Prestressed concretePrestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction. It is substantially "prestressed" (compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens it against tensile forces which will exist when in service. This compression is produced by the tensioning of high-strength "tendons" located within or adjacent to the concrete and is done to improve the performance of the concrete in service. Tendons may consist of single wires, multi-wire strands or threaded bars that are most commonly made from high-tensile steels, carbon fiber or aramid fiber.
Onde longitudinaleLongitudinal waves are waves in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels and displacement of the medium is in the same (or opposite) direction of the wave propagation. Mechanical longitudinal waves are also called compressional or compression waves, because they produce compression and rarefaction when traveling through a medium, and pressure waves, because they produce increases and decreases in pressure.
Linear elasticityLinear elasticity is a mathematical model of how solid objects deform and become internally stressed due to prescribed loading conditions. It is a simplification of the more general nonlinear theory of elasticity and a branch of continuum mechanics. The fundamental "linearizing" assumptions of linear elasticity are: infinitesimal strains or "small" deformations (or strains) and linear relationships between the components of stress and strain. In addition linear elasticity is valid only for stress states that do not produce yielding.
Precast concretePrecast concrete is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mold or "form" which is then cured in a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and maneuvered into place; examples include precast beams, and wall panels for tilt up construction. In contrast, cast-in-place concrete is poured into site-specific forms and cured on site. Recently lightweight expanded polystyrene foam is being used as the cores of precast wall panels, saving weight and increasing thermal insulation.
Calcul hétérogèneHeterogeneous computing refers to systems that use more than one kind of processor or core. These systems gain performance or energy efficiency not just by adding the same type of processors, but by adding dissimilar coprocessors, usually incorporating specialized processing capabilities to handle particular tasks. Usually heterogeneity in the context of computing referred to different instruction-set architectures (ISA), where the main processor has one and other processors have another - usually a very different - architecture (maybe more than one), not just a different microarchitecture (floating point number processing is a special case of this - not usually referred to as heterogeneous).
Processeurthumb|La puce d'un microprocesseur Intel 80486DX2 dans son boîtier (taille réelle : ). Un processeur (ou unité centrale de calcul, UCC ; en anglais central processing unit, CPU) est un composant présent dans de nombreux dispositifs électroniques qui exécute les instructions machine des programmes informatiques. Avec la mémoire, c'est notamment l'une des fonctions qui existent depuis les premiers ordinateurs. Un processeur construit en un seul circuit intégré est un microprocesseur.
Mechanical waveIn physics, a mechanical wave is a wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through a medium. While waves can move over long distances, the movement of the medium of transmission—the material—is limited. Therefore, the oscillating material does not move far from its initial equilibrium position. Mechanical waves can be produced only in media which possess elasticity and inertia. There are three types of mechanical waves: transverse waves, longitudinal waves, and surface waves.
Processeur vectorielvignette|Processeur vectoriel d'un supercalculateur Cray-1. Un processeur vectoriel est un processeur possédant diverses fonctionnalités architecturales lui permettant d'améliorer l’exécution de programmes utilisant massivement des tableaux, des matrices, et qui permet de profiter du parallélisme inhérent à l'usage de ces derniers. Développé pour des applications scientifiques et exploité par les machines Cray et les supercalculateurs qui lui feront suite, ce type d'architecture a rapidement montré ses avantages pour des applications grand public (on peut citer la manipulation d'images).
Système temps réelEn informatique, on parle d'un système temps réel lorsque ce système est capable de contrôler (ou piloter) un procédé physique à une vitesse adaptée à l'évolution du procédé contrôlé. Les systèmes informatiques temps réel se différencient des autres systèmes informatiques par la prise en compte de contraintes temporelles dont le respect est aussi important que l'exactitude du résultat, autrement dit le système ne doit pas simplement délivrer des résultats exacts, il doit les délivrer dans des délais imposés.
Science des donnéesLa science des données est l'étude de l’extraction automatisée de connaissance à partir de grands ensembles de données. Plus précisément, la science des données est un domaine interdisciplinaire qui utilise des méthodes, des processus, des algorithmes et des systèmes scientifiques pour extraire des connaissances et des idées à partir de nombreuses données structurées ou non . Elle est souvent associée aux données massives et à l'analyse des données.
