Concrete railway bridges : taxonomy of degradation mechanisms and damages identified by NDT methods

The aim of this work is creating basis for unified and more objective assessment of bridge condition and for application of expert tools in evaluation process. The degradation processes and the relevant NDT techniques are presented on the background of the causes and the effects of these processes, taking into account: factors which influence degradation processes, mechanisms of degradation and effects of degradation with proposed methodology of identification and classification of the damages in concrete bridge structures. The proposed uniform taxonomy of degradation processes of the concrete railway bridges as well as presented analysis of the available NDT methods can be applied in evaluation of bridge condition and in modelling of structure lifetime.Framework Programme of European Union - "Sustainable Bridges – Assessment for Future Traffic Demands and Longer Lives” nº TIP3-CT-2003-001653

Department of Music Records

The mission of the Department of Music is to musically serve the university, state, and region through teaching/advising, research/creative activity, and outreach/general service. The collection is composed concert, faculty recital, senior and junior recital programs. Also included are newsletters, ephemera and photographs

A Comprehensive Evaluation Model for Cumputer Based Educaton

As opportunities to use computers in learning laboratory settings increase,directors will be faced with the problem of assisting faculty to select and evaluate themost appropriate courseware for their needs. This article presents a comprehensiveevaluation model that could be applied for computer based education programs in avariety of arts and sciences areas. The model includes a pre-implementation stage.This stage determines program compatibility, content evaluation and hardwareconsiderations. A second stage considers formative evaluation, continued availabilityof equipment and the recording of time records. Finally, the last phase, summativeevaluation, includes collecting student attitudes, assessing cost effectiveness,determining external influences and finally, suggesting ways of reaching a decision ofworth. The implementation of this model should provide a system where studentscould work with computer programs of a proven quality. Also, learning laboratorydirectors and faculty could show a certain level of accountability towards spendingmoney on computer software or courseware

International education and social studies in Korea

International education in Korea is now in its infancy. It is only in the late 1980s that specialists in education perceived the emergent national need for international education at schools. How to educate young students who can adapt to a rapidly internationalizing society draws attention from the contemporary specialists in education, especially in Social Studies. A variety of definitions of international education in other countries implies that we Koreans need to develop our own perspective and contents suited to our new role in the world. However, development of our own perspective and contents involves the difficult and painful job of value judgement

Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Textbook Selection Procedures: A Smorgasbord of Suggestions and Strategies

Textbook selection in the United States used to be quite simple. As Nila Banton Smith (1986) reminds us, choices in colonial America were limited to the New England Primer and a Holy Bible. Throw in a slate and a lunch pail and children were fully equipped for the school year

Establishing Performance Standards and Setting Cut-Scores

This article serves as an introduction to the following four articles in which four methods for establishing standards and setting cut-scores are presented and evaluated. The purposes, nature, and characteristics of performance standards are first reviewed. This is followed by a brief discussion of the methods for setting cut-scores. Berk’s (1986) criteria for evaluating four of these procedures are then presented and described.Cet article sert d’introduction aux quatre articles suivants dans lesquels sont présentées et évaluées quatre méthodes pour établir des normes et des seuils de passage. Dans un premier temps, les objectifs, la nature et les caractéristiques des normes de rendement sont examinés. Ensuite, on offre un survol des méthodes employées pour déterminer les seuils de passage. En dernier lieu, on présente et décrit les critères de Berk (1986) pour évaluer quatre de ces procédures

Baccalaureate and Commencement 1978

The program of the 1978 Baccalaureate Service and Annual Commencement of Taylor University, May 13, 1978.https://pillars.taylor.edu/commencement/1136/thumbnail.jp