Tubed-reinforced-concrete (TRC) columns are gaining increasing popularity in engineering constructions, however, research on their fire performance is still limited and mainly focused concentrically-loaded columns. In this study, extensive numerical analysis was carried out to investigate the of square rectangular TRC under eccentric loading exposed ISO 834 standard fire. A sequentially-coupled...

A floating unit with three pontoons made of epoxy-coated carbon textile reinforced, ultra-high durability concrete (ECF UHDC), mineral impregnated fibre-reinforced UHDC (MCF UHDC) and, as references, steel-reinforced concretes has been designed and installed in the Northern Atlantic. While marine structures steel reinforcement require large cover depths, which cause problems size, cost, environ...

A ccess to information and protection of personal privacy are enshrined as two pillars of a democratic society. However, a critical examination of who has access to information, why they have access to that information and who has the decision-making authority to determine what is released through a lens of Indigenous rights, self-determination and sovereignty reveals that for many years, Indig...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine the effect of anxiety about falling on selected physiological parameters on the lead (LC) and top-rope climbing (TRC) methods. For this purpose the physical differences between the two methods have been eliminated and the effect of only the anxiety about falling on the physiological parameters has been studied. METHODS A total of 26 intermediate...