TRANSLATING LONGING AND DISTANCE: AN ANALYSIS OF FOUR SHAKESPEAREAN SONNETS TRANSLATED INTO ITALIAN.

openla tesi analizza 4 sonetti attribuiti a Shakespeare sul tema del desiderio e le loro traduzioni per identificare come traduzioni di uno stesso testo possano essere differenti. Questo studio prima analizza il testo originale del sonetto e poi lo confronta con le due possibilità di traduzione per identificare somiglianze e differenze non solo col testo originale, ma anche tra le traduzioni, fino a quando non è completata l'analisi di ogni sonetto.This text analyses 4 different sonnets attributed to Shakespeare and their translations by two different authors. These sonnets all share the overall theme of longing. This analysis is structured as follows: I first write a commentary of the sonnet and then I confront the original text with the two possible translations. Thiis allows me to highlight the differences and similarities present not only between the original text and the translation considered, but also between the two translations. I repeat this structure for each sonnet

Analysis and description of referential activity in the ISTDP: a single case study

openNonostante il costrutto dell’attività referenziale di Wilma Bucci sia stato ampiamente studiato negli ultimi anni, poco si conosce delle sue caratteristiche e del suo andamento nelle psicoterapie psicodinamiche a breve termine. La presente ricerca punta a studiare l’andamento dell’attività referenziale nel corso delle sedute di una psicoterapia psicodinamica a breve termine di Davanloo. Attraverso l’analisi delle trascrizioni delle sedute, grazie all’utilizzo del software IDAAP, si è misurato l’andamento del processo referenziale. Si ipotizza nel presente lavoro che l’attività referenziale abbia un andamento diverso nelle psicoterapie a breve termine rispetto a quelle a lungo termine, dove il costrutto cresce in maniera lenta e graduale

INNOVATIONS in earthquake risk reduction for resilience: RECENT advances and challenges

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR) highlights the importance of scientific research, supporting the ‘availability and application of science and technology to decision making’ in disaster risk reduction (DRR). Science and technology can play a crucial role in the world’s ability to reduce casualties, physical damage, and interruption to critical infrastructure due to natural hazards and their complex interactions. The SFDRR encourages better access to technological innovations combined with increased DRR investments in developing cost-effective approaches and tackling global challenges. To this aim, it is essential to link multi- and interdisciplinary research and technological innovations with policy and engineering/DRR practice. To share knowledge and promote discussion on recent advances, challenges, and future directions on ‘Innovations in Earthquake Risk Reduction for Resilience’, a group of experts from academia and industry met in London, UK, in July 2019. The workshop focused on both cutting-edge ‘soft’ (e.g., novel modelling methods/frameworks, early warning systems, disaster financing and parametric insurance) and ‘hard’ (e.g., novel structural systems/devices for new structures and retrofitting of existing structures, sensors) risk-reduction strategies for the enhancement of structural and infrastructural earthquake safety and resilience. The workshop highlighted emerging trends and lessons from recent earthquake events and pinpointed critical issues for future research and policy interventions. This paper summarises some of the key aspects identified and discussed during the workshop to inform other researchers worldwide and extend the conversation to a broader audience, with the ultimate aim of driving change in how seismic risk is quantified and mitigated

Shear bolted connections for tubular racking structures: Numerical analysis

peer reviewedThe prediction of the shear resistance of connections as presently given in Eurocode 3, Part 1-8, cannot be applied in a straightforward way to the connection for tubular racking structures realized by means of long through bolts. In order to verify the possibility to extend the codified approach to such joint configurations, in the present paper a finite element model with three-dimensional solid elements is established investigating the behaviour of the connections under shear load in a wide range of variability of the geometrical parameters. The validation of the numerical model has been performed starting from the results of experimental tests already performed by the authors at the laboratory on Materials and Structures of the University of Liège. Based on the finite element results, the load displacement curves for all the assemblies were successfully predicted evidencing the important role played by the hole’s geometry and reduced diameter of the bolts on the initial stiffness of the connections. The results of a parametric study by means of a calibrated FE model in Abaqus/CAE allowed to verify the possibility to extend the formulations provided by EC3 for predicting the bearing resistance of plates to these kind of connections and to analyse the influence of the main parameters governing the bearing resistance: the distance e1 between the hole and the edge of the tube, the distance e2 between the hole and the lateral edge of the plate composing the tube section and the thickness t of the tube

