TY - CHAP A1 - Franssens, Ghislain R. ED - Gürlebeck, Klaus ED - Könke, Carsten T1 - INTRODUCTION TO CLIFFORD ANALYSIS OVER PSEUDO-EUCLIDEAN SPACE N2 - An introduction is given to Clifford Analysis over pseudo-Euclidean space of arbitrary signature, called for short Ultrahyperbolic Clifford Analysis (UCA). UCA is regarded as a function theory of Clifford-valued functions, satisfying a first order partial differential equation involving a vector-valued differential operator, called a Dirac operator. The formulation of UCA presented here pays special attention to its geometrical setting. This permits to identify tensors which qualify as geometrically invariant Dirac operators and to take a position on the naturalness of contravariant and covariant versions of such a theory. In addition, a formal method is described to construct the general solution to the aforementioned equation in the context of covariant UCA. KW - Angewandte Informatik KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Architektur KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Computer Science Models in Engineering; Multiscale and Multiphysical Models; Scientific Computing Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-28433 UR - http://euklid.bauing.uni-weimar.de/ikm2009/paper.html SN - 1611-4086 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Suzuki, Osamu ED - Gürlebeck, Klaus ED - Könke, Carsten T1 - RECENT RESULTS ON ITERATION DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS OF DISCRETE LAPLACIANS ON THE PLANE LATTICE N2 - The recent development on the mathematical theory and the computer simulations of iteration dynamical system of discrete Laplacian on the plane lattice is reviewed and the future problem is discussed. KW - Angewandte Informatik KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Architektur KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Computer Science Models in Engineering; Multiscale and Multiphysical Models; Scientific Computing Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-28954 UR - http://euklid.bauing.uni-weimar.de/ikm2009/paper.html SN - 1611-4086 ER - TY - THES A1 - Gondran Carvalho da Silva, Adriana T1 - Make-up Urbanism: the gap between promise and performance of Florianópolis (Brazil) N2 - In the last two decades, many cities have faced changes in their economic basis and therefore adopted an entrepreneurial approach in the municipal administration accompanied by city marketing strategies. Brazilian cities have also adopted this approach, like the case of Florianópolis. Florianópolis has promoted advertising campaigns on the natural resources of the Island of Santa Catarina as well as on its quality of life in comparison to other cities. However, due also to such campaigns, it has experienced a great demographic growth and, consequently, infrastructural and social problems. Nevertheless, it seems to have a good image within the national urban scenario and has been commonly considered an “urban consumption dream” for many Brazilians. This paradoxical situation is the reason why it has been chosen as the research object in this dissertation. Thus, the questions of this research are: is there a gap between the promise and the performance of the city of Florianópolis? If so, can tourists and residents recognize it? And finally, how can this gap be demonstrated? Accordingly, the main objective of this research is to propose a conformity assessment approach applicable to cities, by which the content of city advertisement campaigns can be compared to its performance indicators and satisfaction degree of its consumers. Therefore, this approach is composed by different methods: literature and legislation reviews, semi-structured and structured interviews with experts and inhabitants, an urban centrality development analysis, a qualitative discourse analysis of advertising material (including images), a qualitative content analysis of newspaper reports and a questionnaire survey. Finally, the theses are: yes, there is a gap between promise and performance of Florianópolis; this promise is a result of city marketing campaigns which advertise its natural features and at the same time hiding its urban aspects, supported by some political and private actors, mainly interested in the development of tourism and real estate market in the city; this gap has been already recognized by tourists and more intensively by residents; the selected methods worked as a kind of conformity assessment for cities and tourist destinations; and last but not least, since there is a gap, it designates the practice of “make-up urbanism”. Research limitations are the short time frame covered by this analysis and small and non-representative samples. However, its relevance lies in the attempt to fill in two disciplinary lacunas: a conformity assessment approach for cities and the creation of knowledge about Florianópolis and its further presentation at an international level, on the one hand. On the other hand, the transfer of this approach to other cities would help explaining a (common) contemporary urban phenomenon and appeal for more ethical conduct and transparency in the practices of city marketing. N2 - In den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten sahen sich viele Städte zunehmend einer Veränderung ihrer ökonomischen Basis