QFT control for vibration reduction in structures equipped with MR dampers

This short paper addresses the problem of designing a QFT (quantitative feedback theory) based controllers for the vibration reduction in a 6-story building structure equipped with shear-mode magnetorheological dampers. A new methodology is proposed for characterizing the nonlinear hysteretic behavior of the MR damper through the uncertainty template in the Nichols chart. The design procedure for QFT control design is briefly presented

Conways Game of Life JavaScript Exercise

For students learning JavaScript programming, this exercise sets out a fairly complete template for a DHTML implementation of Life. Students have to program the missing sections of code and attempt the extra features described. Only I have the password to unlock the solution!

Introduction to JavaScript Programming

These are the resources for an introductory lecture in JavaScript programming. Exercises are provided to practice simple JavaScript programming, including a template for a DHTML implementation of Conway's Game of Life (with encrypted solution).

New Brand PowerPoint templates for teaching

The templates plus a couple of videos showing how to use them

CV Exemplar and Links

a pdf and word format document which level 1 students can use as an examplar or template for their CV. Also includes links to example CVs and sites which help of creating CVs

Including Figures in your Thesis

This 10-minute video shows you how you can include image files in your thesis. By using the University template and special styles, you will be able to automate their numbering and references to them in the text, as well as generate tables of figures.

Combining Thesis Chapters but restarting footnote numbering every chapter

This 3-minute video shows you how to combine chapters of your thesis but force footnotes to be numbered from 1 within each chapter.

Collection Engineering Foundation Year, Sustaining Success, Week 2

slidses, portfolio template, portfolio summary, example feedback, video link

The Spectrum of knowledge - starting off

A few files for background reading

Spectrum Posters

Please load your posters to this share!

Assembing Chapters into the Final Thesis

This 17 minute video provides a step-by-step guide to assembling the separate chapters of a thesis into a single document. It shows you how to ensure continuous page numbers and separate chapter headers, as well as auto-generating a table of contents and table of figures.

Análisis de las barreras no arancelarias ante la disminución de aranceles. Una aproximación a las relaciones comerciales entre Colombia y Estados Unidos (1990 - 2011).

Estados Unidos junto a Japón y algunos Estados europeos han incentivado e impulsado al resto de los Estados a que abran sus fronteras y se inserten en el modelo de liberalización comercial. Estos países, en particular Estados Unidos promueven este modelo por medio de las relaciones comerciales que establece con otros Estados. Al establecer esta clase de relaciones, especialmente con Estados menos desarrollados, el país norteamericano busca mejorar su posición y obtener beneficios en detrimento de la otra parte por medio de la imposición de condiciones para maximizar sus beneficios y ganancias. La necesidad del gobierno estadounidense de mantener e incrementar su credibilidad ante sus ciudadanos y al mismo tiempo incentivar a los demás países para que abran sus fronteras se expresa en una incongruencia entre el discurso defensor del libre comercio y las estrategias proteccionistas como las barreras no arancelarias que pone en marcha y cuyo propósito es no perder espacio en el sistema internacional ni ver menoscabada su influencia sobre los demás Estados. Sin embargo, el establecimiento de medidas proteccionistas afecta las posiciones comerciales de países como Colombia en tanto que estas medidas ponen en desventaja a sus productos.

Using Tables of Contents in MS Word 2010

A Table of Contents can be automatically generated and refreshed in a Word document so long as you use Heading styles (see the Heading Styles video). This video shows how to use Tables of Contents in the University’s Thesis Template. For best viewing Download the video.

Using Tables of Figures in MS Word 2010

A Table of Figures, Tables or Equations can easily be created and refreshed in Word. This video shows how to add captions to your tables, figures or equations; and how to refresh the Table of Figures and Table of Tables in the University’s Thesis Template. For best viewing Download the video.

Using Footnotes and Endnotes in MS Word 2010

Word 2010 has features that make it easy to add footnotes to the bottom of pages and end notes to the end of a document or at the end of a section. See how to use these features with the University’s thesis template. For best viewing Download the video.