The sections composed of concrete and steel, which include concrete-encased concrete-filled tubes, generally have defects due to the low tensile strength of concrete. Therefore, an appropriate method was used for the combination of concrete-filled tubes (CFT) and prestressing strands which is encased in concrete. The conventional design guidelines are commonly developed for materials with norma...

this study was conducted to compare the yield and strength properties of soda and kraft pulp produced from populus deltoeides sapwood and heartwood. initially fiber length, lignin content in both sapwood and heartwood were measured. then from either sapwood or heartwood pulps were prepared with using soda and kraft processes, handsheets were made from this pulp and mechanical properties were me...

Recent nanomechanical tests on submicron metal columns and wires have revealed a dramatic increase in yield strength with decreasing sample size. Here, we demonstrate that nanoporous metal foams can be envisioned as a three-dimensional network of ultrahigh-strength nanowires, thus bringing together two seemingly conflicting properties: high strength and high porosity. Specifically, we character...

The engineering tension test is widely used to provide basic design information on the strength of materials and as an acceptance test for the specification of materials. In the tension test a specimen is subjected to a continually increasing uniaxial tensile force while simultaneous observations are made of the elongation of the specimen. The parameters, which are used to describe the stress-s...

Cement stabilization has been widely used for improving the strength and stiffness of soft clayey soils. Cement treated soil specimens used to investigate the stress-strain behaviour in the laboratory study are usually cured for 7 days. This paper examines the effects of curing time on the strength and stress strain behaviour of cement treated marine clay under triaxial loading condition. Labor...

The relationship between bone mineral density and bone strength has been investigated as a ubiquitous property of bone. This study utilized 22 isolated vertebral body preparations which had their volumetric bone mineral density quantified and their compressive mechanics measured. Cadaveric baboon ninth thoracic vertebral body samples were investigated which ranged in age from 1 to 30 years and ...