Lateral Distortional Buckling (LDB) is a mode of instability in Steel-Concrete Composite (SCC) beams that yet to be fully understood by the structural engineering research and design community. This work investigated numerical methods understand LDB behavior SCC under negative moments exhibit nonlinear behavior. Focus study was develop validate 3-Dimensional finite element (FE) models which cap...

Vehicle speeds have a direct relationship with the severity of road crashes and may influence their probability occurrence. Solar-powered active studs been shown to positive effect on driver confidence, but impact vehicle speed in conjunction other features is little understood. This study aims address this gap knowledge through case 20 km section strategic major featuring variety highway infra...

In this study, a deep convolutional neural network based on an improved You only look once version 3 (YOLOv3) is proposed to improve the accuracy and real-time detection of small targets in complex backgrounds when detecting leaky weld studs automotive workpiece. To predict stud locations, prediction layer model increases from three layers four layers. An image pyramid structure obtains feature...

Treatment of pregnant mares to prevent abortions due to equine piroplasmosis is a novel idea practised empirically at some Thoroughbred studs in South Africa. This paper presents the results of an investigation to ascertain whether imidocarb dipropionate crosses the equine placenta. Three pregnant mares were injected intramuscularly with imidocarb and their foetuses were mechanically aborted at...

P LATELETS STORED in artificial media have a shortened Cr51 survival time,1 decreased adenosine triphosphate concentration ( ATP ) and decreased activity of glycolytic enzymes.2 These changes are not observed when platelets are stored in plasma for a comparable period of time. Since storage of platelets in artificial media is associated with decreased activity of some platelet enzymes, incubati...

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