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Combining finite element analyses and mechanical models for the assessment of reinforced concrete slabs

Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Raffaele Cantone

The influence of the level of deformation of the flexural reinforcement on the punching strength is well-established and mechanically founded since the pioneer works of Kinnunen and Nylander in the 1960’s. In code provisions, this influence is sometimes re ...

2018

Mechanical Model for Drift-Induced Punching of Slab-Column Connections without Transverse Reinforcement

Aurelio Muttoni, Katrin Beyer, Ioannis Sokratis Drakatos

A mechanical model is presented for predicting the momentrotation relationship of interior slab-column connections without transverse reinforcement when subjected to seismically induced drifts. The model accounts explicitly for the three load-transfer acti ...

2018

Deriving fragility functions from bilinearized capacity curves for earthquake scenario modelling using the conditional spectrum

Pierino Lestuzzi, Clotaire Michel, Pia Hannewald

The development of fragility curves to perform seismic scenario-based risk assessment requires a fully probabilistic procedure in order to account for uncertainties at each step of the computation. This is especially true when developing fragility curves c ...

SPRINGER2018

High density fiber postitioner system for massive spectroscopic surveys

Hannes Bleuler, Jean-Paul Richard Kneib, Mohamed Bouri, Luzius Gregor Kronig, Philipp Hörler

We describe here a novel design of a fast high-density robotized fiber positioner system for massive spectroscopic surveys. The fiber positioners are compact, robust, and they can be coordinated, allowing for a high spatial density. Furthermore, the high a ...

OXFORD UNIV PRESS2018

Architecture and coevolution of allosteric materials

Matthieu Wyart, Carolina Brito Carvalho dos Santos, Riccardo Ravasio

We introduce a numerical scheme to evolve functional elastic materials that can accomplish a specified mechanical task. In this scheme, the number of solutions, their spatial architectures, and the correlations among them can be computed. As an example, we ...

National Academy of Sciences2017

Thermally induced group effects among energy piles

Lyesse Laloui, Alessandro Francesco Rotta Loria

The behaviour of conventional pile groups (e.g., closely spaced) that are subjected to mechanical loads has been shown to be different than the behaviour of single isolated piles. The so-called group effects are responsible for this behaviour and must be c ...

2017

EXiO-A Brain-Controlled Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Rhesus Macaques

Hannes Bleuler, Mohamed Bouri, Jeremy Olivier, Miguel Nicolelis, Tristan Hubert Vouga

Recent advances in the field of brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) have demonstrated enormous potential to shape the future of rehabilitation and prosthetic devices. Here, a lower-limb exoskeleton controlled by the intracortical activity of an awake behaving ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2017

Influence of flanges on the shear-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete beams without web reinforcement

Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Carlos Rodrigo Ribas Gonzalez

T-beams are acknowledged as economic and efficient structural members widely used for floor slab construction systems. In many cases, according to practice in some countries, the beams do not present transverse reinforcement, and their shear strength is go ...

Structural concrete2017

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Mechanical computer

Combining finite element analyses and mechanical models for the assessment of reinforced concrete slabs

Mechanical Model for Drift-Induced Punching of Slab-Column Connections without Transverse Reinforcement

Deriving fragility functions from bilinearized capacity curves for earthquake scenario modelling using the conditional spectrum

A New Kinematic Model and Control Strategy for a Mobile Platform for Transporting Lightweight Manipulators

Evaluating upper limb impairments in multiple sclerosis by exposure to different mechanical environments

High density fiber postitioner system for massive spectroscopic surveys

Architecture and coevolution of allosteric materials

Thermally induced group effects among energy piles

EXiO-A Brain-Controlled Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Rhesus Macaques

Influence of flanges on the shear-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete beams without web reinforcement

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EXiO-A Brain-Controlled Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Rhesus Macaques

Thermally induced group effects among energy piles

A New Kinematic Model and Control Strategy for a Mobile Platform for Transporting Lightweight Manipulators

Influence of flanges on the shear-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete beams without web reinforcement

Architecture and coevolution of allosteric materials

Evaluating upper limb impairments in multiple sclerosis by exposure to different mechanical environments

Mechanical Model for Drift-Induced Punching of Slab-Column Connections without Transverse Reinforcement

Deriving fragility functions from bilinearized capacity curves for earthquake scenario modelling using the conditional spectrum

High density fiber postitioner system for massive spectroscopic surveys

Combining finite element analyses and mechanical models for the assessment of reinforced concrete slabs