a new method for increasing ldr in deep drawing is application of anti-lock braking system (abs) on blank holder. in this method, instead of applying a constant force on blank and control the metal flow, the abs system holds and releases the blank several times (20 to 50 times) which results increasing ldr. this study investigates the effect of different parameters of abs on improving the condi...

Abstract   Fiber-metal laminates (FMLs) are new type of composite materials which could improve defects of traditional composites in ductility, formability, impact and damage tolerance. Drawing behavior of a thermoplastic based FML was investigated consisting of glass-fiber reinforced polypropylene composite laminate and aluminum AA1200-O as the core and skin layers, respectively. The effects o...

Publisher's Note added on 4 June 2009: There is a pagination error in Sensors 2009, 9(6) with page 4271 missing. Thus, page 4271 is taken as a blank page.

Becky Blank’s paper is a sweeping, comprehensive, and balanced review and assessment of what social scientists and policy analysts have learned about the effects of the landmark U. S. national welfare reform legislation of 1996. The policy shift embodied in this legislation (and the responses of each of 50 states to it) is the largest policy change affecting the potential welfare population sin...