Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Streetcars in New Orleans have been an integral part of the city's public transportation network since the first half of the 19th century. The longest of New Orleans' streetcar lines, the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar, is the oldest continuously operating street railway system in the world, according to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Today, the streetcars are operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). There are currently three operating streetcar lines in New Orleans: The St. Charles Avenue Line, the Riverfront Line, and the Canal Street Line. The St. Charles Avenue Line is the only line that has operated continuously throughout New Orleans' streetcar history...
ISBN: 978-6-1304-6124-9
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A street name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street. The street name usually forms part of the address (though addresses in some parts of the world, notably most of Japan, make no reference to street names). Buildings are often given numbers along the street to further help identify them. Names are often given in a two-part form: an individual name known as the specific, and an indicator of the type of street or area, known as the generic. Examples include "Main Road", "Fleet Street" and "Park Avenue". The type of street stated, however, can sometimes be misleading: a street named "Park Avenue" need not have the characteristics of an avenue in the generic sense. Some streets are...
ISBN: 978-6-1305-9083-3
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Streetcars in Washington, D.C.. Washington Metro, Bustitution, Urban rail transit, Trolley park, National Capital Trolley Museum, Northern Virginia trolleys, Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad, Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1300-5631-5
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Streisand effect is a primarily online phenomenon in which an attempt to censor or remove a piece of information that has the unintended consequence of causing the information to be publicized widely and to a greater extent than would have occurred if no censorship had been attempted. As early as 1993, John Gilmore observed that "the Net treats censorship as damage and routes around it." Examples of such attempts include censoring a photograph, a number, a file, or a website (for example via a cease-and-desist letter). Instead of being suppressed, the information receives extensive publicity, often being widely mirrored across the Internet or distributed on file-sharing networks....
ISBN: 978-6-1305-0556-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 9K32 “Strela-2” (Russian 9К32 “Cтрела-2” — arrow; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile system with a high explosive warhead and passive infrared homing guidance. Broadly comparable to the US Army FIM-43 Redeye, it was the first generation of Soviet man-portable SAMs, entering service in 1968, with series production starting in 1970.
This book reports an investigation into the strength and ductility of Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) confined concrete columns. The investigation included an extensive experimental test program, the collection of a most updated database, assessment of existing strength models using the database, and development of a unified strength model. The test results demonstrated that the corner radius ratio is proportional to the increase in the confined concrete strength. Furthermore, it is revealed and explained that confinement provided by a jacket with sharp corners is insignificant in increasing the strength of columns but significant in increasing the ductility of columns. The unified strength model is applicable to both circular and...
ISBN: 978-3-6391-8688-8
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The book deals with a biomechanical analysis of stresses and strain in the scapula and the effect of inclusion of glenoid prosthesis with or without bone- cement. Finite Element (FE) method was used for the numerical analysis. Experimental validation was obtained using strain gage measurements. CT-scan data of the scapula has been used for realistic representation of geometry and material properties. Bone density and stiffness of scapula trabecular bone were related to CT-grey value. Using the static musculoskeletal shoulder model of forces, load transfer across the scapula has been analysed. The study suggests a new experimental set-up towards strain gage validation of FE models of bone. Sub- models (FE models) of two fundamental...
ISBN: 978-3-6391-2375-3
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Four analytical models are developed for predicting the maximum shearing displacement in a bonded assembly under global thermal mismatch loading. Analytical model includes: i) elastic analysis, ii) elasto-plastic analysis, iii) viscoelastic analysis, and iv) viscoelastic-plastic analysis. All results have been derived as closed-form correction factors to be applied to the easily calculated unconstrained shear displacement to obtain the maximum shear displacement. The motivation for determining the maximum shear displacement is to compute the maximum shear strain, which is then used to estimate the cycles-to-failure by means of a fatigue law. The analytical relations derived are simple, easy-to-use, and helpful for studying the...
