By Timothy Phillips Vaughan, MS. Washington State University May 2010 Chair: David I. McLean This research evaluated the structural performance of reinforced masonry shear walls conforming to requirements given in the 2008 MSJC Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures under cyclic lateral loading. Seismic design provisions in the 2008 MSJC provide prescriptive requirements for three di...

A 66-year-old female patient was admitted to a general surgery polyclinic with abdominal pain. She was treated for pulmonary tuberculosis (PT) 28 years ago. On performing a physical examination, right upper quadrant tenderness was detected. Laboratory parameters were unremarkable. Abdominal ultrasonography (USG) findings were compatible with cholelithiasis and wall thickening of a hepatic flexu...

[1] The boundary of the Martian crustal dichotomy in the eastern hemisphere is one of the most striking topographic features on the planet. The long wavelength topography of much of the boundary is expressed by a broad rise and an arched ramp that slopes downward from the southern highlands into the northern lowlands and often ends in a steep scarp. Lithospheric flexure of the southern highland...

Objective: Mandibular foramen is an important anatomical landmark for the inferior alveolar nerve blocks, mandibular osteotomies and implant treatment. A thorough knowledge of the anatomy of the mandibular foramen is very essential hence this study aims to determine the position of the mandibular foramen and incidence of accessory mandibular foramen in south Indian population. Material and meth...

SUMMARY This Report considers theoretically and experimentally some of the problems associated with the flexure of two unequal cylindrical shells Joined by a conical frustum. Particular attention is given to the determination of the overall flexursl stiffness of the conical frustum and to structural design considerations associated with the provision of a separation capability in the frustum. T...

A new map and cross sections of the Khula Kangri and Kankar Pünzum-Monlakarchung High Himalayan ranges in the Tibet-Bhutan frontier area are presented from integration of unpublished mapping from the summit section of Khula Kangri and new remote sensing together with previous mapping. The ranges define an orographic bifurcation of the High Himalaya that results in a north-south repetition of th...