The composite FRP rebars research at Oregon State University was initiated in
1993 principally to develop a non-metallic hollow reinforcement. It was recognized that
the tensile properties of such reinforcement are unquestionably superior to steel, but its
performance in concrete could be problematic. The bond between FRP rebars and
concrete...
Calow (1983) realized that differences between parasites and their free-living
relatives can be explained by the differences in nutrient richness. I
propose a model that is based on Calow's idea which identifies the relative
position of different trophic strategies (e.g. predation, grazing, parasitism and
others) based on (1) the differences...
The "equilibrium partitioning theory" is one of the most widely used models to evaluate the
bioavailability of sediment-associated, nonpolar, organic contaminants and it makes
specific assumptions regarding the factors that influence this bioavailability. The objective
of this research was to test two assumptions of this theory: (1) that benthic organisms...