Effective Moment of Inertia for Calculating Deflections of Concrete...

ACI Structural Journal;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The effective moment of inertia expression proposed by Branson...the time (ACI Committee 318 1963) and the effective moment of inertia approach proposed by Branson...transition occurs at ρ = 0.833%. The effective moment of inertia Ie approach introduced by Branson...2006). In this ...

Superb cast gives 'Copacabana' energy, style

The Gazette;  March 9, 2001 ;     508 words ......love in "This Can't Be Real" is the show's most dramatically effective moment (though this praise rings hollow considering there's no second-most dramatically effective moment). If you go WHAT: "Barry Manilow's Copacabana" WHEN: 8 p.m...

Concrete industrial ground floors - aspects of crack control

Concrete;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......quantify the effect of creep on the shrinkage restraint stress of 16.1 MPa, consider Table...factor ([straight phi] = 5.0), the shrinkage restraint stress is reduced by a factor of...36) to evaluate the reduction in shrinkage restraint stress arising from creep, giving...

House of Sand and Fog; HOME INSECURITY

Pittsburgh City Paper;  December 31, 2003 ;     454 words ...Early in House of Sand and Fog, there's a quietly effective moment. Kathy Nicolo (Jennifer Connelly), a troubled young woman, drives by night to the family home she lost through sheer carelessness...

THE SAL, TRAV, AND MITT SHOW

The Boston Globe;  January 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......public eye. This was DiMasi's opportunity to signal to Beacon Hill what his speakership will be about, and he did have one effective moment. The new speaker paid a nice compliment to former Speaker George Keverian, who, having left Beacon Hill with bruised feelings...

A Campaign On Big Issues

The Washington Post;  December 21, 1999 ;     700+ words ...It was, veterans of Bill Bradley's campaign agreed, an uncharacteristic but effective moment. At a Saturday morning rally at the Lions hall here, the normally cerebral presidential candidate who likes to challenge voters...

Reconstruction of the Little Mountain Reservoir

Concrete International;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......were cast in a full-height placement as work on the interior columns and roof slab progressed simultaneously. To minimize shrinkage restraint as the roof slab cured, a final pour strip connecting the roof to the walls was cast after the roof membrane and insulation...

READERS' LETTERS

Concrete;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......crack widths" - if this is the case, why do fibre-plusmesh floors crack? * Most cracks in floors result from early age shrinkage restraint (this is true regardless of reinforcement type). With a combination of steel fibres and reinforcement, early cracks can...

Repair of Medicare at top of critical list

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 30, 2002 ;     577 words ...In the 2000 campaign, candidate George W. Bush's most effective moment in the televised debates with Al Gore came when Bush asked why Gore hadn't done anything about prescription drug benefits during...

Morning HUBdate: Final Moment

Targeted News Service;  February 22, 2008 ;     378 words ......compassion. Watch. One-on-One: Hillary's closing remarks received a "standing ovation." Her "last statement was the most effective moment she's had on television since the New Hampshire primary." Hillary sounded "calm, in charge, deliberate," "made an effective...

Singer Charles Aznavour captivates Broadway audience

AP Online;  October 22, 1998 ;     279 words ......studio, utilizing a Piaf recording, much the same way as Natalie Cole did with her late father's recorded voice. It was an effective moment in a mesmerizing night at the Marquis Theater, where ``Aznavour on Broadway'' made its debut Wednesday. The singer, born...

'Candidate' captivates despite different tack

Oakland Tribune;  July 30, 2004 ;     626 words ......humor. The Jonathan Demme update, which opens today, captivates despite taking a different tack. Other than one brief but effective moment of comic relief, Demme's version dispenses with humor in favor of escalating desperation. It works, mostly because of compelling...

Not-so bright future's too dull to thrill.(Features)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  June 23, 1997 ;     272 words ......control had instant video views of the operation after gunman Keith Barron took six Russians hostage in an elevator. One very effective moment was when the cops beamed video images of the gunman's lost grand-daughter on to the elevator wall. That worked from both...

WINE, AND ANGST, FLOW FREELY IN `SIDEWAYS'

The Boston Globe;  April 3, 2005 ;     625 words ......painfully struggling to connect with equally restless waitress Maya (Virginia Madsen), or making a scene in a stunningly effective moment in which Miles's discontent comes metaphorically spilling out, Giamatti gets viewers pulling for him, not joining Jack...

Michael Sokoloff

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 22, 1988 ;     272 words ......returning to college. STAGE FIGHT GUIDELINES "It's based on maintaining safety for actors while providing the theatrically effective moment." FIGHT START "I was teaching at the University of Texas in Austin and running a dance company of my own in the Southwest...