Abstract: Quality assurance of ceramic components during various processing stages is an important ingredient in assuring the reliability in engineering applications. The current advances which are made in ...

Abstract: A method to obtain the two and three Weibull parameters from the statistical strength distribution of ceramics, when either surface flaws or volumetric flaws govern fracture, is outlined. The ...

Abstract: Ceramic materials generally lack ductility and toughness, and exhibit variability in properties. In order to design with ceramic materials, the variation in material properties, especially strength, ...

Abstract: Recent advances in the digitization of manufacturing have prompted ASME and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards committees to reexamine the definition of datums. Any new definition of datums ...

Abstract: Efficient lumber utilization at the saw has become a key issue in the woodworking industry. This is because of shrinking supply and increasing raw materials prices. In this paper, formulation ...

Abstract: An attempt has been made in this work to develop a simple yet efficient sun tracking mechanism (SSTM) using smart shape memory alloy (SMA). This mechanism is directly activated by the sun ...

Abstract: We present in situ and remote observations of a Mississippi plume front in the Louisiana Bight. The plume propagated freely across the bight, rather than as a coastal current. The observed cross-front circulation pattern ...

Abstract: The North American construction industry began to experience a shortage of skilled labor in the 198s, which has continued as a repetitive cyclic trend over the last three decades. Although this issue has received significant ...