Tests and design of stainless steel lipped channel section columns

in European conference on steel and composite structures : Eurosteel2008, Gratz 3-5 September 2008 (2008)

Numerical and analytical investigations on iron columns reinforced by FRP under axial compression

in Smith, S. T. (Ed.) Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures-APFIS07 (2007, December)

This paper presents numerical and analytical investigations on iron columns under axial compression, strengthened with high modulus carbon fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets. Numerical and analytical ... [more ▼]

This paper presents numerical and analytical investigations on iron columns under axial compression, strengthened with high modulus carbon fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets. Numerical and analytical models are proposed to predict the resistance and stability load of such elements, including effects of section and member geometrical imperfections and of the nonlinear characteristic and the anisotropy in post elasticity of iron material. It is shown that axial resistance and stiffness of iron columns can be increased significantly with the use of longitudinal FRP sheets as a result of the reduction of the column slenderness, but also that transverse FRP sheets should also be used to avoid any local buckling of the longitudinal FRP sheets during loading. [less ▲]

Development of a test battery for assessing cognitive functions of elderly patients with Down syndrome

in Revue de Neuropsychologie (2001), 11(4), 549-579

Post-mortem studies of Down syndrome (DS) individuals older than 35 years show that almost 100% of them develop the neuropathological symptoms of Alzheimer disease (AD). A test battery designed to assess ... [more ▼]

Post-mortem studies of Down syndrome (DS) individuals older than 35 years show that almost 100% of them develop the neuropathological symptoms of Alzheimer disease (AD). A test battery designed to assess several domains of cognition was administered to a group of 12 DS individuals older than 35 years. It proved sensitive to individual differences and thus appears to be appropriate for the observation of cognitive change linked to age. Statistical analyses do not reveal cognitive changes in the DS subjects after one year time. However qualitative analyses of individual profiles suggest a cognitive decline in one subject. Additionally, in a PET-scan examination, three subjects present a mild decrease in cerebral glucose metabolism similar to that usually observed in AD. An AD diagnostic though remains uncertain at this stage. [less ▲]