tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54491482009-02-21T19:30:20.571+09:00[Pensil Patah]Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1175587107030680772007-04-03T16:58:00.000+09:002007-04-03T16:59:58.840+09:00 Revitalizing disaster managementIt seems every story about Indonesia recently involves a disaster. With alarming speed, we have replaced such countries as the Philippines, Nepal and Bangladesh as the most disaster-prone nation in the world. Indonesia, however, is not alone in facing natural disasters. Globally, the number of environmental calamities is rising, mostly owing to an increase in Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1176107991548077982007-01-09T17:39:00.000+09:002007-04-09T17:57:10.900+09:00Dynamic characteristics of a curved cable-stayed bridge An assessment of dynamic characteristics of the 455 m Katsushika–Harp curved cable-stayed bridge is presented. Dynamics characteristics such as natural frequencies, mode shapes and modal damping ratios are obtained from seismic response of the bridge by employing a time-domain multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system identification (SI) Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1161622016918731852006-10-24T01:41:00.000+09:002006-10-24T02:10:33.516+09:00Laser Doppler Vibrometer for Damage DetectionThe paper presents a study on the application of a laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV) for structural health monitoring using ambient vibration. The work covers three important issues namely, data acquisition, system identification, and structural damage detection. A two-laser system is employed for data acquisition using ambient response of the structure. Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1153196641768240382006-07-18T13:22:00.000+09:002006-07-18T13:26:22.776+09:00Entrepreneurial universities marry invention, profitIn the spirit of the slogan "2006, The Indonesian Year for Science", it worth asking the question how much our scientific communities have contributed to the economy. With the current 0.3 percent of national GDP invested in research and technology, some might argue that it is too soon to ask for such a contribution.But while increasing national Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1150264960496692822006-06-14T14:59:00.000+09:002006-06-14T15:03:42.986+09:00Living with and learning from earthquake The two major earthquakes that have struck Indonesia recently caused damage beyond imagination. In 2004 the Aceh earthquake triggered the largest tsunami in modern history. Last month's quake in Yogyakarta may be not as huge in magnitude as other great historic earthquakes, but the area affected was extensive. The casualties from these two disasters were Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1137643065796409382006-01-19T12:55:00.000+09:002006-01-20T13:57:13.183+09:00Minimizing the danger, damage of landslides Every year during the rainy season landslides pose a serious threat to many who live in mountainous areas of Java, Sumatra and several other islands. This year, we have already witnessed two tragic disasters caused by large scale landslides. Heavy rainfall combined with the misuse of land has triggered massive gravitational movements of debris and Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1134484406498616832005-12-16T23:29:00.000+09:002005-12-17T18:32:42.720+09:00Making Earthquake Records UsefulMost people view earthquakes as horrific events. However, with new instrumentation techniques and mathematical modeling, records from seismic events can be utilized for the benefit of structural monitoring. Implementation of this would facilitate structural inspection and assessment for overall seismic safety againts future earthquake. complete articleDionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1132823109583191272005-11-24T17:59:00.000+09:002005-11-24T18:59:59.600+09:00Dari lembah MillauEmpat tahun yang lalu saya berada dalam sebuah ruang kuliah mendengarkan pengalaman desain seorang professor yang konon sangat terkenal di bidang desain jembatan. Saya baru sadar betapa terkenalnya beliau di akhir kuliah ketika para insyiyur muda dan beberapa mahasiswa berberebut meminta autographnya pada buku karangan beliau.Tahun lalu saya melihat profile penjelasan sebuah Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1130624010884645432005-10-30T07:04:00.000+09:002005-10-30T07:17:41.586+09:00..the saddest part about it is when you are in love but alone and have to spend a saturday night strolling in the most romantic city in the world...Trocadero Paris, Oct 29 2005Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1129691704178797972005-10-19T12:14:00.000+09:002005-10-19T12:39:03.486+09:00Schadenfreude*) dalam Antrian Ada satu adegan dalam film G30S/PKI yang kerap membuat saya sedih. Bukan, bukan bagian penyiksaan atau penembakan. Ada satu cuplikan antrian beras, di dalamnya terlihat bagaimana mereka yang miskin dan kurang mampu harus berdiri berjam-jam untuk mendapatkan sebungkus beras jatah, yang sudah dikurangi timbangannya. Dalam hati saya bersyukur: untung, kita tak hidup di Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1128856181923578472005-10-09T20:08:00.000+09:002005-10-09T20:39:54.120+09:00Theory is powerReally. Not knowledge and certainly not information. Information is generated by knowledge,and knowledge can only be created with a firm grip on theory.Those who understand theory on the core basis live as creators. Those without firm grip on theory but are keen enough to be knowledgeable, living their life controlled by the creators, otherwise survive as commentators.And those Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1127477970046738662005-09-23T21:17:00.000+09:002005-09-23T21:21:10.640+09:00It's a wonderful thingYou know, I used to live my life like Robinson Crusoe,shipwrecked in a deserted island,wandered aimlessly among eight million people.Then one day I saw a footprint in the sand,and there you are...It's a wonderful thingDionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1125402741253134432005-08-30T20:48:00.000+09:002005-08-30T20:54:29.180+09:00WaitingUp here...Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1124868732993895002005-08-24T16:20:00.000+09:002005-08-24T16:40:23.550+09:00BeruntungTak ada yang dapat menjelaskannya dengan lebih detail kecuali satu kata : Gue Beruntung! Well, itu dua kata. Saya bisa bilang, semuanya hasil kerja keras. Saya bisa bilang semuanya itu hasil kecerdasan. Tapi tak ada yang bisa lebih gamblang menjelaskannya ketimbang konsep keberuntungan. Dengan tanpa mengurangi bobotnya, saya bersyukur karenanya. Today, I feel lucky. And let this be the Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1124259896201303142005-08-17T15:17:00.000+09:002005-08-17T16:20:20.160+09:00Cisitu lama 50, Bandung Agustus 1995Oke lah, mungkin kami memang ga punya potongan buat jadi anggota paskibraka.Tapi setidaknya kami punya "what it takes" buat jadi patriot. Siapa coba yang bela-belain memaku bendera di depan rumah dan berpoto malem-malem di depannya. Yep us.Happy Independence Day!Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1122285926242020452005-07-25T19:01:00.000+09:002005-07-25T20:52:44.873+09:00Relativitas Kebahagiaan: Sebuah Survey dan Pendekatan IlmiahTadi iseng-iseng di sela kebosanan menganalisis data, saya membaca sebuah paper sosial-ekonomi karya Andrew E. Clark, tentang tingkat kebahagiaan dalam masyarakat Inggris. Paper yang bertajuk : Happiness, Habits and High Rank : Human and Social Capital ini bertujuan mengukur tingkat kebahagiaan individu dengan parameter terkait seperti: Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1121418617288820112005-07-15T18:08:00.000+09:002005-07-15T18:18:19.380+09:00 Kalau Gie hidup sekarangKalau Gie hidup sampai sekarang dia pasti bertanya,bukankah mahasiswa mustinya jadi agen penggerak?dan tidak hanya bersiap untuk jadi kacung korporat?Kalau Gie masih ke kampus sekarang, dia pasti ga pedeDulu kampus jadi tempat berpikir, mahasiswanya lebih terpikat pada ide.Kini jadi tempat mobil mewah parkir, dan anak-anak mudanya lebih terpikat pada mode.Kalau Gie masih Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1121161851374395912005-07-12T18:47:00.000+09:002005-07-12T19:45:19.366+09:00Mouth-graph Hey, that's the guy we've seen a lot on TV!Who?That commentator guy! Wait up...I'm gonna go there and get his autograph.What is it again that he does?He's a TV commentator...you know...gives a comment on this and that.I meant what is it that he does using his hands?Does he have a book coming...or any newspaper columns or anything...No, not to the best of my knowledge. So, are you Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1118294872097680862005-06-09T14:15:00.000+09:002005-06-09T14:49:55.356+09:00System Identification Using Seismic Records for Health Monitoring of Instrumented BridgesVibration based testing procedure as a means for health monitoring of instrumented bridges has been long explored. The analysis involves obtaining dynamic responses and employing mathematical model for estimation of dynamic parameters of bridge based on measurement data. Dynamic parameters obtained from this Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1117285039855071282005-05-28T21:56:00.000+09:002005-05-30T21:54:53.303+09:00For the supposedly-smart peopleYou can quote all words from the great thinkersYou can recite all mantras from the books you said you’ve readBut it won't bother me a bit,All I want to hear is your simple answers,and the logic that support the reasons.You can parade all your certificates,You can name all your scientific escapades, But it only makes me irritated,All I want to know is what inside Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1116942056385593362005-05-24T22:38:00.000+09:002005-05-30T21:53:51.316+09:00Waktu umur 20...Waktu umur 20 tiap pagi gue dibangunkan oleh suara radio dari kamar si zig. Ketemu Yogi yang lagi cem-ceman ditelpon di samping bibi yang ngelipet baju. Berebut koran di ruang TV dengan farrie yang lagi pura-pura senam, dan ke belakang mau kencing tapi di kamar mandi Ketut lagi nyanyi dengan suara sok U2. Waktu umur 20, di kampus anak 96 lagi di ospek, Kuliah cuma pengisi waktu diDionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1115712612445333262005-05-10T16:53:00.000+09:002005-05-10T17:14:51.036+09:00On Blogger-Media ResponsibilityA must-read article today on IHT from Adam Cohen for those who use their blogs for political purpose, media or other influential purpose that goes beyond the private use of blog. I always hear activist bloggers preaching about their rights but never about their responsibilities. So here it comes.The thing about influence is that, as bloggers well know, it is only a Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1115375098535141882005-05-06T18:52:00.000+09:002005-05-06T19:36:24.103+09:00So, what's new?Just looking at newsletter today, you'll get a sensible explanation, on why we're left far behind.University of Tokyo and Mitsubishi Research Institute are studying the viability of cultivating a huge mass of seaweed in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with the idea it can absorb carbon dioxide and thus help to put the brakes on global warming, which has gotten to the point where Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1114182337850682372005-04-22T23:59:00.000+09:002005-04-23T00:06:43.643+09:00Turning PointSo there was IIn the middle of the crowdAmazed by how much they've changedSome get married, some have babies, some get new jobAnd as if it hasn't made it torturing enoughThey came up with a plan, oh oh I’m sorry with plansSo there was I: muteI could have told them I'm getting a PhD,But then again ...oh oh so is everybodyAnd to make it worse, they came up with a plan what to do Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449148.post-1113304015188698432005-04-12T20:05:00.000+09:002005-04-12T20:10:15.053+09:00Ego If one's life is an island, then his ego is the ocean.We'll never see how on the seabed we are one, until all water is gulped down.Dionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261426230656453993noreply@blogger.com0