Abstract: This paper develops a mathematical theory of tolerances in which tolerance specifications are interpreted as constraints that define a feasible region of a Cartesian space of model variations. ...

Abstract: Discontinuous function constraints arise during the calculation of surface contact, stiction, and friction effects in studies of the behavior of complex systems. These nonlinear effects are ...

Abstract: Interest in developing a high-production automatic joining method for quality offshore pipelines led to full-scale evaluation of the flash-butt welding process. During the past five years, two ...

Abstract: The average passage approach of Adamczyk et al. (1990) has been used to simulate the multistage environment of the General Electric E3 low-pressure turbine. Four configurations have been analyzed ...

Abstract: The space station crew will be a critical resource for economical operation of science and commercial payloads. Core station housekeeping and maintenance functions should be provided in a manner ...

Abstract: The compressive yield strain was measured for 61 specimens of bovine cancellous bone from three distal femora. There was no significant relationship (p = 0.08, R 2 = 0.051) between yield ...

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