ausgesetzt, was zum Aufgreifen unternehmerischer Ansätze mit Strategien des Stadtmarketings führte. Brasilianische Städte wie Florianópolis haben diesen Ansatz ebenfalls adaptiert, u.a. durch Werbekampagnen über die natürlichen Ressourcen der Insel Santa Catarina und eine höhere Lebensqualität. Diese trugen allerdings auch zu einem demografischen Wachstum mit begleitenden infrastrukturellen und sozialen Problemen bei. Dennoch scheint Florianópolis insgesamt ein gutes Image zu haben. Diese paradoxe Situation ist der Grund, weshalb die Stadt als Fallstudie für die vorliegende Dissertation ausgewählt wurde. Die Forschungsfragen sind deshalb folgende: Gibt es eine Diskrepanz zwischen dem Versprechen und der tatsächlichen Performanz der Stadt Florianópolis? Falls ja, können Touristen und Einwohner diese wahrnehmen? Der Hauptfokus liegt auf dem Erarbeiten einer auf Städte anwendbaren Konformitätsbewertung, durch die der Inhalt von städtischen Werbekampagnen mit ihren tatsächlichen Performanzindikatoren und dem Zufriedenheitsgrad ihrer Konsumenten verglichen werden kann. Der Ansatz basiert dabei auf mehreren Methoden: der Auswertung von Literatur und Gesetzen, halbstrukturierten und strukturierten Interviews mit Experten und Einwohnern der Stadt Florianópolis, einer Analyse über die Entwicklung der Stadtzentralität, der qualitativen Diskursanalyse von Werbematerial (inkl. Bildern), der qualitativen Inhaltsanalyse von Zeitungsartikeln sowie einer Umfrage mittels Fragebogen. Die Thesen sind dabei folgende: 1. Ja, es gibt eine Diskrepanz zwischen Versprechen und tatsächlicher Performanz der Stadt Florianópolis. 2. Dieses Versprechen ist das Resultat von Stadtmarketingkampagnen, welche ihre natürlichen Eigenschaften bewerben, dabei aber gleichzeitig urbane Aspekte verbergen. 3. Die ermittelte Diskrepanz wurde bereits von Touristen und Einwohnern wahrgenommen. 4. Die ausgewählten Methoden stellen eine Konformitätsbewertung für Städte und Touristenziele dar. 5. Da es eine Diskrepanz gibt, ist diese bestimmend für die Praxis einer ‚Make-up-Urbanistik‘. Als Forschungsgrenzen sind der enge analysierte Zeitraum sowie verhältnismäßig kleine und nicht repräsentative Beispiele zu benennen. Die Relevanz der vorliegenden Arbeit liegt jedoch in dem Versuch, zwei disziplinäre Leerräume zu füllen: Zum einen durch den Ansatz einer Konformitätsbewertung für Städte im Allgemeinen mit der Generierung von Wissen über Florianópolis im Besonderen sowie zum anderen durch den Vorschlag einer weiterführenden Übertragung dieses Ansatzes auf andere Städte, um ein allgemeines urbanes Phänomen dieser Zeit zu erklären und dadurch Anreize zu schaffen für mehr Ethik und Transparenz in der Praxis des Stadtmarketings. T2 - Make-up-Urbanistik: die Lücke zwischen das Versprechen und die Performanz von Florianópolis (Brasilien) KW - Stadtmarketing KW - Florianópolis KW - Brasilien KW - Konformitätsbewertung KW - Make-up-Urbanistik KW - City Marketing KW - Florianópolis KW - Brazil KW - Conformity Assessment KW - Make-up Urbanism Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20110118-15317 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Randrianarivony, Maharavo ED - Gürlebeck, Klaus ED - Könke, Carsten T1 - ON THE GENERATION OF HIERARCHICAL MESHES FOR MULTILEVEL FEM AND BEM SOLVERS FROM CAD DATA N2 - As numerical techniques for solving PDE or integral equations become more sophisticated, treatments of the generation of the geometric inputs should also follow that numerical advancement. This document describes the preparation of CAD data so that they can later be applied to hierarchical BEM or FEM solvers. For the BEM case, the geometric data are described by surfaces which we want to decompose into several curved foursided patches. We show the treatment of untrimmed and trimmed surfaces. In particular, we provide prevention of smooth corners which are bad for diffeomorphism. Additionally, we consider the problem of characterizing whether a Coons map is a diffeomorphism from the unit square onto a planar domain delineated by four given curves. We aim primarily at having not only theoretically correct conditions but also practically efficient methods. As for FEM geometric preparation, we need to decompose a 3D solid into a set of curved tetrahedra. First, we describe some method of decomposition without adding too many Steiner points (additional points not belonging to the initial boundary nodes of the boundary surface). Then, we provide a methodology for efficiently checking whether a tetrahedral transfinite interpolation is regular. That is done by a combination of degree reduction technique and subdivision. Along with the method description, we report also on some interesting practical results from real CAD data. KW - Angewandte Informatik KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Architektur KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Computer Science Models in Engineering; Multiscale and Multiphysical Models; Scientific Computing Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-28795 UR - http://euklid.bauing.uni-weimar.de/ikm2009/paper.html SN - 1611-4086 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Smith, Andrew Paul A1 - Garloff, Jürgen A1 - Werkle, Horst ED - Gürlebeck, Klaus ED - Könke, Carsten T1 - VERIFIED SOLUTION OF FINITE ELEMENT MODELS WITH