To investigate their adequacy as energy dissipating elements during earthquakes, this paper reports on cyclic inelastic tests executed to determine the maximum strength and ductility of four concrete-filled circular steel piers joined to a foundation detail proposed to develop the full composite strength at the base of these columns. Column diameters considered were 324 and 406 mm, with D/t rat...

In this study, the behavior of filament wound nanocomposite tubes under transverse impact loading is investigated. Experimental specimens were manufactured using Epon 828 resin with 0.5, 1.5 and 3 weight percentages of nano silica. Because of the varying nanosilica weight percentages in the specimens, different behaviors were observed; increasing the weight percentage of nanoparticles increased...

Transparent, needle-like single crystals of the isostructural compounds [Sb4O7+3δX4][Zn3]1+δ (X = Cl, Br, I) δ ≈ 0.2 were obtained from chemical reactions in evacuated and sealed silica tubes. First, the average structure was solved in P21/n but the model refined poorly and a lowering of the symmetry to the 3 + 1 dimensional space group P21(α0γ)0 gave a significantly better fit to the data. Thi...

This study presents a novel shock absorber with an inward-inverting composite foam-filled tube. Under the compression of pressing cap and action internal inversion cap, tube inverted inward. During crushing, fronds compacted foam, thereby enhancing energy absorption. Three types foams were applied to absorber, drop-weight impact test was performed obtain assessment parameters. The foam increase...