STUDIO PRELIMINARE SU NODI TRAVE COLONNA SOTTOPOSTI A CARICHI DA IMPATTO

peer reviewedRecent catastrophic events have pointed out the necessity of ensuring the integrity for structures under “exceptional” events. Since many years, the University of Liège is involved in different activities and projects mainly related to the robustness assessment of structures. The robustness of a structure is the capacity of the system to remain globally stable after events not directly ac- counted for in the design, like impact, fire or consequences of a human error, leading to a reason- able damage when compared to the original cause. Particular attention has been dedicated to the loss of column scenario with analytical and numerical investigations. As a contribution to differ- ent European projects (FREEDAM and ROBUSTIMPACT), experimental campaigns have been carried out or are currently undergoing, with the aim of understanding the behaviour of different joint typologies under impact loads. The experimental campaigns have the goal to underline the influence of the strain-rate of the joint components on the behaviour of the tested connections. In the present paper, an overview on the design criteria for the ongoing experimental campaign, on the preliminary results and findings is given and critically analysed. Particularly, an application in the field of the FREEDAM project is presented

INFLUENCE OF LOCAL BUCKLING ON THE SHEAR RESISTANCE OF BOLTED CONNECTIONS FOR TUBULAR RACKING STRUCTURES

peer reviewedThe competition in the field of storage racking structures is so that companies are always look-ing for new structural solutions aiming at containing construction time and expenses. This pa-per focuses the bearing failure of shear joint using long bolts through thin tubular members with the purpose to check the reliability of Eurocode 3 formulation. The used hollow sections are free to buckle inward leading to a bearing resistance lower than the one predicted using EC3. In fact EC3 does not account for the possible occurrence of out-of-plane deformations in shear connection assuming that the connected plates are restrained by the bolt head and the nut. In order to investigate this phenomenon, an experimental campaign has been developed, a FE model Abaqus/CAE has been validated and a parametric study has been performed. The present paper introduces the conducted investigations

Experimental investigation of shear bolted connections for tubular racking structures

peer reviewedThe competition in the field of storage racking structures is so that the companies proposing structural solutions for such structures are always looking for an optimisation of the structural elements, through the use of optimized thin wall members, and for an optimisation on site, by proposing easy and cheap connections to limit the time of construction. Within this framework, a simple connection with long bolts for tubular racking structures represents an interesting solution whose shear resistance is not covered by the rules provided by the current EC3. In order to verify the possibility to extend the formulations given in EC3 for connections between plates elements to this kind of connection solution in the present paper the results of an experimental campaign on 24 bolted connections, between hollow tube and long through bolts, are presented and analysed. In particular the attention is focused on the bearing failure mode around the tube’s hole due to bolt’s shank contact pressure. The performed analyses evidenced, preliminarily, that Eurocode 3 gives conservative values for the prediction of the bearing resistance

Programmatic Shelf: elevating customer experience through AI-optimized product placement and intelligent shelf organization

reservedThis thesis work is based on an internship project held in Procter & Gamble company in which we investigate the utility of interpretable machine learning models, focusing on the versatile applicability of multiple linear regression in addressing a real-world task. In the essay we explore the programmatic shelf problem, which consists of finding the optimal disposition of products inside shelves, with the goal of maximizing the customer experience and increasing the efficiency of the shelf. In the essay we aim to explore how simple models such multi-linear regression may understand and describe customer behavior and sales trends related to the disposition of products within shelves into the Italian consumer goods market, comparing the results obtained with the ones obtained using statistical approaches. In this project, a state-of-the-art deep learning model is first used for the task of object recognition, with the goal of extracting the placement of products over shelves from a set of photographs; Then, from those data we build a multi-linear regression model with the goal of answering business questions provided by the stakeholders of the project; Finally, we describe the results obtained and the advantages of the machine learning approach versus standard statistical approaches.This thesis work is based on an internship project held in Procter & Gamble company in which we investigate the utility of interpretable machine learning models, focusing on the versatile applicability of multiple linear regression in addressing a real-world task. In the essay we explore the programmatic shelf problem, which consists of finding the optimal disposition of products inside shelves, with the goal of maximizing the customer experience and increasing the efficiency of the shelf. In the essay we aim to explore how simple models such multi-linear regression may understand and describe customer behavior and sales trends related to the disposition of products within shelves into the Italian consumer goods market, comparing the results obtained with the ones obtained using statistical approaches. In this project, a state-of-the-art deep learning model is first used for the task of object recognition, with the goal of extracting the placement of products over shelves from a set of photographs; Then, from those data we build a multi-linear regression model with the goal of answering business questions provided by the stakeholders of the project; Finally, we describe the results obtained and the advantages of the machine learning approach versus standard statistical approaches

