To improve the seismic performance of Chinese traditional wood-structure houses, this paper proposes to strengthen their mortise and tenon joints by applying an innovative metal damper. According dimensions “Yikeyin” houses in Tonghai area Yunnan Province, two groups six samples three types were manufactured, which one group was mounted with dampers made Q235 steels. Subsequently, a low-cycle r...

Three kinds of L-shaped latticed joint were designed to study the shear bearing capacity joints prepared by welding wooden dowels with self-tapping screws. The results showed that such composite in all specimens varying degrees bending and splitting on surface beech dowel after test. was moment at geometric center four dowels. force each generated from equal same direction. ultimate standard va...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the level of patient pain during the phacoemulsification and implantation of foldable intraocular lenses while under topical, intracameral, or sub-Tenon lidocaine. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study. Three hundred and one eyes subjected to cataract surgery were included in this study. All eyes underwent phacoemulsification surg...

OBJECTIVES A retrospective approach was used to detail and evaluate a 'dowel' pinning technique in distal radial fractures in miniature and toy breed dogs. METHODS Medical records and radiographs from 2003-2009 of miniature and toy breed dog radial fractures were examined. Sixty cases were divided into two groups: 51 radial fractures repaired with a 'dowel' pinning and external skeletal fixat...

This study is intended to assess the types of joints applied in Joinery Category Regional Taiwan Skills Competitions (hereafter referred as Competitions, including Northern Taiwan, Central and Southern Taiwan). The authors use a self-developed derivation calculation formula (∑i=1nw×hi) examine differences applied. Then regression equation adopted estimate distribution weight values joint calcul...