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71Glass transition — The liquid glass transition (or glass transition for short) is the reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline materials) from a hard and relatively brittle state into a molten or rubber like state …
72Meyer hardness test — This graph shows the differences between the Brinell hardness test and the Meyer hardness test. Notice that the Brinell test can report the same hardness value for a given specimen twice depending on the load. The Meyer hardness test is a rarely… …
73Failure causes — are defects in design, process, quality, or part application, which are the underlying cause of a failure or which initiate a process which leads to failure. Where failure depends on the user of the product or process, then human error must be… …
74Flexural rigidity — is defined as the force couple required to bend a rigid structure to a unit curvature.In a beam or rod, flexural rigidity varies along the length as a function of x shown in the following equation:: EI {dy over dx} = int {0}^{x} M(x) dx + C 1… …
75Statistical interference — When two probability distributions overlap, statistical interference exists. Knowledge of the distributions can be used to determine the likelihood that one parameter exceeds another, and by how much. This technique can be used for dimensioning… …
76Dynamic relaxation — is a numerical method, which, among other things, can be used do form finding for cable and fabric structures. The aim is to find a geometry where all forces are in equilibrium. In the past this was done by direct modelling, using hanging chains… …
77Chemical force microscopy — Figure 1: Photograph of an AFM system which can be used for chemical force microscopy. Chemical force microscopy (CFM) is a variation of atomic force microscopy (AFM) which has become a versatile tool for characterization of materials surfaces.… …
78Compact tension specimen — Schematic and dimensions of a compact tension specimen. A compact tension specimen is a notched sample and is a standard specimen in accordance with ASTM [1] and ISO [2] standards. The purpose of using a notched …
79Live — (l[imac]v), a. [Abbreviated from alive. See {Alive}, {Life}.] 1. Having life; alive; living; not dead. [1913 Webster] If one man s ox hurt another s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it. Ex. xxi. 35. [1913… …
80Live birth — Live Live (l[imac]v), a. [Abbreviated from alive. See {Alive}, {Life}.] 1. Having life; alive; living; not dead. [1913 Webster] If one man s ox hurt another s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it. Ex. xxi. 35 …
