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A concept of measurement system based on the Z-Wave standard
PublikacjaIn the paper a new concept of measurement system based on the Z-Wave standard is presented. This standard is dedicated to use mainly in home automation systems, but its properties enable to use it in dispersed measurement systems and support wireless communication between measurement nodes in a mesh-type network. In the paper basic metrological aspects of the Z-Wave standard and an example of impedance measurement system are discussed.
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Measurement system based on USB Z-Wave controller
PublikacjaA wireless measurement system based on the Z-Wave standard is presented in this paper. The system is composed of a U SB Z-Stick Gen5 controller connected to a Personal Computer and a Fibaro controller FGRGBWM-441. Operation of the system is controlled by software written in C++ using OpenZWave library. Some metrological aspects of the system are evaluated: accuracy, linearity, resolution and frequency of voltage measurements.
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Problemy z oznaczaniem zawartości fazy stałej z zastosowaniem normy ISO 8292 = Problems with the solid fat content determination using the ISO 8292 standard.
PublikacjaZawartość fazy stałej (SFC) jest parametrem charakteryzującym właściwości fizyczne i użytkowe tłuszczów stałych. Otrzymanie prawidłowego wyniku zależy od zastosowania odpowiedniej procedury termostatowania próbki przed pomiarem, a ta z zależy od rodzaju badanego tłuszczu. Przed oznaczeniem SFC wszystkie TAG, które są stałe w temperaturze 0oC powinny wykrystalizować, a tłuszcz osiągnąć trwałą formę krystaliczną. Pierwsza norma IUPAC...
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Propagacja fali wzdłużnej w pręcie z pęknieciem poprzecznym. Longitudinal wave propagation in a rod with a transverse crack.
PublikacjaW pracy przedstawiono wyniki analizy propagacji fali wzdłuznej w pręcie z pęknięciem poprzecznym.
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Measurements of ultrasonic bulk and guided wave propagation in additively manufactured cubes and plates obtained by ultrasonic pulse velocity analyzer and scanning laser vibrometry
Dane BadawczeThe DataSet contains the results of measurements of ultrasonic wave propagation in additively manufactured samples made of polylactic acid (PLA). Three types of raster angles in two consecutive layers were assumed: 0°/90° (#1), 45°/-45° (#2) and 90°/90° (#3) with respect to the x-axis. For each printing variants a cubic sample (#C1-3) with dimensions...
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System setup and software for cyclic, staircase and square wave voltammetry measurements
PublikacjaHardware dedicated for electrochemical measurement sometimes does not allow performing certain voltammetry experiments. Staircase and square wave voltammetry, techniques which have many advantages comparing with standard voltammetric techniques, are rarely implemented in software controlling electrochemical measuring equipment. These methods, however, can be relatively easy realized with some addition...
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Initial Investigation of Wave Interactions During Simultaneous Valve Closures in Hydraulic Piping Systems
PublikacjaThe effects of interference of pressure waves in simple piping systems were studied. A freeware computer code Allievi developed at the University of Valencia was used to simulate dynamic waveforms in simple and complex networks. The tests were carried out according to three scenarios. No pressure increases significantly exceeding the Joukowsky pressure in simple cases were noticed. When the effects of the simultaneous closing of...
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Theoretical and experimental analysis of guided wave propagation in plate-like structures with sinusoidal thickness variations
PublikacjaGuided waves have attracted significant attention for non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) due to their ability to travel relatively long distances without significant energy loss combined with their sensitivity to even small defects. Therefore, they are commonly used in damage detection and localization applications. The main idea of incorporating guided waves in NDT and SHM is based on processing...
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Analysis of Floodplain Inundation Using 2D Nonlinear Diffusive Wave Equation Solved with Splitting Technique
PublikacjaIn the paper a solution of two-dimensional (2D) nonlinear diffusive wave equation in a partially dry and wet domain is considered. The splitting technique which allows to reduce 2D problem into the sequence of one-dimensional (1D) problems is applied. The obtained 1D equations with regard to x and y are spatially discretized using the modified finite element method with the linear shape functions. The applied modification referring...
