Low back pain is a major health condition that effects every population worldwide. It can lead to diminished physical function, decreased quality of life, and psychological distress. Although low back pain is a multifactorial condition, disc degeneration disease has been indicat…
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Unstiffened steel plate shear walls (SPSWs) are effective and economical lateral load resisting system, especially in regions of severe earthquakes. The system consists of columns intersected at the floor levels by beams and steel infill plates connected to its boundary members …
The use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement is currently being explored by the construction industry as a new and innovative material. A significant force behind this consideration is the superior performance of FRP material in corrosive environments. FRP possesses h…
Civil engineering structures grow more complex as engineers push innovation boundaries using new structural systems. Load complexity, costs, construction and maintenance efficiency, among other things, can lead to unique designs that are often excluded in current design codes an…
Cyclic loading, from earthquake, has caused the instability and failure of slopes composed of sensitive clays. During the 1964 9.2 moment magnitude (M) earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska, several slopes comprised of Bootlegger Cove Formation (BCF) clays failed during the strong sei…