The General Health Questionnair(GHQ) is frequently used as a measure of mental well-being with those people with values below a certain threshold regarded as suffering from mental stress. Comparison of mental stress levels ...
Most current research on dynamic effects due to traffic load on simply supported bridges focuses on the mid-span section of the bridge, since this location corresponds to the worst static bending moment. However, the maximum ...
This paper reviews Irish evidence on the link between
socioeconomic factors and various measures of mental stress and well-being.
The paper reviews both cross-section and time-series studies and finds that
of all ...
This study describes a numerical projection of pre- and post-retrofitted conditions of telecommunication poles subjected to seismic hazards. The absence of explicit guidelines for the rehabilitation of existing poles ...
This paper presents experimental and numerical investigations on multi-layered timber beams using welded-through wood dowels in place of traditional poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc)-adhesives (or metallic nails). Four-layer beams ...
For slab bridge decks with wide transverse edge cantilevers, the plane grillage analogy is shown to be an inaccurate method of linear elastic analysis due to variations in the vertical position of the neutral axis. The ...
This paper presents the formulation of a simple method for the prediction of the additional stresses induced in frame type integral bridges due to thermal expansion of the deck. These stresses are controlled to a large ...
This paper discusses the design and development of a new direct simple shear (DSS)
apparatus for testing peat soils. The apparatus has been designed to test peat at low
effective stresses, representative of its in-situ ...
In the analysis of time series of blackouts a power
law dependency of blackout size with respect to frequency has
been observed. It has been hypothesized that this behaviour is the
result of the power system operating ...
Detachment is a critically important aspect of biofilm processes; it impacts not only on the characteristics of the biofilm itself but also has general implications for the dissemination of pathogenic bacteria and the ...