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Intergranular Corrosion Detection Using Electromagnetic Transducers for Ultrasonic Testing
PublikacjaThe 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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Evaluation of Response Amplitude Operator of Ship Roll Motions Based on the Experiments in White Noise Waves
PublikacjaEvaluation of the response amplitude operator (RAO) function for ship wave frequency motions by means of scale model tests in regular waves is a standard procedure conducted by hydrodynamic model testing institutions. The resulting RAO function allows for evaluating sufficiently reliable seakeeping predictions for low to moderate sea states. However, for standard hull forms, correct prediction of roll motion in irregular wave (and...
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Studies of Nonlinear Sound Dynamics in Fluids Based on the Caloric Equation of State
PublikacjaThe sound speed and parameters of nonlinearity B/A, C/A in a fluid are expressed in terms of coefficients in the Taylor series expansion of an excess internal energy, in powers of excess pressure and density. That allows to conclude about features of the sound propagation in fluids, the internal energy of which is known as a function of pressure and density. The sound speed and parameters of nonlinearity in the mixture consisting...
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Simulation of unsteady flow over floodplain using the diffusive wave equation and the modified finite element method
PublikacjaWe consider solution of 2D nonlinear diffusive wave equation in a domain temporarily covered by a layer of water. A modified finite element method with triangular elements and linear shape functions is used for spatial discretization. The proposed modification refers to the procedure of spatial integration and leads to a more general algorithm involving a weighting parameter. The standard finite element method and the finite difference...
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Instantaneous Heating and Cooling Caused by Periodic or Aperiodic Sound of Any Characteristic Duration in a Gas with Vibrational Relaxation
PublikacjaThermodynamic relaxation of internal degrees of a molecule's freedom in a gas occurs with some characteristic time. This makes wave processes in a gas behave differently depending on the ratio of characteristic duration of perturbations and the relaxation time. In particular, generation of the secondary non-wave modes by intense sound in a nonlinear flow dependens on frequency. These kinds of interaction are considered in this...
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Efficient quadrature for fast oscillating integralof paraxial optics
PublikacjaThe study concerns the determination of quadrature for the integral solutionof the paraxial wave equation. The difficulty in computation of the integral isassociated with the rapid change of the integrand phase. The developed quadraturetakes into account the fast oscillating character of the integrand. The presentedmethod is an alternative to the commonly used methods based on the use of theFourier transform. The determination...
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The Influence of Global Corrosion Degradation on Localized Damage Detection Using Guided Waves
PublikacjaThis paper presents the results of a numerical analysis of the influence of corrosion degradation of metal plates on the wave propagation phenomenon. There are several different corrosion types, but general and pitting corrosion are the most common. General corrosion is more or less uniformly distributed over the entire exposed surface of the metal while pitting corrosion takes the form of localized cracks. Because the general...
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Thermal self-action effects of acoustic beam in a vibrationally relaxing gas
PublikacjaThermal self-action of acoustic beam in a molecular gas with excited internal degrees of molecules’ freedom, is studied. This kind of thermal self-action differs from that in a Newtonian fluid. Heating or cooling of a medium takes place due to transfer of internal vibrational energy. Equilibrium and non-equilibrium gases, which may be acoustically active, are considered. A beam in an acoustically active gas is self-focusing unlike...
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An Efficient Framework For Fast Computer Aided Design of Microwave Circuits Based on the Higher-Order 3D Finite-Element Method
PublikacjaIn this paper, an efficient computational framework for the full-wave design by optimization of complex microwave passive devices, such as antennas, filters, and multiplexers, is described. The framework consists of a computational engine, a 3D object modeler, and a graphical user interface. The computational engine, which is based on a finite element method with curvilinear higher-order tetrahedral elements, is coupled with built-in...
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Corrosion damage identification based on the symmetry of propagating wavefield measured by a circular array of piezoelectric transducers: Theoretical, experimental and numerical studies
PublikacjaThe article investigates the results obtained from numerical simulations and experimental tests concerning the propagation of guided waves in corroded steel plates. Developing innovative methodologies for assessing corrosion-induced degradation is crucial for accurately diagnosing offshore and ship structures exposed to harsh environmental conditions. The main aim of the research is to analyze how surface irregularities affect...
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A Note on Fractional Curl Operator
PublikacjaIn this letter, we demonstrate that the fractional curl operator, widely used in electromagnetics since 1998, is essentially a rotation operation of components of the complex Riemann–Silberstein vector representing the electromagnetic field. It occurs that after the wave decomposition into circular polarisations, the standard duality rotation with the angle depending on the fractional order is applied to the left-handed basis vector...
