270 research outputs found
Professor Shahan Mufti – Faculty Author Interview
No full textProfessor Shahan Mufti, Assistant Professor of Journalism, is the author of The Faithful Scribe: A Story of Islam, Pakistan, Family, and War, published in 2013 by Other Press. “The Faithful Scribe” is deeply relevant to the world and our campus today and the book has been chosen as the 2017-2018 “One Book” for the university campus. Faculty, staff and students are currently reading the book and the One Book Committee will host discussions and programs throughout the 2017-2018 academic year to explore issues and themes within the book
Shahan Mufti - Edward C. and Mary S. Peple Library Lecture
No full textProfessor Shahan Mufti, Associate Professor of Journalism, is the author of The Faithful Scribe: A Story of Islam, Pakistan, Family, and War, published in 2013 by Other Press. The Faithful Scribe is deeply relevant to the world and to our campus today and the book was chosen as the 2017-2018 “One Book” for the university campus. On February 18, 2018, Professor Mufti delivered the university\u27s Edward C. and Mary S. Peple Library Lecture for the One Book, One Richmond Program culminating event. The lecture text is available by using the above download button
Experimental investigation of effective modulus of elasticity and shear modulus of brick masonry wall under lateral load
No full textThe primary objective of this research program was to investigate the effective modulus of elasticity and shear modulus of brick masonry walls under lateral load, and to to justify using the Jaeger and Mufti method to calculate the effective modulus of elasticity and shear modulus of brick masonry walls. The experimental program involved the testing of three unreinforced brick masonry walls under in-plane and vertical loads. Linear Variable Differential Transducers were used to record the horizontal and vertical displacements of the walls. The experimental results were used to evaluate the modulus of elasticity and the shear modulus of walls under flexure. The experimental results were compared to the finite element analysis results. It was found that the finite element analysis yields similar results to the experimental results. It was also found that the Jaeger and Mufti method to calculate effective modulus of elasticity and shear modulus of brick masonry walls is effective for design purposes.May 201
Dynamic monitoring of a prestressed concrete girder by mean of fibre optic bragg grating sensors
No full textActivity of Mufti Jakub Szynkiewicz (Yakub Shinkevich) during the Second World War (1939–1945)
No full textThe aim of the article is to analyze the activity of mufti Jakub Szynkiewicz (Yakub Shinkevich) during the Second World War. The author of the article shows that there is no evidence of the existence of military units consisting of Tatars (inhabiting the lands of modern Belarus), which were a part of the units of the German armed forces. However, we could find some data on the cooperation of individual Tatar representatives with Wermacht and SS, as well as their participation in political collaboration. Mufti Szynkiewicz turned out to be one of the collaborators. Szynkiewicz became the representative of all Muslims in the territories occupied by the Nazis to the east of the General Gouvernement and East Prussia. His activity was supported by such Tatar-Muslim leaders as Ali (Aleksander) Smajkiewicz, Bary Chalecki and Husejn Jakubowski. Muslim leaders appointed Tatar committees in order to select the Tatars showing loyalty towards the Nazi authorities and to organize activities to preserve national traditions and the Islamic religion. According to information taken from the data of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus, at the end of February 1944 there were three committees: in Minsk, Kletsk and Lakhovichi. In addition, another goal of the muftiat was to establish the Tatar Youth Organisation. Mufti Szynkiewicz’s appeals addressed to the occupation authorities with a request for permission to form a Muslim youth association, received positive feedback. An agreement on this matter was reached in February 1944. The meeting at which establishing the Tatar Youth Organisation was officially announced took place in Alytus, Lituania on May 19, 1944, where the Mufti spoke with the welcome speech. Analyzing the source materials, the author of the article concludes that during World War II massive Tatar cooperation from the areas of contemporary Belarus with the German occupation authorities could not be observed, and the attempts of ideological mobilization of Tatars to collaborate, undertaken by some Muslim leaders with mufti Szynkiewicz, did not bring significant results.Brest State Technical University. Republic of Belarus11913
A discourse analysis of popular preacher mufti Isma'il Menk
No full textThe bachelor thesis deals with the current popular Islamic thinker Mufti Menk. Mufti Menk has millions of followers across his social media accounts that he uses as the main platforms when spreading his thoughts. He is popular mainly among young Muslims, but his influence extends to a significant number of non-Muslims as well. The aim of the thesis is to analyze Menk through the evaluation of his social and political ties, his overall attitude towards politics, and the controversies that surround him. The thesis also analyzes the topics he addresses on his social media and thus outlines the main ideas he is trying to spread among his target group and what these ideas say about him. Mufti Menk is sometimes seen as a Salafi. This is probably due to his connection to the Islamic University of Madinah, ties to other Salafis, and some of his views. Drawing upon the findings of this thesis, the author will also briefly evaluate how strong Menk's connection to Salafism is
EEG Based Brain-Machine Interface for Navigation of Robotic Device
No full textThe highly parallel neurophysiological recordings
and the increasing number of signal processing tools open up
new avenues for connecting technologies directly to neuronal
processes. As the understanding of the neuronal signals is
