Sentence examples for partial retrofit from inspiring English sources

Two different retrofit strategies were applied to the control specimens: partial retrofit in the plastic hinge zone, mainly aiming at increasing deformability, and full retrofit in the entire range of columns, aiming at increasing both shear strength and deformability.

Ed Watt, an official with the transit union, said that the group had long supported bus partitions, and that several years ago a proposal was put forth to retrofit buses with partial, plexiglass partitions that could open and close like a door.

The first technique, termed as column retrofit (CR), uses only partial steel jacketing (or caging) to enhance the lateral strength and plastic rotational capacities of the deficient columns at the ground story level.

The application of computer-aided design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology to fabricate a retrofit ceramic surveyed crown to an existing partial removable dental prosthesis (PRDP) is described.

It would, they believe, revive and retrofit the Reagan revolution -- by putting new spending constraints on the federal government with the tax cut; by ceding more responsibilities to state and local governments and religious institutions; and by transforming two great monuments of the New Deal and the Great Society, with partial privatizing of Social Security and Medicare.

The state's seismic retrofit code is voluntary.

The historic nature of some buildings may restrict retrofit opportunities.

Asbestos removal was completed before the retrofit began.

The biggest existing plants are supposed to retrofit such equipment.

Retailers with older stores must spend more to retrofit them.

Songs she was unable to retrofit were jettisoned.