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This report describes research conducted to enable evaluation of existing vintage bent cap beams in reinforced concrete deck girder bridges. The report is organized into two parts: 1) flexural anchorage capacity response and prediction of reduced development length due to beneficial column axial compression and 2) structural performance of bent cap systems and their analytical evaluation. Each of these parts including descriptions of the experimental specimens and results of analytical studies is described separately. The research results from both studies are combined and used in an example to demonstrate the rating of an actual 1950's vintage RCDG bent cap beam for continuous and single trip permit loads.

This chapter describes procedures for the collection and analysis of samples of various matrices for the purpose of determining the presence of chemical agents in a civilian setting. This appendix is intended to provide the reader with sufficient information to make informed decisions about the sampling and analysis process and to suggest analytical strategies that might be implemented by the scientists performing sampling and analysis. This appendix is not intended to be used as a standard operating procedure to provide detailed instructions as to how trained scientists should handle samples. Chemical agents can be classified by their physical and chemical properties. Table 1 lists the chemical agents considered by this report. In selecting sampling and analysis methods, we have considered procedures proposed by the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and peer-reviewed scientific literature. EPA analytical methods are good resources describing issues of quality assurance with respect to chain-of-custody, sample handling, and quality control requirements.

This study was focused on meeting the following objectives concerning the process of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) biodegradation, with the goal of optimizing this process in situ: 1. Assess whether intrinsic bioattenuation of MTBE is feasible under aerobic conditions across several contaminated sites. 2. Determine the effect of co-contaminants, specifically water-soluble gasoline components (most notably benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes [BTEX]) on MTBE biodegradation. 3. Determine whether microbial and/or chemical factors contribute to different MTBE degradative activities. 4. Isolate and characterize MTBE-degrading microorganisms from sediments in which MTBE biodegradation was observed.

File of documents (originals and contemporary copies) signed by various officials, relating to the sale of property in Querétaro, to settle the estate of members of the Lázaro family.