Microstructures, Mechanical Properties and Processes

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The relation between microstructures and mechanical properties has always been a challenge for materials science. Modelling the formation, properties and long term stability of microstructures is one of the most impressive and promising advances of modern materials science.
This book presents recent advances and challenges in this fast evolving cross disciplinary field. It addresses applications of classical physical metallurgy, and the need for new modelling approaches, both on the analytical viewpoint and on the simulation side.

Effect of dynamic vulcanization on the microstructure and performance of polyethylene terephthalate/elastomer blends.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Effect of dynamic vulcanization on the microstructure and performance of polyethylene terephthalate/elastomer blends.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
Pei Lian Ma , Basil D. Favis , Michel F. Champagne , Michel A. Huneault , and Florin Tofan
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on October 1, 2002. The length of the article is 5241 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Blends of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and ethylene-ethyl acrylate-maleic anhydride terpolymer (E-EA-MAH) were dynamically crosslinked in a one-step extrusion process. An amine-terminated glycol reacting with MAH moieties was used as the crosslinking agent. The effect of blend composition and dynamic crosslinking on the microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. Blend ratios ranging from 80:20 to 20:80 PET/E-EA-MAH were studied. The region of phase inversion was located for uncrosslinked and dynamically crosslinked blends. The rheological characterization was also carried out for these blends in comparison with the neat materials. After dynamic crosslinking, the phase inversion is shifted from the 30-40% range to the 70-80% range of elastomer content. This shift is induced by the increase of viscosity and elasticity of the network formed. Dynamically crosslinked blends show significant improvements in impact strength but also exhibit a decrease in elongation at break.

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Title: Effect of dynamic vulcanization on the microstructure and performance of polyethylene terephthalate/elastomer blends.
Author: Pei Lian Ma
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 2002
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 42 Issue: 10 Page: 1976(14)

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Novel Variations in the Microstructure of Auxetic Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. Part 2: Mechanical Properties.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science

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Novel Variations in the Microstructure of Auxetic Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. Part 2: Mechanical Properties.: An article from: Polymer Engineering and Science
K. L. Alderson , R. S. Webber , and K. E. Evans
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This digital document is an article from Polymer Engineering and Science, published by Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. on August 1, 2000. The length of the article is 4645 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Novel Variations in the Microstructure of Auxetic Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. Part 2: Mechanical Properties.
Author: K. L. Alderson
Publication: Polymer Engineering and Science (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2000
Publisher: Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 40 Issue: 8 Page: 1906

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Effect of processing variables on the microstructure and mechanical properties of microporous carbon materials (SuDoc NAS 1.26:204684)

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Effect of processing variables on the microstructure and mechanical properties of microporous carbon materials (SuDoc NAS 1.26:204684)
M. Singh
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Microstructures, Mechanical Properties and Processes - Computer Simulation and Modelling

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Microstructures, Mechanical Properties and Processes - Computer Simulation and Modelling
BRECHET
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Preferred Orientation in Deformed Metal and Rocks: An introduction to Modern Texture Analysis

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Fundamental book for fabric analysis

Preferred Orientation in Deformed Metal and Rocks: An introduction to Modern Texture Analysis

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This volume provides an introduction to the texture analysis of deformed materials and explores methods of determining and interpreting the preferred orientation of crystals in deformed polycrystalline aggregates.**The book reviews: 1) the techniques, procedures, and theoretical basis for the accumulation and analysis of orientation data; 2)the processes by which polycrystals deform and the microstructural mechanisms responsible for the development of the preferred orientation; 3) the textures in specific systems and application of principles to the solution of specific problems.**With a combination of metallurgic and geologic applications, Preferred Orientation in Deformed Metals and Rocks: An Introduction to Modern Texture Analysis will be an important source book for students and researchers in materials science, solid state physics, structural geology, and geophysics.**FROM THE PREFACE: Determination and interpretation of the preferred orientation of crystals in deformed polycrystalline aggregates (in this volume also referred to as texture) has been of longstanding concern to both materials scientists and geologists. A similar theoretical background--such as the dislocation theory of crystal plasticity--has been the basis of understanding flow in metals and rocks; and similar determinative techniques--including microscopy and x-ray diffraction--have been used to study textures and microstructures. Whereas many of the fundamental principles have been established early this century by scientists such as Jeffery, Sachs, Sander, Schmid, Schmidt, and Taylor, only in recent years has knowledge reached a level that provides a quantitative framework which has replaced a largely phenomenological approach. This is expressed in the sudden new emphasis on textural studies, as documented by the large number of recent publications.**This volume contains material to serve as an introduction for those who wish to enter this field as well as reviews for those who are already engaged in advanced research....**The book is divided into three parts. The first (Chapters 2*b17) deals with techniques, procedures, and theoretical bases for the accumulation and analysis of orientation data. The second (Chapters 8*b112) introduces processes by which polycrystals deform and the microstructural mechanisms responsible for the development of the preferred orientation. All those chapters emphasize basic principles and apply to metals as well as to minerals. The third part (Chapters 13*b126) illustrates textures in specific systems and the application of the principles set out in the earlier chapters to the solution of specific problems. Readers of these chapters will quickly become aware that metals have been more exhaustively studied than minerals; but they will also realize that, because of their structural symmetry, metals are in general much simpler than rocks and that the intepretation of metal textures is less involved. An extensive list of relevant references provides access to much of the original literature on textures....

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Fundamental book for fabric analysis.......2000-06-15

That's a very good write book with all the basic, and advanced, information for fabric and texture analysis of natural materials, namely granitic rocks. The methods for quantification and interpretation of the fabric analysis are still in use now a days.

