The integrity of bonded structures is of paramount importance in the safe and reliable operation of aircraft equipment. Fuselages, helicopter rotor blades and nose cones are multilayered composite structures bonded together. The operational readiness and security of these units depend to a large extent on the integrity of the interfacial bonds. Adhesive and cohesive strength studies do not appe...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that by age 50, Americans have lost an average of 12 teeth and, among adults aged 65 to 74 years, 26 percent are completely edentulous. Care of the edentulous patient has been changed by the emergence of implant-supported restorations, which are a viable alternative to traditional denture fabrication. However, there are still man...

The notions of part and whole play an important role for ontology. They also play an important role in many areas of the semantics of natural language such as the mass-count distinction, certain semantic selectional requirements, and expressions whose lexical meaning is sensitive to the part structure of an object such as whole, together, and individual. In recent analyses both in philosophy an...

The enormous advancement in science and technology has led to increase in the requirements for high speed data transmission. The increase in the speed of the digital circuits as well as the density of printed circuit board will often result in more challenging signal integrity issues. One of the most important signal integrity issues is radiated emission. We analyzed the radiation in different ...

A simple underwater noise model suitable for use with explosive severance of well conductors and piles during the decommissioning oil gas subsea structures is introduced evaluated against data from five projects in US. This study focuses on a novel determination sound exposure levels. The has been developed to enable impact areas marine mammals fish. Simulated received levels were significantly...

Long offsets and subsea tie-backs are becoming attractive scenarios for exploration and production of offshore hydrocarbon resources. Flow assurance associated with these field development scenarios is critical. As offshore oil and gas production pushes into deeper water, the risk of hydrate plugging of pipelines and flowlines continues to grow, as does the cost of remediating any such plugs. C...