... containing chloride from other than impurities from admixture ingredients shall not be used in prestressed concrete, inconcrete containing embedded aluminum, or inconcrete cast against stay -in- place ... strain inconcreteand steel under sustained load and including effects of creep and shrinkage of concreteand relaxation of steel 9.5.4.3 Deflection computed in accordance with 9.5.4.1 and 9.5.4.2 ... Tolerance on d Tolerance on minimum concrete cover d ≤ in ± 3/8 in – 3/8 in d ≤ 24 in ± 1/2 in – 1/2 in d > 24 in ± in – 1/2 in Table 7.2—Minimum diameters of bend Bar size Minimum diameter No through...
... f cc f 'c Increasing Confinement f cc f 'c Increasing Confinement 1 Unconfined Unconfined εcc (a) Steel Confined Concrete εcc (b) FRP-confined Concrete Figure 1.7: Influence of Confinement Levels ... jacket in corner zone εA Area strain of concrete cylinder εic Axial strain at the point of inflection in Attard and Setunge Model (1996) εc Axial strain of unconfined concrete ε*c Axial strain corresponding ... εc(i) Axial compressive strain of unconfined concrete at incremental step i εc(u) Ultimate compressive strain of unconfined concrete εc,uc Axial strain in unconfined concrete, rectangular model...
... Chapters and deal with the dynamics of cylinders in axial flow: isolated cylinders in unconfined or confined flow in Chapter 8, and cylinders in clusters in Chapter The stability and turbulence-induced ... stigmatizes it and, in the minds of some, brands it as being ‘useless’ Yet, some of the highest achievements of the human mind in science (including medical and engineering science) have indeed been ... initial and adjoint eigenfunctions, viz (2.60) By introducing I ] N = x x , ( t ) q , ( t ) into equation (2.52), then muItiplying by $r(t) and integrating over 9, system is decoupled in a single...
... greater in weight bearing bones (5.1% at lumbar spine and 2.5% at femoral neck) that non-weight bearing non-dominant distal radius (0.9% in tBMD, 0.2% in iBMD, and 0.1% in cBMD) This finding was ... spine or hip BMD at baseline and its changes compared between two study groups Table summarizes the baseline BMD and its changes at and 12 months measured at spine and femoral neck by DXA and ... Osteoporo Int 1995, 5(3):150-5 Plotkin LI, Weinstein RS, Parfitt AM, Roberson PK, Manolagas SC, Bellido T: Prevention of osteocyte and osteoblast apoptosis by bisphosphonates and calcitonin J Clin Invest...
... Chapters and deal with the dynamics of cylinders in axial flow: isolated cylinders in unconfined or confined flow in Chapter 8, and cylinders in clusters in Chapter The stability and turbulence-induced ... stigmatizes it and, in the minds of some, brands it as being ‘useless’ Yet, some of the highest achievements of the human mind in science (including medical and engineering science) have indeed been ... initial and adjoint eigenfunctions, viz (2.60) By introducing I ] N = x x , ( t ) q , ( t ) into equation (2.52), then muItiplying by $r(t) and integrating over 9, system is decoupled in a single...
... dead and minimum recommended imposed loads for use in designing buildings It applies to: a) new buildings and new structures; b) alterations and additions to existing buildings and existing structures; ... communal areas in blocks of flats covered by note 1, see A) Corridors, hallways, aisles, stairs, landings, etc in all other buildings including hotels and motels and institutional buildings Industrial ... to the infill (kN/m2) A point load applied to part of the infill (i) All areas within or serving exclusively one dwelling including stairs, landings, etc but excluding external balconies and edges...
... collected and interpreted patient data, and was involved in drafting the manuscript LEM and JEB interpreted patient data and were involved in drafting the manuscript All authors read and approved ... removal of the lamina and pars interarticularis or indirectly by distraction of the spinal interspace or reduction of spondylolisthesis or both [9-11] The advent of minimally invasive access techniques ... an anterior axial rod, which in turn can further distract the interspace and indirectly decompress the neuroforamina This minimally invasive approach was used safely in three patients A larger...
... Combination Combination 11 16 Combination Combination Combination 12 17 Combination Combination Combination 13 18 Combination Combination Combination 14 19 Combination Combination Combination 10 15 ... Handelman and Prager’s assumption of initial loading His analytical results showed that the incremental was improved by incorporating Shanley’s concept of continuous loading Deformation theory and incremental ... parameters and the adoption of DT and IT on the buckling factors are also investigated Finally, Chapter summarizes the main research findings in conclusions Suggestions for future investigations...
