scholarly journals Full-range FRP failure behaviour in RC beams shear-strengthened with FRP wraps

2017 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.M. Chen ◽  
S.W. Li ◽  
D. Fernando ◽  
P.C. Liu ◽  
J.F. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Rc Beams ◽  
Failure Behaviour

scholarly journals Experimental study on flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with passive and active CFRP strips using a novel anchorage system

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartosz Piątek ◽  
Tomasz Siwowski
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Rc Beams ◽  
Flexural Behaviour ◽  
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer

AbstractThe paper presents the research on reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips with various configurations in terms of anchoring and tensioning. The five full-scale RC beams with the total length of 6.0 m were strengthened with passive strips, without and with mechanical anchorages at their ends, as well as with strips tensioned by the novel prestressing system with three various prestressing levels ranging from 30 to 50% of the CFRP tensile strength. All RC beams were tested under static flexural load up to failure and they were investigated in a full range of flexural behaviour, including the post-debonding phase. The main parameters considered in this study include the use of mechanical anchorages, the effect of tensioning the strips and the influence of the various prestressing levels. Several performance indicators have been established to evaluate the beams’ behaviour. The study revealed that the RC beams strengthened using tensioned CFRP strips exhibited a higher cracking, yielding and ultimate moments as compared to the beams with passively bonded CFRP strips. Moreover, increasing the beams’ prestressing level has a significant positive influence on the performance of strengthened beams. However, it did not affect the ultimate load-bearing capacity of the beams. The optimal prestressing level for the novel system has been determined as 60% of CFRP tensile strength.

scholarly journals An Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by an Intelligent CFRP Plate with Built-In Optical Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Zhou ◽  
Zhenzhen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Fiber Bragg Grating ◽  
Full Range ◽  
The Self ◽  
Flexural Behavior ◽  
Bragg Grating ◽  
Rc Beams ◽  
Cfrp Plate ◽  
Optical Fiber Bragg Grating

The difficulties induced from high-durability package, large-scale measurement, and sensor installation make it a big challenge but an urgent need to predict the mechanical behavior of strengthened reinforced concrete structure with the externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) plate under harsh environments and rough construction process. In an effort to solve this challenge, this paper proposes a novel end anchored self-sensing CFRP plate assembly with built-in optical fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor. The self-sensing principle is presented and a demonstration test was carried out in the laboratory in order to investigate the self-sensing properties of the intelligent CFRP plate. Three-point flexural tests of a total of ten RC beams were carried on: six strengthened with the bonded or unbonded posttensioned intelligent CFRP plates, one strengthened with the ordinary CFRP plate, and three strengthened with the control beams. The full-range CFRP plate strain at the maximum moment was measured utilizing the FBG interrogator. Using this monitoring data, the short-term prestress loss attributed to anchorage set and the relationship between the external load and the CFRP strain at the middle span associated with the integral response of the strengthened member were investigated. Besides, the objective of the tests was also to gain a better understanding of the failure mode and the flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened with posttensioned CFRP plates taking into account the different strengthening methods, initial damage, and the dead load before strengthening. The experimental results showed that the developed CFRP plate with built-in FBG sensors not only can be the reinforcement of the RC structures, but also provide an effective way to monitor the full-range behavior of the CFRP plate with the excellent self-sensing property shown in the demonstration tests.

Time Block After Time Block

ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Rudebusch ◽  
JoAnn Wiechmann
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
Time Block ◽  
School Based ◽  
Schedule Activity

To offer a full range of RTI and IEP services, school-based SLPs can schedule activity blocks rather than go student by student—here's how.

The Use of Neuroplastic Principles Affects the Swallow Motor Plan of a Patient in Severe Cognitive Decline: A Case Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
Ed Bice ◽  
Kristine E. Galek
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Movement Speed ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Verbal Cues ◽  
Motor Plan ◽  
Bolus Size ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Dysphagia is common in patients with dementia. Dysphagia occurs as a result of changes in the sensory and motor function of the swallow (Easterling, 2007). It is known that the central nervous system can undergo experience-dependent plasticity, even in those individuals with dementia (Park & Bischof, 2013). The purpose of this study was to explore whether or not the use of neuroplastic principles would improve the swallow motor plan and produce positive outcomes of a patient in severe cognitive decline. The disordered swallow motor plan was manipulated by focusing on a neuroplastic principles of frequency (repetition), velocity of movement (speed of presentation), reversibility (Use it or Lose it), specificity and adaptation, intensity (bolus size), and salience (Crary & Carnaby-Mann, 2008). After five therapeutic sessions, the patient progressed from holding solids in her mouth with decreased swallow initiation to independently consuming a regular diet with full range of liquids with no oral retention and no verbal cues.