Impact characterization of innovative seismically designed connections for robustness application

Modern design approach and standards are nowadays requesting the design of resilient structures with the corollary that ensuring the safeguard of human life is not anymore sufficient. Indeed, a resilient design includes the conception and the realization of a structure able to sustain accidental or exceptional events with limited and easy-to-repair damages. The objective of this thesis is the investigation, under static and impact loading, of an innovative beam-to-column connection called “FREEDAM” (an acronym for FREE from DAMage connections), which have been conceived and developed in the homonym RFCS European project (Research Fund for Coal and Steel). This innovative joint solution, designed to act as dissipative zones in moment resisting frames (MRFs), is exploiting the concept of supplementary energy dissipation (also known as passive control) integrated into the seismically designed structure using a friction damper. The main peculiarity relies on the mechanism of energy dissipation based on the activation of this friction damper, whose high friction resistance is obtained with the use of specific coating materials and controlling the bolt preloading. The loss of preload in time can substantially affect the performance of the device along with its life since the bolt can experience a reduction up to 20-30% of its initial preload, which may cause premature activation of the friction damper. However, if the bolt preloading is adequately mastered, these connections can withstand severe and frequent seismic events without suffering of almost any damage, which is cost-effective if compared with traditional connections where large plastic deformation are expected to occur under such loading conditions. Moreover, this solution can also be effectively exploited to improve the robustness of steel buildings through the increase of the local joint ductility but the activation of such joints in a robustness context requires to master the behaviour of the joints subjected to different scenarios and, in particular, under dynamic loadings. However, the behaviour of joints (and in particular of friction joints) when subjected to dynamic actions has not yet been deeply investigated and is still requiring significant research efforts. Within this framework, the present thesis first investigates the evolution of the preload in the bolts of the damper as a key parameter to ensure the efficiency of the friction damper to develop and validate an analytical model able to predict the loss of initial preload during the lifetime of the structure. Then, the second part of the thesis is dedicated to the study of the behaviour of the FREEDAM joint subjected to impact to investigate the effect of dynamic loadings on the joint response and to propose a methodology to account for dynamic effects in simplified equivalent static analyses using the concept of amplification factor DIF (Dynamic Increase Factor).  FREEDA

Mangeur.ses vers une alimentation plus végétale et tournée vers les légumineuses : entre faire, savoir et savoir-faire, comment étudier le changement des pratiques et l’évolution des discours ?

International audienceCette communication consistera à présenter les premières étapes d’un travail de thèse en sociologie, réalisé dans le cadre du projet AlinOVeg, qui porte sur la végétalisation des pratiques alimentaires et notamment les légumineuses. Les axes de travail constitués après six mois de thèse seront présentés : construction des trajectoires alimentaires et déclencheurs biographiques (Fourat, 2020), impact des imaginaires associés aux légumineuses sur leur consommation par les mangeur.ses (ascétisme végétarien, « pensée magique », imaginaires culturels) (Fischler, 2001), place de la cuisine – notamment collective - dans le changement alimentaire, rôle des interactions dans l’évolution des savoirs et savoir-faire, construction et circulation des discours autour de l’alimentation sur les réseaux sociaux et dans les associations porteuses de la transition alimentaire. Ces axes sont formulés sur la base d’une revue de littérature dont les principaux éléments seront soulignés. Par ailleurs, les expériences exploratoires de terrain qui auront lieu en mai 2024 (observation participante lors d’ateliers participatifs autour de la cuisine végétale) alimenteront également cette présentation. Enfin, sur le plan méthodologique, cette intervention sera aussi l’occasion d’évoquer la place de l’ethnographie virtuelle dans ce travail de thèse : si l’analyse du web et des réseaux sociaux semble particulièrement pertinente pour comprendre les freins et leviers du changement alimentaire, cette méthode pose un certain nombre de problèmes éthiques et pratiques qui seront discutés lors de cette communication