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One element of the creation of meaning in fiction is the place element. In order for the author to be able to use the element of place as an important tool to construct and reinforce the intended meaning, he reduces the reference and objective meaning of place. Abstract places can be important in some literary genres due to their imaginative and transcendental nature. This article seeks to examine the types of places depicted in the Malakout novel by Bahram Sadeghi in a descriptive-analytical way and with a semiotic-semantic approach. Then, while classifying these places, we will try to answer this question that how much the place element has served to induce the author's intended meanings. The results of this research show that Bahram Sadeghi in his novel has recreated the myth of creation in a creative way and implicitly represents the desperate atmosphere of society in the post-coup period of 28 August 1332 in the mentioned myth. To achieve this goal, he paid special attention to the element of place and Therefore, by using scary and imaginary spaces and by using all kinds of narrative, phenomenal, spiral and transcendental places, it has portrayed the failure, despair and hopelessness of the society.

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Tornado is a destructive phenomenon which causes severe damage every year. To improve resistance of structures which face tornado, the flow field and factors which affect damage patterns of tornado need to be investigated. In this paper, numerical simulations of stationary and translating tornadoes are carried out using Ward-type simulator results and large eddy turbulence model. Validation for stationary case has been done with experimental work of Baker. The effects of peak winds, duration of intense winds and acceleration of translating tornado on damage patterns have been investigated. Results show that destruction is more intense at the side of the tornado that translational velocity and tangential wind velocity are added up. Moreover, peak wind velocity and duration of intense winds are important factors that have important effects on the destruction pattern of tall structures. However, the value of the translational acceleration of tornado is important for the design of all structures regardless of their heights.