This paper presents the 2D and 3D numerical analysis of pullout tests on steel anchorages in concrete blocks using standard and mixed finite elements. A novel (stabilized) mixed formulation in the variables of total strain ε and displacements u is introduced to overcome the intrinsic deficiencies of the standard displacement-based one in the context of localization of strains, such as mesh depe...

Soil nailing is a technique which used to reinforce and strengthen the existing ground conditions. This done by installing closely spaced, passive, structural inclusions known as nail into soil these nails helps improve overall shear strength of soil. The pullout resistance stress at grout-soil interface. soil-nail depends on many parameters. Among factors influencing resistance, degree saturat...

many recent studies have shown that glycosylation patterns of agaricus bisporus are similar to those of mammalians, so that this organism is a good candidate for the expression of glycosylated pharmaceutical protein. to achieve constant interested gene expression in all cells of the organism, proper promoter isolation is necessary. to isolate this promoter, pcr with specific primers was perform...

BACKGROUND Surgical treatment of rotator cuff tears may be complicated by osteoporosis of the proximal part of the humerus. The purpose of this study was to determine whether pullout strength of suture anchors is affected by the location of the anchor placement and by bone mineral density. We hypothesized that higher bone mineral density is associated with higher pullout strength of suture anch...

This paper presents an experimental study on the pullout resistance of a newly improved reinforcement. The applied reinforcement was smooth steel strip with transverse members used to improve pullout-resistance problems and bearing were evaluated using results large-scale tests. evaluation result confirmed that about 33–66% total resistance, it had evenly distributed friction resistance. bond c...

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Due to the known drawbacks of metal implants, new biomaterials for internal fracture fixation are attracting increasing interest, among them poly(lactic-co-glucolic) acids (PLGAs) and the recently developed silk-tenoin derived materials (STDMs). In accordance with the new philosophy of bio-derived biomaterials (BIODERIBIOs), I describe a novel innovative technology for us...

STUDY DESIGN A biomechanical spine model was used to evaluate the impact of screw design on screw-vertebra interface loading during simulated surgical corrections of adult scoliosis. OBJECTIVES To evaluate differences in screw-vertebra interface forces during adult scoliosis correction between favored angle (FA) screws with extension tabs and standard polyaxial screws while varying deformity ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The most frequently used bones for mechanical testing of orthopedic and trauma devices are fresh frozen cadaveric bones, embalmed cadaveric bones, and artificial composite bones. Even today, the comparability of these different bone types has not been established. METHODS We tested fresh frozen and embalmed cadaveric femora that were similar concerning age, sex, bone mi...