... coefficient of variation than normalstrength concrete, not because of the strength level, but because a higher degree of control is maintained in the production and testing of high- strengthconcrete ... lower -strength concrete Gaynor and Wedding (1964), Saucier (1972), and Lobo et al (1994) investigated the effect of the thickness of sulfur mortar caps on compressive strengths ofnormaland high- strength ... control and testing effort 1.3—Definition of high- strengthconcrete Since the definition of high- strengthconcrete has changed over the years, the Committee defined a range ofconcrete strengths...
... corresponding groups in Perrin and collaborators’ study Strengths and limitations The main strengthof the study was the use of a standardized test of intellectual function (WISC-III) and a validated clinical ... similar rate and estimated risk of mental health problems that was significantly higher than for children with a higher level of intellectual function [7] A protective effect ofnormal to high intellectual ... select random sample command in SPSS, an equal number of children with a very low, low, and a normal to high FSIQ-level were generated in both groups (Figure 1) The percentage of screen positive and...
... Nagashima, T.; Kimura, H.; Tamura, A.; and Ichikawa, A., ExperimentalStudies on Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Members of High- Strength Concrete, ” High- Strength Concrete, Second International ... I.; Watanabe, F.; and Muguruma, H., “Axial Loading Tests on High- StrengthConcrete Prisms Confined by Ordinary and High- Strength Steel,” Symposium on Utilization of High- Strength Concrete, Lillehammer, ... Deformability of Confined High- StrengthConcrete Columns.” ACI Structural Journal, Vol 91, 1994, pp 678-687 31 Sheikh, S A., and Uzumeri, S M., Strengthand Ductility of Tied Concrete Columns,” Journal of...
... time of ACI 318 allows concrete mixtures to be proportioned HIGH- STRENGTHCONCRETE WITH PORTLAND CEMENT AND FLY ASH setting, h) method of placement, and i) workability 211.4R-3 high- strength concretes ... selecting proportions for normalstrengthconcrete in the range of 2000 to 6000 psi Mixture proportioning is more critical for high- strengthconcrete than for normalstrengthconcrete Usually, specially ... for high- density concrete 3.1-Selection of materials The coarse aggregate will influence significantly the Effective production of high- strengthconcrete is strengthand structural properties of...
... RESISTANCE OF ULTRA -HIGH STRENGTHCONCRETE FILLED STEEL TUBULAR COLUMNS XIONG MINGXIANG (B.ENG Wuhan Universityof Science and Technology M.ENG Huazhong Universityof Science and Technology) A THESIS ... Behavior ofHighStrength Steel at Elevated Temperatures 30 3.1 Overview 30 3.2 Chemical Compositions ofHighStrength Steel 30 3.3 Microstructure ofHighStrength Steel at High ... around 100oC and then were partly recovered after heating to 300oC Compared with normalstrengthconcrete (NSC) andhighstrengthconcrete (HSC) in EN 1992-1-2, the compressive strengthand elastic...
... analysis of post-peak flexural behavior of normal- and highstrength concrete beams Structural Design of Tall and Spec Buildings 12: 1–17 Kwan AKH, Ho JCM, Pam HJ 2003 Effects ofconcrete grade and ... the expense of a lower flexural strength The achievement of both high flexural strengthandhigh flexural ductility is not easy If a beam section can attain high flexural strengthandhigh flexural ... Although a high- strengthconcrete is more brittle than a normalstrength concrete, its higher compressive strength, which leads to a larger balanced steel area, does allow a higher flexural strength ductility...
... energy of interaction of -92.74, atomic contact energy of -11.21, attractive and repulsive van der Waals energy of -54.45 and 22.00, respectively, and energy of -4.24 derived from the formation of ... energy of -1.43, attractive and repulsive van der Waals energy of -68.32 and 34.70, respectively, and energy of -4.38 derived from the formation of hydrogen bonds In the interaction model of VWTSTATs ... http://www.virologyj.com/content/7/1/263 Page of 10 Figure Homologous modeling and differences oftheoretical 3D structure of VWT and VGly (A) Models of V proteins, VWT and (B) VGly built with the PDB: 2B5Lc...
