ASSESSING SEISMIC COLLAPSE SAFETY AND RETROFITTING LOW-DUCTILITY RC FRAME STRUCTURES ON THE BASIS OF THE ACCEPTABLE COLLAPSE SAFETY MARGIN IN CHINA

Assessing Seismic Collapse Safety and Retrofitting Low-Ductility RC Frame Structures on the Basis of the Acceptable Collapse Safety Margin in China

The relationship between the average annual collapse probability and collapse safety margin of structures is identified to evaluate structural collapse performance quantitatively.A method is then proposed to determine the acceptable collapse margin ratio (CMR) with a certain annual collapse probability.Two methods, namely adopting steel braces and

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Genetic characterization of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Ecuador and comparisons with regional populations identify likely migratory relationships.

Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E.Smith), is an important agricultural pest native to the Americas that has recently been introduced into the Eastern Hemisphere where it has spread rapidly through most of Africa and much of Asia.The long-term economic consequences of this invasion will depend on how the species and important subpopulations

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