The ductility or rotational capacity of reinforced concrete members is a very important parameter for the safe design of RC structures as it controls: the ability of the structure to redistribute moment and fail gradually; the drift and, hence, magnified moments in the columns; and the ability to resist seismic and blast loads.
It releases itself, without fail, gradually throughout the season – over the tree, over the sets of lights that weren't tangled when he packed them away last year, so why tHE SODDIng hell are they NOW, over the brief but incredibly specific food shopping instructions they've been tasked to deal with.
That effort failed, but gradually, after 2006, Karzai's government did open channels to members of the Quetta Shura, the Taliban's ruling council, headed by Mullah Omar.
Though the colony struggled on for a while, the enterprise gradually failed; the land and buildings were sold in 1849.
Despite all these blows, he continued to write, revisiting his past in a volume of memoirs, and as his health gradually failed, kept up hope by planning a new novel on the theme of friendship.
Although initially successful, the business gradually failed.
As erosion depleted the soil, the cyclical forest regrowth and burning ended as the forest gradually failed to return.
Despite running a campaign rich in Indian rituals, his effort largely failed as Mr. García gradually increased his share among poor and lower class voters.
The depression failed to organize and gradually worsened in appearance.