Further Validity of the Japanese Version of the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-J)

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Oshio ◽  
Shingo Abe ◽  
Pino Cutrone ◽  
Samuel D. Gosling
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
English Language ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Big Five Personality

The Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI; Gosling, Rentfrow, & Swann, 2003 ) is a widely used very brief measure of the Big Five personality dimensions. Oshio, Abe, and Cutrone (2012) have developed a Japanese version of the TIPI (TIPI-J), which demonstrated acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Until now, all studies examining the validity of the TIPI-J have been conducted in the Japanese language; this reliance on a single language raises concerns about the instrument’s content validity because the instrument could demonstrate reliability (e.g., retest) and some forms of validity (e.g., convergent) but still not capture the full range of the dimensions as originally conceptualized in English. Therefore, to test the content validity of the Japanese TIPI with respect to the original Big Five formulation, we examine the convergence between scores on the TIPI-J and scores on the English-language Big Five Inventory (i.e., the BFI-E), an instrument specifically designed to optimize Big Five content coverage. Two-hundred and twenty-eight Japanese undergraduate students, who were all learning English, completed the two instruments. The results of correlation analyses and structural equation modeling demonstrate the theorized congruence between the TIPI-J and the BFI-E, supporting the content validity of the TIPI-J.

Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened by CFRP and Steel Rope under Frequent Impact Load

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-42
Author(s):  
Muataz Ali ◽  
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Yaseen Saleh ◽  
Luna Al Hasani ◽  
Ammar Khazaal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Load ◽  
Rc Beams ◽  
Steel Rope

Body and Desire

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael A. Cadenhead
Keyword(s):  
Full Range ◽  
The Body ◽  
Gregory Of Nyssa ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ethical Discourse ◽  
Sex And Sexuality ◽  
Diachronic Analysis

Although the reception of the Eastern father Gregory of Nyssa has varied over the centuries, the past few decades have witnessed a profound awakening of interest in his thought, particularly in relation to the contentious issues of gender, sex, and sexuality. The Body and Desire sets out to retrieve the full range of Gregory’s thinking on the challenges of the ascetic life through a diachronic analysis of his oeuvre. Exploring his understanding of the importance of bodily and spiritual maturation in the practices of contemplation and virtue, Raphael Cadenhead recovers the vital relevance of this vision of transformation for contemporary ethical discourse.

Numerical Simulation of Tire Sliding Events Involving Impacts with Holes and Bumps

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Nakajima ◽  
J. Padovan
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Simulation ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Arbitrary Geometry ◽  
Operating Environments ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Simulation Scheme

Abstract This paper extends the finite element simulation scheme to handle the problem of tires undergoing sliding (skidding) impact into obstructions. Since the inertial characteristics are handled by the algorithm developed, the full range of operating environments can be accommodated. This includes the treatment of impacts with holes and bumps of arbitrary geometry.

Methodological bases and practice of risk management of regional development (part 1)

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-126
Author(s):  
Valery V. Karpov ◽  
Anna G. Breusova ◽  
Anna A. Korableva
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Strategic Risk ◽  
Risk Committee ◽  
State Programs

The article is devoted to the theoretical foundations and analysis of the experience of subjects of the Russian Federation in the field of regional development risk management. The article examines the concept of risk, its difference and relationship with the concepts of uncertainty, threat, danger, security and others. It is determined that dangers are constantly present in the regional economy. And risk, as a measurable uncertainty with multiple outcomes, for which the probability of occurrence of a risk event is calculated, is manifested as a result of the occurrence of a hazard. When comparing the concepts of risk and security, this means that the security of the regional economy is manifested in the ability to resist threats and manage risks, and not in the complete absence of dangers. It is revealed that ISO standards distinguish between the concepts of risk management and risk management. For further discussion, risk management is understood as a systematic approach to using the full range of mechanisms available to public authorities to reduce emerging risks and threats to the socio-economic development of the region. Further, the analysis of risk management in the practice of regional management on the example of the Omsk, Novosibirsk and Tyumen regions is carried out. The relevant tools in the activities of government bodies, such as territorial development strategies, state programs and projects, were identified, which allowed us to introduce a classification of risks with the allocation of strategic, tactical risks of territorial development and project management risks, among which there is a strategic level. The analysis of the implemented tools for compliance with the mandatory stages of risk management showed mainly the absence of risk identification, unified requirements for risk accounting and systematic risk management of regional development. Among the assessed regions, the Tyumen region has the best practices in terms of risk management. For a more detailed analysis authors highlighted the key institutional and instrumental elements of risk management such as risk committee, strategic risk map, risk register, action plan for risk management, and defined logical relationships between them.

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