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Finite Element Analysis of Wood Shear Walls and Diaphragms Using ABAQUS

Wood shear walls and diaphragms are used in a variety of structures to resist lateral forces. Both residential and commercial structures often employ a system 'of horizontal wood diaphragms and vertical wood shear walls to resist lateral forces generated during earthquakes and strong winds. This paper presents finite element analysis...

Tags: Construction, Brigham Young University, Abaqus, wall, analysis, software

White papers 2003-07-23

Competitor Analysis

The moves and counter moves of other competing firms mark the external environment of an organization. It is imperative for the organization to do a competitor analysis in order to take stock of its own position in the market vis-à-vis the competing firms. Such analysis is necessary for the organization...

Tags: Brigham Young University, business strategy, competitive advantage, analysis, strategy, stock, environment

White papers 2003-01-01

Nonlinear Wood Diaphragm and Shear Wall Analysis

This paper presents a nonlinear analysis of wood diaphragms and shear walls using commercial finite-element software. Impracticalities associated with using non-commercial, or research, finite-element software are avoided by adopting an analysis method that is, essentially, independent of the software used. In this method, sheathing-to-framing connections are represented using a pair...

Tags: Construction, Tools & Techniques, Brigham Young University, wall, analysis, software

White papers 2002-06-17

Additional Resources

NSA selects Y. professor

PROVO -- The National Security Agency has selected a Brigham Young University computer science professor to mentor top graduate- level interns working on key national security issues for the U.S. Department of Defense. As this year's distinguished visiting professor, Sean Warnick will mentor top-notch interns from the...

Articles 2008-06-09

Supply-chain management important

In a recent article titled, "An Empirical Analysis of the Financial Impact of Supply Chain Management on Small Firms," published in the Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Ventures (Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2007, pp. 55-82), Stan Fawcett, Ladd Morgan and I test the value-added potential of supply-chain management in...

Articles 2008-03-09

Tabernacle timbers reveal pioneer-era draught

A Brigham Young University geographer studying timbers from the Salt Lake Tabernacle concludes those old walls can talk, and they tell a new tale of pioneer hardship. Analysis of the width of the rings in the wood shows that a severe drought began in the years before...

Articles 2008-02-22

BYU birth order study: It's about time

New research from Brigham Young University shows that first-born children get about 3,000 more hours of quality time with their parents between ages 4 and 13 than the next sibling gets when they pass through the same age range. The study provides a possible explanation for why...

Articles 2008-02-13

CIA analysts to share insights at Y. today

PROVO -- A group of analysts from the Central Intelligence Agency will visit the Brigham Young University campus today to present "Inside the CIA Post-9/11" at 3 p.m. in Room 238 of the Herald R. Clark Building. These CIA officers, including some BYU graduates, are serving in...

Articles 2007-10-03

BYU plans real estate investment seminar

Brigham Young University is holding a real estate investment analysis seminar as a part of its conference and workshops from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. July 11. Cost to attend "Real Estate Investment Analysis: A Small- Property Perspective" is $159. Real estate appraisers, sales agents and brokers...

Articles 2007-06-26

X-ray analysis shows link between both kinds of superconductivity.(SUPERCONDUCTORS)

Researchers from Brigham Young University and the University of Tennessee, both USA, have taken a step closer to explaining the disparity between high- and low-temperature superconducting ceramics. The researchers--Assistant Professor of Physics at Brigham Young, Branton Campbell, and Pengcheng Daiand, University of Tenessee--took...

Articles 2007-04-01

2 BYU students win ethics competition

Philip Arias and Sarah McMullin, undergraduate students at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University, won first place at the fourth annual International Ethics Case Competition at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management. The team was recognized for its strong analysis of an...

Articles 2006-12-28

Use of explosives nixed for demolition of towers

The Utah Air Quality Board on Wednesday turned down a request by Brigham Young University to allow explosive demolition of two aging residence halls on campus. Two of the seven buildings of the Deseret Towers -- known as Buildings V and W -- were to be blown...

Articles 2006-12-07

S. Africa, Japan are topics at Y.

PROVO -- South Africa and Japan will be the focus of two lectures Friday in Room 238 of the Herald R. Clark Building at Brigham Young University: -- "South Africa Field Studies: Learning That Transcends Boundaries" will be presented by Tanya Fetui Tolman at noon. ...

Articles 2006-10-25

Diet revealed by hair analysis

Eating disorders can be diagnosed by analysing hair, a study has claimed. The make-up of proteins in hair is influenced by nutritional intake, which is affected by eating patterns, say researchers. Each strand becomes a "chemical diary" recording nutrition, say scientists from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah...

Articles 2006-10-17

Hair shows eating disorders

Researchers at Brigham Young University say that human hair is like a little cassette player that records nutritional and dietary status over time -- and it can be used to provide a more accurate picture of what someone who is battling an eating disorder is eating. Such...

Articles 2006-10-17

Y., U. excel at turning research into products

Genetic testing kits and a computer program that teaches people how to play the organ -- these and other inventions have put Brigham Young University and the University of Utah in the top 15 universities when it comes to turning research into real-life products, according to a new study. ...

Articles 2006-09-21

BYU wants comfortable truth

Brigham Young University's decision to place professor Steven Jones on paid leave for his involvement in the 9/11 truth movement shows that BYU is committed to academic freedom only when it doesn't make them feel uncomfortable. True academic freedom requires an atmosphere that enthusiastically supports objective analysis...

Articles 2006-09-12

Many BYU graduates go on to gain Ph.D.s

PROVO -- Brigham Young University is 10th in the nation in the number of graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees, according to a new study. More BYU graduates earned doctorates between 1995 and 2004 than did graduates of Stanford, Yale and MIT, according to the...

Articles 2006-08-16

Outsiders funding Utah races

Non-Utahns are providing about $3 of every $4 raised for Utah's congressional races so far this election, a Deseret Morning News analysis shows. In fact, Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, has raised more from individual- donor New Yorkers than he has from Utahns. Such heavy...

Articles 2006-06-04

People on the move

-- Lehi-based XanGo, a dietary supplement maker, announced four staff changes. Scott Smith was hired as vice president of information technology. Smith previous worked for a software company and at a strategy-consulting firm. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University. Sean Poynter was promoted to vice president of business...

Articles 2006-03-05