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Barriers to achieving satisfactory dropped objects safety performance in the UK construction sector [PDF]
HeliyonIn 1980 a deadly explosion occurred at a nuclear missile base precipitated by a dropped object. The potential for major catastrophe, an industry call to action and a research gap forms the rationale for this research into dropped objects.
Jane Susan Peatie +2 more
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Analysis of Falling Block Characteristics in Salt Caverns Energy Storage Space [PDF]
EnergiesIn the current global energy sector where energy storage technology is highly regarded, the development of storage technology is crucial. Utilizing specific underground space for the storage of oil and gas and other energy sources is the direction of ...
Shengwei Dong +7 more
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The impact of heavy object on an underground structure when falling onto the ground surface
Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings, 2021 At the objects of space infrastructure and at nuclear power facilities there are industrial structures, the main task of which is to protect a person, equipment or machinery from emergencies such as, for example, explosions, falling of various objects ...
Oleg V. Mkrtychev +2 more
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On Dative-Lative Encoded Direct Objects in West Mansi [PDF]
Linguistica Uralica, 2023 Among the varieties of Ob-Ugric, West Mansi stands out in showing a differential object marking pattern in which direct objects may be encoded with a multi-functional dative-lative case.
Gerson Klumpp
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 When lifting and subsequently releasing a visual object on a screen using a computer mouse, users tend to judge the object to be heavier when the motion speed of the object during lifting is smaller.
Yusuke Ujitoko +3 more
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The development of beliefs about falling objects [PDF]
Perception & Psychophysics, 1985 Previous studies have shown that many adults have striking misconceptions about the motions of objects in seemingly simple situations. The present two studies explored the development of knowledge about motion by examining children’s predictions about the movement of an object in two types of situations.
M K, Kaiser, D R, Proffitt, M, McCloskey
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Hospital admissions in the Hunter Region from trees and other falling objects, 2008–2012
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2017 Objective: To assess the impact on hospital admissions produced by trees and other falling objects, to examine these accidents’ circumstances, and to investigate the degree of support provided by the data for tree‐related accident prevention.
Raoul A. Walsh, Lara Ryan
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International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 2022 Thermoplastic Composite Pipes (TCPs) have potentials to be used as subsea pipelines. TCPs are superior in corrosion resistance, yet vulnerable to impact damages. In this study, a Bayesian Network (BN) model was developed taking the factors, such as water
Chen Shi +3 more
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Monitoring of deformation processes during scientific and technical support of construction [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 With the scientific and technical support of construction, reconstruction of buildings, structures and unique objects, the issue of assessing the development of deformation processes in newly erected elements, in buildings of surrounding buildings ...
Alekseev German +2 more
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021 Evidence is presented for intermediate, wholistic visual representations of objects and non-objects that are computed online and independent of visual attention.
Jarrod Hollis +2 more
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