlat's 3 Parameter Plasticity Material Model 153</p> <p>6.3.10 Orthotropic Material Model 154</p> <p>6.3.11 Summary of Material Models 154</p> <p>6.4 Failure/Damage Models 155</p> <p>6.4.1 Void Growth and Fracture Strain Model 156</p> <p>6.4.1.1 Void Growth Model 156</p> <p>6.4.1.2 Fracture Strain Model 157</p> <p>6.4.2 Johnson-Cook Failure Model 158</p> <p>6.4.3 Unified Model of Visco-plasticity and Ductile Damage 159</p> <p>6.4.4 Johnson-Holmquist Concrete Damage Model 160</p> <p>6.4.4.1 Determination of Parameters in Johnson-Holmquist Model 161</p> <p>6.4.5 Chang-Chang 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Plant biomass derived materials : sources, extractions, and applications

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Biomass - An Environmental Concern -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Biomass as an Energy Source -- 1.3 The Environmental Concern of Biomass -- 1.4 Air Pollution -- 1.4.1 Gaseous Emissions -- 1.4.2 Dust -- 1.4.3 Biomass Ash (Bottom Ash) -- 1.4.4 Fly Ash -- 1.4.5 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning -- 1.5 Water Use and Water Pollution -- 1.6 Impact on Soil -- 1.7 Indoor Pollution -- 1.8 Deforestation and Land Degradation -- 1.9 Health Hazards -- 1.10 Non-respiratory Illness -- 1.10.1 In Children -- 1.10.1.1 Lower Birth Weight -- 1.10.1.2 Nutritional Deficiency -- 1.10.2 Respiratory Illness in Adults -- 1.10.2.1 Interstitial Lung Disease -- 1.10.2.2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) -- 1.10.2.3 Tuberculosis -- 1.10.2.4 Lung Cancer -- 1.10.3 Non-respiratory Illness in Adults -- 1.10.3.1 Cardiovascular Disease -- 1.10.3.2 Cataracts -- 1.11 Safe Disposal of Biomass -- 1.12 The Bioeconomy of the Biomass Utilization -- 1.13 Biowaste-Derived Functional Materials -- 1.14 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Chemistry of Biomass -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Cellulose -- 2.3 Hemicellulose -- 2.3.1 Xylans -- 2.3.2 Mannans -- 2.3.3 Arabinogalactans -- 2.4 Pectin -- 2.4.1 Homogalacturonan -- 2.4.1.1 Rhamnogalacturonan I -- 2.4.1.2 Rhamnogalacturonan II -- 2.5 Lignin -- 2.5.1 Lignin Valorization -- 2.6 Reserve Compounds -- 2.6.1 Starch -- 2.6.2 Sucrose -- 2.6.3 Lipids -- 2.6.3.1 Fatty Acids -- 2.6.3.2 Triacylglycerols -- 2.7 Natural Compounds (Secondary Metabolites) -- 2.7.1 Terpenoids -- 2.7.2 Phenylpropanoids -- 2.7.3 Alkaloids -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Lignin from Biomass − Sources, Extraction, and Application -- 3.1 Sources -- 3.2 Extraction -- 3.2.1 Alkaline Process -- 3.2.1.1 Sulfur Processes -- 3.2.1.2 Sulfur-Free Processes -- 3.2.2 Acidic Process.…”
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Advanced materials, structures and mechanical engineering

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