Discussion: Foundation piling—steel to replace concrete

Concrete mathematics - a foundation for computer science

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Use of a leaflet to replace verbal pretest discussion for HIV: effects and acceptability.

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of using a leaflet to replace formal verbal pretest discussion and assess its acceptability to patients. SETTING AND METHODS A leaflet was developed which gave information on all routine tests undertaken at a genitourinary medicine clinic. Information normally given during verbal pretest discussion for HIV was included. The leaflet was given to all new attend...

Driven Concrete Pile Foundation Monitoring With Embedded Data Collector System

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) sponsored research performed at the University of Florida resulted in developing a wireless monitoring and real time static capacity estimate technology for driven piles. This new technology, Embedded Data Collector (EDC), uses two levels of instrumentation, embedded in the body of precast prestressed concrete piles near the head and tip. Strain and a...

Effect of Vibration on Concrete Strength during Foundation Construction

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION OF CONCRETE GRAVITY DAMS CONSIDERING DAM–WATER–FOUNDATION INTERACTION AND NONLINEAR EFFECTS

This study focuses on the shape optimization of concrete gravity dams considering dam–water–foundation interaction and nonlinear effects subject to earthquake. The concrete gravity dam is considered as a two–dimensional structure involving the geometry and material nonlinearity effects. For the description of the nonlinear behavior of concrete material under earthquake loads, the Drucker–Prager...