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One-Dimensional Modeling of Flows in Open Channels
PublikacjaIn this chapter, modeling of the unsteady open channel flow using one-dimensional approach is considered. As this question belongs to the well-known and standard problems of open channel hydraulic engineering, comprehensively presented and described in many books and publications, our attention is focused on some selected aspects only. As far as the numerical solution of the governing equations is considered, one can find out that...
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Application of bismuth film electrode for determination of heavy metals by stripping voltammetry
PublikacjaWhen Wang's research group introduced a new type of a working electrode: bismuth film plated electrode (BiFE), it has started attracting increasing attention in the field of electrochemical stripping analysis. These electrodes are shown to be very attractive alternative to common mercury-based electrodes, which are predominantly used in analysis of trace heavy metals.For the determination of heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu) used square...
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Efficient Analysis of Noise Induced in Low-Voltage Installations Placed Inside Buildings with Lightning Protection Systems
PublikacjaThis paper describes an efficient approach to the broadband analysis of lightning protection systems (LPSs) using the method of moments (MoM) implemented in the frequency domain. The adaptive frequency sampling (AFS) algorithm, based on a rational interpolation of the relevant observable (e.g., voltage, current, electric or magnetic field) which describes the properties of the LPS, is employed to reduce the number of samples computed...
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Planar Microwave Bragg Reflector Resonant Dielectric Sensor
PublikacjaIn this paper, a periodic structure is used to design a microwave Bragg reflector with the help of hexagonal lattice, which provides a 5 GHz wide stopband between the low-pass band with cut-off frequency 2.6 GHz and the bandpass response with start and stop frequency 7.8 GHz and 10.5 GHz, respectively. A defect in lattice allows passing a narrowband signal at 6 GHz which is found, from the dispersion relation, to be in the region...
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Triangulation-based Constrained Surrogate Modeling of Antennas
PublikacjaDesign of contemporary antenna structures is heavily based on full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation tools. They provide accuracy but are CPU-intensive. Reduction of EM-driven design procedure cost can be achieved by using fast replacement models (surrogates). Unfortunately, standard modeling techniques are unable to ensure sufficient predictive power for real-world antenna structures (multiple parameters, wide parameter ranges,...
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Accurate simulation-driven modeling and design optimization of compact microwave structures
PublikacjaCost efficient design optimization of microwave structures requires availability of fast yet reliable replacement models so that multiple evaluations of the structure at hand can be executed in reasonable timeframe. Direct utilization of full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulations is often prohibitive. On the other hand, accurate data-driven modeling normally requires a very large number of training points and it is virtually infeasible...
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Fast EM-Driven Parameter Tuning of Microwave Circuits with Sparse Sensitivity Updates via Principal Directions
PublikacjaNumerical optimization has become more important than ever in the design of microwave components and systems, primarily as a consequence of increasing performance demands and growing complexity of the circuits. As the parameter tuning is more and more often executed using full-wave electromagnetic (EM) models, the CPU cost of the overall process tends to be excessive even for local optimization. Some ways of alleviating these issues...
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Simulation-Driven Antenna Modeling by Means of Response Features and Confined Domains of Reduced Dimensionality
PublikacjaIn recent years, the employment of full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulation tools has become imperative in the antenna design mainly for reliability reasons. While the CPU cost of a single simulation is rarely an issue, the computational overhead associated with EM-driven tasks that require massive EM analyses may become a serious bottleneck. A widely used approach to lessen this cost is the employment of surrogate models, especially...
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Józef Woźniak prof. dr hab. inż.
OsobyProf. dr hab. inż. Józef Woźniak prof. zw. Politechniki Gdańskiej ukończył studia na Wydziale Elektroniki Politechniki Gdańskiej w 1971 r. W 1976 r. uzyskał stopień doktora nauk technicznych, a w 1991 r. stopień doktora habilitowanego w dyscyplinie telekomunikacja i specjalności teleinformatyka. W styczniu roku 2002 otrzymał tytuł profesora nauk technicznych. W 1994 r. został mianowany na stanowisko profesora nadzwyczajnego w Politechnice...
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Karol Flisikowski dr inż.
