In general, the experience at inspection of motor road bridges and viaducts indicates the "water-proofing" system as one of the most vulnerable elements in a roadway structure.
The book, completed before Mr. Ross was hired by the administration, is causing considerable heartburn in the White House, because it lays out a step-by-step recipe for what the authors call the "hybrid option" — combining diplomatic initiatives with excruciating economic pressure on the most vulnerable elements of Iran's oil sector, whose output is declining.
'They go for what they see are the most vulnerable elements.
Bridges are the most vulnerable elements in transport systems, and they may undergo structural problems due to environmental conditions and natural disasters.
For this purpose, a new environmental impact definition is proposed that considers the environmentally vulnerable elements including water bodies, agricultural areas, coastal regions and forestlands located within a certain bandwidth around transportation routes.
Instead, we take the most vulnerable elements of our population, and give them a choice between unemployment and missile fodder.
The list highlights vulnerable elements where global production is concentrated in a small number of countries.
His absence from the summer series was a blessing, and one not even in disguise, because he was able to rebuild and strengthen the two most vulnerable elements of his game - his technique and confidence.
The seal is the most vulnerable element in a pump and it is well worth devoting a great deal of attention to its choice, style, installation, and maintenance.
An explicit rigorous analysis accounting for strain rate effects of the reinforced concrete elements was carried out in stage two using LS DYNA code to investigate the non-linear response of vulnerable elements identified in the first stage.
