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Mechanical characterization of timber in structural sizes: bending and compression tests
This paper presents the results obtained in a series of tests on Pinus Pinaster Ait. timber specimens, using the prEN408:2000, to estimate the local and global Young’s modulus and strength both in bending and compression parallel to the grain. The results obtained are compared with the values presented in the Portuguese Nationally Determined Parameters of Eurocode 5, for the quality classes assign by Portuguese Standard NP4305:1994 by visual grading
Behaviour of traditional Portuguese timber roof structures
The aim of this paper is to present the results of a structural analysis of common trusses traditionally used in roof construction in Portugal. The study includes the results of a preliminary survey intending to assess the geometry, materials and on site pathologies, as well as a twodimensional linear elastic static and dynamic analysis. The trusses behaviour under symmetric and non-symmetric loads, the king post/tie-beam connection, the stiffness of the joints and the incorrect positioning of the purlins, were some of the structural aspects that have been investigated
Testing a dissipative kinetic k-essence model
In this work, we present a study of a purely kinetic k-essence model,
characterized basically by a parameter in presence of a bulk
dissipative term, whose relationship between viscous pressure and energy
density of the background follows a polytropic type law , where , in principle, is a parameter without
restrictions. Analytical solutions for the energy density of the k-essence
field are found in two specific cases: and
, and then we show that these solutions posses the
same functional form than the non-viscous counterpart. Finally, both approach
are contrasted with observational data from type Ia supernova, and the most
recent Hubble parameter measurements, and therefore, the best values for the
parameters of the theory are founds.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, accepted in EPJ
The Dirichlet Problem for Curvature Equations in Riemannian Manifolds
We prove the existence of classical solutions to the Dirichlet problem for a
class of fully nonlinear elliptic equations of curvature type on Riemannian
manifolds. We also derive new second derivative boundary estimates which allows
us to extend some of the existence theorems of Caffarelli, Nirenberg and Spruck
[4] and Ivochkina, Trundinger and Lin [19] to more general curvature functions
and less convex domains.Comment: 32 pages, no figures. Final version. Paper accepted to publication in
Indiana University Mathematics Journa
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