... CHAPTER V THEORETICALSTUDIESOF EUPT PART III: Performance Study and Optimization of EUPT 5.1 Analytical Analysis of Switching Gain in EUPT 95 5.2 Switching Speed and Figure of Merit of EUPT ... band is modeled by many pairs of levels, which can quite accurately take into account of band filling effect and interband and 26 intraband transition However, introducing sufficient number of ... potential of electron and hole , : Fermi-Dirac distribution of electron and hole : Density of states : Dipole dephasing rate : spontaneous emission time , : Incident and transmitted intensity of control...
... whole candidature study I also extend my sincere appreciation to Professor Bidyut Baran Saha of Kyushu University, Japan, Assistant Professor Anutosh Chakraborty of Nanyang Technological University, ... coefficient or diffusivity as function of adsorbate concentration, which is normally estimated experimentally Previous studies by Sircar and Hufton, (2000) and Li and Yang, (1999) provided a useful ... ongoing effort towards experimental investigation of the adsorption characteristics including the adsorption isotherm, kinetics, and heat of adsorption of refrigerants R134a, R410a and R507a with commercially...
... presence of two absorption bands at 1273.7 and 3421 cm−1 belonging to the C=S and NH groups, respectively, and by absence of SH Density functional theory (DFT) studies DFT calculations of the IMHC ... nature of functional group of IMHC The appearance of a broad strong band in the IR spectra of IMHC in 3421 cm–1 is assigned to N–H stretching vibrations of the primary amine group The spectrum of ... Schiff and Mannich bases of isatin derivatives Eur J Med Chem 36:615–623 Pandeya SN, Sriram D, Nath G, De Clercq E (1999) Synthesis antibacterial antifungal and anti-HIV activities of Schiff and...
... because of the explicit influence of pH and catalyst concentration to the kinetics of the reaction The values of the optimized reaction rate constant, k, and the values of the objective function, OF ... summarized in table (1) The influences of hydrogen peroxide and catalyst concentration andof the initial temperature of the reactor on the reaction rate and the heat flow behavior were evaluated ... This value was almost 12.5 times higher than the value of kwirges For experiments and 6, the mean value was 0.000707 and it was times higher than kwirges Experiments and were not taken into consideration,...
... difference between maximum rates of transpiration (E and absorption is greatly ) max affected by the relative magnitude of root resistance The minimum value of leaves occurs leaves about h after ... published models (Landsberg et al., 1976; Milne and Young, 1985; Wronski et al., 1985; Edward et al., 1986) by its structure Nevertheless, for the moment, due to the lack ofexperimental data, ... Warrit B (1976) Studies on the movement of water through apple trees J Exp Bot 27, 579-596 Milne R & Yourng P (1985) Modelling of water movement in trees In: IFAC Identification and System Parameter...
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... Ping Prof Lin Jianyi A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OFDOCTOROF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS FACULTY OF SCIENCE NATIONAL UNIVERSITYOF SINGAPORE 2013 Table of Contents Table of Contents ... EXPERIMENTAL ANDTHEORETICAL STUDY OF LOW COST PEM FUEL CELL CATALYSTS POH CHEE KOK (B.Sc.(Hons.)) Universityof Malaya (M.Sc.) National Universityof Singapore Supervisors: Prof Feng ... simplified Randles cell and (c) Randles cell 18 Figure 2.1 Construction of a single cell for PEM fuel cell 40 Figure 3.1 Schematic illustration of synthesis of Pt catalyst on VACNTs and fabrication...
... A.3 The ratios of final mass and initial mass of the Maxsorb III sample at different higher temperatures 187 Appendix B Appendix B Experimental Adsorption Uptake Data Table B.1 Experimental uptake ... extended period of heating at 160 °C However, the gradual increase of the percentage in case of heating at 200 °C is not exactly due to the adsorbate removal rather it is because of burn out of the AC ... sample % of adsorbate removal is constant (a) 160 °C Figure A.2 % of adsorbate removal is gradually increasing (b) 200 °C The percentage and the rate of adsorbate removal as function of time 186...
... THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OFDOCTOROF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NATIONAL UNIVERSITYOF SINGAPORE 2011 Acknowledgements Acknowledgements First of all I show my heartiest ... the strengthand ability to write this thesis; without His help it would have been impossible to end my project and write this doctoral thesis Then, I would like to express my deepest sense of ... Drawings and Dimensions of the Cryostat……………………… 191 Appendix D Drawings and Dimensions of the Storage Cylinder and AC Bed Heat Exchanger…………………………………………………… 193 Appendix E Details of Leak Test of...