A novel demountable shear connector for precast steel‐concrete composite bridges is presented. The connector uses high‐strength steel bolts, which are fastened to the top flange of the steel beam with the aid of a special locking nut configuration that prevents slip of bolts within their holes. Moreover, the connector promotes accelerated construction and overcomes typical construction tolerances issues of precast structures. Most importantly, the connector allows bridge disassembly, and therefore, can address different bridge deterioration scenarios with minimum disturbance to traffic flow, i.e. (i) precast deck panels can be rapidly uplifted and replaced; (ii) connectors can be rapidly removed and replaced; and (iii) steel beams can b

This paper generalizes and improves the results of Margenstren, by proving that the number of -practical numbers  which is defined by   has a lower bound in terms of . This bound is more sharper than Mangenstern bound when  Further general results are given for the existence of -practical numbers, by proving that the interval contains a -practical for all

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     Machining residual stresses correlate very closely with the cutting parameters and the tool geometries. This research work aims to investigate the effect of cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut on the surface residual stress of steel AISI 1045 after face milling operation. After each milling test, the residual stress on the surface of the workpiece was measured by using X-ray diffraction technique. Design of Experiment (DOE) software was employed using the response surface methodology (RSM) technique with a central composite rotatable design to build a mathematical model to determine the relationship between the input variables and the response. The results showed that both

     Let  be an R-module, and let  be a submodule of . A submodule  is called -Small submodule () if for every submodule  of  such that  implies that . In our work we give the definition of -coclosed submodule and -hollow-lifiting modules with many properties.

An R-module M is called ET-H-supplemented module if for each submodule X of M, there exists a direct summand D of M, such that T⊆X+K if and only if T⊆D+K, for every essential submodule K of M and T M. Also, let T, X and Y be submodules of a module M , then we say that Y is ET-weak supplemented of X in M if T⊆X+Y and (X⋂Y M. Also, we say that M is ET-weak supplemented module if each submodule of M has an ET-weak supplement in M. We give many characterizations of the ET-H-supplemented module and the ET-weak supplement. Also, we give the relation between the ET-H-supplemented and ET-lifting modules, along with the relationship between the ET weak -supplemented and ET-lifting modules.

A standard theoretical neutron energy flux distribution is achieved for the triton-triton nuclear fusion reaction in the range of triton energy about ≤10 MeV. This distribution give raises an evidence to provide the global calculations including the characteristics fusion parameters governing the T-T fusion reaction.