TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL COMPARISON OF OVERFLOW DAM VARIANTS AT THE GRODNO WATER-POWER STATION by G. G. Krouglov, G. A. Korevitsky

“…In addition to this the paper gives technical and economical comparison of various designs of overflow dams at the Grodno water-power station, analyzes their cost and on the basis of this comparative analysis it is recommended to construct a two-pier dam.…”
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Gio Ponti, demiurgo regista by Giampiero Bosoni

“…Focus dell'analisi è il ruolo di Gio Ponti come direttore e regista del progetto allestitivo all'interno del Palazzo del Lavoro, progettato da Pier Luigi Nervi. L'articolo indaga il rapporto tra le visioni progettuali di Ponti e le dinamiche politiche, culturali e organizzative che caratterizzarono l'evento. …”
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Une double conduite en bois découverte avenue du Point-du-Jour à Lyon by Sylvain Motte

“…It is also possible that the structure was independent of the Yzeron aqueduct.Also discovered on this site was one pier of the Roman Brévenne aqueduct. The base of this massive cubic section of masonry (2.70×2.64 m) stood in the ditch itself, destroying the original twin wooden pipe.…”
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Un texte autographe inédit de Machiavel : la Minuta di provvisione per la restituzione dei beni agli eredi dei Medici e per la riforma dello stato (projet de décret pour la restitu... by Andrea Guidi

“…In late August 1512, as a consequence of the fall of the Tuscan small town of Prato under siege by the Spanish troops of the Holy League, Pier Soderini, who had led the popular government since 1502, left the city. …”
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Comunicación visual y desarrollo rural intercultural. Experiencia en la comuna de Lautaro, IX Región de Chile by Patricia De la Peña C.

“…Las experiencias que se darán a conocer, se han llevado a cabo en el marco del  plan integrado de Educación rural (PIER), iniciado en marzo de 1988, a partir de un Convenio que se estableció entre la Universidad de la frontera y la Municipalidad de Lautaro. …”
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The Development of Klidang Lor Port Batang, 1975-2014 by Mifta Abdirozaq, Yety Rochwulaningsih, Alamsyah Alamsyah

“…In 1988-1998, the port authority built a harbor pier and lighthouse to make it easier for ships to dock. …”
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Hydraulic Optimization of Inflow System of Bidirectional Drainage Pumping Station in Pump-sluice Complex Engineering by XIAO Zhiqiao, FEI Zhaodan, QIAN Shangtuo

“…The length of the diversion pier was optimized and the rectification of the optimized scheme was verified by the hydraulic model test. …”
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Assessment of Design and Retrofitting Solutions on the Progressive Collapse of Hongqi Bridge by Amir Seyed Khoei, Reza Akbari, Shahrokh Maalek, Alireza Gharighoran

“…In 2009, the Hongqi Bridge, a multispan reinforced concrete bridge located in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, China, collapsed progressively in the form of domino, due to extreme effect of deck to pier, during demolition process of the bridge. In this study, progressive collapse of Hongqi Bridge was investigated using nonlinear dynamic analysis in the Applied Element Method, which has been proven as one of the best methods that can follow the collapse behavior of structures. …”
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Seismic Fragility Assessment of an Isolated Multipylon Cable-Stayed Bridge Using Shaking Table Tests by Yutao Pang

“…The cable-stayed bridge contains three pylons and one side pier. The outcomes of the comprehensive shaking table tests carried out on cable-stayed bridge have been utilized to derive fragility curves based on a systemic approach.…”
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Optimization of Hydraulic Characteristics in Inlet Area of Fishway at High Flow Rate by ZHANG Jun, ZHANG Zhiguang, KANG Xiangwen, LI Wenyi, ZHENG Tiegang

“…According to the comparative study of the body shape, the recommended body shape of the rectifier building is as follows: a diversion pier angle of 20°, oblique guide wall angle of 36°, inlet width of 5 m, outlet width of 5 m, direct guide wall length of 10 m, and spur dike length of 10 m. …”
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Ductile damage evolution law for proportional and non-proportional loading conditions by Riccardo Fincato, Seiichiro Tsutsumi, Hideto Momii

