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22 Nov 2004: A better understanding of this soil-structure interaction problem is urgently needed so that safe and economic designs can be achieved. ... Distinct soil failure zones were identified at the end of the tests, i.e.

12 Oct 2010: It has been concluded that the Stepped Isothermal Method can be used to produce test results in reasonable time scales. ... With terminations at both ends of a rope in a tension test, the rope normally breaks away from the termination.

17 Feb 2006: Displacement (mm). Fo. rce. (N. ). Test. Abaqus. Figure 12: Response to horizontal tip loads. ... Displacement (mm). Fo. rce. (N. ). Test. Abaqus. 6. Figure 13: Response to vertical tip loads.

31 Mar 2004: In this work, a series of dynamic centrifuge tests were performed on a rigid foundation supporting a containment structure. ... The model test data obtained from the present centrifuge tests can be used to improve the design of the foundation of a high

7 Jul 2004: The measurements from two nominally identical tests, both beginning with the rotation set. ... root hinge has significant curvatures both near the clamps and in the middle.

26 Jan 1999: Terzaghi’s analysis of test data considered Mohr’s circles at the end of tests. ... A typical early Imperial College drained test on the wet side of critical states had a duration that ensured that the pore pressure gradient from the middle to the

11 Jul 2007: Zero shear lines. Strong bands. Middle strip. Column Strip. 2 Consider a simply supported squar2a. ... and Kiat, C. H., “Test of a 14-column irregular flat-plate floor”, Research.

24 Aug 2001: John D McKinley, Cambridge University. Geotechnical Engineering Group. Abstract. Civil Engineers have used grouted ground anchors to transmit tensile loads into the soil because of the technique’s economic and practical ... The calculated values for

27 Mar 2010: These bond tests also neglect the effects from the presence of steel bars. ... COMPARISON BETWEEN FRP BOND CONDITIONS IN BOND TEST AND BEAM IN BENDING IC debonding starts at the level of the FRP from a cracked section somewhere in the middle of the

11 Jul 2007: Failure of these structures causes great economic losses, serious impediment to post-earthquake emergency operations and long-lasting disruption of social and economic life. ... Element tests were carried out to evaluate the performance of sand under

8 Apr 2011: Eight tests using. 4. SIM and four tests using SSM were conducted at each load level. ... rs---. --. 100. yrs. -----. 1000. 0 yr. s---. --. CCTSIMSSM datafitted regression line90% PI from creep tests.

29 Aug 2001: from shearvane tests, Hamilton et al (19!31). Assuming identical vertical stresses, overconsolidation. ... of the centrifuge test the fingers came cut of contact with the tower. -.

25 Aug 2006: The first initiates somewhere in the middle of the beam at an intermediate crack and propagates outwards. ... whether these shear lap tests actually simulate the debonding mechanism of real beams.

11 Jul 2007: Thirdly, the program was used to predict the failure mode anderimental tests on concrete slabs. ... Values ranged from 0.87 in test A2 to 1.33 in test C2, with the range being between 1.04 and 1.33 for the first 11 tests.

26 Mar 2010: But bent pultrusions will never be economic. 4.4 Internal confinement for compression. ... 31] Nelson, W., Accelerating Testing: Statistical Models, Test Data and Data Analysis, 1st edition,.

27 Jan 2009: The sand used in all these tests was dry. Leighton Buzzard sand 52/100 (nominal grain size 0.225mm) was used for one of these test. ... tables 6,8 and 10a,b, for tests AM-1,AM-2 and test AM-3 respectively.

17 Aug 2001: obtained from Essex (Samuels, 1975). Acid-base titration tests were also carried out. ... test,. 2. modification of the reception corner of each hinge attachment for cyclic tests,.

10 Dec 2005: from Germany, particularly Mautner and Abeles, brought skills andknowledge of tests carried out in France and Germany. ... section in the middle, with a web whose thickness varied along the length.

20 Jul 2004: 1. AAACCCMMMBBBSSS MMMCCCAAAPPPCCC IV. ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF STRUCTURES WITH FRP REINFORCEMENT AND PRESTRESS. ... 6]. Nelson, W., Accelerating Testing: Statistical Models, Test Data and Data Analysis, 1st edition, Willey.

21 Jan 2002: A summary of allthe test results and analytical predictions is given in Table 1. ... The test results for the overall stiffness of thehinge in each component direction can be seen in Figure 7.

26 Mar 2010: FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS – STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES,. OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS. Chris BURGOYNE Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK Keywords: economics, strengths, weakness, applications, design. ... So once again we are being forced

24 May 2005: the study to avoid damaging the RF probe. Experimental apparatus. The test beam. ... Tests showed. that eight-yarn bars had a tensile strength of 2380 MPa.

11 May 2006: TOP SIDE. Figure 11. Test piece drawing (dimensions in mm). 7 of 12. ... First test-piece (a) hung for display (b) showing connectors at the back.

19 Mar 2010: the design life is to apply extrapolation techniques to short-. term test data. ... 0.54 fu after 50 years. Yamaguchi et al.13 carried out creep tests.

