The conversion of structural dynamic strain into electric power using piezoelectric transducers to microelectronic devices and wireless sensor nodes for structure health monitoring has been receiving growing attention from academic researchers industry. Harvesting energy vibration storing it in an external infinite life-span capacitor is a proposed technique eliminate the drawbacks conventional...

This article considers the seismic behavior of beam-to-column joints in steel frames for different bolt arrangements by using of finite element modeling. As the most important beam-to-column joint type, the beam-to-column joints with end-plate is chosen for the analysis. Four different specimens have been analyzed. These models had some differences such as bolt arrangement and the presence or a...

background and aim: clinical and radiographic diagnoses of dental root fractures have always been difficult and require high accuracy in dental care and treatment. the aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of intraoral digital radiography (psp) and cbct in the detection of horizontal root fracture (hrf) and vertical root fracture (vrf). materials and methods: for this experim...

An analytical model is presented for structure-borne sound transmission at a bolted junction in a rib-stiffened plate structure. The model is based on the wave approach for junctions of semi-infinite plates and calculates coupling loss factors required by statistical energy analysis. The stiffening rib is modeled as a plate strip and the junction is represented by an elastic interlayer with a s...

Steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) in buildings are known to be an effective means for resisting lateral forces. By using un-stiffened walls and allowing them to buckle, their energy absorption capacity will increase significantly due to the postbuckling capacity. The post-buckling tension field action of SPSWs can provide substantial strength, stiffness and ductility. This paper presents the Fini...

Steel extended end plate bolted connections are recommended to be widely utilized in special moment-resisting frame subjected to monotonic loading. Improper design of steel beam to column connection can lead to the collapse and fatality of structures. Therefore comprehensive research studies of beam to column connection design should be carried out. Also the performance and effect of corrugated...