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Handbook of Research on Computational Simulation and Modeling in Engineering

Handbook of Research on Computational Simulation and Modeling in Engineering

Francisco Miranda (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo and CIDMA of University of Aveiro, Portugal) and Carlos Abreu (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 824
ISBN13: 9781466688230|ISBN10: 1466688238|EISBN13: 9781466688247
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8823-0
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Miranda, F., & Abreu, C. (2016). Handbook of Research on Computational Simulation and Modeling in Engineering (pp. 1-824). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8823-0

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Multiple disciplines depend on computer programs and software to predict project challenges, outcomes, and solutions. Through the use of virtual prototyping, researchers and professionals are better able to analyze data and improve projects without direct experimentation, which can be costly or dangerous.

The Handbook of Research on Computational Simulation and Modeling in Engineering is an authoritative reference source on the computer models and technologies necessary to enhance engineering structures and planning for real-world applications. This publication is an essential resource for academicians, researchers, advanced-level students, technology developers, and engineers interested in the advancements taking place at the intersection of computer technology and the physical sciences.

This publication features chapters on the advanced technologies developed within the field of engineering including prediction tools, software programs, algorithms, and theoretical and computational models.

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Title Page
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Copyright Page
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Advances in Systems Analysis, Software Engineering, and High Performance Computing (ASASEHPC) Book Series
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Editorial Advisory Board and List of Reviewers
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Preface
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Acknowledgment
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Intelligent Systems and Control Engineering
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Chapter 1
Pedro Dinis Gaspar (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), Pedro Dinho da Silva (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), João Pedro Marques Gonçalves (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), Rui Carneiro (University of Beira Interior, Portugal)
Computational modelling is nowadays a powerful tool for project and design of engineering systems, anticipating and/or correcting problems that may lead to inefficiencies. This chapter describes three distinct computational tools...
Computational Modelling and Simulation to Assist the Improvement of Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency in Industrial Engineering Systems: Application to Cold Stores
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Lorenzo Damiani (University of Genoa, Italy), Pietro Giribone (University of Genoa, Italy), Guido Guizzi (University of Naples Federico II, Italy), Roberto Revetria (University of Genoa, Italy), Elpidio Romano (UTIU - International Telematic University Uninettuno, Italy)
Simulation is the best tool used to predict the behavior of real world systems. For the analysis of complex systems, simulation is often used prior to the operation of the system as a mediator for a dynamic situation. This chapter...
Different Approaches for Studying Interruptible Industrial Processes: Application of Two Different Simulation Techniques
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Kulyash Kaliyeva (Lorraine University, France)
This chapter presents convergent-divergent flow in the free atmosphere which is governed by the three dimensional Navier-Stokes equations and deals with the fundamental problem of fluid dynamics. Considering air movement under...
Energy Conservation Law for the Turbulent Motion in the Free Atmosphere: Turbulent Motion in the Free Atmosphere
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Doan V. K. Khanh (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia), Pandian Vasant (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia), Irraivan Elamvazuthi (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia), Vo N. Dieu (HCMC University of Technology, Vietnam)
In this chapter, the technical issues of two-stage TEC were discussed. After that, a new method of optimizing the dimension of TECs using differential evolution to maximize the cooling rate and coefficient of performance was...
Multi-Objective Optimization of Two-Stage Thermo-Electric Cooler Using Differential Evolution: MO Optimization of TEC Using DE
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Salim Lahmiri (University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada & ESCA School of Management, Morocco)
This chapter focuses on comparing the forecasting ability of the backpropagation neural network (BPNN) and the nonlinear autoregressive moving average with exogenous inputs (NARX) network trained with different algorithms; namely the...
On Simulation Performance of Feedforward and NARX Networks Under Different Numerical Training Algorithms
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Luca Cassano (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Daniel Cesarini (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy), Marco Avvenuti (Università di Pisa, Italy)
Automatic Weather Stations (AWSs) are embedded systems equipped with a number of sensors used to monitor harsh environments: glaciers and deserts. AWSs may also be equipped with some communication interfaces in order to enable remote...
