Weaker sections of a railway track, such as the approach sections, are prone to differential settlement under action repeated train loads. The tracks degrade more quickly at critical section adjacent traditional rail bridge because progressive deterioration. Opting for an integral abutment instead is gaining importance due its improved performance in terms track stiffness and reduced settlement...

Although integral abutment bridges (IABs) have become a preferred construction choice for short- to medium-length bridges, they still unclear bridge design guidelines. As IABs are supported by nonlinear boundaries, geometric parameters strongly affect IAB behavior and complicate predicting the response assessment purposes. This study demonstrates effect of four dominant parameters: (1) girder m...

Abstract The jointless bridges includes integral bridges, semi-integral and extended deck bridges. adopts an abutment, its main girder, abutment pile under are fixed together to bear the force together. expansion joint device cancelled, integrity, durability driving comfort of bridge improved. In this paper, a simply supported girder in Fujian Province China is taken as research background, it ...

Abstract—It is a major challenge to build a bridge superstructure that has long-term durability and low maintenance requirements. A solution to this challenge may be to use new materials or to implement new structural systems. Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites have continued to play an important role in solving some of persistent problems in infrastructure applications because of its hi...

Accurate duplication of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae spindle pole body (SPB) is required for formation of a bipolar mitotic spindle. We identified mutants in SPB assembly by screening a temperature-sensitive collection of yeast for defects in SPB incorporation of a fluorescently marked integral SPB component, Spc42p. One SPB assembly mutant contained a mutation in a previously uncharacterized o...

The article is an overview of the role of graph complexes in the Feynman path integral quantization. The underlying mathematical language is that of PROPs and operads, and their representations. The sum over histories approach, the Feynman Legacy, is the bridge between quantum physics and quantum computing, pointing towards a deeper understanding of the fundamental concepts of space, time and i...