BANQ餐厅 美国波士顿

正Banq餐厅位是一家新型餐厅,位于便士储蓄银行(Penny Savings Bank)旧大楼以前用来经营银行业务的大厅内。餐厅分成两个部分,前面区域面向华盛顿大街,设计成酒吧,后面的大厅则作为用餐区。然而,这个空间在z轴上以天花板和地面之间的另一个分区为中心进行设计。如果由于餐厅空间活动的多变性而需要保持灵活性——包括两个座位、四个座位和六个座位,以及与聚会和其他活动有关的座位     

Composite Semiconductor Material of Carbon Nanotubes and Poly[5,5′-bis(3-dodecyl-2-thienyl)-2,2′-bithiophene] for High-Performance Organic Thin-Film Transistors

A nonpercolating network of non-covalently functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes was embedded within air-stable poly[5,5′-bis(3-dodecyl-2-thienyl)-2,2′-bithiophene] (PQT-12) thin films for the purpose of enhancing the field-effect mobility in thin-film transistors. The host polymer was used to stabilize the nanotubes in suspension through π-orbital overlap caused by simple application of ultrasonication. The stable nanotube suspension was cast into two different device architectures, both of which exhibited excellent on/off ratios ranging from 10⁵ to 10⁶ and dramatically improved mobilities compared with pristine PQT-12 semiconductor. A single-layer film with nanotubes embedded throughout was easy to fabricate and had mobility up to 0.34 cm²/Vs, an enhancement of over 3× compared with PQT-12. Placing the nanotubes closer to the dielectric surface in a dual-layer approach resulted in a mobility improvement of up to six times (0.58 cm²/Vs). The effects of the nanotube content on the polymer interaction within the suspension, film morphology, and electrical properties were investigated as well.     

Modélisation des lignes microrubans supraconductrices couplées déposées sur des substrats diélectriques bianisotropes

In this paper, we model high temperature superconducting coupled microstrip lines printed on bi-anisotropic substrates by the spectral domain Galerkin method. Hence, we have determined the behavior of the effective permittivity for the odd and even modes and the coupling coefficient as a function of several parameters characterizing superconductivity and bi-anisotropy and the geometry of this structure, such as the superconductor material temperature, the distance between the two lines and the optical deviation angles of the dielectric substrates. The validation of the numerical results has been carried out by comparisons with the bibliographic results.     

The infinite time near optimal decentralized regulator problem for singularly perturbed systems: a convex optimization approach

This paper presents LQ decentralized pole location for singularly perturbed systems. The poles are located in a sector included in the left-half complex plane. The singular perturbation method is used to define reduced and well-behaved problems. It is shown that the LQ control problem with pole location in a sector can be solved using the LMI tool. The associated parametrical optimization problem involves a linear cost objective under LMI constraints. The decentralized control problem is then solved in the reduced slow system by just introducing structure constraints on the matrix variables, constraints that do not destroy the linearity and then the convexity of the problem.     

Sufficient LMI stability conditions for Lur’e type systems governed by a control law designed on their Euler approximate model

In this paper, the stability issue of Lur’e systems governed by a control law stabilising their forward Euler approximate model is investigated. More specifically, the considered control law is obtained by exploiting the advantages of a new Lur’e type Lyapunov function with disconnected level sets. This Lyapunov function is adapted to discrete-time Lur’e systems and to the structure of the forward Euler approximate model. The main result consists of linear matrix inequality conditions allowing to guarantee that the continuous-time Lur’e system associated with the proposed digital control law is globally asymptotically stable. The relevance of this approach is illustrated using a numerical example.     

Reducing the demands of heating and cooling in Iranian hospitals

A previous study by the authors concluded that the optimal indoor air temperature for satisfying the wide range of occupancy needs in Iranian hospitals falls in a range from 24 °C to 26 °C. Other measures are also needed to achieve thermal comfort at this temperature for all occupants. This study examines, through modelling, a range of passive building fabric techniques in two monitored case study hospitals to examine how we might best achieve this range of indoor air temperatures, and reduce reliance on the heating and cooling systems. Both case study buildings are simulated using HTB2 in their original and modified states. Modifications are limited to changing the fabric of the buildings in the simulated models. The simulations show that it is theoretically possible to reduce the average heating demand in the two buildings to 9% of the original demand by area. Similarly the cooling demand can be reduced in both buildings to 73% of the original demand by area.     

Minimization of exceptional elements and voids in the cell formation problem using a multi-objective genetic algorithm

Cell formation problem is the main issue in designing cellular manufacturing systems. The most important objective in the cell formation problem is to minimize the number of exceptional elements which helps to reduce the number of intercellular movements. Another important but rarely used objective function is to minimize the number of voids inside of the machine cells. This objective function is considered in order to increase the utilization of the machines. We present a bi-objective mathematical model to simultaneously minimize the number of exceptional elements and the number of voids in the part machine incidence matrix. An ε-constraint method is then applied to solve the model and to generate the efficient solutions. Because of the NP-hardness of the model, the optimal algorithms can not be used in large-scale problems and therefore, we have also developed a bi-objective genetic algorithm. Some numerical examples are considered to illustrate the performance of the model and the effectiveness of the solution algorithms. The results demonstrate that in comparison with the ε-constraint method, the proposed genetic algorithm can obtain efficient solution in a reasonable run time.     

Prediction of restrained shrinkage based on restraint factors in patching repair mortar

Shrinkage of repair material, especially in patching repairs, is the major factor inducing cracking in concrete repairs. Induced cracks in repair materials are due to restrained shrinkage. Although in usual practice, the free shrinkage of the repair mortar is measured, in reality, cracking is not due to free shrinkage. It is well known that cracking is due to restrained shrinkage. It is very hard to measure the restrained shrinkage; therefore, to overcome this problem a restraint factor (R) is used to modify the free shrinkage and come up with the restrained shrinkage. The restraint factor is influenced by the surface and boundary condition.In this study, the restraint factor for patching repair with different boundary conditions (with eaves and without eaves) and surface condition (rough and smooth) of the substrate concrete is investigated.The results show that the restraint factor R lies between 0.1 and 0.94; with an increase of restraint, the restraint factor is increased. In situations with a high level of restraint (eaves at the perimeter and a rough surface of substrate), the average R is 0.83. while with a low level of restraint (without eaves at the perimeter and a smooth surface of the substrate), the average R is 0.22.