ISBN: 978-3-6390-6032-4
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A stress ball is a malleable toy, usually not more than 7 cm in diameter filled with a soft material used for stress and muscle tension in your hand. There are many types of stress balls. Many are a closed-cell polyurethane foam rubber. This type of stress ball is made by injecting the liquid components of the foam into a mold. The resulting chemical reaction creates carbon dioxide bubbles as a byproduct, which in turn creates the foam Stress balls, especially those used in physical therapy, can also contain gel of different densities inside a rubber or cloth skin. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...
ISBN: 978-6-1309-8228-7
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High speed machining is governed by the tool material an its geometry. It has hence been ever interesting to realise the exact behaviour of the tool under the process. A general view on machining, tool and involved forces and their available analyses is presented. FE analysis of stress distribution on the rake face, as a crucial factor on tool life, has been limited to constitutive flow stress models and friction conditions applicable whithin the FE packages. A comprehensive FE analysis based on five different flow stress models and variable friction conditions is presented using Deform 2D package on AISI1045 steel. High deformation criterion for metal forming, modified constitutive flow stress models and complicated friction conditions...
ISBN: 978-3-8383-4773-8
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Stress analysis is an engineering (e.g., civil engineering, mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering) discipline that determines the stress and strain in materials and structures subjected to static or dynamic forces or loads. A stress analysis is required for the study and design of structures, e.g., tunnels, dams, mechanical parts, structural frames and aircraft structure among others, under prescribed or expected loads and/or deflections. Stress analysis may be applied as a design step to structures that do not yet exist or an investigative process for parts that have failed.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! String Ribbon solar cells is proprietary technology developed by Evergreen Solar. String ribbon is a method of producing multi-crystalline silicon strips suitable for the photovoltaic industry. The name describes the manufacturing process, where high temperature resistant wires are pulled through molten silicon to form a multi-crystalline ribbon of silicon crystals. The ribbon is then cut into lengths which are treated with traditional processes to form solar cells. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1309-0017-5
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In artificial intelligence, STRIPS (Stanford Research Institute Problem Solver) is an automated planner developed by Richard Fikes and Nils Nilsson in 1971. The same name was later used to refer to the formal language of the inputs to this planner. This language is the base for most of the languages for expressing automated planning problem instances in use today. This article only describes the language, not the planner. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1303-6145-7
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Moisture-induced damage in asphalt pavements as a result of stripping is a complex and serious problem in many parts of the world. Polymer additives are commonly added to asphalt to decrease temperature susceptibility but they have also shown to improve adhesion and cohesion and resistance to moisture- induced damage. This allied with the increasing difficulty in disposing polymer waste products and shifting of focus towards sustainability, has led to the recycling of polymers in asphalt to improve asphalt cement properties. Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) is a polymer waste in Louisiana. Earlier studies have shown that chemically treated EPDM could be used as a viable modifier in asphalt cement and, when incorporated in asphalt...
ISBN: 978-3-6390-9796-2
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A striplight is a multi-circuit stage lighting instrument. They usually consist of row of lamps. A single striplight is usually wired internally into either 3 or 4 circuits. Each internal circuit consists of several lamps evenly spaced with in the unit. Often, a lighting designer will use roundels (colored glass lenses) or gels to make these lights different colors. The unit can then be wired into several different circuits, allowing each bank of colored lights to be controlled by a separate dimmer on the lighting board. Striplights are often used to color a cyclorama, or can alternately be positioned behind the proscenium arch to provide a general overhead color wash. LED striplights are now...
ISBN: 978-6-1309-0205-6
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Strong AI is artificial intelligence that matches or exceeds human intelligence — the intelligence of a machine that can successfully perform any intellectual task that a human being can. It is a primary goal of artificial intelligence research and an important topic for science fiction writers and futurists. Strong AI is also referred to as "artificial general intelligence" or as the ability to perform "general intelligent action". Science fiction associates strong AI with such human traits as consciousness, sentience, sapience and self-awareness. Some references emphasize a distinction between strong AI and "applied AI" (also called "narrow AI" or "weak AI"): the use of software to study or...
