4some notes for masonry structures modelling in practice

... shear reinforcement, in. 2 (mm2) A1 = bearing area, in. 2 (mm2) A2 = effective bearing area, in. 2 (mm2) Ast = total area of laterally tied longitudinal reinforcing steel in a reinforced masonry ... lateral forces while considering stresses in reinforcement and to satisfy specific minimum reinforcement and connection requirements Shear wall, ordinary plain (unreinforced) masonry — A masonry ... spacing of vertical reinforcement in intermediate reinforced masonry shear walls shall not exceed 48 in (1219 mm) 1.13.2.2.5 Special reinforced masonry shear walls — Design of special reinforced...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2014, 17:25

... the requirements of ordinary plain (unreinforced), detailed plain (unreinforced), ordinary reinforced, intermediate reinforced, or special reinforced masonry shear walls Masonry shear walls are ... unreinforced CC-17 masonry, although they may in fact contain reinforcement 1.13.2.2.2 Detailed plain (unreinforced) masonry shear walls — These shear walls are designed as plain (unreinforced)) ... 1.12.4.2 Since masonry cover protection for joint reinforcement is minimal, the protection of joint reinforcement in masonry is required in accordance with the Specification Examples of interior...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2014, 17:25

... would prevent continuity of the grout Placing the reinforcement prior to grouting prohibits holding the reinforcement by the stiffness of the grout and forcing the reinforcing bar into the grout ... Joint reinforcement, ties Bolts, reinforcement, ties Wire fabric, ties Connectors Connectors Reinforcement Reinforcement, wire fabric Reinforcement Reinforcement Reinforcement Yield strength, ksi ... SPECIFICATION FOR MASONRY STRUCTURES of the following: shop drawings for reinforced masonry and lintels; sample specimens of masonry units, colored mortar, each type of movement joint accessory,...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2014, 22:11

... mortar, masonry lintels, sills, copings, through-wall flashing, and connectors Furnishing, erecting and maintaining of bracing, forming, scaffolding, rigging, and shoring Furnishing and installing ... joint reinforcement shall be 16 in (400 mm) Deformed reinforcing wire — Provide deformed reinforcing wire that conforms to ASTM A 496 Welded wire fabric — Provide welded wire fabric that conforms ... reinforcing bars in grout in accordance with Article 3.5 Maintain clear distance between reinforcing bars and any face of masonry unit or formed surface, but not less than 1/4 in (6.4 mm) for...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2014, 22:12

... and techniques for performing investigative work in connection with periodic inspections are discussed in detail in Chapters and 2.6.4 Inspection reports and records-The in- service inspection reports ... 3.2-Joint surveys Joints in massive structures should be examined to assure they are in good condition and functioning as designed Information on joints and joint materials can be found in ACI 504R and ... effective in mapping contours in stilling basins and river bottoms Depending on the equipment, the survey can be accurate to within 0.1 ft (0.03 m) Since data are collected in a Cartesian coordinate format...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2014, 17:26

... For describing the lowest point The number of students hit a trough/plunged to a trough of 2000 For describing a fluctuation The number fluctuated between ... fluctuation The number fluctuated between and The number fluctuated wildly around and Some words for describing “approximately” About/around/approximately/well over/roughly ...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2012, 09:39

... obstacles and challenges in finding the necessary information for doing their businesses It is even truer for searching the information relating to GMP as GMP is rather new in Vietnam for about four or ... Nevertheless, it is included in internal factors for accentuating firm’s insufficient investment on maintaining and improving their intangible assets Normally, at this moment, email is popular for firms ... the main objective of this research paper, for examining the existing challenges and recommending some considering points for both firms and the government to take into account when thinking of...

Ngày tải lên: 06/11/2012, 10:26

... The former is active against most strains of H in uenzae and M catarrhalis, whereas clindamycin is active against most S pneumoniae including some penicillinintermediate and resistant strains ... characteristics in clinical presentation is inadequate in differentiating bacterial from viral acute rhinosinusitis However, the utility of such clinical criteria for initiating empiric antimicrobial ... Acute rhinosinusitis is defined as an in ammation of the mucosal lining of the nasal passage and paranasal sinuses lasting up to weeks It can be caused by various inciting factors including allergens,...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 10:20

... programme in which girls receive financial literacy training, then join informal savings and credit groups, and finally are connected with formal financial services Women’s World Banking worked ... financial inclusion and development outcomes For this reason and others, including increasing recent attention in the microfinance industry to savings, youth savings are a hot topic In the face ... used, including in some cases loss of the subsidy/incentive for early withdrawals Savings incentives may come in the form of a seed deposit, a periodic savings match, or bonus transfers into the...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 21:20

