... correction to be added to the sliding displacement, Scor, is computed: Scor S i S i 2 h S i 1 a (10) Base on algorithm above, The DAS computer program was developed in this study to assess ... purpose The side of the tank adjacent to the upstream face of the dam was designed to consist of a watertight, flexible rubber membrane having sufficient slack to keep the hydrostatic pressure on ... Denver, Colorado; 1976 R A MIR and C A TAYLOR An investigation in to base sliding response of rigid gravity dams to dynamic load Earthquake engineering and structural dynamic, Vol.25, 1996 CHOPEU,...
... repeated loading on a member, even if repeated loading does not cause a fatigue failure Repeated loading may lead to inclined cracking in prestressed beams at lower than expected loads, or repeated loading ... Structures subjectedto variable loading causing considerable fatigue effects are analyzed as for static loading but with reduced material capacity The design strength of concrete subjectedto compressive ... is important to carefully distinguish between static, dynamic, fatigue, and impact loadings Truly static loading, or sustained loading, remains constant with time Nevertheless, a load which increases...
... following reasons: (1) moving load models need to be improved to describe more accurately the moving vehicle-structure interaction; (2) structures subjectedto moving loads become more complicated ... structure subjectedto controlled moving load 1.4 Determination of thesis’s subject The short overview allows one to conclude that, firstly, the most efficient approach to the moving load problem ... method applied for moving load problem is first to solve Eq (2.1.2) for a given moving load p( x, t ) 2.2 Frequency response method in the moving load problem As well-known, load produced by a moving...
... blast loadings, Composite Structures 135 (2016), pp 339-352 [6] Phuong Tran, Tuan D Ngo, Abdallah Ghazlan (2016), Numerical modelling of hybrid elastomeric composite panels subjectedto blast loadings, ... more load transfers to the elastic seating which leads to the increase of the total displacement of the calculated point In phase hg = 0.06m ÷ 0.07m, after the seating shifts down fully to become ... Hamilton’s principle for the elements [12]: δ H e = δ ∫ (Te − U e + We ) dt = , + { } { f } dV qe V∫e { f } - volume force vector, { f } surface force vector, { f } - concentrated force vector...
... tackle refers to the formulation and solution of natural vibrations having small amplitudes around the equilibrium of a pre- or post-buckled functionally graded plate subjectedto thermal loading It ... structural response of the FG plate subject to thermal loading will be derived employing the principle of virtual work where b ¼ 5=6 is the shear correction factor Considering dependence of the material ... plates The numerical results show that structural response and vibration of the FG plates subjectedto thermal loading are different from those for the response isotropic plate ðA:1Þ Z À dW int ¼...
... Sound object to create a playback progress bar Open virtualaquarium7.fla We'll add some script toFrame of this file from the preceding exercise, as well as add a simple script to the progress_mc ... should occur when the sound loaded into the slideSound Sound object has finished playing A call is made to the changeSlide() function < Day Day Up > This call acts as an automatic advancing mechanism ... interested in the bottom layer, named bar, which contains a 100 -frame tween If you drag the playhead, you'll see that this tween is set up to emulate a progress bar with a range of to 100 percent In...
... received results lead us to some remarks as follows a) The critical loads determined according to the elastic theory are much greater than those according to the theory of elasto-plastic processes ... 79 0.8745 386.08 Table The results basing on the elasto-plastic theory Stability of the elastoplastic thin round cylindrical shells subjectedto 29 Numerical results and discussion Example 1: ... The calculating results according to the elastic theory Dao Van Dung, Hoang Van Tung 30 Stability of the elastoplastic thin round cylindrical shells subjectedto 31 Dao Van Dung, Hoang Van Tung...
... million metric tons in 1987–88 to 1.74 million metric tons in 2001 Due to increased production, milk powder imports have decreased from 55 000 metric tons in 1991–92 to 17 000 metric tons in 2001 ... closely for heat and to get them mated again at the correct time Furthermore, it can be used to assess the effectiveness of AI services, to identify deficiencies and to monitor the results of interventions ... widely used in many Asian countries, the above factors together with other socio-economic considerations specific to smallholder production systems, together with inadequate infrastructure for the...
... System™ consists of a custom designed torso and pelvis harness attached to a mobile robotic base (Fig 1) The KineAssist utilizes a servomechanism to drive the robot according to the forces detected ... transitions from stance to swing [13] Stroke has the potential to 1.2 A Page of 11 degrade the ability of the spinal cord to appropriately utilize load related sensory signals leading to abnormal extensor ... maximum velocity values in order to determine which of these two factors might explain the increased walking velocity values Additionally, we generated a histogram to examine the frequency with...
... IFN-γ or its receptor are susceptible to EAE and that mouse strains that are normally resistant to EAE become susceptible when incapable of synthesizing or responding to this cytokine [32,33] Clearly, ... present study was carried out to further examine the immune responses after EAE in rats subjectedto a severe (i.e., 66 %) or a moderate (i.e 33 %) calorie restriction The mitogenic responses and lymphocyte ... main factors in a factorial ANOVA, both calorie restriction and SCH injection decreased body weight significantly (F2,36 = 294, p < 0.00001 and F1,36 = 15.7, p = 0.0003) Rats subjectedto the...
