The cover for an individual reinforcing bar is the minimum thickness of concrete between the surface of the bar and the fire-exposed surface of the beam. For beams in which several bars are used, the cover for corner bars used in the calculation shall be reduced toone-half ofthe actual va...
Two sets of conceptual questions are prominent in theoretical engage- ments with artificial neural networks, especially in the context of medical artificial intelligence: (1) Are networks explainable, and if so, what does it mean to explain the output of a network? And (2) what does it mean...
When land burns, the surface can become impervious –almost hydrophobic. So, when that surface gets hit with high-intensity precipitation, the water runs off a lot faster than if vegetation or soil was able to absorb the water. Wildfire burn ...
aWhat does the sentence mean to you? 句子是什么意思对您? [translate] a一直玩耍到深夜 Plays continuously the night [translate] arun run run there is a fire on the mountain 跑跑的奔跑那里是火在山 [translate] athe spaceship land on the roof of the building this morning 太空飞船土地在今晨...
Why? For one, kitchen slate is non-porous and does not absorb flavors or smells from the surrounding environment. Unlike marble, which is prone to etching from acids (wine, tomato sauce), slate is not as reactive as less prone to discoloration. That said, slate comes in a huge amount ...
What does that have to do with being salesy? At first, when you have no historical data, it has nothing to do with it. Once you have information to go on through various interactions and opportunities to “listen in,” it has everything to do with it. ...
8) When I revisit the question of “what does success mean to me?” today I find that the answer is to be able to laugh, half-darkly, at myself—at my faults, my strengths, and the profound and the idiotic experiences of my life. I’ve found ways to both take my life seriously...
What does direct runoff mean? Water that flows over the ground surface directly into streams, rivers, or lakes. Also called storm runoff. What are the factors that affect runoff? Meteorological factors affecting runoff: Type of precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, etc.) ...
It does not seem unreasonable to spec ulate that the ability to pick up information about approaching predators under these conditions would provide a strong functional advantage to primates, perhaps an advantage that substantially outweighed the disadvantages associated with forcing the eyes to be ...
Sealing and Paving A high proportion of urban land is covered by impervious surfaces, with much of this surface being soil sealed by asphalt or concrete pavement (Scalenghe and Marsan 2009). Few studies of soils beneath pavement have been conducted. Paving or sealing the soil surface ...