A theoretical study of the rigidities of slabs with circular voids oriented in the longitudinal and in the transverse direction is discussed. Equations are presented for predicting the bending and torsional rigidities of the voided slabs. This paper summarizes the results of an extensive literature search and initial review of the current methods of analyzing voided slab. The various methods of...

If the low-maintenance characteristics of slab track on open line are to be retained, great care must be taken to ensure that the subgrade layers are homogenous and capable of bearing the loads imposed [2]. The slabs can be precast or poured on site. The most known tracks with precast slabs are Shinkansen line in Japan and Max Bögl slab track designed in Germany [2], while as examples of the tr...

To study mechanical behaviors of shear walls built with precast two-way hollow slabs, two shear walls with different details of hollow slabs were quasi-statically tested under low cyclic loading. The failure mode was analyzed, which vertical macro-cracks appeared on walls due to the details of hollow slabs. Brittle shear failure can be avoided in terms of the failure behaviors evolved from inte...

In this paper, a new composite floor system using cold-formed thin-walled C steel channel embedment and foam concrete slab is developed. This type of features lightweight, high fire-resistant, anti-corrosion features, can be used for multi-story buildings, providing promising alternative the construction market. Two four-point bending tests were carried out to investigate flexural capacity fail...

The high-pressure phases denoted ANH-B, hydrous B, and SHY-B (Finger et aI., 1991; Pacalo and Parise, 1992), containing both [4]Siand [6]Si, are members of a homologous (polysomatic) series in which the [4]Si-containing portions are cOlnposed of olivine-like (0) slabs alternating with thinner goethite-like (G) slabs in the ordered arrangements 000, OOOG, and OG. Leucophoenicite, OOOG, containin...

This blind and randomized study tested in vitro, using validated protocols, the anticaries potential of an experimental fluoride mouthrinse. One-hundred enamel slabs, half sound and half with caries-like lesions (carious), all with known surface microhardness (SMH), were submitted to 3 treatment groups: A) a placebo mouthrinse (negative control); B) a positive control mouthrinse containing 0.05...

Amathematical model of the reheating process of steel slabs in industrial fuel-fired furnaces is developed. The transient temperature field inside the slabs is computed by means of the Galerkin method. Radiative heat transfer inside the furnace constitutes boundary conditions that couple the dynamic subsystems of the slabs. Constraining the heat fluxes to piecewise linear, discontinuous signals...

In this work, a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is employed to justify the superlensing effect of left-handed material (LHM) slabs. Our results demonstrate that subwavelength resolution can be achieved by LHM slabs with certain parameters. We present the dynamic feature of the imaging process and the dependence of physical parameters on the performance of the superlens. These result...

in this paper, the effect of cyclic loading on punching strength of flat slabs strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (cfrp) sheets is studied. experimental results of ten slab specimens under monotonic and cyclic loading are analyzed. eight specimens were strengthened with cfrp sheets on the tensile face of the slabs and the two other specimens were kept un-strengthened as control s...

AIMS The main aims of this work were the study of cork slabs moulds colonization and the evaluation of the moulds diversity during cork processing steps, in different cork stoppers factories. Simultaneously, it was envisaged to perform an evaluation of the air quality. METHODS AND RESULTS Moulds were isolated and identified from cork slabs and cork samples in four cork stoppers factories. The...