University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

About: University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy is a education organization based out in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Finite element method & Beam (structure). The organization has 3808 authors who have published 3822 publications receiving 30736 citations. The organization is also known as: Sofia Polytechnic.

Effect of laser parameters on microstructure, metallurgical defects and property of AlSi10Mg printed by selective laser melting

Abstract: AlSi10Mg alloy has been widely used in selective laser melting (SLM). However, the formation of metallurgical defects in this material during SLM process has not been studied sufficiently. In this work, different laser parameters were adopted to fabricate the specimens. The effects of volumetric energy density (VED) on the metallurgical defect, densification, phase composition and mechanical property were also comprehensively analyzed. At low VED of 37.39J/mm3, a nearly full dense sample with density of 2.602g/cm3 can be printed. The sample with maximal tensile strength of 475MPa can be printed. While with the increase of VED, the ultimate tensile strength decreases due to the formation of micro-pores. The formation mechanisms of micro-pores including gas pores and keyhole-induced pores were disclosed from the angle of alloy smelting. Better understanding of the influence mechanisms of the laser parameters on the formation of metallurgical defects is beneficial for the production of high performance SLM p...

Models of Consistency

Abstract: This article presents a theory of how individuals detect whether descriptions of an entity are consistent or inconsistent. The theory postulates that individuals try to construct a mental model of the entity in which all the propositions are true. If they succeed, they infer that the description is consistent; otherwise, they infer that it is inconsistent. We report three experiments that corroborated the theory. Experiment 1 confirmed that evaluating consistency is easier when an initial model suffices than when reasoners have to find an alternative model. Experiment 2 established the occurrence of illusion, inferences about the properties of entities. Experiment 3 showed that the illusions correspond to mental models of the assertions, even when these models are wrong because they fail to represent what is false.

A periodic solution of the fractional sine-Gordon equation arising in architectural engineering:

Abstract: Many nonlinear vibrations arising in the engineering of architecture include noise and uncertain properties, and this paper suggests a fractional model to elucidate the properties. The fractional s...