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Masonry barn design and construction
In 1913 an investigation was begun with the object of developing an all masonry barn which could be constructed at a reasonable cost and yet have the advantages of permanent and fire resistant construction. The studies which have been conducted pertain chiefly to the roof structure, with particular emphasis on the method of construction.
In addition to a number of design studies, models of roof sections were built to develop a method of roof construction. Strength tests were made on roof models to check the reliability of the designs. The information obtained served as the basis of the design and method of constructing an experimental barn, which was built at Iowa State College in 1926-27. Common overall dimensions and a desirable roof shape were established to make the roof forms usable for a number of barns; wind load assumptions were adapted from reliable wind pressure investigations to permit a more intelligent and efficient roof design.
The results of the design studies, construction and tests on models and roof sections, and the construction of the experimental barn, together with other related experiences, seem to warrant the following general conclusions:
1. The masonry arch is a very stable type of roof structure as shown by the tests on sections, which check closely the design calculations.
2. The construction of the roof is difficult and involves a large amount of labor because of: a. The use of heavy steel forms to carry a large part of the roof weight. b. The manipulation of the forms in erection, moving, dismantling and transporting. c. The handling and placing of roof materials.
3. The additional cost of the roof over a wood frame type construction is due. not so much to the cost of materials, as to the cost of the unproductive labor in handling the materials and in manipulation of the steel forms. The overhead cost of the forms becomes a large item in the first cost if they are used for only one or a few barns.
4. Experiments in the methods of making a roof watertight have not as yet indicated an entirely successful method. A heavy fibered asphalt has been found the best of the waterproof coatings which have been used. Leaks appear to be due to slight openings in the joints and to the development of fine cracks.
5. The construction of the roof should be directed by one . who is familiar with masonry construction.
6. A roof with a span of 34 ft. and a height of 20 ft. provides enough storage space for most conditions
What determines the length of life of prepared roll roofings?
The length of life of prepared roll roofings is a prime consideration in their selection. The durability of the various brands of roofing on the market varies widely. The useful life of a roof made of roll roofing is influenced by the degree of exposure to the weathering agencies, the condition of the sheathing and the inherent qualities of the roofing material itself. This bulletin is a summary of the results of an investigation, conducted cooperatively by the Agricultural and Engineering Experiment Stations, to determine the quality factors of three-ply prepared roll roofings as they were sold on the market at the beginning of the project in 1913.
One roll or square of each of 35 brands of prepared roll roofing which were made by 19 manufacturers was purchased on the open market and included in the experiment. This provided sufficient material for one strip to be placed on the shed for weathering tests and enough additional for laboratory tests. Table I presents some general information and data of the physical qualities of the roofing sample.
A review of literature on the subject reveals little work directly comparable with that given here other than the development of testing methods and specifications for prepared roll roofings
Cooling dynamics of a dilute gas of inelastic rods: a many particle simulation
We present results of simulations for a dilute gas of inelastically colliding
particles. Collisions are modelled as a stochastic process, which on average
decreases the translational energy (cooling), but allows for fluctuations in
the transfer of energy to internal vibrations. We show that these fluctuations
are strong enough to suppress inelastic collapse. This allows us to study large
systems for long times in the truely inelastic regime. During the cooling stage
we observe complex cluster dynamics, as large clusters of particles form,
collide and merge or dissolve. Typical clusters are found to survive long
enough to establish local equilibrium within a cluster, but not among different
clusters. We extend the model to include net dissipation of energy by damping
of the internal vibrations. Inelatic collapse is avoided also in this case but
in contrast to the conservative system the translational energy decays
according to the mean field scaling law, E(t)\propto t^{-2}, for asymptotically
long times.Comment: 10 pages, 12 figures, Latex; extended discussion, accepted for
publication in Phys. Rev.
Functional Characterisation of Alpha-Galactosidase A Mutations as a Basis for a New Classification System in Fabry Disease
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.The study has been supported partially by an unrestricted scientific grant from Shire Human Genetic Therapies (Germany
Coherent Population Trapping with Controlled Interparticle Interactions
We investigate Coherent Population Trapping in a strongly interacting
ultracold Rydberg gas. Despite the strong van der Waals interactions and
interparticle correlations, we observe the persistence of a resonance with
subnatural linewidth at the single-particle resonance frequency as we tune the
interaction strength. This narrow resonance cannot be understood within a
meanfield description of the strong Rydberg--Rydberg interactions. Instead, a
many-body density matrix approach, accounting for the dynamics of interparticle
correlations, is shown to reproduce the observed spectral features
The endogenous retinoid metabolite S-4-oxo-9-cis-13,14-dihydro-retinoic acid activates retinoic acid receptor signalling both in vitro and in vivo.
Coefficient of restitution for elastic disks
We calculate the coefficient of restitution, , starting from a
microscopic model of elastic disks. The theory is shown to agree with the
approach of Hertz in the quasistatic limit, but predicts inelastic collisions
for finite relative velocities of two approaching disks. The velocity
dependence of is calculated numerically for a wide range of
velocities. The coefficient of restitution furthermore depends on the elastic
constants of the material via Poisson's number. The elastic vibrations absorb
kinetic energy more effectively for materials with low values of the shear
modulus.Comment: 25 pages, 12 Postscript figures, LaTex2
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