When subjected to high-intensity out-of-plane seismic loading that results in the threshold value of static stability being exceeded, unreinforced masonry parapets and façades form mechanisms exhibit rigid body rocking motion before collapse. The discrete element method was used perform simulations which were compared experimental observations analytical models obtain relationships enable stiff...

We consider the adiabatic mode of Brownian particle motion in a periodic potential under action symmetric dichotomous fluctuations an external force F with zero mean value (rocking ratchet), which fluctuation frequency is much less than inverse relaxation time each states process. Expressions are given for force-dependent fluxes classical rocking ratchet. In absence thermal fluctuations, within...

The new Lcica RM 2165 automatic, heavy-duty microtome has an advanced step motor that permits an exact specimen feed and reproducible sectioning results. Features include 70 mm vertical stroke length, unique step trim function, and programmable specimen retraction. Technical features include a handwheel rocking sectioning mode; the motorized specimen feed can be linked to change the handwheel t...

Silicon and diamond monochromators (crystals), often used in the Advanced Photon Source X-ray beamlines, require a good quality surface finish and stress-free installation to ensure optimal performance. The device used to mount the crystal has been shown to be a major contributing source of stress. In this case, an adjustable mounting device is an effective method of reducing stresses and impro...

A novel triple-axis diffractometer equipped with a parabolically curved graded multilayer, which replaces the conventional analyzer crystal, is used to characterize structural properties of epitaxial GaN and AlN films grown on c-plane sapphire. From the angular broadening of the symmetric rocking curves, the lateral correlation length and the tilt angle is obtained by two independent methods. A...

The new Lcica RM 2165 automatic, heavy-duty microtome has an advanced step motor that permits an exact specimen feed and reproducible sectioning results. Features include 70 mm vertical stroke length, unique step trim function, and programmable specimen retraction. Technical features include a handwheel rocking sectioning mode; the motorized specimen feed can be linked to change the handwheel t...

Two methods of measuring the misorientation of domains in oriented multilamellar stacks of lipid bilayers superficially appeared to give different values for the mosaic spread. It is first shown that the traditional rocking method and a newer ring method give the same value of the mosaic spread when the two types of data are similarly analyzed. Both indicate a long-tailed, nearly Lorentzian, mo...

X-ray diffraction (XRD) rocking-curves were measured for tetragonal hen egg white (HEW) lysozyme crystals grown with and without application of an external electric field, and the crystal quality was assessed according to the full width at half-maximums (FWHMs) of each rocking-curve profile. The average FWHMs for tetragonal HEW lysozyme crystals grown with an external electric field at 1 MHz we...