... INFORMATION DISCLOSURE Information Disclosure Disclosure is a formal-sounding term for making information accessible to interested and affected parties Communicating such information in a manner that ... Good Practice Handbook for Companies Doing Business in Emerging Markets In doing so, we have drawn on IFC’s own learning and experiences of the past nine years, as well as the current thinking ... 31 Manage information on sensitive and controversial issues Adopting a “presumption in favor of disclosure” means being forthcoming with information whenever possible, © T Pollett INFORMATION...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 01:20

... = In other words, any convincing arguments for i playing µi involve i acting as if they are solving the problem maxai ∈Ai ui (µ\ai), that is, acting as if they know that everyone else is playing ... player i’s information is encoded in a signal si taking its values in some set Si If you want to think of Si as containing a complete description of the physical/electrical state of i’s brain, you ... people involved have an incentive to change what they’re doing Here we are thinking of peoples’ desires to play better strategies as a force pushing on the probabilities The system of forces is in...

Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2014, 12:17

... evident in this field and the need to communicate findings, this series provides a forum for information targeted toward Software Engineers PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IN PRACTICE A Handbook for IT Companies ... Organizing process improvement 3.2 A model for project-based experiential learning 3.3 Initiating – learning before doing 21 21 22 23 vi Process improvement in practise 3.4 Executing – learning ... project are doing Meeting points: It is important to have informal meeting points in the company where people can get involved in conversations Such places are Knowledge and Learning 11 typically...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 15:22

... counterparts [61] In this case, a thinning response function depending on the intensity of thinning, the time since last thinning and the age of the stand at the thinning, was included in the projection ... radiata pine in other regions Espinel et al [29] used a different formulation for estimating the stand basal area growth before and after thinning operations in the Basque Country (Northern Spain) ... within a single plot, hereafter the individual being investigated During the fitting process the stand basal area corresponding to the initial age (which can be arbitrarily selected for each unthinned...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:21

... change in distribution of within-ring density for one sd increase in ring width is presented in Figure 3.4 Differences among clones in within-ring density Fluctuations in growth rate and within-ring ... not allow matching up of data columns for growing season and covariates (ring width or whole ring density) Data format used in procedure MIXED of SAS/STAT allows this modelling using restricted ... distribution from within-ring density measurements We used the generalised λ distribution for modelling of within-ring frequency of wood density Generally, modelling follows the principle of parsimony,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:21

... ageing) were retained in the regression model, together explaining 16.5% of the variance in the scenario score (Table 4) Predicting behavioural intention With the range of possible scores for intention ... Overall interpretation Low back pain is a frequent presenting problem in primary care settings However, the use of x-rays in clinical management of low back pain is relatively infrequent In the ... care settings [4] Globally, clinical guidelines for the management of low back pain not recommend routine imaging of patients with low back pain [4-8] Furthermore, standard lumbar spine x-rays...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:23

... are contoured in green (C) Planning Axial CT illustrating the prescription isodose line in yellow and the 50% isodose line in blue The new conformity index (NCI) as formulated by Paddick [21], and ... cm margin when clinically indicated In this study, there was no limit set on the treatable target volumes Homogeneity Index The homogeneity index (HI) describes the uniformity of dose within a ... vincristine (PCV) alone and one patient declined chemotherapy Clinical Assessment and Follow-up Outcomes Clinical evaluation and MRI imaging were performed at 3-6 month intervals following CyberKnife...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:21

... degree connections defined by receiving information were confirmed by those defined by providing information (simple matching) [14] A ‘match’ of receiving and providing information between two ... distributed among individuals less central in the internal information exchange networks = Practice assistant = Practice nurse = GP Figure Receiving information networks in practice one for chronic ... regarding diabetes = Practice assistant = Practice nurse = GP Figure Receiving information networks in practice for COPD Visual presentation of information network of health professionals in practice...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... guideline is suitable for daily practice The guideline increases my confidence in managing low back pain I will lose patients by adhering to the guideline I agree with the information provided with ... management of low back pain in general practice Spine 2001, 26:2535-42 FORIS: Database for research projects in social science [http://www.gesis.org/Information/FORIS/Recherche/index.htm] Publish with ... guideline should be disseminated I have been treating low back pain according to the guideline previously The guideline has changed my management of low back pain Triaging patient with low back pain...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22