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Bond‐slip modeling for reinforced concrete beam‐column joints with plain reinforcement bars: Insights from numerical validation

open access: yesStructural 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
wiley   +1 more source

Damage Tolerance Testing of a NASA TransHab Derivative Woven Inflatable Module [PDF]

open access: yes
Current options for Lunar habitat architecture include inflatable habitats and airlocks. Inflatable structures can have mass and volume advantages over conventional structures.
delaFuente, Horacio   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

A comprehensive review of coordinated operation of transmission‐distribution networks: Frameworks, problems and future trends

open access: yesEnergy Conversion and Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract The rapid growth of distributed energy resources (DERs) is reshaping the operational landscape of transmission and distribution networks, creating new challenges for maintaining system‐wide security, economic efficiency and flexibility. Transmission‐distribution (T‐D) coordination has emerged as an essential paradigm for facilitating multi ...
Yining Yang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bipolar battery plate [PDF]

open access: yes, 1985
A liquid-impermeable plate (10) having throughplate conductivity with essentially zero resistance comprises an insulator sheet (12) having a series of spaced perforations (14) each of which contains a metal element (16) sealingly received into the ...
Rowlette, John J.
core   +1 more source

Roller element bearing fault detection and diagnosis based on an optimised envelope analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The rolling element bearing is a key part in many mechanical facilities and the diagnosis of its faults is\ud very important in the field of machinery health monitoring for safe and efficient operations. Currently,\ud envelope analysis is widely used to obtain the bearing defect harmonics from the envelope signal\ud spectrum for the detection and ...
Rehab, Ibrahim   +3 more
openaire  

‘The Good Couscous That Pleases Us!’: The Meanings of Enduring Imperialist Imagery in Postcolonial French Food Advertising, 1970–2000

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines a wave of Orientalism‐inspired food commercials that appeared on television in France between 1975 and 2000. Older commercials for couscous were more banal, emphasizing a given product's superiority or affordability. Around 1975, however, there was a concerted shift in the advertising; new spots contained exoticized ...
Kelly Ricciardi Colvin
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Effects of Clinical Pilates Training and Aerobic Exercise on Menopausal Symptoms, Quality of Life, Sleep and Depression: A Randomised Controlled Trial

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the effects of Clinical Pilates (CP) training and aerobic exercise (AE) on menopausal symptoms, depressive symptoms, quality of life (QoL), and sleep quality in postmenopausal women. Design Parallel‐group randomised controlled trial. Setting A Healthy Life Center in Bitlis, Turkey.
Başak Can, Serkan Usgu, Günseli Usgu
wiley   +1 more source

Meshing performance analysis of non-backlash end-face roller enveloping cylindrical worm drive

open access: yesJixie chuandong
ObjectiveRoller enveloping toroidal worm drives are widely used in computer numerical control (CNC) turntables but face challenges such as high error sensitivity and difficult installation.
WANG Kai, DOU Chenyang, CHEN Yonghong
doaj  

Making with the Trouble: Un/Enfolding Posthuman Participants with Young People in Creative Post‐Qualitative Research

open access: yesInternational Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores how ‘what matters’ can surface in multisensory arts‐informed projects as ways for young people to survive and stay with gender and sexuality troubles that are always more than theirs. Situated in an ex‐mining post‐industrial locale, we make an agential cut in a longitudinal research and engagement project called Unboxing ...
EJ Renold
wiley   +1 more source

Bipolar battery plate [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
A liquid-impermeable plate (10) having through-plate conductivity with essentially zero resistance comprises an insulator sheet (12) having a series of spaced perforations (14) each of which contains a metal element (16) sealingly received into the ...
Rowlette, John J.
core   +1 more source

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