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Enhancing the Seismic Resistance of Columns by GFRP Confinement Using Flexible Adhesive-Experimental Study
PublicationIn this paper, the results of two experiments, focused on testing the effectiveness of a method of enhancing the seismic (dynamic) resistance of masonry columns with the use of flexible polymer adhesive, are shown. The first experiment was devoted to investigate the damping properties of a polymer working between two stiff layers, whereas the aim of the second one was to verify if the identified damping properties of the polymer...
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Requirements, modifications and methods of mechanical testing of bone cement – literature review
PublicationThe Aim of the paper is to show the basic requirements for the bone cement, its modifications in terms of physical, mechanical and biological properties and testing methods. This publication is intended to be a source of systematized basic knowledge regarding the modified bone cement.
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Low-power device simulator for micro-energy measurement methods testing
PublicationThe paper presents low-power device simulator designed for testing of micro-energy measurement methods. Such kind methods can be used for evaluation of power systems based on Energy Harvesting. The device allows to set the current consumption characteristic over the time, thus making possible playing the role of different types of low-power devices e.g. simulating sensor network node.
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NUMERICAL MODEL QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL DATA
PublicationAs a structure degrades some changes in its dynamical behavior can be observed, and inversely, observation and evaluation of these dynamical changes of the structure can provide information of structural state of the object. Testing of the real structure, besides of being costly, can cover only limited working states. It is particularly considerable in case of hardly accessible, and randomly/severely dynamically loaded offshore...
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Situational Awareness Network for the Electric Power System: the Architecture and Testing Metrics
PublicationThe contemporary electric power system is highly dependent on Information and Communication Technologies which results in its exposure to new types of threats, such as Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) or Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The most exposed components are Industrial Control Systems in substations and Distributed Control Systems in power plants. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the cyber security of...
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Experimental and numerical investigations of ultimate strength of degradated structures
PublicationThe presented work investigates the corrosion influence on the structural behaviour of structural elements. Nine welded large-scale stiffened plates, and 30 standard small specimens have been subjected to the accelerated marine immersed conditions. After corrosion testing, the specimens have been accurately measured in terms of surface characteristics. The coupon specimens were furtherly subjected to tensile loading to develop...
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Modern Platform for Parallel Algorithms Testing: Java on Intel Xeon Phi
PublicationParallel algorithms are popular method of increasing system performance. Apart from showing their properties using asymptotic analysis, proof-of-concept implementation and practical experiments are often required. In order to speed up the development and provide simple and easily accessible testing environment that enables execution of reliable experiments, the paper proposes a platform with multi-core computational accelerator:...
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Microstructure and residual stresses in surface coatings with PTFE reservoirs
PublicationThe paper presents the results of experimental study into the microstructure and changes in residual stresses resulting from sliding and rolling/sliding loaded interaction between metallic surface coatings with embedded PTFE reservoirs and various counter faces. It was found that before testing surface coatings had compressive residual stresses. Molybdenum coating with all types of PTFE reservoirs displayed, as a result of testing,...
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Advances of thermal tomography in non-destructive testing and medical diagnostics
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Environmental degradation of titanium biomaterials: mechanisms, effects, testing and evaluation
PublicationPrzedyskutowano możliwe przyczyny oraz mechanizmy degradacji biomateriałów tytanowych, używanych jako długoterminowe implanty stawów. Dokonano przeglądu wpływu impalntów metalicznych w ludzkim ciele. Przedstawiono bieżące procedury badania oraz ich wady. Zaproponowano procedurę oszacowania biomateriałów na implanty.
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DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENTS DURING LOAD TESTING OF THE RAILWAY ARCH BRIDGE
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Mechanical and Non-Destructive Testing of Plasterboards Subjected to a Hydration Process
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Testing of the evaluation methodology for Ship's Planned Maintenance System Database
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Methodology of testing positive attitudes to electrostatic discharges — measuring position
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Carbon catalysts from pine cones – Synthesis and testing of their activities
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Automated non destructive testing by non-contact surface waves
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AE testing of local corrosion in storage tanks of oil tankers
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań korozji lokalnej w zbiornikach magazynowych zbiornikowców, przy użyciu metody Emisji Akustycznej. Badania wykrywania korozji wykonano z użyciem testerów, podczas produkcji których przyjęto założenie wysokiej intensywności sygnału oraz stabilności sygnału akustycznego w relatywnie długim czasie.