... events and storm runoff events which bring increases in pollutant loads during flooding-stages in large river catchments As the traverse water mixing in the wide Yodo River was relatively weak during ... points spanning the river during the five flooding-stages were analyzed individually, and the representative concentrations were determined as the arithmetical means for the three points The inorganic ... during the five flooding-stage observation periods became larger than those during only routine observations during the flooding periods (shown in Table1) In particular, peak times of flow and...
... T + V = Pin + Pdis (1) where T and V are the kinetic and potential energy of the system, whereas Pin and Pdis are the power input and the power dissipation in the system Using the defined variables, ... (Hecker and Flores, 2005) On the other hand, the mechatronical design of industrial servosystems requires, in increasing way, advanced modeling and simulation techniques able to predict the machine ... Machining (HSM), where the feed between the cutting tool and the workpiece increases proportionally to the increased spindle speed (Smith, 1999) This represents a problem, particularly in machining...
... being minimal the trapping of two main-chain conformations and increased B-factors at 295 K suggests that the presence of the coordinating Lys in some way can in uence the dynamics of the ligand ... basic f-amino group of the coordinating K100, with the H-bonded water molecule found in the X-ray structure increasing the electron donating power of the coordinating amino group which in turn ... prominent being the absence of the 695-nm band, indicative of Met-Sdiron coordination Upon titrating increasing amounts of guanidinium hydrochloride (GdmHCl) the protein unfolds resulting in the perturbation...
... activities: sitting, standing from a prolonged sitting, stair ascent or descent, squatting, running, kneeling, or jumping; Presence of pain or crepitation during patella grinding test, or positive ... following inclusion criteria: Each patient's pain originated from the patellofemoral joint; Patellar pain for at least months; Pain when performing at least three of the following kneeflexing activities: ... rotation, increase in external tibial rotation, and increase in femoral rotation relative to tibia In contrast, PTA-M decreased with increase in external femoral rotation, increase in external...
... Building Materials Engineering Failure Analysis Engineering Fracture Mechanics Engineering Structures Finite Elements in Analysis and Design International Journal of Solids and Structures Journal ... of finite element methods and riskheliability methods Hence, it should also be of interests to engineers and researchers working on civil engineering (steel structures & coastal engineering) and ... computer and information technology Information technology is widely used in structural analysis, data collection, processing, and interpretation, as well as in the design, operation, and maintenance...
... controlling load and the controlling factored load combination will change For example, permit vehicles, factored and combined for one load group, may control girder design for bending in one ... truck loading, the lane load is spread over a 3-m-wide area in the standard 3.6-m lane The lane loading is not interrupted except when creating an extreme force effect such as in “patch” loading of ... the lesser of the edge-to-edge width of bridge and 18,000 mm in the case of single-lane loading, and 18,000 mm in the case of multilane loading, and NL is the numbr of design lanes 6.3.5 Load...
... delegate can point to any method, // taking two integers and returning an integer public delegate int BinaryOp(int x, int y); // This class contains methods BinaryOp //will // point to public ... System.Console.WriteLine("Invoking delegate b:"); b("B"); System.Console.WriteLine("Invoking delegate c:"); c("C"); System.Console.WriteLine("Invoking delegate d:"); d("D"); Console.Read(); Roadmap 10.1 Understanding ... Microsoft Microsoft 10.2 Definding a Delegate in C# In C# 3.0 and later, delegates can also be declared and instantiated by using a lambda expression Instantiate: //Declaring a delegate public delegate...
... proteins and is involved in disruptive events in the cartilage and bone of inflamed joints [15] Recent publications suggest that it is closely related to inflammation and high disease activity in ... (d_VEGF) and d_CRP, (c) bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (d_BALP) and d_CRP, and (d) protein (d_CRP), (b) vasoenCorrelation of differences in serum levels at baseline and year of (a) metalloproteinase-3 ... in spinal inflammation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after treatment with infliximab: results of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled magnetic resonance imaging...
... determined according to the coronal CT findings and gross findings during surgery In cases where an ELC was detected on the CT but not in the surgical field, the suspected area was resected The final ... at the 3rd intercostals space for the direct inspection Lung inflation was sustained for a precise inspection of ELCs The ELCs, which were marked in the axial and coronal CT, were inspected through ... Repeated inspections considering both views were performed to identify the ELCs not identified by CT After examining the ELCs, a wedge resection containing the enough resection margin of ELCs...
... mechanical intestinal obstruction, volvulus, inflammation, and axial torsion [13] Fibrous vitelline bands may exist and connect the MD to the abdominal wall, increasing the chance of its torting [5] ... appearances have included gas-filled diverticula being mistaken for emphysematous cholecystitis, intussusception in infants, and even a report of MD containing calculi simulating gallstones [8] ... confusing When clinically suspected appendicitis is insufficiently inflamed, further abdominal exploration is important [16] Because of its various forms of presentation and unreliable imaging,...