The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of nonpenetrating captive bolt stunning followed by electrical induction of cardiac arrest on veal calf welfare, veal quality, and blood yield. Ninety calves from the same farm were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups in a balanced unpaired comparison design. The first treatment group (the "head-only" method-application of the pneuma...

The structural behaviour of sheathed cold-formed steel lipped channel section columns (studs) subjected to combined compression and major axis bending is investigated herein by means numerical modelling. Finite element (FE) models single studs, set in tracks connected oriented strand board (OSB) gypsum plasterboard sheathing under varying combinations axial horizontal loading were developed ABA...

This series of experiments aims to characterize the cyclic behavior of cold-formed steel (CFS) stud-to-sheathing connections. This connection provides the key energy dissipating behavior in wood sheathed CFS shear walls, and provides bracing to the studs under gravity and out-of-plane loads. A simple testing rig is developed consisting of two CFS lipped channels facing toe-to-toe connected on t...

This article considers the seismic behavior of beam-to-column joints in steel frames for different bolt arrangements by using of finite element modeling. As the most important beam-to-column joint type, the beam-to-column joints with end-plate is chosen for the analysis. Four different specimens have been analyzed. These models had some differences such as bolt arrangement and the presence or a...

Composite steel shear wall is a lateral load resisting system which consists of a steel plate with concrete wall attached to one or both sides to prevent it from elastic buckling. The composite behavior is ensured by utilizing high-strength bolts. This paper investigates the effect of distance between bolts, and for this purpose 14 one-story one-bay specimens with various bolts spacing were mod...

The heating phenomenon of connector terminals in converter stations has become increasingly common, it a serious safety hazared affecting the operation UHV lines. This paper determined overlapping model Al plate-Al plate based on stations, conducted tests which included disassembly and assembly contact surface roughness impact test, pressing force electric composite grease anti-loosening measur...