A novel application of image processing for the detection of rail surface RCF damage and incorporation in a crack growth model [PDF]
The paper presents the development of an intelligent image processing algorithm capable of detecting fatigue defects from images of the rail surface.
Bevan, Adam +2 more
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Chasing Fish: 130 Years of Innovation, Displacement and Depletion in Scottish Fisheries
Fish and Fisheries, Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 227-247, March 2026.ABSTRACT Rebuilding the depleted fisheries of the 21st century requires an understanding of past drivers of their decline. Despite Scotland's central role in the commercial exploitation of North Sea fisheries for over a century, associations between technological innovations, regulatory introductions and fishery landings have not previously been ...
Zoe F. J. Heard +2 more
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Looking at the Unborn: Historical aspects of obstetric ultrasound [PDF]
, 2000 Edited trascript of a Witness Seminar held at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine,in London, on 10 March 1998. First published by the Wellcome Trust, 2000. ©The Trustee of the Wellcome Trust, London, 2000.
Christie, DA, Tansey, EM
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Efficiency of the Portuguese metros. is it different from other European metros? [PDF]
This research analyses the performance of Portuguese metros in the European context. By means of two non-parametric benchmarking techniques, respectively performance indicators and data envelopment analysis, we compute the efficiency of 37 European ...
Costa, Álvaro +3 more
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Advanced Gas Turbine (AGT) powertrain system [PDF]
A 74.5 kW(100 hp) advanced automotive gas turbine engine is described. A design iteration to improve the weight and production cost associated with the original concept is discussed.
Helms, H. E., Kaufeld, J., Kordes, R.
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An overview of robotics and autonomous systems for harsh environments [PDF]
, 2017 Across a wide range of industries and applications, robotics and autonomous systems can fulfil the crucial and challenging tasks such as inspection, exploration, monitoring, drilling, sampling and mapping in areas of scientific discovery, disaster ...
aswath +6 more
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Methods of assessing structural integrity for space shuttle vehicles [PDF]
A detailed description and evaluation of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods are given which have application to space shuttle vehicles. Appropriate NDE design data is presented in twelve specifications in an appendix.
Anderson, R. E., Stuckenberg, F. H.
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Detection of Rail Defects Using NDT Methods. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 Xiong L, Jing G, Wang J, Liu X, Zhang Y.
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NDE: An effective approach to improved reliability and safety. A technology survey [PDF]
Technical abstracts are presented for about 100 significant documents relating to nondestructive testing of aircraft structures or related structural testing and the reliability of the more commonly used evaluation methods.
Carpenter, J. L., Jr., Stuhrke, W. F.
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Design and development of auxiliary components for a new two-stroke, stratified-charge, lean-burn gasoline engine [PDF]
, 2005 A unique stepped-piston engine was developed by a group of research engineers at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), from 2003 to 2005. The development work undertaken by them engulfs design, prototyping and evaluation over a predetermined period of ...
Abdul Aziz, Azhar +5 more
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