Lately, there has been increasing demand for structural solutions and building technologies with minimalized CO2 footprint. One way to approach the carbon neutrality is through reuse of components. In order enable economic precast concrete elements, their connections must be designed allow an effortless dismount. While dismount ability provides additional value structure, it cannot have a negat...

An adhesive-bonded single lap joint is analyzed using a new fuzzy finite element model. In the model, Young’s moduli and Poisson’s ratios of the joint materials are taken as fuzzy numbers in order to take the uncertainty of the material properties into account. The fuzzy numbers are modeled using linear triangular membership functions. At a selected material point in the adhesive layer, the pos...

BACKGROUND Classic bone lengthening requires patients wear external fixation for the distraction and consolidation phases and there is fracture risk after frame removal. Our technique of lengthening with the Taylor Spatial Frame(TM) and then insertion of a locked plate allows earlier removal of the external fixator during consolidation. Plate insertion is accomplished through a clean pin-free z...

Abstract. This paper presents the concept of concentric peripheral joint. Designed joint was projected to laser welding process, where using keyhole effect deep penetration trough three materials presented. Concept includes elastic stainless steel material as an connector between two pipes. Stainless in form a ring used additional distance element, joined with Presented investigated numerical s...

Despite offering several promising concepts, the Language/Action Perspective (LAP) is still not in the mainstream of Information Systems Development (ISD). Since at present there is only a limited understanding of LAP theory and practice, it remains unclear whether the lack of LAP’s impact is due to shortcomings in LAP theory itself. One classic problem within ISD is the dichotomy between socia...

Fatigue behavior of glulam moment resisting joint subjected to repeated cyclic loading has not been well clarified. In addition, the accuracy conventional design formulae for rotational stiffness and yield/ultimate should be discussed especially related method obtain material properties. this research, tests were conducted drift pined joints with insert-steel gusset plate tensile-bolted joint. ...

FastComp is a computational tool for the determination of the forces that a composite bolted joint subjected to multiaxial loads supports until failure occurs. The main intention of the present work was the development of a graphical user interface (GUI) for the referred tool that allows its parameterization and the visualization of its output results. Using VTK The Visualization Toolkit, a com...

In this paper, five sets of multi-bolted joint shear tests are designed to study the effect bolt middle distance on bearing performance joints, and analyze failure modes specimens. The main conclusions as follows: For M10 bolts (grade 8.8) bamboo curtain plywood connections. When spacing increases 50mm, ultimate capacity nodes tends be stable; initial stiffness joint, has no obvious joint. Howe...