EARTHQUAKE NATECH RISK ASSESSMENT IN MAJOR-HAZARD INDUSTRIAL PLANTS, A CASE STUDY: CYLINDRICAL LIQUID STORAGE TANK WITH FLOATING ROOF

Earthquake Natech Risk Assessment in Major-hazard Industrial Plants, a Case Study: Cylindrical Liquid Storage Tank with Floating Roof

The experience of several failures of equipment in industrial plants due to earthquake has shown that incidental scenarios like explosion, fire or hazardous release can occur.In Italy, industrial plants that operate with hazardous substances are subject to Italian standard D.Lgs.105/2015, that requires to carry out a risk analysis, also considering

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Soil Burial of Polylactic Acid/Paddy Straw Powder Biocomposite

The objective of this work was to study the biodegradability of polylactic acid (PLA)/paddy straw powder (PSP) biocomposites.Environmental degradation was evaluated by composting the biocomposite samples into the soil.Different techniques, including mechanical tests and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), were used to obtain a view of the degradati

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CMA-ES based topology optimization for acoustic cloak

This paper presents a topology optimization Capsules-Gels based on a covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy (CMA-ES) for acoustic cloaks rendering a scattering object acoustically invisible.The cloaks are designed by minimizing the scattering of acoustic waves around the object and the objective function is defined as the integrated intens

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