OsobyKarol Flisikowski jest profesorem uczelni w Katedrze Statystyki i Ekonometrii, Wydziału Zarządzania i Ekonomii Politechniki Gdańskiej. Jest odpowiedzialny jest za prowadzenie zajęć ze statystyki opisowej i matematycznej (w języku polskim i angielskim), a także badań naukowych w zakresie statystyki społecznej. Był uczestnikiem wielu konferencji o zasięgu krajowym, jak i międzynarodowym, gdzie prezentował wyniki prowadzonych przez...
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Design-oriented modeling of antenna structures by means of two-level kriging with explicit dimensionality reduction
PublikacjaThe employment of full-wave electromagnetic (EM) analysis is a practical necessity in the design of contemporary antenna structures. This is because simpler models are generally not available or of limited accuracy. At the same time, EM-based design is computationally expensive. Consequently, the ways of accelerating tasks such as parametric optimization or uncertainty quantification have to be sought. A possible workaround that...
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Estimation of Broadband Complex Permeability Using SIW Cavity-Based Multimodal Approach
PublikacjaIn this article, an attractive multimodal substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) based methodology is presented for the characterization of magnetic materials in the broadband microwave frequency. The proposed approach employs a modified feed under-coupled SIW cavity instead of conventional feed over-coupled multiple SIW cavities; it uses the modified closedform expression, developed from the first principle to consider the effect...
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On Improved-Reliability Design Optimization of High-Frequency Structures Using Local Search Algorithms
PublikacjaThe role of numerical optimization has been continuously growing in the design of high-frequency structures, including microwave and antenna components. At the same time, accurate evaluation of electrical characteristics necessitates full-wave electromagnetic (EM) analysis, which is CPU intensive, especially for complex systems. As rigorous optimization routines involve repetitive EM simulations, the associated cost may be significant....
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Nondestructive methods complemented by FEM calculations in diagnostics of cracks in bridge approach pavement
PublikacjaNondestructive methods of road pavement diagnostics are an alternative to traditional approach to pavement failure investigation. The article presents a detailed multidisciplinary inspection carried out using ground-penetrating radar (GPR), laser scanning technology and finite element method (FEM) calculations. It was done in order to assess the factors that contributed to occurrence of premature cracks of a bridge approach pavement....
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Marek Czachor prof. dr hab.
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Testing the impact of simplifications adopted in models describing wave loads on ship
PublikacjaThe wave-ship system in naval architecture is generally assumed to be a linear one. This allows for the computation of a transfer function of ship response to waves including wave loads on ship. The transfer function and the wave spectral density function enable the development of the stochastic process of wave loads on ship, corresponding to the irregular wave generating that loads. If the mathematical models of wave load transfer...
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Testing the impact of simplifications adopted in models describing wave loads on ship
PublikacjaThe wave-ship system in naval architecture is generally assumed to be a linear one. This allows for the computation of a transfer function of ship response to waves including wave loads on ship. The transfer function and the wave spectral density function enable the development of the stochastic process of wave loads on ship, corresponding to the irregular wave generating that loads. If the mathematical models of wave load transfer...
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Badania i analiza uwarunkowań propagacyjnych w środowisku uprzemysłowionym
PublikacjaGłówne osiągnięcia rozprawy: - wykonanie – zgodnie z wymaganiami normatywnymi zawartymi w zaleceniach ITU-R – nowatorskich badań tłumienia sygnału radiowego na terenie Głębokowodnego Terminalu Kontenerowego (ang. Deepwater Container Terminal - DCT) w Gdańsku i zebranie obszernego materiału pomiarowego, liczącego blisko 290 tysięcy przypadków propagacyjnych, - przeprowadzenie statystycznych badań przydatności wybranych znanych modeli...
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High-Resolution Wind Wave Parameters in the Area of the Gulf of Gdańsk During 21 Extreme Storms
PublikacjaThis dataset contains the results of wind-wave parameter modelling in the area of the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic). For the simulations, a high resolution SWAN model was used. The dataset consists of the significant wave height, the direction of the wave approaching the shore and the wave period during 21 historical, extreme storms. The storms were selected by an automatic search over the 44-year-long significant wave height...
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The propagation of the waves in the CTO S.A. towing tank
PublikacjaThe paper presents the results of research focused on the wave propagation in the CTO S.A. deepwater towing tank. In the scope of paper, the wavemaker transfer function was determined for regular waves, based on the Biésel Transfer Function and further for irregular waves, based on Hasselman model of nonlinear energy transfer. The phenomena: wave damping, wave breakdown and wave reflection, were measured, analyzed and mathematically...
