Based on the minimum curvature radius definition and mid value theorem, the pape gives the method of determining the limit load of pile foundation through extreme value analysis.

Even after recent one-day rallies, the dollar-denominated RTS index and the rouble-denominated MICEX index have shed around two-thirds of their value since mid-May (see chart).

The depreciation of some 25% in sterling's trade-weighted value from mid-2007 had kindled hopes that an export boom and an import slowdown would bolster GDP growth.