8 May 2002: Actuator. Water. Figure 4: Schematic diagram of test apparatus. The tests reported here were carried out with the centrifuge axis vertical so that the sum of the 10g. ... Loose cyclic test: C1. 7. The monotonic tests consisted of a simple pullout where

26 Mar 2010: Space does not permit here the comparisons that have been carried out with tests, but these have been done and are reported elsewhere. ... elements. By assuming that the ultimate strain of the confined concrete ( uccε ) is reached at the most confined

22 Aug 2001: preliminary internal report for the purpose of generating such funds. In this report results from 1 wo centrifuge tests BET- 1 and BET-2 (Boundary Effects Test). ... the moment loading simultaneous iy in a direct shear box test, Stmud (197 1).

12 Oct 2004: shear stress. In many centrifuge tests, neither apply. Therefore shear stress is evaluated. ... curves/element test data, and is apparently better at smaller (< 0.05%) strains.

17 Aug 2001: Photographs. were taken during the model preparation, before and after each centrifuge test. ... centrifuge test. ACC 1572 however registers some movement of the transducer in the.

17 Aug 2001: Terzaghi’s analysis of test data considered Mohr’s circles at the end of tests. ... A typical early Imperial College drained test on the wet side of critical states had a duration that ensured that the pore pressure gradient from the middle to the

18 Feb 2002: Theexperimental results presented in this reference are avery valuable benchmark against which to test new so-lutions. ... Comparison with Sewall’s Experiment. The third test case was based on one of the tests re-ported in Ref.

4 Aug 2010: 35]. Morelong term corrosion tests are needed to establish relationshipsbetween corrosion rates and environmental properties. ... 2] I. Balafas, 2003. Fibre-reinforced-polymers vs steel in concrete bridges: structuraldesign and economic viability.

29 Mar 2004: The tests were done with a cross-head speed of5 mm/min, and were recorded with a Sony DCR-PC110E digital video camera. ... Displacement (mm). Fo. rce. (N. ). Test. Abaqus. 6. Fig. 17 Response to vertical tip loads.

23 Feb 2006: All test results presented in this section were obtained on 380 mm widemembranes with a height, between the supports, of 128 mm. ... Laser scanning frame. 3.2. Shear test apparatus. 3.3. Square membrane apparatus.

12 Jul 2002: To cross-head. To baseof Instron. Figure 5.2: Kxx test set-up. Prediction of Rolamite Stiffness. ... ess. N/m. m2. E=13200. Figure 5.10: Stiffness test on coated wire used in hinge.

30 Jul 2007: After each test, photographs were taken of everyfracture surface. The fracture plane was seen to intersect oneor more tensiometers in 7 out of 17 tests. ... This. Table 2. Test programme. Type of four-pointbending test. Test Initial suctionmeasured, s9i:

27 Aug 2002: Simple equilibrium considerations lead torelationships between the tension in the middle of cord i, Ti, the sag of cord i, si, and the sag of cord i 1,si1, etc. ... This was probably due to the damage mentioned above. This test confirmed a conclusion

20 Mar 2000: Fig. 1: Bonded plates on test beams. 2 Reports Structural Engineering International 4 / 99. ... time.Similarly, the use of GFRP compositesfor complete structures is proving tobe economic when there are access dif-ficulties for building conventionalheavy

19 Mar 2010: To test for case-control differences between groups, distributions were firsttested for normality, and generally a Wilcoxon test wasused. ... To test forhip fracture case-control differences, repeated-measuresMANOVA was used with and without age

3 Feb 2004: The engineer can then design the reinforcement in the twodirections, and to be economic, he curtails the reinforcement assoon as possible, so that the resistance moment follows veryclosely the applied moment. ... γ factors as low as about 0.20 arepresent

22 Aug 2001: 2.2 Some remarks about calibration chamber tests. 3 Centrifuge Tests. 3.1 Test programme. ... 3.1 Test programme. The detail and geometry of the tests are tabulated in Table 1.

15 May 2014: integrated models of GSHP systems and to test these models with case studies of existing GSHP. ... incorporating this uncertainty in the design and economic evaluation of full-size (i.e.

14 May 2002: Simple equilibriumconsiderations lead to relationships between the tension inthe middle of cord i, Ti, the sag of cord i, si, and the sagof cord i 1, si1, etc. ... This test confirmed a conclusion already reached bySeffen et al. (2000), that an advantage

22 Mar 2002: thickness of the membrane. Values between 1% and100% of the thickness have been used, considering dif-ferent imperfection magnitudes to test the sensitivityof the predicted response. ... Note that all of these modes closely resemble theexpected wrinkled

11 Jul 2007: These relations can be found in and have been verified using published test data in [8]. ... Again, the structure but not the loading is symmetric about the middle support.

3 Aug 2011: Bagi[13] also observed this effect in 2D simulations of a uniaxial compression test, showing data which. ... For example, Head [2] suggests minimumratios of 5, 6, 10 or 12, depending on the nature of the laboratory test.

8 Apr 2011: Double-shear pull tests and single-shear pull tests have been the most popular test methods, as a result of their simplicity (Chen et al., 2001). ... Figure 2 — Direct pull out tests set-ups. (a) Beam test (b) Modified beam test.

31 Aug 2001: Is this because thetechnology is wrong? Are the economics wrong? Are engineers too conservative? ... There will thus need to be research before economic designrules can be introduced.

20 Jul 2004: It is also unlikely that AFRP or CFRP will be economic for flexure. ... Bent pultrusions, however, will never be economic. 4.4 Internal confinement for compression.

11 Jul 2007: Two different yield criteria were considered in Ref [16] both of which approximate observed results from tests on standard monolithic specimens. ... section. Using fc in lieu of Neilsen’s use of the compressive test strength (fcu ) the reinforcement