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Design of Steel Portal Frame Buildings for Fire Safety [PDF]
, 2009 This paper describes a study into the fire behaviour of steel portal frame buildings at elevated temperatures using the finite element programme SAFIR.
Moss, P.J. +3 more
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The cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Sepiidae, Cephalopoda) constructs cuttlebone from a liquid-crystal precursor [PDF]
, 2015 Cuttlebone, the sophisticated buoyancy device of cuttlefish, is made of extensive superposed chambers that have a complex internal arrangement of calcified pillars and organic membranes. It has not been clear how this structure is assembled. We find that
A Appellöff +36 more
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Building Structures Roofed with Multi-Segment Corrugated Hyperbolic Paraboloid Steel Shells
Procedia Engineering, 2016 AbstractAn innovative method of shaping free form buildings composed of many original complete parts roofed with profiled steel sheets transformed effectively into hyperbolic paraboloid strips is proposed in the paper. The method uses tetrahedral compositions of various kinds connected one to another with their relevant faces contained in planes of a ...
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Fragility curves for corrugated structural panel subjected to windborne debris impact [PDF]
, 2015 With the climate change, more and more extreme wind events such as cyclone take place around Australia and the world, which cause tremendous loss and damage.
Chen, Wensu, Hao, Hong, Li, Jun
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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha +2 more
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Seismic Performance of Anchored Brick Veneer [PDF]
, 2009 A study was conducted on the out-of-plane seismic performance of anchored brick veneer with wood-frame backup wall systems, to evaluate prescriptive design requirements and current construction practices.
LaFave, James M. +1 more
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Structural Damage Caused by the 1976 Guatemala Earthquake [PDF]
, 1976 National Science FoundationResearch Grant ATA 74 ...
Roesset, J., Sozen, M.A.
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A Middle and Late Devensian sequence from the northern part of Kents Cavern (Devon, UK)
Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 925-943, August 2025.Abstract 1920s/30s excavation of a Middle Devensian sequence in the northern part of Kents Cavern recovered important Late Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic archaeological material, including Britain's oldest known Homo sapiens remains. Questions remain about this material, including how it came to be in the cave.
Rob Dinnis +11 more
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Hybrid masonry shell technology in the work of Idelfonso Sánchez del Río [PDF]
, 2008 Idelfonso Sánchez del Río is a less known pioneer of reinforced concrete shells in Spain who through his career designed and patented ribbed construction systems for large spanning slabs and vaults and in particular shell enclosures using a hybrid system
Gonzalez-Longo, Cristina +1 more
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Archaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 4, Page 984-1000, August 2025.Abstract During the 15th and into the mid‐16th centuries, tin‐glazed terracotta sculptures were celebrated for their luminous colours, perceived durability, and technical ingenuity of the novel medium. Although in high demand, the supply of these pieces was restricted because of the secrecy of the recipes used by the pioneers of the technique on the ...
Zuzanna Sarnecka +8 more
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