This paper investigates the induced stresses in circular single deck roofs floating on seismically excited storage tanks. Equations of motion are derived using variational principle. Response of deck floating roofs is evaluated for two different classes of ground motions; near-source and long-period far-field records. Besides time histories and frequency contents for a specific tank, peak value...

in order to investigate the relationships of some morphological traits at the early stages of three sugar beet cultivars with final yield at varying levels of water regines, a field experiment was carried out in karaj, and mashhad, in 2001-2003.  the objective of this study was to find the relation of some morphological traits of three sugar beet genotypes (7219-p.69, bp-karaj and 7112)  during...

The equivalent body forces for a stress-drop seismic source are found. When the isotropic stress drop and one of the three principal stress drops are zero, then the equivalent body forces are the same double couple without moment which would result from a shear dislocation. In general however, all six stress-drop components must be specified as independent functions of time. THE STRESS-DROP SOU...

background & aim: quality of life indicates individual’s level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with different aspects of life. one of the aspects that could affect aspects of life is mental distress. the aim of this study was to study the relation between quality of life and mental distresses kurd seniors living in saghez city, iran. methods & materials: this research was a correlation study...

background: ulcerative colitis (uc) is a chronic inflammation of the colon. patients with uc face numerous physical, psychological, and social problems that are associated with health related quality of life. the aim of this study is to determine the mental stress level and quality of life among uc patients in comparison with a healthy control group, and their relation with clinical and demogra...

Background: Defective sperm function is now recognized as one of the most important causes of male infertility. Lipid peroxidation (LPO) is known to cause various impairments of sperm cells and may play a major role in the etiology of male infertility. Malondialdehyde (MDA) is one of the final products of lipid peroxidation in seminal plasma. Seminal plasma possesses a rich source of different ...

soil is a nonrenewable source that needs considerable management to prevent physical deteriorationby erosion and compaction. compacted soil causes low fertility and yield. the purpose of this study isto investigate the effect of viscoelastic properties of soil and to determine important factors oncompaction. furthermore, stress distribution, prediction of soil compaction and simulation of its e...