Abstract: As companies keep restructuring, reorganizing and downsizing, it is important that standard operating procedures be identified and documented in a simple and usable format, such as a project management manual. This information ...

Abstract: The mathematical framework for a sliding friction model for run-in and other tribological transitions is presented. The semiempirical model was developed to portray the commonly observed shapes, ...

Abstract: The National Environmental Data Referral Service consists of a series of records of atmospheric datasets. The nature, characteristics, and name of the holder of the data is indicated, but no actual data are included. Records ...

Abstract: Ceramic materials applied by air plasma spray are used as components of thermal barrier coatings. As it has been found that such coatings also dissipate significant amounts of energy during ...

Abstract: A method for estimating the damping of a vibratory system from the frequency of resonance and the response amplitude at that resonant peak alone is reviewed and applied to the determination of the system loss or quality ...

Abstract: Initially, the paper describes methods currently used for strength and erosion resistance testing of earth blocks. Following this, an experimental study undertaken to assess the influence of test procedure and specimen ...

Abstract: New technologies, especially local area networks and wide area networks, are enabling project managers to change direction rapidly by speeding communication with staff members. The Port Authority engineers also found that ...