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Statistical evaluation of AASHTO fatigue specifications / by Tung, C. C.(CARDINAL)123735; Kusmez, K. M.(Kadir Mesut),1943-(CARDINAL)312781; North Carolina.Department of Transportation.(CARDINAL)145570; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).Final report;
Subjects: Technical reports.; Bridges; Bridges; Civil engineering; Fatigue testing machines.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Stronger after stroke : your roadmap to recovery / by Levine, Peter G.,author.(CARDINAL)492088;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index.
Subjects: Cerebrovascular disease.; Cerebrovascular disease; Self-care, Health.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Installation and early performance of a field test section of asphalt rubber concrete / by Maupin, G. W.(CARDINAL)754762; Virginia Transportation Research Council.(CARDINAL)195142;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-22).Interim report.Asphalt rubber, which is produced by reacting asphalt cement and crumb rubber, is claimed to increase fatigue life and reduce rutting of asphalt concrete; however, the service life must be increased significantly to offset the additional coast of adding the rubber. In order to assess the performance of asphalt rubber mixtures and how effectively they can be used in construction, text sections of asphalt concrete surface courses using either asphalt rubber binder or the conventional binder were installed on a heavily traveled highway in Northern Virginia. Special equipment was required to blend the asphalt cement and crumb rubber; however, the production of the mixture and construction of the test sections were accomplished with minimal problems. Various laboratory tests including Marshall, gyratory shear, creep, resilient modulus, indirect tensile strength, and stripping were used to evaluate the mixtures in the laboratory. The results indicated that the asphalt rubber mixtures were more susceptible to permanent deformation than the same mixtures without rubber; however, the conventional temperature at which the mixtures were compacted and tested with the gyratory shear machine may not have presented a true estimate of performance because pavement deformation occurs at lower temperatures. Friction numbers of one section of asphalt rubber mixture were significantly lower at a 95 percent confidence level than friction numbers of the other asphalt rubber section, possibly the result of the pavement surface being filled by soil from a nearby construction project. However, there was no difference at a 95 percent confidence level between the average friction values of the control and asphalt rubber sections. Surveys of pavement performance, measurements of rut depth, and friction tests will be conducted periodically, and a final report will be published June 30,1994.Sponsored by the Virginia Department of Transportation [and] the University of Virginia. Performed by Virginia Transportation Research Council.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Asphalt-rubber.; Pavements, Asphalt concrete; Pavements;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sewing 911 : practical and creative rescues for sewing emergencies / by Deckert, Barbara.;
Subjects: Clothing and dress; Clothing and dress; Sewing.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Anuran locomotion--structure and function. by Zug, George R.,1938-(CARDINAL)292843;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-31).Frogs evolved as jumping machines. The earliest recognized anuran fossil possessed a foreshortened body and elongated hindlimbs, primary adaptations for jumping. The majority of extant frogs retain jumping as their primary mode of locomotion. Eighty species of frogs were tested to determine their absolute and relative (jumping distance divided by snout-vent length) jumping abilities. The species include representatives from the Ascaphidae, Bufonidae, Dendrobatidae, Pelodryadidae, Discoglossidae, Hylidae, Leptodactylidae, Microhylidae, Myobatrachidae, Pelobatidae, and Ranidae. Jumping performance is examined relative to taxonomic and habitat group, fatigue, body size, and sex. The ranking of jumping ability (distance jumped divided by body length) among the sampled species from weakest to strongest is Bufonidae, Pelobatidae, Discoglossidae, Microhylidae, Ranidae, Leptodactylidae, Dendrobatidae, Ascaphidae, Myobatrachidae, Hylidae, and Pelodryadidae for the families of frogs and semifossorial terrestrial, treetop arboreal, semiaquatic-terrestrial, terrestrial, scrub arboreal, and grass arboreal for the habitat groupings. Weak jumping species show little evidence of fatigue, whereas strong jumpers show a progressive decline in performance. Males tend to jump farther than equivalent-sized females, although the opposite or neutral situation occurs in a few species. Both inter- and intraspecifically, large frogs jump farther than small ones; however, a comparison of relative ability shows small frogs to be the strongest jumpers.
Subjects: Frogs; Frogs; Animal jumping.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Bar & beverage operation : ensuring success & maximum profit / by Parry, Chris,1956-(CARDINAL)672920; Brown, Douglas Robert,1960-(CARDINAL)725573;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Bartending.; Food service management.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In the kingdom of the sick : a social history of chronic illness in America / by Edwards, Laurie(Laurie Elizabeth)(CARDINAL)489770;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index.Introduction -- From Plato to polio: chronic disease in historical context -- An awakening: medicine and illness in post-World War Two America -- Disability rights, civil rights, and chronic illness -- The Women's Health Movement and patient empowerment -- Culture, consumerism, and character: chronic illness and patient advocacy in the 1980s and 1990s -- A slight hysterical tendency: revisiting "The girl who cried pain" -- Into the fray: patients in the digital age -- Participatory medicine and transparency -- What future, at what cost?Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 From Plato to Polio Chronic Disease in Historical Context -- ch. 2 An Awakening Medicine and Illness in Post-World War Two America -- ch. 3 Disability Rights, Civil Rights, and Chronic Illness -- ch. 4 The Women's Health Movement and Patient Empowerment -- ch. 5 Culture, Consumerism, and Character Chronic Illness and Patient Advocacy in the 1980s and 1990s -- ch. 6 A Slight Hysterical Tendency Revisiting "The Girl Who Cried Pain" -- ch. 7 Into the Fray Patients in the Digital Age -- ch. 8 Participatory Medicine and Transparency -- ch. 9 What Future, at What Cost?."Thirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote, "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick ... Sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place." Now more than 133 million Americans live with chronic illness, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health care dollars, and untold pain and disability. There has been an alarming rise in illnesses that defy diagnosis through clinical tests or have no known cure. Millions of people, especially women, with illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome face skepticism from physicians and the public alike. And people with diseases as varied as cardiovascular disease, HIV, certain cancers, and type 2 diabetes have been accused of causing their preventable illnesses through their lifestyle choices. We must balance our faith in medical technology with awareness of the limits of science, and confront our throwback beliefs that people who are sick have weaker character than those who are well. Through research and patient narratives, health writer Laurie Edwards explores patient rights, the role of social media in medical advocacy, the origins of our attitudes about chronic illness, and much more. What The Noonday Demon did for people suffering from depression, In the Kingdom of the Sick does for those who are chronically ill"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Chronic diseases; Chronically ill;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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