taking a better shape, lot more work to perform is coming up to
properly interpret and use these signals for brain-machine
interfaces. A simple brain-machine interface may be able to
reestablish the broken loop of the persons with motor
dysfunction. With time the brain-machine interfacing is
growing more complex due to the increased availability of
instruments and processes for implementation. In this work,
the author proposes a brain-machine interface model through a
few simple processes for automated navigation and control of
robotic device using the extracted features from the EEG
signals based on saccadic eye movement tasks
A brain-machine interface model based on EEG for automated navigation of mobile robotic device
No full textThe highly parallel neurophysiological recordings and the increasing number of signal processing tools open up new avenues for connecting technologies directly to neuronal processes. As the understanding of the neuronal signals is taking a better shape, lot more work to perform is coming up to properly interpret and use these signals for brain-machine interfaces. A simple brain-machine interface may be able to reestablish the broken loop of the persons with motor dysfunction. With time the brain-machine interfacing is growing more complex due to the increased availability of instruments and processes for implementation. In this work, the author proposes a brain-machine interface model through a few simple processes for automated navigation and control of robotic device using the extracted features from the EEG signals based on saccadic eye movement tasks
Rational analysis of empirically designed bridge decks using PUNCHED
No full textReinforced concrete bridge deck slabs make up a significant portion of bridges worldwide and are designed to efficiently withstand traffic loads. The empirical design method, specified in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC), uses the inherent arching action in these slabs to provide strength and durability. The PUNCH program was developed to analyze externally restrained steel-free bridge deck slabs, but it cannot analyze directly deck slabs with embedded reinforcement.
This research focuses on modifying the PUNCH program to enable the analysis of internally reinforced deck slabs by introducing the concept of equivalent diameter for embedded reinforcement. The study investigates how the axial stiffness of steel-concrete composites changes under varying loads and integrates these findings into the modified program, PUNCHED. The enhanced program accounts for equivalent diameters to accurately model reinforced concrete deck slabs under different loading conditions. Validation using experimental data from multiple studies confirms that PUNCHED reliably predicts both load-deflection behavior and ultimate failure loads.
The findings demonstrate that the modified PUNCHED program provides a dependable tool for engineers to evaluate the performance of reinforced concrete deck slabs. By bridging the gap between empirical design and analytical modeling, this research contributes to more precise and effective analysis of bridge deck slabs.The project was funded by Research Manitoba
Identifier: Innovation Proof-of-Concept Grant
Project title: Developing software based on the empirical evidence to rationalise design provisions of the Canadian
Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) of reinforced concrete deck slab
project number 5275
CharleenOctober 202
Options for enhancing network-wide annual average daily truck volume estimates
No full textThis research presents two projects that investigate options for enhancing network-wide annual average daily truck traffic volume estimates. Annual average daily traffic (AADT) and annual average daily truck traffic (AADTT) are valuable traffic statistics that are required for safety, planning, operation, design, and environmental applications. However, it is challenging to obtain estimates of AADT and AADTT across Canada’s vast highway network due to resource limitations. It is even more difficult to obtain annual average estimates of traffic volumes by specific classes of trucks, which are used for applications such as mechanistic-empirical pavement design, bridge evaluation, and asset management.
The first research project investigates how annual average daily truck volumes can be enhanced by improving traffic count sampling strategies and technologies. To help determine the count duration needed to obtain a sufficient sample of vehicle volumes by class, the study uses continuous classification count data to simulate short-duration counts of 1 to 8 days. The change in the variability of the simulated count volumes with duration was used as an indicator of the accuracy of the AADTT estimates they would produce. The results showed that at most sites, a 7-day count of trucks could reach the same level of variability as a 1-day count of total traffic. In terms of reductions in count variability, there tended to be diminishing returns beyond a 2-day or 3-day count of total traffic and beyond a 6-day count of truck traffic.
The second research project assesses the use of commercially available probe-based data products for truck volume estimation. The study evaluates the accuracy of total traffic and truck traffic estimates obtained from the third-party data provider StreetLight Data by comparing them to volume estimates from conventional traffic counts. This work contributes new knowledge by being the first evaluation of StreetLight Data’s medium-duty and heavy-duty truck indices in North America. The findings indicated that the probe-based AADT and heavy-duty AADTT estimates had the highest and lowest accuracy, respectively. Further, it was found that probe-based AADT and AADTT estimates were reasonably similar to the estimates obtained from short-duration counts with mean absolute percent differences of approximately 25%.National Research Council Canada, International Road Dynamics, Inc., Institute of Transportation Engineers Canada, Transportation Association of Canada, Canadian Transportation Research ForumOctober 202
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