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2006

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Ac Conductivity Relaxation Processes In Cacu₃Ti₄O₁₂ Ceramics: Grain Boundary And Domain Boundary Effects, Wei Li, Robert W. Schwartz Dec 2006

Ac Conductivity Relaxation Processes In Cacu₃Ti₄O₁₂ Ceramics: Grain Boundary And Domain Boundary Effects, Wei Li, Robert W. Schwartz

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The ac conductivity of CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ ceramics associated with electrical charge carrier motion (ions or vacancies) was investigated as a function of frequency at different temperatures. The long range migration of charge carriers within the ceramic is restricted by two kinds of insulating barriers, namely, grain boundaries and domain boundaries. The potential barriers associated with these boundaries lead to two anomalies in conductivity response and three frequency-dependent contributions to conductivity: long range diffusion of carriers, carrier migration localized within grains, and carrier migration localized within domains.

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Novel Capacitance Extraction Method Using Direct Boundary Integral Equation Method And Hierarchical Approach, L. (Lijun) J. Jiang, B. J. Rubin, J. D. Morsey, H. T. Hu, A. Elfadel Dec 2006

Novel Capacitance Extraction Method Using Direct Boundary Integral Equation Method And Hierarchical Approach, L. (Lijun) J. Jiang, B. J. Rubin, J. D. Morsey, H. T. Hu, A. Elfadel

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this paper, a novel hierarchical capacitance extraction method is introduced. It takes advantage of surface integral equations to have far less unknowns than the volumetric method. It uses the "divide and conquer" strategy to hierarchically solve the dense capacitance matrix efficiently. It partitions the problem into small regions (cells) automatically and each region is analyzed separately. An inverse binary-tree browse procedure is employed to combine cell capacitance matrixes from leafy level of the tree to the root. A global capacitance matrix is obtained at the root without computing charge distribution. Benchmarks using the developed code CSurf are provided to …

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Numerical Analysis Of Sandwiched Composite-Fss Structures, Qiang Rui, Chen Ji, Huang Jingyu, Maria Koledintseva, Richard E. Dubroff, James L. Drewniak, Yang Fan Dec 2006

Numerical Analysis Of Sandwiched Composite-Fss Structures, Qiang Rui, Chen Ji, Huang Jingyu, Maria Koledintseva, Richard E. Dubroff, James L. Drewniak, Yang Fan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A numerical technique to analyze shielding effectiveness of sandwiched FSS-composite structures is proposed. This technique is based on using a dispersive FDTD method in conjuncture with a novel periodic boundary condition to model sandwiched FSS-composite elements. Results show that by inserting single or multilayered FSS elements into composite materials, better shielding effectiveness can be achieved. © 2006 IEEE.

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Integral Equation Solvers For Real World Applications -Some Challenge Problems, W. C. Chew, I. T. Chiang, C. P. Davis, A. Hesford, M. K. Li, Y. Liu, Z. G. Qian, M. Saville, L. Sun, M. S. Tong, J. Xiong, L. (Lijun) J. Jiang, H. Y. Chao, Y. H. Chu Dec 2006

Integral Equation Solvers For Real World Applications -Some Challenge Problems, W. C. Chew, I. T. Chiang, C. P. Davis, A. Hesford, M. K. Li, Y. Liu, Z. G. Qian, M. Saville, L. Sun, M. S. Tong, J. Xiong, L. (Lijun) J. Jiang, H. Y. Chao, Y. H. Chu

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

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The Use Of Fast Integral Equations Solvers For Practical Package And Interconnect Analysis, J. D. Morsey, B. J. Rubin, L. (Lijun) Jiang, L. Shan, L. B. Eisenberg, D. Becker, M. Arseneault Dec 2006

The Use Of Fast Integral Equations Solvers For Practical Package And Interconnect Analysis, J. D. Morsey, B. J. Rubin, L. (Lijun) Jiang, L. Shan, L. B. Eisenberg, D. Becker, M. Arseneault

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Fast integral equation methods are now being applied to packaging and other such "low frequency" problems. This paper explores some of the issues surrounding such an application to real, product level packaging and interconnect type structures. Discussed are issues such as low frequency breakdown, mesh aspect ratios, and solver convergence. Finally, integral equation solver examples are presented using the IBM internally developed pre-corrected FFT (PFFT) solver labeled EMSurf[l]. ©2006 IEEE.

