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By Timothy Phillips Vaughan, MS. Washington State University May 2010 Chair: David I. McLean This research evaluated the structural performance of reinforced masonry shear walls conforming to requirements given in the 2008 MSJC Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures under cyclic lateral loading. Seismic design provisions in the 2008 MSJC provide prescriptive requirements for three di...

The use of industrial by-products of the vegetable oil industry as ductility increasing additives of polylactide (PLA) was investigated. Vegetable oil deodorization condensates were melt-blended by twin-screw extrusion up to a maximum inclusion quantity of 20 wt% without preliminary purification. Sample films were obtained by single screw cast extrusion. Compounded PLA films featured largely im...

The 0.2C-2Si (mass%) steels with the addition of 0–4 mass% Cr were prepared by hot rolling followed subsequent annealing for normalization. subjected to friction stir welding (FSW) conducted above A3 temperature. For all steels, sound FSWed joints obtained. Microstructures and tensile properties using small specimens investigated both base materials zones. showed a relatively good balance stren...

In this paper, moment-curvature behavior and ductility of prestressed concrete members based on nonlinear analysis is investigated. Influence of various design parameters on ductility of flexural members is determined according to appropriate materials models for stress-strain curves of concrete, prestressing steel and conventional reinforcements. Parameters studied include reinforcing index (ω...

Impurity elements of Cu, Ni, Sn and Cr have been added to a model low-carbon strip steel mimic the levels that could arise due increased scrap recycling during production. The microstructure tensile properties base composition impurity compositions after thermomechanical processing, consisting hot rolling simulated coil cooling, investigated. addition impurities results in lower bainite fractio...

According to standards, the durability performance of fiber-cement sheets must be evaluated by comparing the modulus of rupture (MOR) before and after durability tests (freeze-thaw, soak-dry, and warm water) are completed. This paper investigated the MOR of two different fiber-cement sheets samples before and after durability tests as well as its ductility and toughness. Results showed no signi...