Interactive video-on-demand applications pose a number of interesting problems such as the support of fast forward and rewind at arbitrary speeds. While it has been shown that no single data layout scheme can support these functions at arbitrary speeds without violating load balance conditions, researchers are now exploring methods to allow at least a wide range of speeds to be supported under ...

Nowadays, one of the foremost procedures for strengthening concrete structures is Near-Surface Mounted (NSM) technique. This paper presents an experimental study on effect sustained loading and different service temperatures (steady cyclic) have NSM Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP)-concrete bonded joints their post-sustained load-slip behaviour. Four campaigns using eight CFRP-concrete sp...

A temperature and rate-dependent crystal plasticity framework has been used to examine the temperature sensitivity of stress relaxation, creep and load shedding in model Ti-6Al polycrystal behaviour under dwell fatigue conditions. A temperature close to 120°C is found to lead to the strongest stress redistribution and load shedding, resulting from the coupling between crystallographic slip rate...

The new stand called DURAMETR with a computer program based on LabVIEW software to investigate textile creep is described. An analysis of filament creep under constant load is presented. A comparative analysis of changes of filament strain under constant load obtained from DURAMETR, and the INSTRON tester which uses the XII cyclic program is presented.

The strength of a corrugated container is usually determined and reported as crush strength under progressively increasing top-to-bottom compressive load. The test is performed in seconds in a controlled constant temperature and relative humidity environment. However, a dynamic strength test under controlled conditions cannot account for the reduction in load-carrying ability inherent in the ex...

BACKGROUND All of previous biomechanical studies on meniscal repair have examined the meniscus itself without synovial membrane and capsule, although in the clinical setting, the meniscal repair is generally performed including capsule. Therefore, biomechanical properties of transcapsular meniscal repair are unclear. Thus, this study aimed to clarify the biomechanical properties of transcapsula...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study was to compare the mechanical static and fatigue strength of the size 2 osteotomy plate "Activmotion" with the following five other common implants for the treatment of medial knee joint osteoarthritis: the TomoFix small stature, the TomoFix standard, the Contour Lock, the iBalance and the second generation PEEKPower. METHODS Six fourth-generation t...

background: there are many concerns regarding the marginal seal of composite restorations, especially when composite restorations are subjected to cyclic loading. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cyclic loading on the microleakage of silorane based composite compared with low shrinkage methacrylate-based composites in class v cavities. materials and methods: in this in vitro ...