On the Use of Stochastic Activity Networks for an Energy-Aware Simulation of Automatic Weather Stations
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Dhivya Subburaman (VIT University, India), Jagan J. (VIT University, India), Yıldırım Dalkiliç (Erzincan University, Turkey), Pijush Samui (National Institute of Technology Patna, India)
First Order Second Moment Method (FOSM) is generally for determination of reliability of slope. This article adopts Minimax Probability Machine Regression (MPMR), Generalized Regression Neural Network (GRNN) and Gaussian Process...
Reliability Analysis of Slope Using MPMR, GRNN and GPR
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Tawanda Mushiri (University of Johannesburg, South Africa), Charles Mbohwa (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
The chapter describes the design of the speed governing system of 150 MW Francis turbines at a power station. The turbine governing system is vital for the safety and availability of a power plant. The dynamic characteristics of the...
Simulation and Modeling: Design of a Fuzzy Logic Based Hydraulic Turbine Governing System
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Software and Computer Engineering
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Chapter 9
Sandro Sawicki (UNIJUI University, Brazil), Rafael Z. Frantz (UNIJUI University, Brazil), Vitor Manuel Basto Fernandes (Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal), Fabricia Roos-Frantz (UNIJUI University, Brazil), Iryna Yevseyeva (Newcastle University, UK), Rafael Corchuelo (University of Seville, Spain)
It is not difficult to find an enterprise which has a software ecosystem composed of applications that were built using different technologies, data models, operating systems, and most often were not designed to exchange data and...
Characterising Enterprise Application Integration Solutions as Discrete-Event Systems
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Chapter 10
Carla Barbosa (REQUINTE-LAQV, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal), M. Rui Alves (REQUINTE-LAQV, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal), Beatriz Oliveira (REQUINTE-LAQV, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
Principal components analysis (PCA) is probably the most important multivariate statistical technique, being used to model complex problems or just for data mining, in almost all areas of science. Although being well known by...
Comparison of Methods to Display Principal Component Analysis, Focusing on Biplots and the Selection of Biplot Axes
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Pablo Díaz-Moreno (University of Valencia, Spain), Juan José Carrasco (University of Valencia, Spain), Emilio Soria-Olivas (University of Valencia, Spain), José M. Martínez-Martínez (University of Valencia, Spain), Pablo Escandell-Montero (University of Valencia, Spain), Juan Gómez-Sanchis (University of Valencia, Spain)
Neural Networks (NN) are one of the most used machine learning techniques in different areas of knowledge. This has led to the emergence of a large number of courses of Neural Networks around the world and in areas where the users of...
Educational Software Based on Matlab GUIs for Neural Networks Courses
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João F. Nunes (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo e Laboratório de Inteligência Artificial e Ciência dos Computadores da Universidade do Porto, Portugal), Pedro M. Moreira (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo e Laboratório de Inteligência Artificial e Ciência dos Computadores da Universidade do Porto, Portugal), João Manuel R. S. Tavares (Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
Computational systems to identify objects represented in image sequences and tracking their motion in a fully automatic manner, enabling a detailed analysis of the involved motion and its simulation are extremely relevant in several...
Human Motion Analysis and Simulation Tools: A Survey
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Dinu Dragan (Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia), Veljko B. Petrovic (Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia), Dragan Ivetic (Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia)
Assessing the computational efficiency of an image compression technique plays an important part in evaluations used to estimate the overall quality of the compression. In this chapter, different methods for assessing computational...
Methods for Assessing Still Image Compression Efficiency: PACS Example
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Chapter 14
Software Design  (pages 417-455)
Rachita Misra (C.V. Raman College of Engineering, India), Chhabi Rani Panigrahi (C.V. Raman College of Engineering, India), Bijayalaxmi Panda (C.V. Raman College of Engineering, India), Bibudhendu Pati (C.V. Raman College of Engineering, India)
This chapter on “Software Design” emphasizes the role of modeling, prototyping, and simulation in software design. The chapter introduces the principles of software design, issues and challenges. Modeling techniques used in...
Software Design
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Civil and Environment Engineering
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Pedro Silva Delgado (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal), António Arêde (Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal, Portugal), Nelson Vila Pouca (Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal, Portugal), Aníbal Costa (RISCO, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal)
The main purpose of this chapter is to present numerical methodologies with different complexities in order to simulate the seismic response of bridges and then use the results for the safety assessment with one probabilistic...