ISBN: 978-6-1303-6208-9
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The objective of this study is to characterize critical component structure-properties on a Dodge Neon for material response refinement in crashworthiness simulations. Crashworthiness simulations using full-scale finite element (FE) vehicle models are an important part of vehicle design. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were over six million vehicle crashes in the United States during 2004, claming lives of more than 40,000 people. Crashworthiness simulations on a detailed FE model of a 1996 Plymouth/Dodge Neon were conducted on the NHTSA for different impact crash scenarios. The top- ten energy-absorbing components of the vehicle were determined. Material was extracted from the as-built...
ISBN: 978-3-6391-4822-0
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Structured Analysis in software engineering and its allied technique, Structured Design, are methods for analyzing and converting business requirements into specifications and ultimately, computer programs, hardware configurations and related manual procedures. Structured analysis and design techniques are fundamental tools of systems analysis, and developed from classical systems analysis of the 1960s and 1970s. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1303-1461-3
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The depletion of most onshore and near shore off-shore oil reserves has shifted the focus of petroleum exploration and production to deep water off-shore word wide. Owing to the greater depths and different type of related physical environment and associated risks involved i.e. deep-water, the future pipelines need to be designed and analyzed with a different approach as compared to those onshore. The work presents a comprehensive yet concise structural analysis methodology of a deep water pipeline. The parameter investigated is expected-but-unforeseeable axial change in length coupled with deflection as a result of a conceptual before-service hydrostatic testing of a fairly long deep-water pipeline section. Various simple, plausible and...
ISBN: 978-3-6390-6860-3
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Structural engineering is a field of engineering dealing with the analysis and design of structures that support or resist loads. Structural engineering is usually considered a specialty within civil engineering, but it can also be studied in its own right. Structural engineers are most commonly involved in the design of buildings and large nonbuilding structures but they can also be involved in the design of machinery, medical equipment, vehicles or any item where structural integrity affects the item's function or safety. Structural engineers must ensure their designs satisfy given design criteria, predicated on safety (e.g. structures must not collapse without due warning) or serviceability...
ISBN: 978-6-1304-9376-9
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A mechanistic approach was adopted to develop models for the mechanical properties of hydrated cement paste (hcp), mortar and concrete. These models reflect the fundamental structure of concrete, and represent a departure from the predominantly empirical models available for cement-based materials. The intrinsic elastic modulus and fracture toughness of hcp were determined based on the interatomic interactions between calcium silicate hydrate particles, which are the primary binder among the hydration products of cement. The elastic modulus model of hcp was developed by introducing the effect of elliptical capillary pores into the corresponding intrinsic model. The fracture toughness model of hcp was also developed by introducing the...
ISBN: 978-3-6391-1930-5
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Structural failure refers to loss of the load-carrying capacity of a component or member within a structure or of the structure itself. Structural failure is initiated when the material is stressed to its strength limit, thus causing fracture or excessive deformations. The ultimate failure strength of the material, component or system is its maximum load-bearing capacity. When this limit is reached, damage to the material has been done, and its load-bearing capacity is reduced permanently, significantly, and quickly. In a well-designed system, a localized failure should not cause immediate or even progressive collapse of the entire structure. Ultimate failure strength is one of the limit states...
ISBN: 978-6-1304-9362-2
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ZnO based Diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMSs) have attracted broad interest for their promise functionalities in spintronics based devices. In this book, we explored the effect of different synthesis techniques (solid-state, sol-gel and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods) and synthesis parameters (sintering temperature, doping concentration, annealing atmosphere) on the structural and magnetic properties of TM (Mn, Co) doped ZnO. The effect of Al/Sb codoping on the magnetic properties of ZnMnO and ZnCoO were studied. We also explored the structural, optical and magnetic properties of nanowires and nanorods of Mn doped ZnO for their potential in spintronics based devices. From the experimental results presented in this book, it is...
ISBN: 978-3-8433-8399-8
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