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Early use of the reinforced concrete in the architecture of the Historicism in Austria–Hungary
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract The study examines the early incorporation of reinforced concrete in the architecture of Historicism in Austria–Hungary. Spanning the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the research illuminates the period's stylistic pluralism and the transformative impact of reinforced concrete.
Éva Lovra, Zoltán Bereczki
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Impact of half‐joint failures on RC girder bridges: A robustness quantification study
Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract The robustness of bridge structures is critical to ensuring safety and service continuity, particularly in aging infrastructure exposed to degradation and unexpected loads. Reinforced concrete (RC) half‐joint bridges—widely built in Italy between the 1950s and 1970s—exhibit specific vulnerabilities due to inspection challenges, durability ...
Paolo Martinelli, Matteo Colombo
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« Félix Bovie (1812-1880) : poète et chansonnier dans la franc-maçonnerie bruxelloise »
REHMLAC, 2013 Felix Bovie first made a career as a landscape painter. Later on however, he completely devoted himself to the writingof poetic texts for songs he interpreted himself as a mid-19th-century singer songwriter.
Jeffrey Tyssens
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Managers, Firms and (Secret) Social Networks: The Economics of Freemasonry [PDF]
This paper studies the relationships between managers a¢ liations with Freema- sonry and companies' performance. Using a unique data set of 410 companies quoted on the London Stock Exchange between 1895 and 1902, I find that Masonic managers were ...
Braggion, F.
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Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract The previous seismic events indicated the vulnerability of old reinforced concrete (RC) structures against earthquakes due to the absence of seismic detailing and capacity design specifications in such buildings. In this context, beam‐column joints (BCJ) of the existing RC structures built before the 1970s have exhibited poor structural ...
Peyman Sabbahfar +3 more
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REHMLAC, 2009 This work shows the way in which Freemasonry in Perpignan, a French city bordered by Barcelona, was inserted into the network of various forms of sociability during the Enlightenment.
Céline Sala
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Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract In practice, reinforced concrete (RC) wall‐like columns often have openings to facilitate building services, which creates stress concentrations around the opening, resulting in the weakening of their load‐carrying capacity. This study proposes innovative strengthening methods using near‐surface mounted (NSM) incorporating steel materials to ...
Ahmed Hamoda +4 more
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“Trabalhadores, Maçonaria e Espiritismo em Pelotas: 1877-1937”
REHMLAC, 2011 This paper deals with the relationship between Freemasonry, Spiritualism, and urban workers in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 1877 when the spiritual doctrine was introduced in the city by two professionals in Spain. In 1937, when, according to
Marcelo Freitas Gil
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Analele Banatului. Arheologie-Istorie, 2020 The history of Freemasonry in Banat still hides many unknown things. The historical course of many lodges in this region is not yet fully known. If we know enough data about some lodges such as the one in Reșiţa, those in Timișoara and others, we have ...
Alexandru Rufanda
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From Britain to India: Freemasonry as a Connective Force of Empire
E-REA, 2017 This article aims at exploring the role played by freemasonry in knitting Britain and its Indian empire closer together. It argues that masonic lodges played an instrumental role in facilitating the circulation of men, information, and ideas across the ...
Simon DESCHAMPS
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