Numerical Modeling of RC Bridges for Seismic Risk Analysis
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Chapter 16
Maximilian Bügler (Technische Universität München, Germany), André Borrmann (Technische Universität München, Germany)
Construction projects require a multitude of procedures and resources for the high diversity of building concepts. Most of such projects are unique in their design and need individual schedule planning to be realized. In order to...
Simulation Based Construction Project Schedule Optimization: An Overview on the State-of-the-Art
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Chapter 17
Raphael M. Wambua (Egerton University, Kenya), Benedict M. Mutua (Egerton University, Kenya), James M. Raude (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, BEED, Kenya)
This chapter presents the trend of drought as a stochastic natural disaster influenced by the climate variability for the upper Tana River basin in Kenya. Drought frequency, duration and intensity in the upper Tana River basin have...
Stochastic Drought Forecasting Exploration for Water Resources Management in the Upper Tana River Basin, Kenya
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Chapter 18
Jorge M. Delgado (Polythecnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal), Antonio Abel R. Henriques (Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal), Raimundo M. Delgado (Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal)
Advances in computer technology allow nowadays the use of powerful computational models to describe the non-linear structural behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. However their utilization for structural analysis and...
Structural Non-Linear Models and Simulation Techniques: An Efficient Combination for Safety Evaluation of RC Structures
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Electronic and Opto-Electronic Engineering
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Chapter 19
Torsten Hermanns (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), Ulrich Thombansen (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), Markus Nießen (Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, Germany), Ulrich Jansen (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), Wolfgang Schulz (Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, Germany)
Laser based cutting processes comprise a significant part of industrial manufacturing. To ensure a high level of cutting quality the process parameters have to be kept at the right values and within defined tolerances. In this...
Modeling for Self-Optimization in Laser Cutting
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Chapter 20
Toufik Al Khawli (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), Urs Eppelt (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), Wolfgang Schulz (Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, Germany)
In this work, the utility of a metamodel in gaining valuable information relating to the optimization of a laser cutting process using a CW laser source is analyzed. The simulation itself is characterized by a high dimensional input...
Sensitivity Analysis of Laser Cutting Based on Metamodeling Approach
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Chapter 21
Sunil Kumar (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar, India), Balwinder Raj (NIT Jalandhar, India)
In Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) technology, scaling has been a main key for continuous progress in silicon-based semiconductor industry over the past four decades. However, as the technology advancement on nanometer...
Simulations and Modeling of TFET for Low Power Design
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Chapter 22
Fred Lacy (Southern University and A&M College, USA)
Electrical conductivity is a basic property of materials that determines how well the material conducts electricity. However, models are needed that help explain how conductors function as their size and temperature changes. This...
Using Theoretical and Computational Models to Understand How Metals Function as Temperature Sensors
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Communication Networks and Systems Engineering
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Chapter 23
Carlos Abreu (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal), Francisco Miranda (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo and CIDMA of University of Aveiro, Portugal), Paulo M. Mendes (Universidade do Minho, Portugal)
Biomedical wireless sensor networks enable the development of real time patient monitoring systems, either to monitor chronically ill persons in their homes or to monitor patients in step-down hospital units. However, due to the...
Quality of Service and Radio Management in Biomedical Wireless Sensor Networks
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Chapter 24
Pedro Pinto (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo and INESC TEC, Portugal), António Alberto Pinto (CIICESI, ESTGF, Politécnico do Porto and INESC TEC, Portugal), Manuel Ricardo (INESC TEC, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) can be deployed using available hardware and software. The Contiki is an operative system compatible with a wide range of WSN hardware. A Contiki development environment named InstantContiki is also...
Reducing Simulation Runtime in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Simulation Framework to Reduce WSN Simulation Runtime by Using Multiple Simultaneous Instances
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Compilation of References
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About the Contributors
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Index
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