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Testing and tuning automated drives as a task for computer aided maintenance.
PublicationPublikacja dotyczy zagadnień wstępnego uruchamiania i utrzymania ruchu maszyn produkcyjnych wyposażonych w zautomatyzowane napędy. Zawarto krótki przegląd segmentów wspomagania komputerowego stosowanych w zakładowych systemach utrzymania ruchu oraz zwrócono uwagę na ich rozproszoną lokalizację w strukturach CIM. Opisano ogólną koncepcję układu nadzorującego właściwości napędu, zbudowanego jako system DAQ i mogącego znaleźć zastosowanie...
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Intergranular Corrosion Detection Using Electromagnetic Transducers for Ultrasonic Testing
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to create a research methodology that allows a quick analysis of the structural state of high alloy austenitic steels using non-destructive ultrasonic tests, in contrast to destructive standard methods. Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMAT) are used to generate and receive the ultrasonic wave and detect the microstructural changes caused by sample sensitization in elevated temperature, even after...
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Peculiarities associated with testing polyetheretherketone (PEEK) in a model rolling contact
PublicationPolyetheretherketone (PEEK) was investigated using a modified version of the four-ball tester in which the upper forth ball was replaced by a cone in such a way that kinematics of the four-ball configuration were fully preserved. Rotation of the cone enforced orbiting and rolling of the ceramic balls around the polymer cup. The results produced some unexpected peculiarities in the wear of ceramic balls which, in principle, should...
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Implementation and testing of Level 2 security architecture for the IIP System
PublicationSystem IIP definiuje kilka równoległych Internetów (PI), w tym jeden oparty na IPv6, dwa na rozwiązaniach post-IP oraz sieć zarządzania, pracujących na wspólnej infastrukturze komunikacyjnej. System ma architekturę 4-poziomową, w której poziom 2 odpowiada za tworzenie zasobów wirtualnych PI. W artykule omawiana jest trójwarstwowa architektura bezpieczeństwa proponowana dla przeciwdziałania zagrożeniom wprowadzania obcego ruchu...
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Design and numerical testing of 5-box gfrp shell footbridge
PublicationThe paper formulates new design conditions for composite footbridges, taking into account the material and structural specificity of these objects, i.e. the strength condition, the serviceability condition and the frequency condition. A GFRP composite footbridge labelled with CFB2 code has been designed, with the original superstructure in the form of an opened-closed 5-box girder. The foot and cycle track bridge is simply supported,...
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Virtual Engineering Objects (VEO): Designing, Developing and Testing Models
PublicationIn this article, the development and implementation of the concept of Virtual Engineering Object (VEO) is described. A VEO is a computerized real world representation of an engineering object. VEO will act as a living representation of the object capable of adding, storing, improving and sharing knowledge through experience, in a way similar to an expert of that object. In this paper, it is shown through test models how the concept...
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Testing Watermark Robustness against Application of Audio Restoration Algorithms
PublicationThe purpose of this study was to test to what extent watermarks embedded in distorted audio signals are immune to audio restoration algorithm performing. Several restoration routines such as noise reduction, spectrum expansion, clipping or clicks reduction were applied in the online website system. The online service was extended with some copyright protection mechanisms proposed by the authors. They contain low-level music features...
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Testing OFDM Transmission Schemes for Shallow Water Acoustic Communications
PublicationLarge variability of communication properties of underwater acoustic channels, and especially strongly varying instantaneous conditions in shallow waters, is a tough challenge for the designers of underwater acoustics communication (UAC system. There is a need for developing adaptive signaling schemes that would dynamically optimize signal parameters in both physical and link layers of communication protocols. The orthogonal frequency...
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Acceptance Testing of Software Products for Cloud-Based On-Line Delivery
PublicationSoftware products intended for on-line delivery by distributors serving an open community of subscribers are developed in a specific life-cycle model, in which roles of the major stakeholders are strongly separated, unlike in any other software development model known in software engineering. Its specificity underlines the fact that a distributor of the final product, responsible for its acceptance for publication and delivery...
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Displacement measurements during load testing of railway arch bridge
PublicationThe paper discusses issues concerning load tests carried out on a twin-track, arch railway bridge over the Martwa Wisla river in Gdansk. Currently, it is the bridge with the longest span in its class in Poland. The load-bearing structure consists of three no-hinge arches and an orthotropic deck suspended from them. The studies of the structure assumed the performing of static and dynamic tests. The paper presents the method for...
