EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF SHEAR-EXTENSION COUPLING EFFECT IN ANISOTROPIC REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBRANE ELEMENTS

Experimental investigation of shear-extension coupling effect in anisotropic reinforced concrete membrane elements

Performance based analysis under seismic loads using the finite element method for wall-type reinforced concrete (RC) members in buildings and in important structures like liquid retaining structures, nuclear containment structures, offshore concrete gravity structures etc., necessitates the understanding of the non-linear behaviour of the constitu

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Relatos docentes de práticas educativas para inclusão na pandemia: experiências na rede municipal de ensino do Rio de Janeiro

O cotidiano desta pesquisa aconteceu com as/os docentes que atuam no Ensino Fundamental da rede municipal do Rio de Janeiro, especificamente em turmas com estudantes com deficiência(s).Nesse cotidiano, buscamos “compreender as práticas educativas das/os docentes para a inclusão de estudante com deficiência(s) na pandemia da covid-19”.Pensam

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Confused Flour Beetle, Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val and Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Red and confused flour beetles attack stored grain products such as flour, cereals, meal, crackers, beans, spices, pasta, cake mix, dried pet food, dried flowers, chocolate, nuts, seeds, and even dried museum specimens (Via 1999, Weston and Rattlingourd 2000).These beetles have chewing mouthparts, but do not bite or sting.The red flour beetle may e

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Cost-effectiveness of physical activity intervention in children – results based on the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) study

Abstract Background We assessed the cost-effectiveness of a 2-year physical activity (PA) intervention combining family-based PA counselling and after-school exercise clubs in primary-school children compared to no intervention from an extended service payer’s perspective.Methods The participants included 506 children (245 girls, 261 boys) alloca

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