The glued-laminated lumber (glulam) technique is an efficient process for making rational use of wood. Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) associated with glulam beams provide significant gains in terms ...

Abstract: In this paper, ABC (Artificial Bee Colony), PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization), TS (Tabu Search) and SA (Simulated Annealing) algorithms are applied to estimate the elastic constant of the ...

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WILLIAMSTOWN — Williams College is not only building a new home for its 15,000 works of art — it wants the building itself to be one. On seven acres at the corner of Main Street and Route 7, the $175 ...

Abstract: The present research attempt proposes a novel crack detection technique using buckling response data trained in fuzzy logic soft computing tool. To this end, carbon/epoxy laminated beams are ...