FRAGILITY ASSESSMENT OF A LONG-UNIT PRESTRESSED CONCRETE COMPOSITE CONTINUOUS GIRDER BRIDGE WITH CORRUGATED STEEL WEBS SUBJECTED TO NEAR-FAULT PULSE-LIKE GROUND MOTIONS CONSIDERING SPATIAL VARIABILITY EFFECTS

Fragility Assessment of a Long-Unit Prestressed Concrete Composite Continuous Girder Bridge with Corrugated Steel Webs Subjected to Near-Fault Pulse-like Ground Motions Considering Spatial Variability Effects

Prestressed concrete composite girder bridges with corrugated steel webs (PCCGBCSWs) are extensively employed in bridge construction because of their low Casein Protein dead weight, fast construction, and high prestressing efficiency.Moreover, PCCGBCSWs will experience deformation and failure of the corrugated steel webs, including steel fatigue an

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TI-RADS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND ITS FIRST APPLICATION IN THE ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS DEPARTMENT IN THE MULTI-SPECIALITY HOSPITAL

Background.Ultrasonic examination is a most wide-spread method for thyroid gland visualizing and its structural pathology.But despite its high sensitivity while detecting nodal neoplasms, US is not a screening method, as it results in identification of a number of non-palpable nodes.After node detection the most important clinical issue is its mali

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Efficacy of heel lifts versus calf muscle eccentric exercise for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (the HEALTHY trial): study protocol for a randomised trial

Abstract Background Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy is a common musculoskeletal condition characterised by degeneration of the Achilles tendon, which causes pain and disability.Multiple non-surgical treatments have been advocated for this condition including calf muscle eccentric exercise and in-shoe heel Other lifts.Although adherence is challen

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