In this paper the fatigue damage accumulation under block program loading is investigated. Alternative flexion bending fatigue tests with a single change in stress amplitude are performed at room temperature for step-down ...

Experimental programs in constant and variable amplitude loading were performed to obtain a x N curves and to study retardation in fatigue crack growth due to overloads. The main aim of this research program was to analyse ...

This study proposes a formulation for the stochastic generation capacity expansion planning (GCEP) problem under load uncertainty using an improved method to directly compute the generalized generation distribution factors ...

Com a finalidade de contribuir para um melhor entendimento sobre a distribuição das ações verticais entre paredes de edifícios de alvenaria estrutural de blocos cerâmicos, foi desenvolvido no presente trabalho uma série ...

The results of a combined experimental program and numerical modeling program to evaluate the behavior of ungrouted hollow concrete blocks prisms under uniaxial compression are addressed. In the numerical program, three ...

Although the use of high strength concrete blocks for the construction of tall buildings is becoming common in Brazil, their mechanical properties and behavior are not fully understood. The literature shows a gap in ...

Dogs infected with Leishmania infantum have a reduced number of T lymphocytes. PD-1 (Programmed cell death 1) a new member of the B7-CD28 family that is expressed by immune cells, and its binding to PD-L1 (CD274) or PD-L2 ...

The research presented in this thesis consists of four parts. The first part reports the structural masonry properties characterization, with focus on determine the influence of the grout compressive strength to the ...