UNCERTAIN NODE LOCATIONS N2 - We consider a structural truss problem where all of the physical model parameters are uncertain: not just the material values and applied loads, but also the positions of the nodes are assumed to be inexact but bounded and are represented by intervals. Such uncertainty may typically arise from imprecision during the process of manufacturing or construction, or round-off errors. In this case the application of the finite element method results in a system of linear equations with numerous interval parameters which cannot be solved conventionally. Applying a suitable variable substitution, an iteration method for the solution of a parametric system of linear equations is firstly employed to obtain initial bounds on the node displacements. Thereafter, an interval tightening (pruning) technique is applied, firstly on the element forces and secondly on the node displacements, in order to obtain tight guaranteed enclosures for the interval solutions for the forces and displacements. KW - Angewandte Informatik KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Architektur KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Computer Science Models in Engineering; Multiscale and Multiphysical Models; Scientific Computing Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-29010 UR - http://euklid.bauing.uni-weimar.de/ikm2009/paper.html SN - 1611-4086 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Soucek, Vladimir ED - Gürlebeck, Klaus ED - Könke, Carsten T1 - ON MASSLESS FIELD EQUATION IN HIGHER DIMENSIONS N2 - The paper is devoted to a study of properties of homogeneous solutions of massless field equation in higher dimensions. We first treat the case of dimension 4. Here we use the two-component spinor language (developed for purposes of general relativity). We describe how are massless field operators related to a higher spin analogues of the de Rham sequence - the so called Bernstein-Gel'fand-Gel'fand (BGG) complexes - and how are they related to the twisted Dirac operators. Then we study similar question in higher (even) dimensions. Here we have to use more tools from representation theory of the orthogonal group. We recall the definition of massless field equations in higher dimensions and relations to higher dimensional conformal BGG complexes. Then we discuss properties of homogeneous solutions of massless field equation. Using some recent techniques for decomposition of tensor products of irreducible $Spin(m)$-modules, we are able to add some new results on a structure of the spaces of homogenous solutions of massless field equations. In particular, we show that the kernel of the massless field equation in a given homogeneity contains at least on specific irreducible submodule. KW - Angewandte Informatik KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Architektur KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Computer Science Models in Engineering; Multiscale and Multiphysical Models; Scientific Computing Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-28925 UR - http://euklid.bauing.uni-weimar.de/ikm2009/paper.html SN - 1611-4086 ER - TY - THES A1 - Alabdullah, Jamal T1 - Testing Unsaturated Soil for Plane Strain Conditions : A New Double-Wall Biaxial Device N2 - In der vorliegenden Dissertation wird durch den Autor ein neuer, einzigartiger biaxialer Versuchsstand für die Untersuchung ungesättigter Böden entwickelt und die an Proben von ungesättigtem Sand gewonnenen Versuchsergebnisse vorgestellt. Im Wesentlichen werden die Versuche an Proben von Hostun-Sand-Proben durchgeführt. Die Versuchsreihen umfassen die Charakterisierung (Klassifizierung) des Bodens, die Ausarbeitung von Wasserretentionskennlinien (Soil Water Characteristic Curves) und die Durchführung von biaxialen Kompressionsversuchen an trockenen, gesättigten und ungesättigten Proben. Desweiteren werden Modellversuche an Streifenfundamenten zur Untersuchung der Tragfähigkeit durchgeführt. Begründet durch die Veränderung des Bodenverhaltens durch geringe Anteile von bindigem Material, werden zusätzlich Versuche mit einer Mischung aus Sand und Kaolinit analysiert. N2 - In this dissertation, a new, unique and original biaxial device for testing unsaturated soil was designed and developed. A study on the mechanical behaviour of unsaturated sand in plane-strain conditions using the new device is presented. The tests were mainly conducted on Hostun sand specimens. A series of experiments including basic characterisation, soil water characteristic curves, and compression biaxial tests on dry, saturated, and unsaturated sand were conducted. A set of bearing capacity tests of strip model footing on unsaturated sand were performed. Additionally, since the presence of fine content (i.e., clay) influences the behavior of soils, soil water characteristic tests were also performed for sand-kaolin mixtures specimens. T2 - Testen ungesaettigter Böden für ebenen Dehnungszustand : Ein neues doppelt-wandiges biaxial Geraet KW - Ungesättigte Zone KW - Ebener Dehnungszustand KW - biaxial – sand KW - Unsaturated soil KW - plane-strain conditions KW - biaxial-sand Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20100628-15056 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Meschke, Günther A1 - Grytz, Rafael ED - Gürlebeck, Klaus ED - Könke, Carsten