Search Results - "Lajnef, Nizar"

Internet of Things-enabled smart cities: State-of-the-art and future trends by Alavi, Amir H., Jiao, Pengcheng, Buttlar, William G., Lajnef, Nizar

“…•State-of-the-art and future trends of Internet of Things (IoT) is overviewed.•The existing projects in IoT-enabled smart cities are summarized.•A case study…”
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Mechanical metamaterial piezoelectric nanogenerator (MM-PENG): Design principle, modeling and performance by Jiao, Pengcheng, Hasni, Hassene, Lajnef, Nizar, Alavi, Amir H.

“…Piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) has been reported as a green energy solution that generates electrical power from mechanical deformations resulted in the…”
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Environment-Friendly, Self-Sensing Concrete Blended with Byproduct Wastes by Konkanov, Marat, Salem, Talal, Jiao, Pengcheng, Niyazbekova, Rimma, Lajnef, Nizar

“…Smart structures have attracted significant research attention in the last decade, mainly due to the capabilities of advanced concrete in electrical…”
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Mechanics-informed autoencoder enables automated detection and localization of unforeseen structural damage by Li, Xuyang, Bolandi, Hamed, Masmoudi, Mahdi, Salem, Talal, Jha, Ankush, Lajnef, Nizar, Boddeti, Vishnu Naresh

“…Structural health monitoring ensures the safety and longevity of structures like buildings and bridges. As the volume and scale of structures and the impact of…”
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Bridging finite element and deep learning: High-resolution stress distribution prediction in structural components by BOLANDI, Hamed, LI, Xuyang, SALEM, Talal, BODDETI, Vishnu Naresh, LAJNEF, Nizar

“…Finite-element analysis (FEA) for structures has been broadly used to conduct stress analysis of various civil and mechanical engineering structures…”
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Fatigue cracking detection in steel bridge girders through a self-powered sensing concept by Alavi, Amir H., Hasni, Hassene, Jiao, Pengcheng, Borchani, Wassim, Lajnef, Nizar

“…Development of fatigue cracking is affecting the structural performance of many of welded steel bridges in the United States. One of the main sources of…”
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Critical Egress Parameters Governing Assisted Evacuation in Hospital Buildings by Kodur, Venkatesh, Jha, Ankush, Lajnef, Nizar

“…This paper presents the critical egress parameters that influence emergency evacuation in a typical hospital building. A parametric study of a 20-story…”
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Self-Triggered Thermomechanical Metamaterials with Asymmetric Structures for Programmable Response under Thermal Excitations by Jiao, Pengcheng, Hong, Luqin, Wang, Jiajun, Yang, Jie, Zhu, Ronghua, Lajnef, Nizar, Zhu, Zhiyuan

“…In this study, we propose self-triggered thermomechanical metamaterials (ST-MM) by applying thermomechanical materials in mechanical metamaterials designed…”
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A Novel Data Reduction Approach for Structural Health Monitoring Systems by Bolandi, Hamed, Lajnef, Nizar, Jiao, Pengcheng, Barri, Kaveh, Hasni, Hassene, Alavi, Amir H

“…The massive amount of data generated by structural health monitoring (SHM) systems usually affects the system's capacity for data transmission and analysis…”
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An Intelligent Model for the Prediction of Bond Strength of FRP Bars in Concrete: A Soft Computing Approach by Bolandi, Hamed, Banzhaf, Wolfgang, Lajnef, Nizar, Barri, Kaveh, Alavi, Amir H.

“…Accurate prediction of bond behavior of fiber reinforcement polymer (FRP) concrete has a pivotal role in the construction industry. This paper presents a soft…”
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Quasi-Self-Powered Piezo-Floating-Gate Sensing Technology for Continuous Monitoring of Large-Scale Bridges by Aono, Kenji, Hasni, Hassene, Pochettino, Owen, Lajnef, Nizar, Chakrabartty, Shantanu

“…Developing a practical framework for long-term structural health monitoring (SHM) of large structures, such as a suspension bridge, poses several major…”
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Data Compression Approach for Long-Term Monitoring of Pavement Structures by Manosalvas-Paredes, Mario, Lajnef, Nizar, Chatti, Karim, Aono, Kenji, Blanc, Juliette, Thom, Nick, Airey, Gordon, Lo Presti, Davide

“…Pavement structures are designed to withstand continuous damage during their design life. Damage starts as soon as the pavement is open to traffic and…”
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Multilayered Cylindrical Triboelectric Nanogenerator to Harvest Kinetic Energy of Tree Branches for Monitoring Environment Condition and Forest Fire by Pang, Yaokun, Chen, Shoue, An, Junchi, Wang, Keliang, Deng, Yiming, Benard, Andre, Lajnef, Nizar, Cao, Changyong

“…Forest fires present a great threat as they can rapidly grow and become large, resulting in tragic loss of life and property when occurring near occupied land…”
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Large deformation solutions to post-buckled beams confined by movable and flexible constraints: A static and dynamic analysis by Jiao, Pengcheng, Borchani, Wassim, Lajnef, Nizar

“…•Post-buckling response is investigated on the beams confined by movable and flexible constraints.•A novel algorithm is developed to discretize the movable and…”
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A comprehensive review of self-powered sensors in civil infrastructure: State-of-the-art and future research trends by Salehi, Hadi, Burgueño, Rigoberto, Chakrabartty, Shantanu, Lajnef, Nizar, Alavi, Amir H.

“…•A summary of recent applications of self-powered sensors in civil engineering is presented.•Significance and the advantages of deploying self-powered sensors…”
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Infrasonic power-harvesting and nanowatt self-powered sensors by Chakrabartty, S., Lajnef, N.

“…Many signals of interest in structural engineering, for example seismic activity, lie in the infrasonic range (frequency less than 20 Hz). This poses a…”
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Continuous health monitoring of pavement systems using smart sensing technology by Alavi, Amir H., Hasni, Hassene, Lajnef, Nizar, Chatti, Karim

“…•A self-powered sensing approach is proposed for health monitoring of pavement systems.•Damage detection performance is evaluated with numerical and…”
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Monitoring of Postoperative Bone Healing Using Smart Trauma-Fixation Device With Integrated Self-Powered Piezo-Floating-Gate Sensors by Borchani, Wassim, Aono, Kenji, Lajnef, Nizar, Chakrabartty, Shantanu

“…Objective: Achieving better surgical outcomes in cases of traumatic bone fractures requires postoperative monitoring of changes in the growth and mechanical…”
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Passive temperature compensation in piezoelectric vibrators using shape memory alloy–induced axial loading by Rhimi, Mohamed, Lajnef, Nizar

“…Piezoelectric materials have been widely studied as vibration energy harvesters in civil and mechanical systems, given their energy conversion ability and high…”
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Maneuverable postbuckling of extensible mechanical metamaterials using functionally graded materials and carbon nanotubes by Salem, Talal, Xie, Xiaoyun, Jiao, Pengcheng, Lajnef, Nizar

“…Architected, structural materials have been reported with promising enhancement of mechanical performance using the structural method (e.g., mechanical…”
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