The tension stiffening behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) prisms, affected by the aggregate volume expansion induced neutron irradiation, were numerically investigated using a rigid body spring network model. First, model was validated comparison with uniaxial test results wet- and dry-cured (with contraction concrete) RC prisms. Subsequently, different degrees strain applied to elements in p...

OBJECTIVE tenascin-X (TNX) is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein whose absence leads to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). TNX-deficient EDS patients present with joint hypermobility and muscle weakness attributable to increased compliance of the extracellular matrix. We hypothesized that in response to the increased compliance of the extracellular matrix in TNX-deficient EDS patients, intracellul...

In poorly constrained extra-vascular environments such as hollow viscera, current catheter navigation techniques are restricted to simple paths and therefore limit a doctor’s ability to position the catheter. This paper presents a new catheter positioning system that enables faster and more accurate catheter placement, with fewer scans. The proposed robotic catheter navigation system can execut...

Tension-stiffening controls the serviceability behavior of concrete structures as it is responsible for crack formation and, consequently, deflection beams. In fiber reinforced concrete, such ultra-high performance (UHPFRC), fibers bridge cracks and thereby transfer tensile stresses across cracked region, allowing to be carried by within region. Due being designed longer design lives, considera...

This paper investigates the inertial force effect on nonlinear aeroelasticity of flexible wing aircraft. The geometric are nonlinearity due to rotational and tension stiffening. The effect of large bending deflection will also be investigated. Aeroelastic analysis will be conducted for a truss-braced wing aircraft concept with nonlinear effect of large bending deflection and inertial force coup...