T1 - MULTISCALE MODELING AND COMPUTATIONAL REMODELING OF HUMAN EYE TISSUES N2 - A stress based remodeling approach is used to investigate the sensitivity of the collagen architecture in humane eye tissues on the biomechanical response of the lamina cribrosa with a particular focus on the stress environment of the nerve fibers. This approach is based on a multi-level biomechanical framework, where the biomechanical properties of eye tissues are derived from a single crimped fibril at the micro-scale via the collagen network of distributed fibrils at the meso-scale to the incompressible and anisotropic soft tissue at the macro-scale. Biomechanically induced remodeling of the collagen network is captured on the meso-scale by allowing for a continuous reorientation of collagen fibrils. To investigate the multi-scale phenomena related to glaucomatous neuropathy a generalized computational homogenization scheme is applied to a coupled two-scale analysis of the human eye considering a numerical macro- and meso-scale model of the lamina cribrosa. KW - Angewandte Informatik KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Architektur KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Computer Science Models in Engineering; Multiscale and Multiphysical Models; Scientific Computing Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-28712 UR - http://euklid.bauing.uni-weimar.de/ikm2009/paper.html SN - 1611-4086 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Gokce, Hasan Ufuk A1 - Browne, Donal A1 - Gokce, Kamil Umut A1 - Menzel, Karsten ED - Gürlebeck, Klaus ED - Könke, Carsten T1 - IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENT OPERATION OF BUILDINGS WITH WIRELESS IT SYSTEMS N2 - Reducing energy consumption is one of the major challenges for present day and will continue for future generations. The emerging EU directives relating to energy (EU EPBD and the EU Directive on Emissions Trading) now place demands on building owners to rate the energy performance of their buildings for efficient energy management. Moreover European Legislation (Directive 2006/32/EC) requires Facility Managers to reduce building energy consumption and operational costs. Currently sophisticated building services systems are available integrating off-the-shelf building management components. However this ad-hoc combination presents many difficulties to building owners in the management and upgrade of these systems. This paper addresses the need for integration concepts, holistic monitoring and analysis methodologies, life-cycle oriented decision support and sophisticated control strategies through the seamless integration of people, ICT-devices and computational resources via introducing the newly developed integrated system architecture. The first concept was applied to a residential building and the results were elaborated to improve current building conditions. KW - Angewandte Informatik KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Architektur KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Computer Science Models in Engineering; Multiscale and Multiphysical Models; Scientific Computing Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-28453 UR - http://euklid.bauing.uni-weimar.de/ikm2009/paper.html SN - 1611-4086 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bauer, Marek A1 - Richter, Matthias A1 - Weiß, Hendrik ED - Gürlebeck, Klaus ED - Könke, Carsten T1 - SIMULATION MODEL OF TRAM ROUTE OPERATION N2 - From passenger’s perspective, punctuality is one of the most important features of tram route operation. We present a stochastic simulation model with special focus on determining important factors of influence. The statistical analysis bases on large samples (sample size is nearly 2000) accumulated from comprehensive measurements on eight tram routes in Cracow. For the simulation, we are not only interested in average values but also in stochastic characteristics like the variance and other properties of the distribution. A realization of trams operations is assumed to be a sequence of running times between successive stops and times spent by tram at the stops divided in passengers alighting and boarding times and times waiting for possibility of departure . The running time depends on the kind of track separation including the priorities in traffic lights, the length of the section and the number of intersections. For every type of section, a linear mixed regression model describes the average running time and its variance as functions of the length of the section and the number of intersections. The regression coefficients are estimated by the iterative re-weighted least square method. Alighting and boarding time mainly depends on type of vehicle, number of passengers alighting and boarding and occupancy of vehicle. For the distribution of the time waiting for possibility of departure suitable distributions like Gamma distribution and Lognormal distribution are fitted. KW - Angewandte Informatik KW - Angewandte Mathematik KW - Architektur KW - Computerunterstütztes Verfahren KW - Computer Science Models in Engineering; Multiscale and Multiphysical Models; Scientific Computing Y1 - 2010 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20170314-28295 UR - http://euklid.bauing.uni-weimar.de/ikm2009/paper.html SN - 1611-4086 ER -