This research suggests a novel method to use steel cables as a structural bracing system. The Moment Resisting Frame (MRF) works in tandem with the cable bracings when this method is used. The suggested bracing model can address the fundamental problem of current cable bracing methods, namely the lack of flexibility while keeping costs to a minimum. This approach requires no additional equipmen...

This study focuses on the carrying capacity estimation for Darkesh forest in Northeast Iran. Four factors were used for estimating the carrying capacity including tourist flows, size of the area, optimum space available for each tourist, and visiting time. Results showed that the physical carrying capacity was 2727 ha or 165 visitors/day, while the real carrying capacity was 2719 ha or 132 visi...

Plant water loss, regulated by stomata and driven by atmospheric demand, cannot exceed the maximum steady-state supply through roots. Just as an electric circuit breaks when carrying excess current, the soil-plant continuum breaks if forced to transport water beyond its capacity. Exciting new molecular, biophysical and ecological research suggests that roots are the weakest link along this hydr...

Nowadays, shovels play an important role in production of open pit mines and their failures result in significant production loss and considerable increase in maintenance costs. Therefore, reliability and risk analysis can help to improve production, productivity and reduce production costs. In this study, reliability of electric cable shovel of Chadormalu iron ore mine in Iran was investigated...

Making semiconductor devices based on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) is one of the more compelling potential applications of these long but ultrathin structures. We see asymmetric voltage-current behavior across a random network of SWCNTs contacted by asymmetric metal electrodes (Au/Al). No effort was made to align the SWCNTs or to eliminate metallic nanotubes in our devices, procedures...

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) were prepared using iron catalysts deposited by indirect evaporation on silicon substrate covered with 500 nm-thick thermal oxide. Diode SWCNT devices have been fabricated using Au and Al, as the asymmetric metal contacts, and a random network of metallic and semiconducting nanotubes as the device channel. No effort was made to align the SWCNTs or to elimi...

background : experts and staff of rehabilitation centers often do their activities without following the appropriate ergonomic principles and the correct methods of manual load handling. therefore, gradually and with the repetition of these activities they place themselves at risk of musculoskeletal disorders. the aim of this research is the assessment of lifting capacity by the niosh equation ...