Obama's most vociferous critics are unwilling to call for a re-escalation in Afghanistan, a barometer of how brittle US support for its longest war actually is.
With the start of the primary season a little more than two months away, Mr. Romney's Republican rivals are planning more aggressive tactics, including waves of attack ads, in an effort to define him and determine just how strong — or brittle — his support is.
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Under the simplifying assumption of perfect adhesion, motivated by the wide adoption of highly resistant glues, delamination of FRP-reinforced masonry pillars turns out to be governed exclusively by the non-linear behavior of the quasi-brittle, heterogeneous support.
Table 7 Advantages and disadvantages of synthetic biomaterials used in bone tissue engineering Biomaterial Advantages Disadvantages Calcium phosphates (e.g. HA, TCP, and biphase CaP) (1) Excellent biocompatibility (1) Brittle (2) Supporting cell activity (3) Good osteoconductivity (2) They biodegrade too slowly in the crystalline state and are mechanically too weak in the amorphous state.
Importantly, these petrographic and growth characteristics support a brittle consistency of the calcite scale material.
Another problem: Some of the historic wharves — decks that extend the shoreline beyond the sea wall — are supported by brittle concrete columns that could collapse during shaking.
Another problem is that some of the historic wharves — decks that extend the shoreline beyond the seawall — are supported by brittle concrete columns that could collapse in an earthquake.
Mathematical modelling is used to study the evolution of damage caused by indentation loading on curved bilayers consisting of brittle shells filled with polymer support material.
"We have made a very strong case to government that the money needs to be put back in the jar, because the impact on schools improvement will be disproportionate, especially in primary schools, which are really quite brittle and rely on the support of good local authorities.
