Most distributed slope-stability models for shallow landslide prediction neglect the forces acting on the sidewalls of landslide scars. Back-calculations and field observations, however, show that lateral root strength is a primary control on size and location of shallow landslides in soil mantled hillslopes. Here we report a theory that estimates landslide width, assuming that root strength ac...

A large wall with vertical cracks at mid-span, varying in width of up to 3 mm wide, had been declared capable of resisting a postulated seismic load. It was not straightforward to subsequently confirm, analytically, what influence the crack had on the wall’s capacity for lateral loading. It was assumed that it was likely that the horizontal reinforcement had yielded across the crack and thus th...

a hickory-nut, but had now attained a longitudinal diameter of three inches, the lateral diameter being rather less: it projected above the surface about one and a half inches. It was decidedly fluctuating, and pressure produced marked uneasiness and flushing of the face. In the erect posture the tumor was tense and more resisting, but became soft and fluctuating when the child was laid on its ...

The pattern of electromyographic activity in the epaxial muscles of walking and running lizards (water monitors, Varanus salvator) was quantified with high-speed video and synchronized electromyography. Muscle denervation experiments were performed and ground reaction forces were recorded to evaluate hypotheses of muscle function. Water monitors exhibit unilateral, uniphasic activation of the e...

Exposing day 5 bovine morulae to reactive oxygen species induces a delayed degeneration of some blastocysts on day 8 post-insemination (pi) but without affecting the blastocyst rates. The aim of this study was to characterize the resisting and the degenerating population of blastocysts. The kinetics of degeneration of the embryos exposed to the two pro-oxidant agents: 2,2'-azobis (2-amidinoprop...

A modified version of the BRANZ procedure for lateral capacity rating of bracing walls is used to determine the sustainable lateral mass of a 910-mm wide ‘2x4’ wood shear wall. The key modifications involve: (1) the use of a multicriteria system identification method to determine a structural model that simultaneously fits test data from both cyclic testing and pseudo-dynamic testing; and (2) p...

The behaviour of beam-column joint plays an important role in the response of a steel moment resisting framed structure especially under seismic excitation. Semi rigid connections like bolted joints, allow better energy dissipation and provide good response under lateral loads. In this paper the ductility and energy dissipation characteristics of semi rigid bolted connections using double web a...

Paradoxically, bovine cartilage stimulates the immune system in resisting cancer and viruses, but suppresses it in rheumatoid diseases. Thus it acts as a “normaliser”. According to Dr. Pridden, “bovine cartilage closely resembles foetal mesenchyme, the primordial tissue from which muscle, bone, tendons, ligaments, skin, fat and bone marrow (the heart of the immune system) all develop.” “The car...

The development of strong and stiff lateral load-resisting systems (LLRS) is essential for mid-rise high-rise timber buildings. On the other hand, within a seismic design philosophy, strength/stiffness ductility/drift capacity typically appear as opposite target parameters, depending on acceptable level damage. For improved stiffness strength, core-wall tubular structural forms commonly are use...