“…Therefore, the idea is to investigate the structural response of a steel bridge column subjected to a cyclic non-proportional loading, showing how, a different approach in the description of the ductile damage evolution, is necessary for a realistic description of the pier behavior.…”
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Seismic Response Analysis of Continuous Multispan Bridges with Partial Isolation by E. Tubaldi, A. Dall’Asta, L. Dezi

“…Partially isolated bridges are a particular class of bridges in which isolation bearings are placed only between the piers top and the deck whereas seismic stoppers restrain the transverse motion of the deck at the abutments. …”
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Compression Load Tests on Composite Foundations of Spread Footing Anchored by Helical Anchors by Mingqiang Sheng, Zengzhen Qian, Xianlong Lu

“…Helical anchors underneath the footing approximately share 60%–80% of total load applied on the composite foundation pier, and higher compression resistance of a composite foundation can be obtained by increasing the footing embedment depth and the number of helical anchors underneath the footing.…”
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Performance-Based Seismic Fragility and Residual Seismic Resistance Study of a Long-Span Suspension Bridge by Fangwen Wu, Jianfei Luo, Wei Zheng, Cheng Cai, Jun Dai, Yajun Wen, Quanyou Ji

“…In this paper, we provide the fragility curves of the key sections of the pier by incremental dynamic analysis (IDA), mathematical statistical analysis, and the damage law and obtained the failure state of the structure and the overall seismic capacity residual ratio and the stage seismic capacity residual ratio of the structure. …”
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Prise en otage des victimes et usages publics de l’histoire : le cas de la Résistance italienne by Stéfanie Prezioso

“…As recently stated by Pier Giorgio Zunino, not without annoyance, “antifascism… here is the infamy of Italian history”. …”
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Seismic Analysis of Coupled High-Speed Train-Bridge with the Isolation of Friction Pendulum Bearing by Xinmin Hong, Wenhua Guo, Zihao Wang

“…The results show that FPB with a friction coefficient no less than 0.05, instead of CSB, can reduce the dynamic response of the train greatly; the faster the train speed and the higher the pier, the greater the effect of FPB. However, FPB may increase the dynamic response of the train when the seismic intensity exceeds 0.14 g.…”
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Contemplación y santidad : trabajos, quietud y quietismo en la " Subida del Monte " by Pedro Vilas-Boas Tavares

“…En prenant comme point de départ le motif récurrent de l’Ascension du Mont de la Perfection, magistralement commenté, entre autres, par Bernardino Laredo et Saint Jean de la Croix, nous nous placerons dans le cadre mystique molinosien.En recourant de manière instrumentale à la gravure de La Croce del niente, de Pier Matteo Petrucci (1676), admirateur et disciple des orientations du Guide Spirituel, de Miguel de Molinos, nous essayerons de démontrer les dangers’ et ambiguïtés d’un langage susceptible d’éloigner les fidèles de la voie aride de la sainteté et de les conduire à une morale quiétiste déplorable. …”
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Mechanical Behavior and Calculation Method for RC Fifteen-Pile Cap of Mixed Passenger and Freight Railway Bridge by Hongmeng Huang, Lu Cui, Wei Lu

“…The principal compressive stress trajectories in the concrete were distributed in the range of connecting the pile and the outer edge of the pier, and the effective tensile stresses in the reinforcement were mainly distributed in the diameter range of pile and pile connection, which is in accord with the stress mode of the ordinary spatial truss model. …”
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Nonlinear Pounding Analysis of Multispan and Simply Supported Beam Bridges Subjected to Strong Ground Motions by Hong-Yu Jia, Xian-Lin Lan, Nan Luo, Jian Yang, Shi-Xiong Zheng, Chao Zhang

“…The bearing stiffness affects significantly the displacement of the pier top and the cross-sectional internal force at the bottom of piers but has little effect on the collision force and number.…”
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Numerical Study on Seismic Behavior of Underwater Bridge Columns Strengthened with Prestressed Precast Concrete Panels and Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcements by Yu Tang, Gang Wu, Zeyang Sun

“…The seismic performance of the bridge column, such as pier or pile, is a time-dependent property which may decrease in resistance to the deterioration or natural hazards along the structure’s service life. …”
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