... including piles and pipelines shall be assumed to deform with estimated ground movement at depth • As the soil settles, it shall be assumed to apply shear forces to buried structures or buried portions ... of Aboveground Piping Systems – Developed to provide more explicit guidance on how to use ASME B31 codes for seismic evaluation – Primarily intended to be applied with buildings and facilities ... judgments regarding factor of safety in design and likelihood of event occurring Service Description Level Probability of Load in 40 Years Approx Mean Return Period (yrs) Factor of Safety A Normal...
... was exponential, initial size had to be set to zero to give constant RGR, an unlikely event in real life He gave several examples of seedlings growing according to the same general curve but with ... well as on standing trees [13] The regressions were used to estimate standing trees’ total biomass (W), total leaf areas (LA) [18] and total leaf weight (Lw) From this information, mean ULR and ... Kirongo, E.G Mason INTRODUCTION LAR on the other hand, is defined as the “ratio of total tree leaf area to total tree dry weight”; i.e [9] W = exp ( k × T ) , (3) (4) { LWR where, LA = leaf area,...
... cooled to (24, 0, –5, –10, –20 and –30 °C) and potassium release into distilled water measured by atomic absorption spectrometry KI (initial potassium) was measured The samples were then autoclaved ... leakage from embryogenic cultures subjectedto below freezing temperatures Figure shows the effects of proline on K+ release for larch embryogenic cultures subjectedto low and freezing temperatures ... approximately to the amount of proline added to each culture DISCUSSION Exogenous proline has been shown to have a positive effect on recovery from cold stress in cultures of maize and potato [6, Figure...
... water every day or every 2nd day to restore soil water content to field capacity On July 1995 (day of year [DOY] 187), six plants per CO treatment were subjectedto a soil drying cycle by withholding ... and on six plants that were subjectedto drought in each [CO Two distinct measurements ] were made per plant The carbon dioxide assimilation rate was related to the total external needle surface ... were assimilated to a semi-cylinder During the measurements, the photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) -2 -1 values ranged from 900 to1 200 μmol m sair tem; perature from 28 to 32 °C; VPD about...
... planting stock (Overton and Ching, 1978; Newton et al, 1993), because of its enhanced ability to capture light, and in some cases, to overcome browsing damage (Hartwell, 1973, in Newton et al, ... internal CO depletion following stomatal closure In fact, in black spruce, stomatal limitation to P appears to be important only n at relatively low values of stomatal conductance (Stewart et ... of the larger tree In order to anticipate problems with respect to water flux, and the resulting negative effects seedling water relations and photosynthesis, we undertook a controlled environment...
... region of the mitochondrial genome and is more likely to be neutral than allozymes On the other hand, specific D-loop genotypes could in principle be linked to genes subjectedto selection However, ... carried out with a EEC grant to S Cataudella A Caccone and C Fortunato provided the DNA aliquots Likewise we are very grateful to A Caccone for useful hints on this work and to G Carchini who suggested ... European sea bass to freshwater: monitoring genetic changes by RAPD polymerase chain reaction to detect DNA polymorphisms, Mar Biol 121 (1995) 591-599 [3] Allegrucci G., Fortunato C., Sbordoni...
... yet far to be understood Prolactin is a versatile compound that has a dual function – as a circulating hormone and as a cytokine The prolactin receptor is a member of the cytokine receptor superfamily, ... circulating testosterone took place at 1700 h in controls and at 2100 h in isolated rats and the decrease of plasma testosterone in isolated rats was seen only during the light phase of daily photoperiod ... consequently, FSH, LH and testosterone release This leads to spermatogenic arrest, impaired motility, and sperm quality and results in morphologic alterations of the testes similar to those observed in...
... file 3) in addition to the seven targets of the novel miRNAs (Table S3 in Additional file 1) Gene ontology categories were assigned to all 315 putative targets according to their cellular component, ... With respect to molecular function, the targets fell largely into nine categories, with the three most overrepresented being nucleic acid binding, metal ion binding and transcription factor activity ... miR160 target is the auxin response factor ARF17, while those of miR167 are ARF6 and ARF8 ARF17 is a negative regulator, while ARF6 and ARF8 are positive regulators of adventitious rooting These...
... were set to 6.05 × 10 copies per ml serum Fisher test was used for comparison of number of animals with viral load above 107 PCV2 DNA copies per ml serum To evaluate differences in PCV2 load, levels ... period when herd A changed piglet supplier from herd B and the open market to herd Z during June to October in 2006 Due to a 14 day discrepancy between farrowing periods in these herds, less than ... 95.5% According to the proposed nomenclature for definition of PCV2 genotypes [18], the Norwegian isolate grouped into PCV2a whereas the two Swedish isolates grouped into PCV2b PCV2 load in serum...
... midline laparotomy, ligated at a point corresponding to 35% of its average length, punctured twice with a 13-gauge needle, and compressed to extrude bowel contents into the peritoneum The abdominal ... reactivity to ET-1 Injection of ET-1 into the pulmonary arterial tubing increased PPA by 115% from baseline (p < 0.05; Figure 1) Administration of papaverine restored PPA to a level close to baseline ... cecum distal to the ligature raises the plasma concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6, both factors that might contribute to the high mortality during the first 16 to 24 h [17]...