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Steel Deck Institute Diaphragm Design Manual: Third Edition, Larry D. Luttrell Nov 2006

Steel Deck Institute Diaphragm Design Manual: Third Edition, Larry D. Luttrell

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specifications, Standards, Manuals and Research Reports (1946 - present)

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Weak-Group Unitary Space-Time Codes, Adam Panagos, Kurt Louis Kosbar, Asif Iqbal Mohammad Nov 2006

Weak-Group Unitary Space-Time Codes, Adam Panagos, Kurt Louis Kosbar, Asif Iqbal Mohammad

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We propose a construction technique for unitary space-time codes that use Givens rotation matrices. These constellations have a desirable weak group property that leads to reduced construction and decoding complexity. The newly constructed constellations have the best known diversity product and diversity sum for a wide range of constellation sizes and number of transmit antennas.

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Synchronous Reference Frame Based Active Filter Current Reference Generation Using Neural Networks, Joy Mazumdar, Ronald G. Harley, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy Nov 2006

Synchronous Reference Frame Based Active Filter Current Reference Generation Using Neural Networks, Joy Mazumdar, Ronald G. Harley, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The increased use of nonlinear devices in industry has resulted in direct increase of harmonic distortion in the industrial power system in recent years. The significant harmonics are almost always 5th, 7th, 11th and the 13th with the 5th harmonic being the largest in most instances. Active filter systems have been proposed to mitigate harmonic currents of the industrial loads. The most important requirement for any active filter is the precise detection of the individual harmonic component's amplitude and phase. Fourier transform based techniques provide an excellent method for individual harmonic isolation, but it requires a minimum of two cycles …

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Humidification Factors From Laboratory Studies Of Fresh Smoke From Biomass Fuels, D. E. Day, J. L. Hand, C. M. Carrico, Guenter Engling, W. C. Malm Nov 2006

Humidification Factors From Laboratory Studies Of Fresh Smoke From Biomass Fuels, D. E. Day, J. L. Hand, C. M. Carrico, Guenter Engling, W. C. Malm

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Measurements of smoke aerosol humidification factors were performed in a laboratory for different biomass fuel types and burn conditions. Two nephelometers simultaneously measured dry and humidified light scattering coefficients (bsp(dry) and bsp(RH), respectively), providing the first observations of the temporal evolution of the humidification factor (f(RH) = bsp(RH)/bsp(dry)) for fresh (minutes-old) smoke. Hygroscopic characteristics of the smoke aerosols varied with fuel type and fire conditions, with the mean f(RH) ranging from 1.01 to 1.95 for fresh minutes-old smoke for the relative humidity (RH) range of 70-94%. These f(RH) values exhibited temporal variability, with some fuels alternating from hygroscopic to nonhygroscopic …

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Integrated Guidance And Control Of Missiles With Θ-D Method, Ming Xin, S. N. Balakrishnan, Ernest J. Ohlmeyer Nov 2006

Integrated Guidance And Control Of Missiles With Θ-D Method, Ming Xin, S. N. Balakrishnan, Ernest J. Ohlmeyer

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A new suboptimal control method is proposed in this study to effectively design an integrated guidance and control system for missiles. Optimal formulations allow designers to bring together concerns about guidance law performance and autopilot responses under one unified framework. They lead to a natural integration of these different functions. by modifying the appropriate cost functions, different responses, control saturations (autopilot related), miss distance (guidance related), etc., which are of primary concern to a missile system designer, can be easily studied. A new suboptimal control method, called the θ-D method, is employed to obtain an approximate closed-form solution to this …

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On One-Dimensional Self-Assembly Of Surfactant-Coated Nanoparticles, Jee-Ching Wang, Partho Neogi, Daniel Forciniti Nov 2006

On One-Dimensional Self-Assembly Of Surfactant-Coated Nanoparticles, Jee-Ching Wang, Partho Neogi, Daniel Forciniti

