Semi-buried structures are most commonly used at first line of defense along the border between two countries. This demands investigation of their dynamic behaviour under blast loading. Herein, a semi-buried structure with foam sandwiched walls and buttresses to reduce the effect of blast is analysed. The effect of provision of different configurations of buttresses and foam core between two la...

Abstract One of the major concerns in seismic retrofitting masonry walls is that increasing ultimate load for out-of-plane forces. In multi-story buildings, these forces may originate from hammering actions floors, when earthquake direction orthogonal to wall. A possibility counteracting displacements retaining wall by building some buttresses, is, beams lean against and disposed vertically. An...

The structure presented in this paper is intended to be used as a prototype reservoir for collecting water coming from the cooling tower of geothermal plant, and primarily designed compare performance different materials (traditional reinforced concrete Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC)) well assess structural solutions (wall with constant thickness versus wall provided ...

Patterns of buttress formation in tropical trees vary greatly within and among species. In Kibale National Park, Uganda, some form of a buttress was found on 23% of the 78 species (1785 trees) sampled from a variety of distantly related families. Large differences in buttress formation were documented within a single family and even within the same genus. Previous studies have suggested that bu...

MD Wells, S Oishi, M Sengezer. Sagittal fractures of the palate: A new method of treatment. Can J Plast Surg 1995;3(2):87-92. A new technique is described for stabilizing complex vertical fractures of the maxilla. Advantageous use of the comminuted fracture pattern of the maxillary buttresses allows the maxilla to be divided into two parts at the Le Fort I level. With intermaxillary fixation ap...

PURPOSE The aim of this report was to describe a new reconstructive technique of pancreaticogastrostomy and to also discuss this procedure's effectiveness for reducing the incidence of postoperative complications. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed early surgical outcomes in 21 consecutive patients who underwent this novel pancreaticogastrostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Pancreaticogast...