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Hardness Amplification of Optimization Problems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In this paper, we prove a general hardness amplification scheme for optimization problems based on the technique of direct products. We say that an optimization problem ?
Goldenberg, Elazar, Karthik C. S.,
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Automated soil hardness testing machine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This paper describes the design and performance of a mechatronic system for controlling a standard drop-hammer mechanism that is commonly used in performing outdoor soil or ground hardness tests. A low-cost microcontroller is used to control a hydraulic
Cubero, Samuel N.   +1 more
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Soft-Tissue-Mimicking Using Hydrogels for the Development of Phantoms

open access: yesGels, 2022
With the currently available materials and technologies it is difficult to mimic the mechanical properties of soft living tissues. Additionally, another significant problem is the lack of information about the mechanical properties of these tissues ...
Aitor Tejo-Otero   +6 more
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Analysis of indentation size effect in copper and its alloys [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
For describing the indentation size effect (ISE), numerous models, which relate the load or hardness to the indent dimensions, have been proposed. Unfortunately, it is still difficult to associate the different parameters involved in such relationships ...
CHICOT, Didier   +6 more
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INVESTIGATION OF PROPERTIES OF CURRENT COLLECTOR ELEMENTS AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TRIBOSYSTEM «CONTACT WIRE - CURRENT COLLECTOR ELEMENT»

open access: yesNauka ta progres transportu, 2015
Purpose. The paper is devoted to the detailed analysis of interrelations at the contact point of friction pair «contact wire – current collector insert».
Yu. L. Bolshakov, A. V. Antonov
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Utilizing Hydrothermal Processing to Align Structure and In Vitro Digestion Kinetics between Three Different Pulse Types

open access: yesFoods, 2022
Processing results in the transformation of pulses’ structural architecture. Consequently, digestion is anticipated to emerge from the combined effect of intrinsic (matrix-dependent) and extrinsic (processed-induced) factors.
Katharina Pälchen   +5 more
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Bone Material Properties of Human Phalanges Using Vickers Indentation

open access: yesOrthopaedic Surgery, 2019
Objective To investigate the microhardness distribution throughout the human hand phalanges using the Vickers method, which can be used to directly evaluate the bone mechanical properties at tissue level and provide an alternative means to investigate ...
Bing Yin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Degradation of polymer particle systems in agrocomplex

open access: yesResearch in Agricultural Engineering, 2013
One of the possibilities of recycling waste from blasting processes is the application of these secondary materials in polymeric matrix, where the primary material is replaced with the secondary one.
P. Valášek, M. Brožek
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Effect of sedimentation on the final hardness of polymeric particle composites

open access: yesResearch in Agricultural Engineering, 2012
In present days composite materials are the indispensable part of many branches. They make a foray into the branch of agricultural production, where they are getting to intensive development of systems utilized e.g. at soil processing.
P. Valášek, M. Müller, A. Proshlyakov
doaj   +1 more source

Microstructural Evaluation of Inconel 718 and AISI 304L Dissimilar TIG Joints

open access: yesMetals, 2023
Dissimilar welding joints of Inconel 718 (IN718) nickel superalloy with low-carbon AISI 304L austenitic steel (SS304L) were conducted using the Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding process. The present investigation focuses on the effect of different welding
Dimitra Ioannidou   +3 more
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