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Nanometer-sized metal and semiconductor particles possess novel properties. To fully realize their potential, these nanoparticles need to be fabricated into ordered arrays or predesigned structures. A promising nanoparticle fabrication method is coupled surface passivation and self-assembly of surfactant-coated nanoparticles. Due to the empirical procedure and partially satisfactory results, this method still represents a major challenge to date and its refinement can benefit from fundamental understanding. Existing evidences suggest that the self-assembly of surfactant-coated nanoparticles is induced by surfactant-modified interparticle interactions and follows an intrinsic road map such that short one-dimensional (1D) chain arrays of nanoparticles occur first as a stable …

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Testing And Evaluation Of Light Gauge Steel Frame / 9.5 Mm Csp Wood Panel Shear Walls, David Rokas Nov 2006

Testing And Evaluation Of Light Gauge Steel Frame / 9.5 Mm Csp Wood Panel Shear Walls, David Rokas

CCFSS Library (1939 - present)

The use of light gauge steel framing elements sheathed with wood plywood or oriented strand board are becoming more common in the construction of structural shear walls for low-rise platform frame structural systems in Canada. Canadian standards and codes do not currently outline design methods for this type of wall system. Therefore, research at McGill University is underway to help develop design parameters for seismic and wind loading that can be used in conjunction with the 2005 National Building Code of Canada for this type of shear wall system. The research is based on the monotonic and reversed cyclic testing …

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Optimal Placement And Control Of Unified Power Flow Control Devices Using Evolutionary Computing And Sequential Quadratic Programming, Radha P. Kalyani, Mariesa Crow, Daniel R. Tauritz Nov 2006

Optimal Placement And Control Of Unified Power Flow Control Devices Using Evolutionary Computing And Sequential Quadratic Programming, Radha P. Kalyani, Mariesa Crow, Daniel R. Tauritz

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A crucial factor effecting modern power systems today is power flow control. An effective means for controlling and improving power flow is by installing fast reacting devices such as a unified power flow controller (UPFC). For maximum positive impact of this device on the power grid, it should be installed at an optimal location and employ an optimal realtime control algorithm. This paper proposes the combination of an evolutionary algorithm (EA) to find the optimal location and sequential quadratic programming (SQP) to optimize the UPFC control settings. Simulations are conducted using the classic IEEE 118 bus test system. For comparison …

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A Novel Seven-Level Shunt Active Filter For High-Power Drive Systems, Xiao Peng, Keith Corzine, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy Nov 2006

A Novel Seven-Level Shunt Active Filter For High-Power Drive Systems, Xiao Peng, Keith Corzine, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In high-power adjustable speed motor drives, such as those used in electric ship propulsion systems, active filters provide a viable solution to mitigating harmonic related issues caused by diode or thyristor rectifier front-ends. To handle the large compensation currents and provide better thermal management, two or more paralleled semiconductor switching devices are often used. In this paper, a novel topology is proposed where two active filter inverters are connected with tapped reactors to share the compensation currents. The proposed active filter topology can also produce seven voltage levels, which significantly reduces the switching current ripple and the size of ripple …

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Detection And Identification Of Vehicles Based On Their Unintended Electromagnetic Emissions, Xiaopeng Dong, Haixiao Weng, Daryl G. Beetner, Todd H. Hubing, Donald C. Wunsch, Michael Noll, Huseyin Goksu, Benjamin Moss Nov 2006

Detection And Identification Of Vehicles Based On Their Unintended Electromagnetic Emissions, Xiaopeng Dong, Haixiao Weng, Daryl G. Beetner, Todd H. Hubing, Donald C. Wunsch, Michael Noll, Huseyin Goksu, Benjamin Moss

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

When running, vehicles with internal combustion engines radiate electromagnetic emissions that are characteristic of the vehicle. Emissions depend on the electronics, harness wiring, body type, and many other features. Since emissions are unique to each vehicle, these may be used for identification purposes. This paper investigates a procedure for detecting and identifying vehicles based on their RF emissions. Parameters like the average magnitude or standard deviation of magnitude within a frequency band were extracted from measured emission data. These parameters were used as inputs to an artificial neural network (ANN) that was trained to identify the vehicle that produced the …

