1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458224203321

Titolo

Advances in steel structures [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the Third International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, 9-11 December 2002, Hong Kong, China . Volume 2 / / edited by S.L. Chan, J.G. Teng and K.F. Chung ; organized by Research Centre for Advanced Technology in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University ; sponsored by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, the Hong Kong Institution of Steel Construction

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2002

ISBN

1-281-07228-1

9786611072285

0-08-052681-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (633 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChanS. L

TengJ. G

ChungK. F

Disciplina

624.1/821

Soggetti

Building, Iron and steel

Structural design

Steel, Structural

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; ADVANCES IN STEEL STRUCTURES; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Preface; International Scientific Committee; Conference Advisory Committee; Conference Organizing Committee; Part I: Plates; Chapter 1. Numerical Modelling of Stainless Steel Plates; Chapter 2. Local Buckling of Biaxially Compressed Steel Plates in Double Skin Composite Panels; Chapter 3. Ductility of High Performance Steel Rectangular Plates Under Uniaxial Compression; Chapter 4. Shear-Carrying Capacity of Steel Plate Shear Wall with Cross Stiffeners; Chapter 5. Elastic Critical Moments of I Sections with Very Slender Webs

Part II: ShellsChapter 6. An Efficient Strategy for the Evaluation of the



Reliability of 3D Shells in Case of Non Linear Buckling; Chapter 7. Case Study of a Medium-Length Silo Under Wind Loading; Chapter 8. Buckling of Thin Pressurized Cylindrical Shells Under Bending Load; Chapter 9. Stability of Thin-Walled Cylindrical Shells Subjected to Lateral Patch Loads; Chapter 10. Buckling of Circular Steel Silos Subject to Eccentric Discharge Pressures-Part I; Chapter 11. Buckling of Circular Steel Silos Subject to Eccentric Discharge Pressures-Part II; Chapter 12. Aspects of Corrugated Silos

Chapter 13. Buckling Experiments on Transition Rings in Elevated Steel SilosChapter 14. Buckling Strength of Cylinders with a Consistent Residual Stress; Chapter 15. Buckling Behaviour of Extensively-Welded Steel Cylinders Under Axial Compression; Chapter 16. Experiment on a Model Steel Base Shell of the Comshell Roof System; Chapter 17. Effect of Cracks on Vibration, Buckling and Parametric Instability of Cylindrical Shells; Chapter 18. An Experimental Study for Seismic Reinforcement Method on Existing Cylindrical Steel Piers by Welded Rectangular Steel Plates; Part III: Bridges

Chapter 19. Metal Forms Replace Reinforcement in Bridge Deck SlabsChapter 20. Analysis of the Camber at Prestressing of a New Kind of Composite Railway Bridge Deck; Chapter 21. Evaluation of Typhoon Induced Fatigue Damage Using Health Monitoring Data; Chapter 22. Fatigue Stress Analysis of Suspension Bridges Using FEM; Chapter 23. Curved Steel Box-Girder Bridges at Construction Phase; Chapter 24. Numerical Study of Characteristic Behavior of Steel Plate Girder Bridges; Chapter 25. Nonlinear Seismic Response Analysis of a Deck-Type Steel Arch Bridge

Chapter 26. The Unit Load Method - Some Recent ApplicationsChapter 27. Global Analysis of Steel and Composite Highway Bridges - Development of Improved Spatial Beam Models; Part IV: Dynamics; Chapter 28. Field Comparative Tests of Cable Vibration Control Using Magnetorheological (MR) Dampers in Single- and Twin-Damper Setups; Chapter 29. Evaluation of Ride Comfort of Road Vehicles Running on a Cable-Stayed Bridge Under Crosswind; Chapter 30. Comparison of Buffeting Response of a Suspension Bridge Between Analysis and Aeroelastic Test; Chapter 31. Dynamic Response of the Cable to Moving Mass

Chapter 32. Traffic-Induced Microvibration Mitigation of High Tech Equipment Inside a Building Using Passive/Active Platform

Sommario/riassunto

These two volumes of proceedings contain nine invited keynote papers and 130 contributed papers presented at the Third International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures (ICASS '02) held on 9-11 December 2002 in Hong Kong, China.  The conference is a sequel to the First and the Second International Conferences on Advances in Steel Structures held in Hong Kong in December 1996 and 1999.  The conference provides a forum for discussion and dissemination by researchers and designers of recent advances in the analysis, behaviour, design and construction of steel structures. Papers were



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820355403321

Autore

Lattin Don <1953->

Titolo

Changing our minds : psychedelic sacraments and the new psychotherapy / / by Don Lattin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Fe, New Mexico ; ; London, England : , : Synergetic Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

0-907791-67-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 pages)

Disciplina

615.7883

Soggetti

Hallucinogenic drugs - Therapeutic use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One - Wounded Warrior -- Chapter Two - Chemistry -- Chapter Three - Spiritus Contra Spiritum -- Chapter Four - Psychedelic Spirituality -- Chapter Five - Science of Mind -- Chapter Six - Dying with Consciousness -- Chapter Seven - Psychedelic Medicine -- Chapter Eight - Mdma on the Mountaintop -- Chapter Nine - False Starts and Dashed Hopes -- Chapter Ten - Mindsets and Minefieldss -- Chapter Eleven - Vine of the Soul -- Chapter Twelve - Into the Jungle -- Chapter Thirteen - Ibogaine at the Crossroads -- Conclusion - Back to the Future -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- About The Author.

Sommario/riassunto

Changing Our Minds tells you everything that you ought to know about the multi-faceted paradigm of psychedelic research and spiritual practices.