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Three‐parameter kinematic theory for shear assessment of reinforced concrete short columns

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract This work presents a rational kinematics‐based model for assessing the shear capacity of rectangular reinforced concrete short columns. Due to their high stiffness and brittleness, short columns are particularly vulnerable to seismic forces, often exhibiting critical failures.
Daniele Arcuri, Lorenza Petrini, Boyan I. Mihaylov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of FRPs in seismic repair and retrofit: experimental verification [PDF]

, 2001
The application of FRPs in the seismic repair and retrofit of structures is addressed. The results from a few tests on full-scale structures, repaired and/or retrofitted with composites, performed at the ELSA laboratory are presented and ...
Negro, P., Varum, H., Colombo, A., Pinto, A. V.   +3 more
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Deflection‐based assessment of residual prestress in simply‐supported bridges accounting for creep variability

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Several test methods have been proposed in the literature for measuring the level of residual prestress, most of them involving either semi‐ or fully destructive techniques for local measurements which could be highly sensitive to boundary conditions and execution details.
Giuseppe Zarrella, Daniele Losanno, Alfred Strauss   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic safety and vulnerability mitigation of school buildings

, 2014
4th International fib Congress 2014: Improving Performance of Concrete Structures, FIB 2014 - Proceedings 2014, Pages 122-124The vulnerability of existing buildings to seismic forces and their retrofitting is an international problem.
Georgiou, E., Chrysostomou, Christis, Dimitrakopoulos, E. G., Kappos, A.J., Kyriakides, Nicholas, Kouris, L., Papanikolaou, V., Giouvanidis, A. I.   +7 more
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Heightened threats to small woodland caribou populations in Canada and key considerations for their persistence Menaces pesant sur les petites populations de caribou des bois au Canada et considérations essentielles à leur rétablissement

Wildlife Monographs, EarlyView.
Abstract Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are one of the most iconic wildlife species in Canada. These large ungulates depend on undisturbed, interconnected assemblages of mature and old‐growth conifer forests for survival, and exhibit life‐history traits typical of K‐selected species (i.e., low reproductive rates, long generation times, and slow ...
Anna M. Calvert, Mathieu Leblond, Esther Chang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Buildings in the Old Algiers

Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures, 2020
The selection of an appropriate seismic vulnerability method to evaluate buildings stock in urban area depends essentially on the available information. Information about buildings can be obtained essentially from field visual inspection. In this context,
Farah LAZZALI, Mohammed N. FARSI
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Playing with fire: Wolf response to active wildfires, fire fronts and smoke

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study is one of the first, to our knowledge, to explicitly examine fine‐scale behavioural responses of a large carnivore to actively burning wildfires, fire fronts and smoke. The study found that wolves balanced the potential risks and benefits associated with wildfires, with implications for predator–prey dynamics in fire‐prone regions.
Skylar Boucher, Katherine Wolfenden, Michael Bridger, Jesse Tigner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring the Vulnerability of Subnational Regions [PDF]

A small but growing literature has been concerned about the economic (and environmental) vulnerability on the level of countries. Less attention is paid to the economic vulnerability of different regions within countries. By focusing on the vulnerability
Rossouw, Stephanie, Naude, Wim, McGillivray, Mark   +2 more
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Syphilis and ‘Sons of Empire’: The ‘Prostitute’ and Britain's Fighting Arm in Nineteenth ̵ Century Colonial Punjab

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The British army in India took great care to provide European troops with facilities for sexual relations while anxiously managing venereal disease. Examining archival evidence, political debates and medical discourse from the nineteenth century, this article examines the colonial military enterprise of regulated prostitution in colonial ...
Sameera Chauhan
wiley   +1 more source

Seismic Microzonation of Toba Lake Region Using Microtremor Analysis

Journal of the Physical Society of Indonesia
The Toba Lake region, characterized by complex volcanic and tectonic history, represents a significant seismic hazard zone due to its proximity to the active Sumatra Fault System and heterogeneous geological conditions.
Fauzan Surya Nanda, Furqon Raharjo, Suaidi Ahadi   +2 more
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