Shear connectors are used in steel beam-concrete slabs of composite frame and bridge structures to transfer shear force according to design loads. The existing Y-type perfobond rib shear connectors are designed for girder slabs of composite bridges. Therefore, the rib and transverse rebars of the conventional Y-type perfobond rib shear connectors are extremely large for the composite frames of ...

Fluid shear stress alters the morphology and function of the endothelium by activating several kinases. Furthermore, shear stress potently inhibits apoptosis of endothelial cells. Since activation of Akt kinase has been shown to prevent cell death, we investigated the effects of shear stress on Akt phosphorylation. To test the hypothesis that shear stress interacts with the Akt kinase pathway, ...

The aim of this study was to measure the shear modulus of the vocal fold in a human hemilarynx, such that the data can be related to direction of applied stress and anatomical context. Dynamic spring rate data were collected using a modified linear skin rheometer using human hemilarynges, and converted to estimated shear modulus via application of a simple shear model. The measurement probe was...

In Iran and some other countries, elastomer bearings in seat-type bridges are used with no sole/masonry plates and there is no positive connection between superstructure and substructure. Different codes have diverse provisions regarding the coefficient of friction (μ) between elastomer bearing and superstructure/substructure and also the design strength of shear keys (Vsk). Developing a finite...

BACKGROUND Atherosclerotic lesions are predominantly observed in curved arteries and near side branches, where low or oscillatory shear stress patterns occur, suggesting a causal connection. However, the effect of shear stress on plaque vulnerability is unknown because the lack of an appropriate in vivo model precludes cause-effect studies. METHODS AND RESULTS We developed a perivascular shea...

In all media in which the elastic stiffness tensor and density vary in space, an implicit, frequency-dependent anisotropy is present, even if the medium is locally isotropic. This predicts a non-linear, frequency-dependent polarization of body waves, and explains shear-wave splitting in heterogeneous media. Examples are presented for compressional and shear waves in a medium in which the elasti...

The structure of the solution of the Reissner–Mindlin plate equations is investigated, emphasizing its dependence on the plate thickness. For the transverse displacement, rotation, and shear stress, asymptotic expansions in powers of the plate thickness are developed. These expansions are uniform up to the boundary for the transverse displacement, but for the other variables there is a boundary...

We investigate the structure of the solution of the Reissner–Mindlin plate equations in its dependence on the plate thickness in the cases of soft and hard clamped, soft and hard simply supported, and traction free boundary conditions. For the transverse displacement, rotation, and shear stress, we develop asymptotic expansions in powers of the plate thickness. These expansions are uniform up t...

We have numerically investigated the turbulent flow and sediment grain motion in an open-channel configuration over a subaqueous bed featuring two-dimensional transverse ripples at moderate Reynolds number super-critical Shields values. The simulation data, which were generated by means of particle-resolved direct numerical simulation, are same as our previous work (Kidanemariam & Uhlmann, ...