The research presented in this paper investigates the influence of varying load-displacement shape on the computed FEMA P-695 seismic performance metrics including collapse margin ratio (CMR) for a subset of the woodframe ...

In this article, a simple and accurate quadrilateral thin flat layered shell element formulation for the nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) wall systems under static and cycling loads is presented. The 4 node ...

The amazing structural variety of cells is matched only by their functional diversity, and reflects the complex interplay between biochemical and mechanical regulation. How both regulatory layers generate specifically ...

Recently, the scientific community has begun to study in detail the potential application of ductile iron in the production of thin wall components. Efforts are focused on the identification of the operative conditions ...

The cell wall structure and behaviour of cysts of Argentinian strains of Haematococcus pluvialis were studied during cyst germination and zooid release. The cyst wall is composed of an outer primary wall, a trilaminar ...

Previous earthquakes, such as the 2010 Maule earthquake in Chile, have demonstrated the need to establish suitable predictors of compressive or tensile strains in concrete or steel in reinforced concrete shear walls, which ...

This paper presents information on development, calibration, and validation of three companion macroscopic modeling approaches for nonlinear analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) structural walls, including: (1) the baseline ...