This paper presents the development of a composite cold-formed steel (CFS)-rubberised concrete (RuC) semi-rigid moment-resisting connection suitable for framed building structures. The comprises built-up tubular beam and column sections connected using side-plate screwed fasteners infilled with rubberised concrete. A detailed finite element analysis validated against physical tests is employed ...

BACKGROUND Exposure to smoking-related cues leads to increased urge to smoke in regular cigarette smokers and resisting these urges requires considerable self-control. PURPOSE Adopting a resource depletion model, two studies tested the hypothesis that resisting smoking urges depletes self-control resources. METHODS Adopting a within-participants randomized cross-over design, participants (s...

Progressive collapse of reinforced concrete flat plate systems can be significantly influenced by the post-punching performance their slab–column joints under large deformations. This work presents a series static tests on four joint specimens with slab in-plane restraint. The effects different punching directions (upward and downward) embedded beams were studied. test results reveal that load-...

In this study, non-linear behavior of diagonally stiffened steel plate shear walls as a seismic resisting system has been investigated, and theoretical formulas for estimating shear strength capacity of the system have been proposed. Several validated analytical finite element models of steel shear walls with various stiffener dimensions are generated to verify and compare the analytical and th...

Alternatives to time-consuming, laborious individual serving capacity tests (ISCT) are needed to classify ram sexual behavior. The objective of study 1 was to evaluate the relationship between the first 3-ram cohort test (COSCT) scores and the mean of 5 ISCT scores. The objective of study 2 was to determine whether 1 or 2 additional COSCT improved the ability to predict ISCT scores. For study 1...

Seismic vulnerability of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings is strongly influenced by beam-column joints. Horizontal and vertical structural members converge in joints, as extremely delimited areas where the internal forces core reinforcing bars have elevated stress gradients. In order to fully understand seismic behavior RC related failures T- X-shaped joints (external corner internal-position...

Physics based collapse simulations of moment resisting steel frame buildings are presented with an emphasis on the development of energy flow relationships. It is proposed that energy flow during progressive collapse can be used in evaluation of moment resisting, steel frame building behavior and specifically, localized failure. If a collapsing structure is capable of attaining a stable energy ...

Working memory capacity (WMC) is typically measured by the amount of task-relevant information an individual can keep in mind while resisting distraction or interference from task-irrelevant information. The current research investigated the extent to which differences in WMC were associated with performance on a novel redundant memory probes (RMP) task that systematically varied the amount of ...

In the analysis of experimental data, randomization checks, also known as balance tests, are used to indicate whether a randomization has produced balance on various characteristics across experimental conditions. Randomization checks are popular in many fields although their merits have yet to be established. The grounds on which balance tests are generally justified include either 1) the cred...