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Dynamic Programming-Based Energy-Efficient Rate Adaptation For Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Maciej Jan Zawodniok, Jagannathan Sarangapani Nov 2006

Dynamic Programming-Based Energy-Efficient Rate Adaptation For Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Maciej Jan Zawodniok, Jagannathan Sarangapani

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Resource constraints require that ad hoc wireless networks are energy efficient during transmission and rate adaptation. In this paper we propose a novel cross-layer energy-efficient rate adaptation scheme that employs dynamic programming (DP) principle to analytically select the modulation scheme online. The scheme uses channel state information from the physical layer and congestion information from the scheduling layer to select a modulation rate. This online selection maximizes throughput while saving energy and preventing congestion. The simulation results indicate that an increase in throughput by 96% and energy-efficiency by 131% is observed when compared to the Receiver Based AutoRate (RBAR) protocol.

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Transformer-Type Seeding System Of A Helical Fcg Based On A Transverse Shock Wave Ferromagnetic Generator, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Evgueni F. Talantsev, Jason Baird, Allen H. Stults, Larry L. Altgilbers Nov 2006

Transformer-Type Seeding System Of A Helical Fcg Based On A Transverse Shock Wave Ferromagnetic Generator, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Evgueni F. Talantsev, Jason Baird, Allen H. Stults, Larry L. Altgilbers

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A new application of the effect of transverse-shock-wave demagnetization of Nd2Fe14B high-energy hard ferromagnets for powering an explosive-driven helical flux compression generator (FCG) is proposed. The novel FCG seeding system based on a compact transverse shock-wave ferromagnetic generator (FMG) containing a 200-cm3 Nd2Fe14B energy-carrying element and a 12 g high explosive charge was designed, constructed, and tested. The proposed design is based on the idea that the wide coaxial single-turn pulse-generating coil of the FMG can simultaneously serve as a seed coil for the FCG. The coaxial single-turn pulse-generating coil of the FMG was wound on the initial part of …

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New Concept For Constructing An Autonomous Completely Explosive Pulsed Power System: Transverse Shock Wave Ferromagnetic Primary Power Source And Loop Flux Compression Amplifier, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Evgueni F. Talantsev, Jason Baird, Allen H. Stults, Larry L. Altgilbers Nov 2006

New Concept For Constructing An Autonomous Completely Explosive Pulsed Power System: Transverse Shock Wave Ferromagnetic Primary Power Source And Loop Flux Compression Amplifier, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Evgueni F. Talantsev, Jason Baird, Allen H. Stults, Larry L. Altgilbers

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A new design idea for a compact, autonomous, completely explosive pulsed power system is proposed. The system is based on the shock wave ferromagnetic generator (FMG) as a primary power source and a loop magnetic flux compression generator (LFCG) as a pulsed power amplifier. The FMG primary power source utilizes the effect of transverse shock wave demagnetization of Nd2Fe14B high-energy hard ferromagnets to produce the seed current. Results are presented of an experimental study and digital simulation of operation of the FMG-LFCG system

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Using Coupled Eulerian And Lagrangian Grids To Model Explosive Interactions With Buildings, Braden Lusk, William P. Schonberg, Jason Baird, Robert S. Woodley, Warren Noll Nov 2006

Using Coupled Eulerian And Lagrangian Grids To Model Explosive Interactions With Buildings, Braden Lusk, William P. Schonberg, Jason Baird, Robert S. Woodley, Warren Noll

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper presents the development of a computational model that can be used to study the interactions between structures and detonating explosives contained within them. This model was developed as part of an effort to develop a rubble characterization model for use in AmmoSIM, an agent based urban tactical decision aid (UTDA) software for weapon-target pairing. The rubble pile created following the collapse of a building in a combat situation can significantly impact mission accomplishment, particularly in the area of movement and maneuver. The information provided by AmmoSIM will enable both platoon level and command center staff to make informed …

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Improving Database Quality Through Eliminating Duplicate Records, Mingzhen Wei, Andrew H. Sung, Martha E. Cather Nov 2006

Improving Database Quality Through Eliminating Duplicate Records, Mingzhen Wei, Andrew H. Sung, Martha E. Cather

