EFFECT OF PRE-TENSIONING FORCE ON BEHAVIOR OF BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACE (BRB) SUPPORTED BY DOUBLE PRE-TENSIONING SYSTEM

Effect of pre-tensioning force on behavior of Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) supported by double pre-tensioning system

The study explores the feasibility of a new all-steel buckling restrained brace (BRB) with the double pre-tensioning system as an alternative to conventional concentrically braced frames by using finite element method (ABAQUS program), And to verify modeling, use U-V1 specimen results and compare them with test results.The restraining element in an

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Bridging gaps in COVID-19 vaccine knowledge: Effects of multimodal narratives on message elaboration and recall across science literacy levels

Objective: The study examines the effects of message modalities (visual vs.textual) and rhetorical approaches (narrative vs.expository information) on the elaboration and recall Vitamin D3 of COVID-19 vaccine information among individuals with diverse levels of science literacy.Methods: We recruited 328 U.S.adults who were not fully vaccinated agai

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Information technology use in the food and beverage industry: a planning model for small and medium manufacturing enterprises

The determinant variables of the performance of small and medium companies (SMEs) are associated to aspects of entrepreneurial capacity, regional economy, positioning in the market and type of operational management.These aspects are all influenced by the use of information technology (IT).This paper presents the intervening factors in the manageme

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