On August 1, 2007, just after 6:00 p.m., during the evening rush hour in Minneapolis, the 1,900-foot-long, eight-lane I-35W bridge buckled and crashed into the Mississippi River. The unimaginable had happened right on the doorstep of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Many of the first responders were from the University, persevering in the midst of chaos and disbelief. In the ensuing weeks, research and engineering teams from the University reviewed the wreckage, searched for causes, and began planning for the future.
The City, the River, the Bridge represents another set of responses to the disaster. Stemming from a 2008 University of Minnesota symposium on the bridge collapse and the building of a new bridge, it addresses the ramifications of the disaster from the perspectives of history, engineering, architecture, water science, community-based journalism, and geography. Contributors examine the factors that led to the collapse, the lessons learned from the disaster and the response, the policy and planning changes that have occurred or are likely to occur, and the impact on the city and the Mississippi River. The City, the River, the Bridge demonstrates the University's commitment to issues that concern the community and shares insights on public questions of city building, infrastructure, and design policy.
Contributors: John O. Anfinson; Roberto Ballarini; Heather Dorsey; Thomas Fisher; Minmao Liao; Judith A. Martin; Roger Miller; Mark Pedelty; Deborah L. Swackhamer; Melissa Thompson.
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Posted by: miquan - 08-13-2011, 02:29 AM - Forum: Archive
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[1] Ductility Estimation of Exterior Beam-Column Subassemblages in Reinforced Concrete frames
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[2] Comparison Between Interior and Exterior R/C Beam-Column Joint Behavior
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[3] Influence of Transverse Joint and Beam Reinforcement and Relocation of Plastic Hinge Region onBeam Column Joint Stiffness Deterioration
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[4] Empirical Versus Rational Approach in Structural Engineering--What We Learned from New Zealand in the Trilateral cooperative research on beam-column joints
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This book contains plenty of examples and practice problems. Each chapter ends with a multiple-choice quiz. There is a multiple-choice final exam at the end of the course. The questions in the quizzes and the exam are similar in format to the questions in standardized tests.
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This book deals with the idea and practice of proof in mathematics. As a college teacher, I know that this is a difficult concept to grasp, and a major poser for both teachers and learners. As a Gibilisco reader, I wasn’t expecting anything less than a complete, entertaining, andThe book can be used for self-training. It assumes nothing, and teaches you everything you need. How it teaches you is another story. Stan Gibilisco has the gift and the passion of a coach. He provides the right example and exercise as soon as you see something new; by going through it with him, and again on your own in the quiz at the end of each chapter, you make it your own. Gibilisco takes you there, and is with you each step of the way. go-getting presentation. I have been amply rewarded in my expectations.
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Author: Donald R. Askeland and Pradeep P. Fulay | Size: 28.7 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Cengage Learning | Year: 2008 | pages: 624 | ISBN: 0495244465
This text provides students with a solid understanding of the relationship between the structure, processing, and properties of materials. Authors Donald Askeland and Pradeep Fulay teach the fundamental concepts of atomic structure and materials behaviors and clearly link them to the "materials" issues that students will have to deal with when they enter the industry or graduate school (e.g. design of structures, selection of materials, or materials failures). While presenting fundamental concepts and linking them to practical applications, the authors emphasize the necessary basics without overwhelming the students with too much of the underlying chemistry or physics. The book covers fundamentals in an integrated approach that emphasizes applications of new technologies that engineered materials enable. New and interdisciplinary developments in materials field such as nanomaterials, smart materials, micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) systems, and biomaterials are also discussed.
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Amid climatic changes linked to global warming, on-going changes in land-use patterns, and growing concern with hydrology as an international issue, it is increasingly important to understand the potential impact of these changes on the water environment. Rainfall-runoff modeling is an important predictor of that impact.
This book provides a summary of the development of rainfall-runoff models, giving examples of their practical applications. It introduces the different techniques for rainfall-runoff modeling, based upon the most recent research, but in a way that serves as a primer for the subject.
Provides an overview of how catchment rainfall-runoff systems work
A history of rainfall-runoff models
Examples of models which can be downloaded over the Internet
Looks at uncertainty in model prediction
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"...very stimulating...readable for the non-modellerand has an effective pedagogic style...an excellent contribution..." (Land Degradation & Development, Vol 14 (1-2), 2004)
“This very stimulating volume sets out the, often complex, issues very clearly…” (Land Degradation and Development, Vol 15 No.4 July/ Aug 2004)
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Google ripped. Missing pages have been added.
If you like this book, plz buy it and recommend your librarian to buy this for other readers and support the authors!!
Reuse Dismantling and Performance Evaluation of Reusable Members
Author: Masanori Fujita, Researcher, Dr, Eng., Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Japan and Mamoru Iwata, Prof., Dr, Eng., Department of Architecture and Building Engineering, Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Japan | Size: 1.36 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Structural Engineering International | Year: 2008 | pages: 8 | ISBN: NA
The reuse system mentioned in this paper is an overall system for realizing a reuse business in a cyclic process of design, fabrication, construction, maintenance, dismantling, and storage. Here, we propose reuse dismantling to minimize the damage to structural members for future reuse, and performance evaluation of reusable members focusing on rolled H-sections. Structural members obtained by reuse dismantling or conventional demolition are evaluated by visual inspection, dimensional inspection, mechanical property tests, chemical component tests, and degradation inspection. For structural members to circulate as reusable members in the existing distribution system, two industries are needed: one responsible for production and product supply, which has already been established, and the other facilitating disposal, recycling, and reusing of the products resulting from the former. The authors define the former as the arterial industry, and the latter, as the venous industry, showing the size and importance of both industries.
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Author: Marc B. Parlange, Jan W. Hopmans | Size: 23.6 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA | Year: 1999 | pages: 480 | ISBN: 0195109902 & 9780195109900
Book Review
"The 17 papers show a tremendous range both in subject and depth of coverage. The list of chapter authors is impressive and only serves to illustrate the considerable influence of these two scientists. The variety of authors results in a wide range of styles and quality of writing. The level of mathematical sophistication also varies. There will be something for everyone in this collection. Several of the chapters represent a good starting point for graduate students looking for an introduction to a particular topic. --Journal of Environmental Quality
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The vadose zone is the region between ground level and the upper limits of soil fully saturated with water. Hydrology in the zone is complex: nonlinear physical, chemical, and biological interactions all affect the transfer of heat, mass, and momentum between the atmosphere and the water table. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to vadose zone hydrology, bringing together insights from soil science, hydrology, biology, chemistry, physics, and instrumentation design. The chapters present state-of-the-art research, focusing on new frontiers in theory, experiment, and management of soils. The collection addresses the full range of processes, from the pore-scale to field and landscape scales.
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The Retractable Roof and Movable Field at University of Phoenix Stadium, Arizona
Author: Mark C. Waggoner | Size: 1.05 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Structural Engineering International | Year: 2008 | pages: 4 | ISBN: NA
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, USA is one of the first in a second generation of US multipurpose stadium venues that serve both the primary sports tenant and the community that funded the stadium construction. Built as the first permanent home of the Arizona Cardinals National Football League (NFL) franchise, the stadium also hosts the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority (AZSTA) as an equal cotenant charged with utilizing the venue facilities beyond the eight NFL game days each year. Central to the design program was the ability for the building to be functional, flexible, and rapidly adaptable to the needs of both tenants, while demonstrating a world-class architectural design.
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