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Elektrochemiczne polaryzacyjne badania korozyjne = Elecrochemical polarisation corrosion testing
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono sposoby określania szybkości korozji metali na podstawie analizy krzywych polaryzacyjnych.
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Testing of performance properties of asphalt mixes for thin wearing courses.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań następujących cech mieszanek mineralno asfaltowych: odporność na starzenie, oddziaływanie wody i mrozu, koleinowanie i oddziaływanie niskich temperatur. W badaniach zastosowano 2 typy mieszanek: beton asfaltowy o nieciągłym uziarnieniu i mastyks grysowy SMA. Wykorzystano 4 rodzaje asfaltów: 1 niemodyfikowany i 3 modyfikowane polimerami. Stwierdzono że wszystkie mieszanki są porównywalnie odporne na starzenie,...
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Testing the Accuracy of the Modified ICP Algorithm with Multimodal Weighting Factors
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Karol Niklas dr hab. inż.
PeopleKarol NIKLAS is a university professor at Gdansk University of Technology (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Institute of Naval Architecture). He defended his master's thesis on Naval Architecture, specialty Design of vessels and yachts in 2007. In 2008, he completed postgraduate studies in the specialty 'Novel Simulation Methods in Engineering' at the Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics. In 2014 awarded...
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The experimental research on RC columns, loaded at sign-variable eccentricity
PublicationThe research focuses on testing the behaviour of the reinforced concrete columns compressed at a variable eccentricity. The fact of possible variable eccentricity in compressed columns is not considered in the current calculation procedures. The objective of the research was to examine whether indeed the load history has no impact and whether the reinforced concrete columns compressed at eccentric of variable sign could be analysed...
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Methodology of experimental research on efficiency of hydro-mechanical automatic gearbox
PublicationThe article shortly describes the design and principle of operation of the hydromechanical gearbox and presents the methodology and design of test stands used for testing hydromechanical proto-type gearbox developed at Technical University of Gdansk. The article presents an approach according to which, in order to obtain reliable measurement data, it is necessary to separate the tests of the hydraulic and mechanical parts of the...
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Experimental and numerical investigations for GPR evaluation of reinforced concrete footbridge
PublicationThe GPR method has increasingly found application in non-destructive testing of reinforced concrete structures. This paper presents the new approach of modelling of the electromagnetic wave propagation for reinforced concrete structures with a complex system of the reinforcement. Simulations of the GPR field were performed on a three-dimensional model of a footbridge using the FDTD method. Numerical maps were compared with results...
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A Taxonomy of Model-Based Testing for Embedded Systems from Multiple Industry Domains
PublicationThis chapter provides a taxonomy of Model-Based Testing (MBT) based on the approaches that are presented throughout this book as well as in the related literature. The techniques for testing are categorized using a number of dimensions to familiarize the reader with the terminology used throughout the chapters that follow. In this chapter, after a brief introduction, a general definition of MBT and related work on available MBT...
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Acoustic evaluation of road surfaces using different Close Proximity testing devices
PublicationAccording to the valid standard, Close Proximity (CPX) method intends to evaluate the influence of road surfaces on traffic noise. Measurements may be carried out with the use of a self-powered vehicle or a special test trailer equipped with testing tyre towed by another vehicle. Two different testing devices took part in the research organized in Poland in order to determine the ranking of road surfaces in terms of acoustic parameters....
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Machine learning approach to packaging compatibility testing in the new product development process
PublicationThe paper compares the effectiveness of selected machine learning methods as modelling tools supporting the selection of a packaging type in new product development process. The main goal of the developed model is to reduce the risk of failure in compatibility tests which are preformed to ensure safety, durability, and efficacy of the finished product for the entire period of its shelf life and consumer use. This kind of testing...
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Selected problems of experimental investigation of dynamically loaded journal bearings
PublicationIn the paper some problems concerning relations between external bearing loadings and critical lining stresses are described for test stand with rotating load vector. According to the standard ISO 7905/1 this type of test stand, for dynamically loaded slide bearing, is recommended as a basic research unit for material testing in a complete bearing unit. The lining stress calculation results occurred being dependent on applied calculation...
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Selected problems of earth fault loop impedance testing in circuits fed from UPS
PublicationIn the paper a principle of earth fault loop impedance testing in low voltage systems has been presented. Selected factors, influencing accuracy of the testing, are indicated. A structure of UPS of VFI-type and the problem of impedance testing in circuits with such type of UPS are discussed.
