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- US extends Afghanistan stay for 2,200 Marines
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States has extended the stay of 2,200 marines in Afghanistan for one month until November, making their tours eight months long instead of seven, a marines spokeswoman said Thursday. The extension had been requested by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force ISAF and was...
- Research articles 2008-07-03
- Berlusconi convinced of Shevchenko's Milan return
- ROME, March 6, 2008 AFP — AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi believes Chelsea's unsettled striker Andrei Shevchenko will return to the Italian giants. Quizzed over possible reinforcements in the summer, especially after the European champions were dumped out of the Champions League by Arsenal in midweek, Berlusconi was confronted...
- Research articles 2008-03-06
- Behavior of Concrete Bridge Decks Reinforced with High-Performance Steel
- This paper describes the behavior of concrete bridge decks reinforced with newly developed high-performance HP steel that is characterized by its high strength and enhanced corrosion-resistance in comparison with conventional ASTM A615-06 Grade 60 steel. The study presented herein included testing of three full-scale bridge decks with a span-depth ratio...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- Reinforced Concrete Sections under Moment and Axial Load
- A spreadsheet-based program for producing moment-curvature and moment-axial force diagrams Moment-curvature plots and moment-axial force interaction diagrams are essential tools for understanding the load-deformation behavior of structural elements. Moment-curvature plots readily illustrate stiffness, strength, and cross-sectional ductility, and allow the calculation of deflections after materials become nonlinear. Moment-axial...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Seismic Design Criteria for Slab-Column Connections
- Two-way slabs without beams are popular floor systems because of their relatively simple formwork and the potential for shorter story heights. Earthquakes, however, have demonstrated that slab-column frames are vulnerable to brittle punching shear failures in the slab-column connection region and dropping of the slab, which are costly to repair....
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- US troop 'surge' to stay in Iraq at least until August
- WASHINGTON AFP — Some 30,000 additional US troops sent as reinforcements to Iraq will remain in the war-torn country until at least the end of August, a US Defense Department spokesman said Monday. The Pentagon has decided to deploy 7,000 troops to replace units on their way out of...
- Research articles 2007-04-02
- TPU nanocomposite imitates spider silk.(thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer)
- Biomaterials such as spider silk and bone get their unique mix of strength, stiffness and extensibility from zones of crystallites dispersed in a matrix of softer protein. In the last few years, scientists have established that the secret behind the combined strength and flexibility...
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- Police reinforcements flown in as Australians riot
- SYDNEY AFP — Police reinforcements were flown into a remote Aboriginal community in Australia when hundreds of people rioted and attacked a police station and shops, police said. The riot erupted overnight after a young man was arrested for assault and later taken to a clinic after falling ill while...
- Research articles 2007-01-09
- Buffon pondering Juventus future
- ROME AFP — Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon says he may quit the club unless they secure promotion and strengthen their squad. Buffon was one of the few high-profile players to stick with Juve after their relegation from Serie A for their role in Calciopoli, the Italian match-fixing scandal. But the...
- Research articles 2007-01-03
- Britain to reinforce troops in Iraq
- BAGHDAD AFP — Britain will deploy 360 extra troops to Iraq later this year to reinforce its 7,200-strong force in the restive southern city of Basra, a military spokesman said. The reinforcements will beef up the British presence at a time when their main unit is being replaced with another...
- Research articles 2006-09-06
- Uneasy calm returns to DRCongo capital as opposing fighters agree to withdraw
- KINSHASA AFP — Forces loyal to Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba signed a deal to withdraw from the centre of Kinshasa after two days of artillery fighting that left at least eight dead. The deal called for several "actions with immediate effect",...
- Research articles 2006-08-22
- Gaza-Egypt border reopens
- GAZA CITY AFP — The border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt reopened when European Union observers returned to their posts, a day after withdrawing over a wave of kidnappings, Palestinian officials said. The Palestinian Authority had assured the observers about their security, and reinforcements had been posted in...
- Research articles 2006-03-15
- Kenya deploys rangers in border park to curb poaching surge
- NAIROBI AFP — Kenyan wildlife authorities have sent reinforcements to control a surge in illegal hunting in the country's western Mount Elgon National Park after rangers killed two Ugandan poachers last month, recovering game meat and ammunition, officials said. "We have sent reinforcements to curb killing of wildlife there,"...
- Research articles 2006-01-05
- Use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Slab-Column Connection Upgrades
- Use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Slab-Column Connection Upgrades. Paper by Baris Binici and Oguzhan Bayrak The discussers would like to extend their appreciation to the authors for presenting their work on the use of FRP for strengthening two-way slabs in shear. This discussion is written to bring notice to the...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- Seismic Testing of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Shearwalls: A Comprehensive Review
- A comprehensive research program has recently been carried out to propose design provisions for autoclaved aerated concrete AAC and to develop the technical basis for those provisions. The first phase of that research program addressed extensive testing on AAC shearwalls, which are the fundamental lateral force-resisting elements of AAC structural...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Hardwire's Innovative Steel-Belted Reinforcement Product Provides New Solutions for Military Armor
- POCOMOKE CITY, Md. -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA has awarded funding to Hardwire, LLC to explore the application of their proprietary high-tensile steel reinforcement products as an armament for military vehicles. DARPA is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense DoD. It...
- Research articles 2004-12-21
- Crisis talks in Kinshasa as UN all but confirms Rwandan troops in DR Congo
- KIGALI AFP — As the United Nations said it was "almost certain" Rwandan soldiers had entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo DRC over the past two weeks high level meetings started in Kinshasa, with calls for further troop reinforcements in the east. "It has been established almost with certainty...
- Research articles 2004-12-07
- As Ivory Coast crisis deepens in, so do concerns for region.
- By John Donnelly, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 8--NIAMEY, Niger -- French troop reinforcements flew to the coastal city of Abidjan in riot-torn Ivory Coast yesterday amid rising concerns that the conflict between government and rebel forces was on...
- Research articles 2004-11-08
- Sudan agrees to bigger AU force in Darfur but nothing signed
- NAIROBI AFP — The African Union confirmed that the Sudanese government has "formally accepted the reinforcement of the AU force" in Darfur, the western region of Sudan in the grips of civil war, but denied that any accord had been signed. "I confirm that the Khartoum government formally accepted...
- Research articles 2004-10-01
- McLeish heads for Russian front seeking reinforcements
- ABERDEEN, Scotland AFP ? Rangers manager Alex McLeish will travel to Moscow for a crucial Champions League qualifier this week with plenty to think about after their opening Scottish Premier League match of the season ended in a goalless draw at Aberdeen. McLeish has brought in a total of...
- Research articles 2004-08-07
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