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Space shuttle: Structural integrity and assessment study [PDF]

open access: yes
A study program was conducted to determine the nondestructive evaluation (NDE) requirements and to develop a preliminary nondestructive evaluation manual for the entire space shuttle vehicle.
Lewis, W. H., Pless, W. M.
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Achieving high strength of the current assisted multi-directional forging 0.4GNPs/Mg–8Al-1Sm composites via modifying the current density

open access: yesJournal of Materials Research and Technology
Current-assisted multi-directional forging (CAMDF) is an emerging technique aimed at enhancing the microstructure and properties of metal-based materials. However, the strengthening mechanism of the Mg-based composites remains inadequately understood due
Zehua Yan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Releasing Authority Chairs: A Comparative Snapshot Across Three Decades [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This report provides a comparative analysis of releasing authority chairs' views of the issues and challenges confronting them at two points in time: 1988 and 2015.
Ebony Ruhland   +3 more
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Animal interface: the generosity of domestication [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The chapter engages with historical processes and contemporary conditions of animal domestication, arguing that domestication might best be seen as at least as much an emotive or affective process as an instrumental one.
Clark, Nigel
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Mechanism of the effect of plastic deformation at different temperatures on the surface roughness of machined aluminum mirrors

open access: yesMaterials & Design
The existence of a coarse and non-uniform grain structure poses a substantial obstacle to achieving a decrease in surface roughness on the reflective mirror subsequent to single-point diamond turning. The grain refinement mechanism of 6061 aluminum alloy
Yunfan Fu   +4 more
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SKITTER foot design [PDF]

open access: yes
A mechanical design team was formed to design a foot for the lunar utility vehicle SKITTER. The primary design was constrained to be a ski pole design compatible with the existing femur-tibia design legs.
Choi, Gene   +5 more
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