AN IMPROVED RANDOM FOREST-MONTE CARLO METHOD AND APPLICATION FOR STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF A-TYPE INDEPENDENT LIQUID TANK SUPPORT STRUCTURE

An improved random forest-Monte Carlo method and application for structural reliability analysis of A-type independent liquid tank support structure

ObjectivesIn response to the increasing depth of research and design on liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship structures, higher requirements are put forward for a reliability analysis method that can quickly and accurately evaluate uncertain factors.This paper proposes a method based on an improved random forest-Monte Carlo method (RF-MC) to solve the

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The role of low air pressure in the variation of negative corona-generated space charge in a rod to plane electrode

The corona-generated space charge may vary in different air pressures, and the quantitative law between the corona-generated space charge density and air pressure has never been investigated.This work utilised computational approaches to explore the role of air pressure in the variation of negative corona-generated space charge.A negative fluid mod

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Use of social media in Free State tourism small, medium and micro enterprises to widen business networks for competitiveness

Background: While the proliferation of social media is hailed for increasing corporate business networking and competitiveness, this claim has not been sufficiently tested in tourism small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in African emerging economies where traditional communication modes tend to dominate.Setting: This study investigates the u

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