COMPARISON OF PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE RESISTANCE OF FRAME WITH SPECIALLY SHAPED COLUMNS AND FRAME WITH RECTANGULAR COLUMNS

Comparison of progressive collapse resistance of frame with specially shaped columns and frame with rectangular columns

RC frame structures with specially shaped columns and RC frame structures with rectangular columns are different types of structures with different column sections.A progressive collapse analysis model of RC frames was proposed using the beam-column element and joint element based on the program OpenSees.Progressive collapse performance of the expe

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The time budget and behavioural traits of young and adult Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis (Franklin, 1831) (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae) in and around a nesting site: a preliminary report

A family of the Indian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis was monitored at their nest site at Nanmangalam Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Chennai City from 5 January to 8 March 2011.Various behavioural patterns were identified and the time spent Rehab on each activity was noted.All three types of subjects (viz.: breeding male, brooding/incubating female

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Groundwater Depletion Estimated from GRACE: A Challenge of Sustainable Development in an Arid Region of Central Asia

Under climate change and increasing water demands, groundwater depletion has become regional and global threats for water security, which is an indispensable target to achieving sustainable developments of human society and ecosystems, especially in arid and semiarid regions where groundwater is a major water source.In this study, groundwater deple

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