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Experimentally Validated Compatibility Strut and Tie Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers
(2010-10-12)
A compatibility-based strut-and-tie model C-STM is proposed for analyzing deep beams and disturbed regions with particular emphasis on reinforced concrete bridge piers. In addition to the normal strut-and-tie force equilibrium ...
Studies on Hazard Characterization for Performance-based Structural Design
(2010-07-14)
Performance-based engineering (PBE) requires advances in hazard
characterization, structural modeling, and nonlinear analysis techniques to fully and
efficiently develop the fragility expressions and other tools forming ...
Modeling Information Propagation Along Traffic on Two Parallel Roads
(2010-10-12)
IntelliDrive systems, including inter-vehicle communication and vehicle infrastructure integration, aim to improve safety, mobility, and efficiency of transportation. They build on the wireless ad hoc network technologies, ...
Effects of Ruminally Degradable Nitrogen in Diets Containing Wet Distiller’s Grains with Solubles and Steam-flaked Corn on Feedlot Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics
(2010-10-12)
Wet distiller’s grains with solubles are the most common feedstuff generated by the ethanol industry, and this feedstuff has been utilized by the feedlot industry. Exploration of the effect of dietary distiller’s inclusion ...
Decision Matrix Screening Tool to Identify the Best Artificial Lift Method for Liquid-loaded Gas Wells
(2010-10-12)
Liquid loading is a serious problem in gas wells. Many proven artificial lift methods have been used to alleviate this problem. However, a complete workflow to determine the most suitable artificial lift method for given ...
Laboratory Evaluation and Ranked Preference Assessment of Subterranean Termites Coptotermes Formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) on Pecan Cultivars of Carya Illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch in Texas
(2010-07-14)
Feeding preferences of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki were evaluated on 60 field-collected pecan Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh) cultivars. The Moneymaker cultivar of C. illinoinensis was most preferred by C. formosanus, and ...
Clock Distribution Network Optimization by Sequential Quadratic Programing
(2010-07-14)
Clock mesh is widely used in microprocessor designs for achieving low clock
skew and high process variation tolerance. Clock mesh optimization is a very diffcult
problem to solve because it has a highly connected structure ...
Plastic Limit Analysis of Offshore Foundation and Anchor
(2010-10-12)
This study presents the applications of plastic limit analysis to offshore foundations and anchors, including the drag embedment anchors (DEAs) for mobile offshore drilling units (MODU’s) and spudcan foundations for jack-up ...
Characterization of the Drosophila Scaffold Attachment Factor B (SAFB)
(2010-10-12)
Gene expression is a process that involves changes in chromatin
organization and structure. Chromatin is thought to be organized in a structure
consisting of looped domains, which are fixed at their bases to the nuclear
matrix ...
The Effectiveness of Emergency Preparedness Animal Issues Education: Perceived Advantages and Obstacles of Roles Played By Texas AgriLife Extension Service Agents
(2010-07-14)
As Extension begins to develop educational program delivery strategies for Emergency Preparedness and Management education, the major challenge will be to establish a culture among county agriculture and natural resources ...