This article presents a study of the factors that influence mechanism soil-structure interaction with pilot building having concrete walls and their impact on performance. To illustrate studies carried out, numerical modeling four-floor wall was performed, subjected to vertical actions, supported by slab-on-ground foundation, using Finite Element Method (FEM), together specific 3D software for ...

This work tackles the issue of identifiability fracture and bond properties in reinforced concrete. The basis for modeling is a computational model capable describing damage failure mechanisms concrete, as well bond-slip which result degradation concrete-steel interface. discrete approximation combines ED-FEM concrete crack representation each element X-FEM along particular reinforcement bar. u...

Polymer concretes (PCs) represent a promising alternative to traditional cementitious materials in the field of new construction. In fact, PCs exhibit high compressive strength and ultimate compressive strain values, as well as good chemical resistance. Within the context of these benefits, this paper presents a study on the time-dependent behavior of polymer concrete columns reinforced with di...

Developed in the late 1980s, Nonlinear Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (NRUS) has been widely employed in the field of material characterization. Most of the studies assume the measured amplitude to be proportional to the strain amplitude which drives nonlinear phenomena. In 1D resonant bar experiments, the configuration for which NRUS was initially developed, this assumption holds. However, i...

Describing the moment rotation (M/θ) behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) hinges is essential in predicting the behavior of RC structures under severe loadings, such as under cyclic earthquake motions and blast loading. The behavior of RC hinges is defined by localized slip or partial interaction (PI) behaviors in both the tension and compression region. In the tension region, slip between the ...

Interaction Templates were previously introduced as a method to help ease the construction of ConcurTaskTrees. This paper begins with a brief introduction to task modelling, ConcurTaskTrees, and Interaction Templates. Interaction Templates are then discussed in more detail in terms of a language for defining Interaction Templates. An overview of ConcurTaskTrees simulators is given, and the deta...

Membrane remodeling by BAR (Bin, Amphiphysin, RVS) domain-containing proteins, such as endophilins and amphiphysins, is integral to the process of endocytosis. However, little is known about the regulation of endocytic BAR domain activity. We have identified an interaction between the yeast Rvs167 N-BAR domain and calmodulin. Calmodulin-binding mutants of Rvs167 exhibited defects in endocytic v...

F-BAR proteins link cellular membranes to the actin cytoskeleton in many biological processes. Here we investigated the function of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe Imp2 F-BAR domain in cytokinesis and find that it is critical for Imp2's role in contractile ring constriction and disassembly. To understand mechanistically how the F-BAR domain functions, we determined its structure, elucidated how i...

There must be Coulomb bound states of a pair hadrons, which are stable against the strong interaction, with opposite electric charges. Such hadronic atoms. We study properties and production ground-state $D^+D^-$ atom $A_{D^+D^-}$, called dionium, quantum numbers $J^{PC}=0^{++}$. Using nonrelativistic effective field theory for $D^0\bar{D}^0$-$D^+D^-$ coupled-channel system, mass dionium is pre...

The regeneration of stellar bars by tidal interactions. Numerical simulations of fly-by encounters. ABSTRACT We study the regeneration of stellar bars triggered by a tidal interaction, using numerical simulations of either purely stellar or stellar+gas disc galaxies. We find that interactions which are sufficiently strong to regenerate the bar in the purely stellar models do not lead to a regen...