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Behaviour and design of the ‘lockbolt’ demountable shear connector for sustainable steel-concrete composite structures
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In order to promote sustainable steel-concrete composite structures, special shear connectors that can facilitate deconstruction are needed. A lockbolt demountable shear connector (LB-DSC), including a grout-filled steel tube embedded in the concrete slab and fastened to a geometrically compatible partial-thread bolt, which is bolted on the steel section's top flange of a composite beam, was proposed. The main drawback of previous similar demountable bolts is the sudden slip of the bolt inside its hole. This bolt has a locked conical seat lug that is secured inside a predrilled compatible counter-sunk hole in the steel section's flange to provide a non-slip bolt-flange connection. Deconstruction is achieved by demounting the tube from the top of the slab by unfastening using a simple modified wrench. The mechanical behaviour of the proposed connector is assessed by four pushout tests that were conducted per Eurocode 4 recommendations. The tests showed high shear resistance, and high stiffness as compared to other DSCs, while the slip capacity results classified the LB-DSC as a ductile shear connector according to Eurocode 4. A refined nonlinear finite element model (FEM) was validated through the tests and reliably reproduced the experimental behaviour. Consequently, the calibrated FEM model was applied to carry out extensive parametric analyses to investigate the strength and geometry effects of concrete slab, infilled grout, tube, and bolt on the structural behaviour of the LB-DSC. On the basis of numerical and experimental results, a design equation is derived to predict the shear resistance of the LB-DSC.

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Sun Sep 29 2024
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International Journal Of Corrosion And Scale Inhibition
Using expired pharmaceutical Clotrimazole as a corrosion inhibitor for stainless steel in acidic media
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Wed Dec 10 2025
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Diyala Journal Of Engineering Sciences
Frankincense Extract as Eco-Friendly Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in 1M HCl Solution
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Steel corrosion in acidic environments is a critical industrial challenge, necessitating effective yet eco-friendly inhibitors. This study aims to address this problem by introducing a novel, green alternative: frankincense extract (FE). The distinctive contribution of this work lies in the comprehensive investigation of FE natural, sustainable, and economically viable resin as an effective corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 1 M HCl. The research employs an integrated methodology, including electrochemical techniques (potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)), adsorption isotherm modeling, surface analysis (FT-IR and FESEM/EDX), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Key res

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Mon Jan 01 2024
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Aip Conference Proceedings
The parametric analysis of corrosion rate of carbon steel in sulfuric acid and corrosion inhibition using indole
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Sun Dec 16 2018
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Al-academy
The Symmetries of the Interior Design of Fast Food Restaurants
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The present research deals with the study of the symmetries of the design of interior spaces in fast food restaurants in terms of formality as it is an important element and plays a direct role in the spatial configuration, which is designed in both of its performance, aesthetic and expressive aspects. Since the choice of shapes is a complex subject that has many aspects imposed by functional and aesthetic correlations, the problem of the research is represented by the following question: (To what extent can the symmetries of the interior design be used in the spaces of fast food restaurants?)
The research acquires its importance by contributing to the addition of knowledge to researchers, scholars, companies and the specialized publ

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Wed Jan 01 2020
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Route Educational And Social Science Journal
THE EVENT OF SURPRISE IN THE DESIGN OF INTERIOR SPACES
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out of the familiar context in interior design and surprise the user with a new design event that is emotionally caressing psychologically and physically alluring which is not an easy matter in a time where knowledge is within everyone's reach, and the reasons for achieving the design event became a creative evaluation by the user, not only at the formative level, but also at the space level as a design event that is dealt with by a causal and not inevitable manner, Achieving the event of surprise in designing interior spaces has proved to be a great challenge to the interior designer's abilities to think of out of the ordinary and bypassing the user's cognitive reference as an experience to achieve the emotions of surprise, suspense, attra

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Sat Nov 01 2025
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Iop Conference Series: Earth And Environmental Science
Optimizing Irrigation Water Quality Index Along the Tigris River Using Gravitational Search Algorithm: A Novel Approach for Sustainable Water Management
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Abstract<p>The Tigris River, a vital water resource for Iraq, faces significant challenges due to urbanization, agricultural runoff, industrial discharges, and climate change, leading to deteriorating water quality. Traditional methods for assessing irrigation water quality, such as laboratory testing and statistical modeling, are often insufficient for capturing dynamic and nonlinear relationships between parameters. This study proposes a novel application of the Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) to estimate the Irrigation Water Quality Index (IWQI) along the Tigris River. Using data from multiple stations, the study evaluates spatial variability in water quality, focusing on key paramete</p> ... Show More
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Thu Oct 01 2015
Journal Name
Journal Of Engineering
Strength Enhancement of Prestressed Concrete Dapped-End Girders
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This paper presents the application of nonlinear finite element models in the analysis of dapped-ends pre-stressed reinforced concrete girders under static loading by using ANSYS software. The girder dimensions are (4.90 m span, 0.40 m depth, 0.20 m width, 0.20 m nib depth, and 0.10 m nib length) and the parameters considered in this research are the pre-stress effect, and strand profile (straight and draped).

    The numerical results are compared with the experimental results of the same girders. The comparisons are carried out in terms of initial prestress effect, load- deflection curve, and failure load. Good agreement was obtained between the analytical and experimental results. Even that, the

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Thu Oct 01 2015
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Journal Of Engineering
Strength Enhancement of Prestressed Concrete Dapped-End Girders
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This paper presents the application of nonlinear finite element models in the analysis of dappedends pre-stressed reinforced concrete girders under static loading by using ANSYS software. The girder dimensions are (4.90 m span, 0.40 m depth, 0.20 m width, 0.20 m nib depth, and 0.10 m nib length) and the parameters considered in this research are the pre-stress effect, and strand profile (straight and draped). The numerical results are compared with the experimental results of the same girders. The comparisons are carried out in terms of initial prestress effect, load- deflection curve, and failure load. Good agreement was obtained between the analytical and experimental results. Even that, the numerical model was stiffer than the experiment

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Sat Jan 01 2022
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Materials Today
Behavior of RC columns strengthened by combined (CFRP and steel jacket)
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Fri Aug 11 2017
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Journal Of Engineering
Thermo Elastic Analysis of Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Composite Cylinder Utilizing Finite Element Method with the Theory of Elasticity
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