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A solution of the integrated µBIST for functional and diagnostic testing in mixed-signal electronic embedded systems
PublicationMain problem of the paper is testing of analog circuits and blocks in mixed-signal electronic embedded systems (EESs), using the built-in self-test (BIST) technique. The integrated mBIST based on reusing signal blocks already present in an EES, such as processors, memories, ADCs, is presented. The novelty of the solution is the extended functionality of the mBIST. It can perform 2 testing functions: functional testing and fault...
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APPLICATION OF INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY TO NON-CONTACT TESTING OF AD/DC POWER SUPPLY
PublicationTesting of AC/DC power supplies using the thermography was carried out in order to assess their assembly and operation correctness before launching them on the market. The investigation was carried out for 17 AC/DC power supplies which passed the standard tests (measurements of their basic parameters and characteristics). The investigation consisted of two steps. In the first step the dispersion of temperature on power supply boards...
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Two‐functional μBIST for Testing and Self‐Diagnosis of Analog Circuits in Electronic Embedded Systems
PublicationThe paper concerns the testing of analog circuits and blocks in mixed‐signal Electronic Embedded Systems (EESs), using the Built‐in Self‐Test (BIST) technique. An integrated, two‐functional, embedded microtester (μBIST) based on reuse of signal blocks already present in an EES, such as microprocessors, memories, ADCs, DACs, is presented. The novelty of the μBIST solution is its extended functionality. It can perform 2 testing functions:...
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An improved methodology for accelerated marine immersed corrosion testing of ship structural components
PublicationCorrosion degradation is a prominent ageing mechanism in engineering structures (e.g. ships and offshore structures), leading to safety concerns and significant economic expenses. This study presents an improved methodology for indoor accelerated corrosion testing of structural components. The method involves controlling natural factors (oxygen saturation, temperature, salinity, and flow rate) to accelerate the corrosion in a controlled...
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A Deformation Sweep Testing Procedure to Evaluate Damage in Cold Recycled Material Mixtures
PublicationThis chapter describes a new testing procedure to assess damage in cold recycled material mixtures. Specifically, stiffness modulus tests were performed at increasing deformation levels, with the objective of creating a gradual increase in damage. The succession of tests with increasing deformation was interspersed with tests at small deformation, with the objective of evaluating the damage gradually inflicted on the specimen....
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Determination of energy-transfer distributions in ionizing ion-molecule collisions
PublicationThe main objective of this study is to determine the energy transfer occuring in ion-molecule collisions. In order to solve this problem, we followed two approaches; the first one by validating a purely experimental method and the second one by testing a new theoretical model M3C (Microcanonical Metropolis Monte Carlo).
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Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical testing of carbon nanotubes derivatized with azobenzene and anthraquinone.
PublicationWielościenne i jednościenne nanorurki węglowe modyfikowano na ścianach bocznych związkami elektrochemicznie aktywnymi, takimi jak azobenzen i antrachinon. Funkcjonalizowane nanorurki badano technikami spektroskopowymi i elektrochemicznymi oraz wykorzystując mikroskopię elektronową. Wyniki tych badań potwierdziły chemiczną modyfikację.
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A complex evaluation of lightning protection earthings using the impulse testing method
PublicationW artykule zamieszczono opis nowej procedury pomiaru uziemień odgromowych metodą udarową. Zgodnie z propozycję podczas testu udarowego można pomierzyć nie tylko impedancję udarową uziemienia, ale także ocenić jego rezystancję oraz współczynnik udaru. Wynik takiego badania uwzględnia tylko tę część uziomu, którą określa się jako jego długość efektywną.
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A self-testing method of large analog circuits in electronic embedded systems
PublicationPrzedstawiono metodę samotestowania filtrów wyższych rzędów składających się z łańcucha pierwszego lub drugiego rzędu filtrów (bloków) zaimplementowanych w mieszanych sygnałowo elektronicznych systemach wbudowanych sterowanych mikrokontrolerami lub procesorami sygnałowymi.Idea metody bazuje na fakcie, iż odpowiedź danego bloku jest traktowana jako sygnał pobudzenia kolejnego bloku. Dzięki temu rozwiązaniu rekonfigurowalny układ...
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Non-Destructive Testing for the In Situ Assessment of the Ionic Flux in Cementitious Materials
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Tribological and corrosion testing of surface engineered surgical grade CoCrMo alloy
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