A NEW BUCKLING-RESTRAINED BRACE WITH A VARIABLE CROSS-SECTION CORE

A New Buckling-Restrained Brace with a Variable Cross-Section Core

In this paper, a new type of buckling-restrained brace characterized by a variable cross-section Swim core (BRB-VCC) is proposed and investigated.The practical design equations of the BRB-VCC are derived based on mechanical and mathematical theories.Six specimens are designed and tested to clarify the mechanical behaviours of the BRB-VCC and to val

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Frailty before and during austerity: A time series analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2002-2018.

BackgroundFrailty is characterised by a reduced resilience to adversity.In this analysis we examined changes in frailty in people aged 50+ before and during a period of austere public spending in England.MethodsData from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2002-2018 were analysed.Associations between austerity and frailty were examined using (

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Refugee Entrepreneurial Economies in Urban South Africa

The case-study literature on refugees and asylum-seekers in South Africa is battery-powered generators dominated by an overwhelming focus on the problems they face and their marginalised existence, reinforcing an image of victimhood, exploitation and vulnerability.In this paper, we seek to broaden the image of refugees and their economic impacts be

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