REEVALUATION OF ASCE 7-10 EXTERNAL PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS ON THE COMPONENTS AND CLADDING OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS USING MODERN WIND TUNNEL TESTING DATA

Wind loads for U.S. building designs are specified in a publication of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE 7). Portions of the current version, ASCE 7-10, rely on wind tunnel tests that date back 30-50 years. In recent decades, advances in computer technology have allowed the simultaneous recording of many more pressure taps than was possible before. This research proposes a step-by-step methodology which determines the external pressure coefficients (GCp) on the components and cladding of low-rise buildings using modern aerodynamic wind tunnel databases. Pressure tap time history data is used to calculate the peak pressure coefficients for a comprehensive sweep of arbitrarily selected grid areas, over all available tested wind directions. By incrementing grid area combinations with their contributing taps, GCp can be plotted versus effective area. External pressure coefficients for the analysis of cladding and components are under predicted by the current ASCE 7-10 specifications

Primary tubercular caecal perforation: a rare clinical entity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Intestinal tuberculosis is a common problem in endemic areas, causing considerable morbidity and mortality. An isolated primary caecal perforation of tubercular origin is exceptionally uncommon.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case of a 39 year old male who presented with features of perforation peritonitis, which on laparotomy revealed a caecal perforation with a dusky appendix. A standard right hemicolectomy with ileostomy and peritoneal toileting was done. Histopathology revealed multiple transmural caseating granulomas with Langerhans-type giant cells and acid-fast bacilli, consistent with tuberculosis, present only in the caecum.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>We report this extremely rare presentation of primary caecal tuberculosis to sensitize the medical fraternity to its rare occurrence, which will be of paramount importance owing to the increasing incidence of tuberculosis all over the world, especially among the developing countries.</p

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, Coats’-like retinopathy, sensorineural deafness and chromosome 4 duplication: a new association

We describe the novel association in a girl of nephrotic syndrome due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, bilateral sensorineural deafness, basal ganglia calcification, bilateral retinopathy similar to that seen in Coats’ disease, with de novo duplication of a subtelomeric region of chromosome 4q35. The chromosomal duplication was identified during investigation of a possible association with features of fascio-scapulo-humeral dystrophy (FSHD). This duplication has not previously been reported with FSGS and adds to the expanding number of genetic associations with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

DOUBLES AND DOUBLING IN VLADIMIR NABOKOV’S RUSSIAN NOVELS

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Diseño comparativo entre pavimento rígido y flexible con subrasante mejorada adicionado 10% de cenizas de carbón mineral en la carretera Cascajal Izquierdo – Ancash

Esta investigación está basada en el diseño comparativo entre pavimentos rígidos y flexibles con subrasante natural y sub rasante adicionado 10% de cenizas de carbón mineral en la carretera Cascajal Izquierdo – Ancash en relación a costo y tiempo de ejecución, esto debido, a que se verificó que éstas aumentan su capacidad portante del suelo. La metodología de investigación corresponde al diseño no experimental, de nivel descriptivo – comparativo, enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo aplicada. Para efectuar el diseño estructural de pavimentos se basó en el Método AASHTO -1993, cumpliendo con los requerimientos básicos del Ministerio de Transporte y Comunicaciones, además, se realizó cotizaciones para el obtener el presupuesto de cada tipo de pavimentos, finalmente se cuantificó mediante el cronograma de Gantt el tiempo de ejecución. Por ende, esta investigación concluyó que, el tipo de pavimento flexible con sub rasante mejorada adicionado 10% de cenizas de carbón mineral es el tipo de pavimento más viable en la carretera Cascajal Izquierdo (progresiva 6+000 - 7+000 km), tanto del punto de vista económico con un presupuesto total de S/. 646,432.27 como del punto de vista en tiempo de ejecución con 50 días calendarios, el cuál es más factible para su viabilidad