Paper presents the main principals in designing wood-lightweight concrete composite floor structures using FEM models. All design-related analyses are performed by means of the FEA COSMOS/M program. Paper emphasises some important details in FEM model design (how to choose appropriate finite elements for different types of materials, how to connect concrete slab and timber beams to work togethe...

Abstract Tectonic processes control hot spring temperature and geochemistry, yet how this in turn shapes microbial community composition is poorly understood. Here, we present geochemical 16 S rRNA gene sequencing data from 14 springs contrasting styles of subduction along a convergent margin the Peruvian Andes. We find that tectonic influence on geochemistry composition. Hot flat-slab back-arc...

Subducting slabs may exhibit buckling instabilities and consequent folding behavior in the mantle transition zone, accompanied by temporal variations in dip angle, plate velocity, and trench retreat. Governing parameters include both viscous (rheological) and buoyancy (thermopetrological) forces. Numerical experiments suggest that many parameter sets lead to slab deflection at the base of the t...