The purpose of this study is to utilize timber material enhance the in-plane shear strength and deformation capacity a brick wall. proposed strengthening method light-weight easy assemble includes frame, plywood panel, M12 threaded rod with chemical epoxy, hold-down anchor. To evaluate effectiveness reinforced wall, three walls were tested under cyclic horizontal load static compression stress:...

In the present experiment we investigated the importance of velocity information during a lane-centering task between the walls of a simulated tunnel. We v aried both simulated velocity and the spatial frequency content of the walls' surfaces, in order to address the innuence of each parameter on steering performance. Further, this performance was compared to the eeectiveness of lateral control...

PURPOSES To examine radiographically the component motion in a bipolar prosthesis and to determine whether the self-centering mechanism really works in vivo. METHODS 38 patients with 41 bipolar hip endoprostheses (30 for coxarthrosis and 11 for osteonecrosis of femoral head) were included in this study. Two radiographs of each case were taken to evaluate the self-centering mechanism. The firs...

AIMS Correctly identifying patients who will benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is still challenging. 'Apical rocking' is observed in asynchronously contracting ventricles and is associated with echocardiographic response to CRT. The association of apical rocking and long-term clinical outcome is however unknown at present. We assessed the predictive value of left ventricular ...

background: infantile colic, cry-fuss and sleep problems are transient in the initial months of life, but they contribute to maternal depression, parenting stress and family mental health problems. in this randomized clinical trial, we aimed to explore the efficacy of massage therapy compared to rocking in reducing infantile colic symptoms including duration and number of cries, sleep duration ...

The developmental origin of abnormal behaviors is generally associated with early rearing environments that lack sufficient physical and sensory stimulation. However, other factors should also be considered. A large sample of captive chimpanzees (128 males and 140 females) was surveyed for the presence or absence of 18 abnormal behaviors. Origin variables included the subject's source (zoo, pet...

In this work, a simple and effective Rigid Beam Model recently introduced for studying the dynamic behaviour of ancient freestanding stone columns is extended to case cantilever unreinforced masonry walls, considered along their thickness subjected out-of-plane loading. Both monolithic multi-block walls were investigated. The proposed model assumes each block wall as rigid beam element interfac...

This paper aims to show the application of site-specific response spectra in analysis buildings that are supported by lightly reinforced precast concrete walls. Previous surveys on load-bearing walls multi-storey low-to-moderate seismic regions have found many existing with a connection reinforcement ratio less than wall ratio. When these subjected reversed cyclic loads, lateral is typically co...

In a damage avoidance design perspective, seismic rocking of rigid-like blocks, such as masonry walls, precast r.c./timber panels, art objects, etc., can be controlled through viscous elastic dampers. This paper discusses how to perform risk assessment walls undamped and damped by viscous-elastic dampers installed at the top them. Firstly, preliminary fragility analysis allows understanding rol...