Abstract: Methods are described for constructing a fatigue curve based on strain-fatigue data for use in pressure vessel design. When this curve is used, the same fatigue strength-reduction factor should ...

Abstract: A method of estimating damping parameters for multi-degree-of-freedom vibration systems is outlined, involving a balance of dissipated and supplied energies over a cycle of periodic vibration. The ...

Abstract: A method of complex orthogonal decomposition is summarized for the timedomain, and then formulated and justified for application in the frequencydomain. The method is then applied to the extraction of modes from simulation ...

Abstract: Since the shear stress is the main parameter influencing the energy requirement in machining, the estimation of this stress remains one of the principal problems in the theory of chip formation. ...

Abstract: While there are several commercial businesses selling photovoltaic power supplies, the applications are all in places where conventional electric power is unavailable. The present interest in solar ...

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Abstract: The aim of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment Cloud System Study (GCSS) is to promote the description and understanding of key cloud system processes, with the aim of developing and improving the representation ...

Abstract: A model is presented which simulates the glaciation of a cloud. In this model both vapor transfer and accretion processes are computed, the latter being treated stochastically. Two model clouds have been examined, one a ...

Abstract: A relatively simple method of parameterizing subgrid-scale moist convection has been developed for use in tropical numerical weather prediction experiments. The technique includes entrainment, moist and dry downdrafts, and ...