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Reinforced concrete beams with opening strengthened using CFRP sheets
No full textThis study explores the behavior of reinforced concrete beam with openingstrengthened using CFRPsheets. The beams were deficient in bending and under-reinforced in orderfor the beams to fail in bending. Load-deflection behavior and strain profile were observed besides the crack pattern and modes of failure. A total of five(5) beams were casted and tested. One (1) beam was treated as control specimen, two (2) beams were reinforcedconcrete beams with square and circular opening respectively while the other two (2) beams were reinforcedconcrete beams with square and circular opening strengthened using CFRP sheets. For the strengthened beams,they were wrapped at three sides (U-wrap) of the beams with CFRP sheets. From the experimental results, it isobserved that all beams fail in bending as expected. Beam with circular opening (un-strengthened) recorded thelowest ultimate load with 25.7 kN, a decreased for about 6.4% compared to control specimen. On the other hand,beams with circular opening strengthened using CFRP sheets recorded the highest ultimate load of 30.7 kN, whichis an increased for about 11.9% compared to control specimen. The conclusion that can be drawn from this study isCFRP sheets can be used to increase the ultimate load of beam with the presence of opening
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
3D Concrete Printing with Industrial Waste: Effects of GGBS and Spent Catalyst on Fresh and Hardened Properties
Full text link3D concrete printing (3DCP) is a revolutionary technology in construction that deposits concrete layers in a controlled way, reducing formwork, labour, and material waste. However, its heavy reliance on Portland cement and natural sand raises sustainability and performance challenges. This study determines the incorporation of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS) and spent catalyst (SC)—two industrial by-products—as partial replacements for cement (20–40% of GGBS) and sand (10–20% of SC) in 3DCP mixtures. The objective is to assess how these substitutions affect fresh properties (flowability, extrudability, buildability) and hardened performance (compressive and flexural strength at 7 and 28 days). Sixteen mix designs were cast with a water-to-cement ratio of 0.5 and 0.5% superplasticiser. Fresh-state tests included flow table measurements, manual extrusion through a 15 mm × 40 mm nozzle, and five-layer stacking trials. 100 × 100 × 100 mm cubes and 100 × 100 × 400 mm prisms were used to assess the hardened properties. Results indicate that GGBS enhances flowability and long-term strength, while SC accelerates early strength gain; all mixes exhibited acceptable printability. The optimum mix—30% GGBS and 20% SC—achieved the highest 28-day compressive strength (50.61 MPa) and flexural strength (6.73 MPa). These findings demonstrate that GGBS and SC are viable sustainable alternatives in 3DCP, improving environmental impact and structural performance without compromising printability
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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