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Reservoir Influence on Pressure Wave Propagation in Steel Pipes
PublikacjaThe relation between the length of steel pipe and the pressure wave period in the system, reservoir-pipe-valve, is discussed. Experiments carried out for the short steel pipes showed that in such a system, the pressure wave celerity estimated using the measured wave cycles systematically increases with the increase of the pipe length. The observed differences can exceed even 90 m=s. As the pressure wave traveling in the pipe with...
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Baseline-free debonding detection in reinforced concrete structures by elastic wave propagation
PublikacjaThe article presents the results of the numerical and experimental analysis concerning wave propagation in reinforced concrete (RC) beams with various extent of debonding between the steel rod and concrete cover. The main aim of the paper was to consider the unsolved research gaps, which considerably limit the application of wave-based methods in practice. The propagation of the flexural wave modes excited and registered on the...
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Generation and Propagation of Nonlinear Waves in a Towing Tank
PublikacjaThe paper presents the results of the research focused on linear and nonlinear wave generation and propagation in a deepwater towing tank equipped with a single flap-type wavemaker of variable draft. The problem of wave generation and propagation has been theoretically formulated and solved by applying an analytical method; linear and nonlinear solutions were obtained. The linear solution has been verified experimentally. The...
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Reduced order models in computational electromagnetics (in memory of Ruediger Vahldieck)
PublikacjaThis paper reviews research of Ruediger Vahldieck's group and the group at the Gdansk University of Technology in the area of model order reduction techniques for accelerating full-wave simulations. The applications of reduced order models to filter design as well as of local and nested(multilevel) macromodels for solving 3D wave equations and wave-guiding problems using finite difference and finite element methods are discussed.
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Modelling of Longitudinal Elastic Wave Propagation in a Steel Rod Using the Discrete Element Method
PublikacjaThe paper deals with the issue of modelling elastic wave propagation using the discrete element method (DEM). The case of a longitudinal wave in a rod with a circular cross-section was considered. A novel, complex algorithm consisting of the preparation of models and simulation of elastic waves was developed. A series of DEM models were prepared for simulations, differing in discretisation and material parameters. Additional calculations...
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Nonlinear Excitation of the Non-Wave Perturbations by the Magnetoacoustic Waves in the Non-Isentropic Plasma
PublikacjaNonlinear excitation of slow modes by the planar magnetosonic perturbations in a plasma is discussed. Plasma is an open system due to radiation and external heating. This may stipulate enhancement of wave perturbations and hence the acoustical activity of plasma. Plasma is assumed to be a homogeneous ideal gas with infinite electrical conductivity. The straight magnetic field is orthogonal to the velocity of fluid’s...
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Nonlinear Interaction of Magnetoacoustic Modes in a Quasi-Isentropic Plasma Flow
PublikacjaThe nonlinear interaction of magnetoacoustic waves in a plasma is analytically studied. A plasma is an open system. It is affected by the straight constant equilibrium magnetic flux density forming constant angle with the wave vector which varies from 0 till . The nonlinear instantaneous equation which describes excitation of secondary wave modes in the field of intense magnetoacoustic perturbations is derived by use of projecting....
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Guided waves for nondestructive diagnostics of embedded waveguides
PublikacjaThe thesis concentrates on comprehensive theoretical, numerical and experimental analysis of guided wave propagation in bars embedded in concrete or mortar. The investigations are focused on a particular type of objects representing a laboratory model of a ground anchor. Complex description of wave propagation phenomena in partially embedded bars is given and its application in...
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Waves Along Fractal Coastlines: From Fractal Arithmetic to Wave Equations
PublikacjaBeginning with addition and multiplication intrinsic to a Koch-type curve, we formulate and solve wave equation describing wave propagation along a fractal coastline. As opposed to examples known from the literature, we do not replace the fractal by the continuum in which it is embedded. This seems to be the first example of a truly intrinsic description of wave propagation along a fractal curve. The theory is relativistically...
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An Efficient PEEC-Based Method for Full-Wave Analysis of Microstrip Structures
PublikacjaThis article introduces an efficient method for the equivalent circuit characterization and full-wave analysis of microstrip structures, leveraging the full-wave partial element equivalent circuit (PEEC). In particular, the multilayered Green's function is evaluated using the discrete complex-image method (DCIM) and employed to establish the mixed potential integral equations. The proposed strategy considers time delays for the...