Previous experimental research indicated that beam-to-column connections of reinforced concrete (RC) moment resisting frame structures experience considerable deformations under earthquake loading and these deformations have a major contribution to the story drift of the building.
First experimental and theoretical results show that a layer consisting of many interlocked elements has a much larger mechanical compliance than its monolithic counterpart, and can withstand considerable deformations.
However, for materials with higher aspect ratios (2 and 3), their inherent anisotropy prevents any extensive reorganization, this means that, within the range of usual strains considered in civil engineering, the particle reorientation remains in progress and considerable deformations are required to reach the critical state.
The coupled thermal mechanical effects, induced by the nonuniform thermal expansion, the deterioration of material properties and the interaction between adjacent member segments, lead to considerable deformations of the lining rings, dynamic internal force redistribution and reduction of load bearing capacity.
Experimental results have demonstrated that orientation detection between images is reliable and robust to considerable deformations, slightly scale differences, and dissimilar image contents.
The earthquake caused considerable coseismic deformation, more than 10 m horizontal deformation along multiple faults, and ~ 8 m uplift of the Papatea fault-bounded block (Hamling et al. 2017; Kääb et al. 2017; Shi et al. 2017).
Earthquake-resistant structures absorb and dissipate seismically induced motion through a combination of means: damping decreases the amplitude of oscillations of a vibrating structure, while ductile materials (e.g., steel) can withstand considerable inelastic deformation.
At 2 years postoperatively, the patient still had considerable depressed deformation in the right femoral head.
