This paper presents findings from shake table experiments on cable-braced and unbraced welded hospital piping systems. The research identifies the capacity characteristics of a hospital piping system with and without bracings as well as the system’s weak points. The system was tested to the ICBO AC156 acceptance criteria for nonstructural components. The input motion of 1g was amplified to almo...

this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of onion extract on growth performance, carcass characteristics and some blood metabolites in ross and cobb broiler chickens. one hundred sixty, 1-d-old broiler chickens (mean initial weight: 36.5 ± 1 g) of male sex (ross-308 and cobb) were randomly conducted as randomized complete design with 4 treatment and 4 replication. the experimental grou...

contee udo do presente relatt orio e de unica responsabilidade do(s) autor(es). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of the author(s). Abstract This report presents a framework of integrated transaction and session management to meet the requirements of applications based on group work. Transaction management is provided in order to guarantee data consistency and recovery fro...

Buried or inaccessible piping systems within Nuclear Power plants present a challenge in terms of overall inspection. Limited access and complex piping configurations restrict the type of indirect or direct NDE methodologies which can be applied by inspectors. Due to the complexity of buried and above-grade piping systems routed in and around these facilities, many plants have been forced to lo...

BACKGROUND Central dialysate fluid delivery systems (CDDS) are used by dialysis centers in Japan, and although these systems are effective at delivering dialysate, they have a complex piping network with numerous sites where contamination can develop. In Japan, cleaning disinfectants have been clinically evaluated based on endotoxin levels and bacterial counts, but there have been no published ...

In this paper, the transient refrigerant gas flow in a two-cylinder rolling piston type rotary compressor is simulated using STAR-CD, a general computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. Three models with different suction piping systems are calculated respectively, one is two suction pipes were connected from accumulator to each cylinder separately (separate suction piping system), the other...

[1] Land drainage is common in peatlands. Artificially drained blanket peat catchments have been shown to have a significantly greater soil pipe density than intact catchments. This paper investigates the role of surface land drains in the enhancement of soil piping in blanket peats. The density of piping was found to significantly increase in a linear fashion with the age of the drainage. Thir...

In the hydrocarbon industry, Optimal design and development of an onshore plant depends on correct material selection for piping systems. perspective global warming, every needs efficient flare system. The efficiency, longevity cost-effective comes through proper selection. To avoid fatigue failure system a suitable considering mechanical properties. managerial aspect, company focuses supply le...

case that brought down South Korean stem cell researcher Hwang Woo Suk early this year”. The Los Angeles Times editorial page bemoaned that, “Science took an unnecessary leap forward Wednesday,” by attempting to find a technological fix to address political and religious objections to stem-cell research. “It’s an impressive advance, but scientists — and society — would be better off if they cou...