Abstract: The causes of random-size variations and random-taper variations in feed-rate grinding are described and related to stock variations and wheel-sharpness variations. A new technique, controlled-force ...

Abstract: Many systems composed of both hardware and software components are expected to be failure-free. This article discusses software reliability and presents the reader with an understanding of why ...

Abstract: Engineers are increasingly required to undertake the management of projects. This paper examines the role of the project manager in relation to the skills required to fulfill this position. The different organizational ...

Abstract: Twelve historical CTD/oxygen sections between the Grand Banks and Cape Hatteras, occupied over the time period 1981?85, are analyzed to investigate the variability of the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) property core. ...

Abstract: An inverse ray tracing model is applied to observations of 40-day topographic Rossby waves on the continental slope off of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to determine their origin. The rays are traced seaward and extend ...

Abstract: Interactions between monsoon and teleconnection circulations Over the greater Australasian region 35°N?35°S, 85°E?175°E, are observed in 850 and 200 mb monthly mean velocity potential (??) and streamfunction (??) fields ...

Abstract: Ultra fast-track design/construct methods are being developed and implemented by the leading edge of the construction industry. Project parties are redefining the relationships needed to deliver technically complex projects ...

Abstract: The hydrographic properties of the bottom boundary layer (BBL) are investigated in a synoptic cross section of the Middle Atlantic Bight shelfbreak frontal jet. The dataset consists of closely spaced conductivity?temperature?depth ...