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Mitigating Temperature Effects in Curved Continuous Steel Box Girders: A Parametric Thermodynamic Analysis and Design Recommendations

open access: yesBuildings
Curved continuous steel box girders are extensively utilized in bridge construction due to their efficiency and environmental benefits. However, in regions with significant temperature fluctuations, temperature effects can result in cumulative ...
Shichao Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

STABILITY RESEARCH ALGORITHM OF THREE-LAYER CIRCULAR SHELL, IS SUPPORTED BY LONGITUDINAL RIGIDITY RIBS

open access: yes, 2020
В роботі розглянута пружна стійкість тришарової кругової оболонки з легким трансверсально – ізотропним заповнювачем, підкріпленої дискретно розташованими ребрами жорсткості в поздовжньому напрямку, з урахуванням дії поздовжніх сил в серединних площинах ...
Ємел’янова, Тетяна Анатоліївна   +1 more
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0.001% and counting: Revisiting the price rounding tax

open access: yesContemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract In 1991 and 2008, Israel abolished the equivalents of 1¢ and 5¢ coins, respectively, effectively eliminating low‐denomination coins and introducing rounding in cash transactions. When totals were rounded up, shoppers incurred a small rounding tax.
Doron Sayag, Avichai Snir, Daniel Levy
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Behavior of Rectangular Closed Section Steel Truss Beams with Concrete-Filled Joints

open access: yesBuildings
This study investigates the flexural performance of steel trusses with concrete infill and gradient stiffeners at the joints. Three specimens were fabricated and subjected to flexural tests.
Junlong He   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of ribbing on the energy flow between two rectangular plates coupled at right angle

open access: yes, 2012
This paper presents an analytical model to study the effect of stiffening ribs on vibration transmission between two rectangular plates coupled at right angle.
Ma, Lin, Tan, Andy, Lin, Tian Ran
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Unprincipled Principals in the Accountability Chain: Autonomy and Political Control Within Tax Administration in a Developing Country Context

open access: yesFinancial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SDG 16 emphasizes the need for accountable institutions, often based on the assumption that public officials are accountable to politicians, who in turn are accountable to citizens. However, in many developing countries, neopatrimonial governance can weaken this accountability chain, as politicians themselves may act as “unprincipled ...
Edidiong Bassey, Emer Mulligan
wiley   +1 more source

Drgania Swobodne i Wyboczenie Płyty Trójkątnej Wzmocnionej Żebrami

open access: yesEngineering Transactions, 1958
In the first part of this paper, an isotropic triangular plate is considered. The plate is simply supported on the edges and rests on an elastic foundation. The stiffening rib is parallel to one of the sides adjacent to the right angle.
Z. Reipert
doaj  

Начертательная геометрия для пользователей САПР: проектирование ребер

open access: yes, 2014
EN: In 3D modeling CAD users often face problems that can be success-fully analyzed and solved only by the methods of Descriptive Geometry. One such problem is considered in this paper: the construction of structural elements of machine parts known as ...
Danilov, Evgeniy
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The Irony of Liberation in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest vividly portrays the tragic consequences of repressive psychiatric authority. The film was—and remains—one of the most memorable and well‐known products of anti‐psychiatry sentiment. Opponents of American psychiatry from the time period of Cuckoo's Nest objected to what they saw as social control ...
Laura Hirshbein
wiley   +1 more source

Design & modelling of a composite rudderless aeroelastic fin structure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This thesis presents the study of a gapless and rudderless aeroelastic fin (GRAF) to enhance the directional stability and controllability of an aircraft. The GRAF concept was proposed and developed in the wake of previous research, targeted to improve
Trapani, Matteo
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