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Redundant or duplicate data are the most troublesome problem in database management and applications. Approximate field matching is the key solution to resolve the problem by identifying semantically equivalent string values in syntactically different representations. This paper considers token-based solutions and proposes a general field matching framework to generalize the field matching problem in different domains. By introducing a concept of String Matching Points (SMP) in string comparison, string matching accuracy and efficiency are improved, compared with other commonly-applied field matching algorithms. The paper discusses the development of field matching algorithms from the developed general framework. The framework and corresponding …

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Cancellation Predictive Control For Three-Phase Pwm Rectifiers Under Harmonic And Unbalanced Input Conditions, Peng Xiao, Keith Corzine, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy Nov 2006

Cancellation Predictive Control For Three-Phase Pwm Rectifiers Under Harmonic And Unbalanced Input Conditions, Peng Xiao, Keith Corzine, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper presents an intuitive and simple-to-implement control scheme to improve the performance of three-phase boost-type PWM rectifiers under harmonic and unbalanced input conditions. Unlike most other control strategies, the proposed method does not need to extract either the harmonic or the negative-sequence components in the supply voltages and currents. A near-synchronous reference frame is used to determine the positive-sequence fundamental-frequency component in the input voltages. Utilizing only the extracted component, the DC-link voltage control and power factor control are implemented independently to determine the phase angle and magnitude of the PWM reference voltage. The commanded rectifier voltage adjustments are …

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Accumulation Of Bracing Strength And Stiffness Demand In Cold-Formed Steel Stud Walls, Thomas Sputo Oct 2006

Accumulation Of Bracing Strength And Stiffness Demand In Cold-Formed Steel Stud Walls, Thomas Sputo

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

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Testing And Design Of Light Gauge Steel Frame 9mm Osb Panel Shear Walls, C. Blais Oct 2006

Testing And Design Of Light Gauge Steel Frame 9mm Osb Panel Shear Walls, C. Blais

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

No abstract provided.

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The Influence Of Insulation On The Shear Strength Of Screw Connections, Adam R. Lease, Samuel W. Easterling Oct 2006

The Influence Of Insulation On The Shear Strength Of Screw Connections, Adam R. Lease, Samuel W. Easterling

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

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Component Stiffness Method To Predict Lateral Restraint Forces In End Restraint Single Span Z-Section Supported Roof Systems With One Flange Attached To Sheathing, Michael W. Seek, Thomas M. Murphy Oct 2006

Component Stiffness Method To Predict Lateral Restraint Forces In End Restraint Single Span Z-Section Supported Roof Systems With One Flange Attached To Sheathing, Michael W. Seek, Thomas M. Murphy

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

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Vibration Characteristics And Acceptability Of Cold-Formed Steel Joists, Y. Frank Chen Oct 2006

Vibration Characteristics And Acceptability Of Cold-Formed Steel Joists, Y. Frank Chen

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

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Section Moment Capacity Of A New Cold-Formed Hollow Flange Channel Section, Mahen Mahendran, Dhammika Mahaarachchi Oct 2006

Section Moment Capacity Of A New Cold-Formed Hollow Flange Channel Section, Mahen Mahendran, Dhammika Mahaarachchi

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

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A Detailed Examination Of Interactive Buckling In Plain Channel Sections, A. Aziz Oct 2006

A Detailed Examination Of Interactive Buckling In Plain Channel Sections, A. Aziz

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

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Compression Behavior Of Thin Gusset Plates, Roger A. Laboube, Daniel George Lutz Oct 2006

Compression Behavior Of Thin Gusset Plates, Roger A. Laboube, Daniel George Lutz

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

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Self-Drilling Screwed Knee-Joints For Cold-Formed Steel Portal Frames In Cyclonic Regions, John Carr, Andrew Mansour, Julie Mills Oct 2006

Self-Drilling Screwed Knee-Joints For Cold-Formed Steel Portal Frames In Cyclonic Regions, John Carr, Andrew Mansour, Julie Mills

CCFSS Proceedings of International Specialty Conference on Cold-Formed Steel Structures (1971 - 2018)

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