Abstract Most often there is a great disparity between experimental results and analytic results. Before now under disparity, researchers kept suspecting the procedures without investigating whether their solution actually satisfy governing equation. When body in plane loading, loading splits into regions, equation must be satisfied at these regions for derived to true. In this paper, I conside...

To study the failure modes, bearing capacity, ductility, and sleeve strain of grouted lapping connectors, 36 specimens were tested under uniaxial tensile load. The test results show that sleeves are longitudinal tension at beginning, which changes to compression in late stage loading, changing load increases gradually with lap length. force transmission path mechanical mechanism connectors anal...

High levels of mRNA for the sucrose-H+ symporter PmSUC2 have been found in the vascular bundles of petioles from Plantago major. The possible role of PmSUC2 in phloem loading was studied with antiserum raised against the recombinant PmSUC2 protein. This antiserum labeled a single 35-kD protein band in detergent extracts of P. major vascular bundles. It showed no cross-reaction with the P. major...

This paper deals with the Rayleigh wave, propagating on a nonlocally elastic, linearly isotropic half-space, excited by prescribed surface loading. The consideration develops methodology of hyperbolic–elliptic models for and Rayleigh-type waves, relies effective boundary conditions formulated recently, accounting crucial contributions nonlocal layer. A slow-time perturbation scheme is establish...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE With the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Taiwan, the understanding of metabolic syndrome (MetS) becomes more important. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clustering patterns of the risk variables of the MetS with factor analysis (FacAn). METHODS A total of 564 Chinese individuals with normal glucose tolerance (N, n=3...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical behavior and long-term safety of high performance polymer PEKK as an intraradicular dental post-core material through comparative finite element analysis (FEA) with other conventional post-core materials. A 3D FEA model of a maxillary central incisor was constructed. A cyclic loading force of 50 N was applied at an angle of 45° to the long...

Constitutive equations are derived for the time-dependent behavior of particlereinforced elastomers at isothermal loading with finite strains. A rubbery polymer is modelled as a network of macromolecules bridged by junctions which can slip with respect to the bulk material under straining. A filled elastomer is thought of as an ensemble of meso-regions where sliding occurs with different rates....

The paper focuses on optimization of lightweight sandwich panels with prismatic cores subject to bending loads in the two principal in-plane directions. Comparisons are made with optimal designs of panels with corrugated cores: a limiting case. When optimized for loading transverse to the prism axis, prismatic panels outperform those with corrugated cores, especially at lower loads. In contrast...

composite couple beams are the concrete elements consisting of longitudinal bars and steel plate, therefore suitable for shear transferring in couple shear walls with arranged gates in its height. in this paper, after modeling couple beams with and without steel plates with f.e methods and calibration the models with experimental results, effects of parameters such as thickness, height, length ...

Currently, it is unknown whether changing prosthetic limb stiffness affects the total limb stiffness and influences the shock absorption of an individual with transtibial amputation. The hypotheses tested within this study are that a decrease in longitudinal prosthetic stiffness will produce (1) a reduced total limb stiffness, and (2) reduced magnitude of peak impact forces and increased time d...