ESTIMATION OF CRACK INITIATION AND GROWTH OF HARD COATING BY UNIAXIAL TENSILE TEST AND ROTATING CROSS-CYLINDERS WEAR/FRICTION TEST

Estimation of crack initiation and growth of hard coating by uniaxial tensile test and rotating cross-cylinders wear/friction test

Cold Collections forming has required considerably superior hard coating on a die to manufacture net-shaped products.Especially, under poor lubrication conditions or a dry condition, the hard coating is indispensable for the success of manufacturing.Accordingly, the die has required the superior hard coating to prevent adhesion, reduce friction, an

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Spatial tools for diagnosing the degree of safety and liveability, and to regenerate urban areas in the Netherlands

This contribution describes the tool Social Safe Urban Design (SSUD), seen together with socio-spatial and linguistic challenges when applying space syntax in the regenerating of problem urban areas.The Space Syntax jargon is technical and needs to be translated into a language understandable and acceptable to Originals Ribbed Tank stakeholders who

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Beyond chance? The persistence of performance in online poker.

A major issue in the widespread controversy about the legality of poker and the appropriate taxation of winnings is whether poker should be considered a game of skill or a game of chance.To inform this debate we present an analysis into the role of skill in the performance of online poker players, Originals Ribbed Tank using a large database with h

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