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Data-Driven Shear Strength Prediction of FRP-Reinforced Concrete Beams without Stirrups Based on Machine Learning Methods

open access: yesBuildings, 2023
Due to the intrinsic complexity, there has been no widely accepted mechanics-based estimation model of the shear performance of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP)-reinforced concrete beams.
Yuanzhang Yang, Gaoyang Liu
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The Provision of Digital Information in the Seat Comfort of the Seat Design [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A great number of factors affect the uncomfortable of seats. Apart from external appearance, the most important is the comfort for users in designing an un-adjustable seat. A system or suggested principles which assist designers in designing the comfort of the seats to testees will benefit waist of users, and hence prevent them from potential ...
Kuen-Meau Chen   +2 more
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An opportunity to remove harmful intellectual property provisions from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

open access: yesHealth Economics, Policy and Law
Legal provisions in trade agreements, including those related to intellectual property (IP), can impede access to medicines. The 12-party Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is currently undergoing a review. This
Deborah Gleeson   +3 more
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Provisions for eviction and employer retirement, their recognition and accounting and tax measurement

open access: yesRevista Arbitrada Interdisciplinaria Koinonía, 2020
The objective of this study is to design a methodological guide for the accounting and tax treatment of Provisions for eviction and employer retirement, their recognition and accounting and tax measurement of labor benefits under IFRS for SMEs of the ...
Marco Antonio Chacón-González   +2 more
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SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATE PARAMETERS FOR HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE STRUCTURES

open access: yesInternational Journal for Computational Civil and Structural Engineering
High-strength concrete structures become more and more widespread in construction practice due to certain advantages. At the same time the current Russian and foreign standards for the design of reinforced high-strength concrete structures are not ...
Vladimir Kolchunov, Sergei Fedorov
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Influence of Superior Vibration Modes on the Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Eigen-Periods Near Code Control Periods

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure, 2020
The current paper studies the effect of superior eigen-modes on the seismic response for a series of reinforced concrete structures having eigen-periods near code control periods. Although the structural design is based on Romanian seismic design codes (“
Adrian-Alexandru Savu
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Information Provision in Environmental Policy Design [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Informatics, 2019
Information provision is a relatively recent but steadily growing environmental policy tool. Its emergency and topicality are due to the current escalation of ecological threats. Meanwhile, its high complexity and flexibility require a comprehensive approach to its design, which has to be tailored for specific characteristics of production process ...
Danilina, Vera, Grigoriev, Alexander
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Public-Private Partnership's Contract in Malaysia: Some Areas of Concern in a Land Swap Arrangement

open access: yesSriwijaya International Journal of Dynamic Economics and Business, 2017
This paper seeks to explore the public-private partnership initiative and salient provisions of government contracts in Malaysia. This paper further examines some areas of concern emphasising on a land swap type of contract.
Suzana Muhamad Said
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Applicability of Code Design Methods to RC Slabs on Secondary Beams. Part II: Moment Variations

open access: yesJournal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences, 2003
Reinforced concrete slabs on secondary beams differ from two-way slabs on beams in the fact that the latter has vertical supports at the intersection of the beams whereas the former does not.
Ahmed B. Shuraim
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Trade and biodiversity conservation in Africa: Complementary roles of environmental provisions in preferential trade agreements and property rights

open access: yesCleaner and Responsible Consumption
Biodiversity loss has become a major environmental concern in regions experiencing rapid trade integration, yet the roles of trade agreements and property rights in shaping biodiversity outcomes remains insufficiently understood.
Michael Tutu Boadu, Camara K. Obeng
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