Abstract: This report covers hydrogen attack experienced in moderate-pressure utility boilers. The two steam generators involved are two-drum boilers operating at 900 psi with total steam temperature of ...

Abstract: A testing facility for measuring the biaxial mechanical properties of highly deformable membranes is described. Forces are applied, via strain-gauge force transducers, to four points on each side ...

Abstract: The role of the pelvic floor soft tissues during the second stage of labor, particularly the levator ani muscle, has attracted much interest recently. It has been postulated that the passage ...

Abstract: We describe an experimental method and apparatus for the estimation of constitutive parameters of soft tissue using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), in particular for the estimation of passive ...