This investigation is concerned with application of nonlinear fluid viscous dampers for asymmetric-plan systems. For this purpose, the behavior of nonlinear fluid viscous dampers is summarized first followed by the effects of damper nonlinearity on seismic response of asymmetric systems. It is shown that the peak force in nonlinear damper tends to be smaller compared to linear damper. However, ...

The degradation stability towards mechanical shearing (shear stability) of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and its copolymer with styrene at different level of concentrations have been investigated. With a view to understanding the relationship between the thickening performance (percent increase in viscosity of the solvent in the additive of the unit weight of polymers) and shear stability of...

Steel Plate Shear Wall (SPSW) is an emerging seismic load-resistant system that, compared to other systems, enjoys the advantages of stable ductile behavior, fewer detailing requirements, rapid constructability, and economy. American seismic provisions decree that a SPSW should be designed as a moment frame with a web infill plate. Specifically, in case of buildings taller than 160 ft, it decre...

In this work, we use flow visualization and rheometry techniques to study the dynamics and evolution of secondary flows in a model wormlike micellar solution sheared between concentric cylinders, i.e., in a Taylor-Couette (TC) cell. The wormlike micellar solution studied in this work contains cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium salicylate (NaSal). This system can be shear banding a...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Fracture of a repaired denture base often occurs at the junction of the base and repair materials rather than within these materials. PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the shear bond strengths of 4 denture base acrylic resins following the use of 3 chemical solvents and to examine treated acrylic resin surfaces under a field emission scanning electron micro...

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare and evaluate the effects of metal primer on the shear bond strength of denture base resin to base metal alloy after electrolytic and laser etching. Materials and Methods: A total of 48 cobalt‐chromium (Co‐Cr) alloy specimens were fabricated. The specimens were divided into 6 groups of 8 specimens each. Group I: Sandblasting (control group). G...