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Celebrating a century of geometry and geometry teaching, this volume includes popular articles on Pythagoras, the golden ratio and recreational geometry. Thirty "Desert Island Theorems" from distinguished mathematicians and educators disclose surprising results. (Contributors include a Nobel Laureate and a Pulitzer Prize winner.) Co-published with The Mathematical Association of America.

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A good read all round.......2004-05-17

This book gives both an insightful and fascinating read. Well written, well edited and containing very few mistakes - it really is worth buying.

The Changing Shape of Geometry: Celebrating a Century of Geometry and Geometry Teaching.(Book review): An article from: School Science and Mathematics

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The Changing Shape of Geometry: Celebrating a Century of Geometry and Geometry Teaching.(Book review): An article from: School Science and Mathematics
J. Philip Smith
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This digital document is an article from School Science and Mathematics, published by Thomson Gale on October 1, 2006. The length of the article is 660 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Changing Shape of Geometry: Celebrating a Century of Geometry and Geometry Teaching.(Book review)
Author: J. Philip Smith
Publication: School Science and Mathematics (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2006
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Volume: 106 Issue: 6 Page: 268(2)

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Proof reading.(Mathematics)(Book Review): An article from: American Scientist

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Proof reading.(Mathematics)(Book Review): An article from: American Scientist
Peter Hilton
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Despite the literary outpouring on the life of Robert E. Lee, the southern chieftain remains an enigma. The existing scholarship is so voluminous, complex, and contradictory that it is difficult to penetrate the inner Lee and appreciate him as a general. Peter S. Carmichael has assembled a formidable array of Civil War historians who rigorously return to Lee's own words and actions in interpreting the war in Virginia. This is the first collective volume to scrutinize specific aspects of the general's military career.

Carmichael's opening contribution confronts Lee's supposed drive for a victory of annihilation and takes issue with claims that he was too aggressive. William J. Miller's novel analysis of Lee's leadership during the pivotal Seven Days battles reconstructs his strategic thinking and corrects old assumptions. Gordon C. Rhea overturns the common notion that Lee anticipated his adversaries with uncanny precision in the Overland campaign of 1864. Robert E. L. Krick takes aim at the oft-repeated criticism that Lee was not attuned to the demands of modern warfare because he failed to surround himself with enough subordinates to ensure the smooth operation of the army; in fact, Krick argues, Lee continually fine-tuned the performance of his support staff, striving to eliminate deficiencies. Finally, Max R. Williams's examination of the relationship between Lee and North Carolina governor Zebulon B. Vance, and Mark L. Bradley's portrait of Lee's relationships with Jefferson Davis and Joseph E. Johnston, offer contrasting views of the soldier as both politically assertive and reticent, respectively.

Falling easily into neither the pro- or anti-Lee camp, Audacity Personified challenges long-standing beliefs accepted since Douglas S. Freeman's influential biography of Lee was published seventy years ago. These diverse scholarly visions of the great Confederate general move beyond cliché and bring his career vividly to the printed page.

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Audacity?.......2007-08-14

The real audacity personified isn't Lee, it is the editor for advancing the position taken by the essays in this book. The entire effort is little more than an attempt to re-package Freeman's notion that Lee was somehow more than a mortal man. This book simply argues the same old line but for allegedly different reasons.

I Beg Your Pardon.......2006-04-12

I am one of the contributors to this volume. I agree with Mr. Scott about the excellence of Mr. Krick's essay. Of course, Mr. Scott is a renowned historian and an acknowledged expert on R.E. Lee and his campaigns, so I guess I must apologize for putting him to sleep. My bad. I'll use shorter words next time.

One excellent essay; forget the rest.......2005-11-03

The essay by Robert E. L. Krick on Lee's staff is excellent. Too bad, because it is contained in a volume with very god-awful other essays. If you can inter-library loan this, then do it and read Krick's essay; the rest is nonsensical drivel from others incapable of analyzing anything more involved than a stop sign.

Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History

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Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History
James I., Jr. Robertson
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
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ASIN: B000B7OL70
Release Date: 2005-08-30

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on August 1, 2005. The length of the article is 632 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee.(Book Review)
Author: James I., Jr. Robertson
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2005
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 71 Issue: 3 Page: 705(2)

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Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee.(Book review): An article from: The Historian

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Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee.(Book review): An article from: The Historian
Carl H. Moneyhon
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ASIN: B000M8MZDU
Release Date: 2006-12-28

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This digital document is an article from The Historian, published by Thomson Gale on December 22, 2005. The length of the article is 626 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee.(Book review)
Author: Carl H. Moneyhon
Publication: The Historian (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2005
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Volume: 67 Issue: 4 Page: 744(2)

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Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out
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Brain Fog Unfogged -- A Feat in Communication

polished and effective

Dr. Osborn is a true teacher

a lifering of a book

Completely accurate account on living with short-term memory loss

Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out
Claudia L. Osborn
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Locked inside a brain-injured head looking out at a challenging world is the premise of this extraordinary autobiography. Over My Head is an inspiring story of how one woman comes to terms with the loss of her identity and the courageous steps (and hilarious missteps) she takes while learning to rebuild her life. The author, a 45-year-old doctor and clinical professor of medicine, describes the aftermath of a brain injury eleven years ago which stripped her of her beloved profession. For years she was deprived of her intellectual companionship and the ability to handle the simplest undertakings like shopping for groceries or sorting the mail. Her progression from confusion, dysfunction, and alienation to a full, happy life is told with restraint, great style, and considerable humor.

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Brain Fog Unfogged -- A Feat in Communication.......2007-07-30

Osborn does what is virtually impossible. She translates the fog of a damaged brain's function into vignettes that an undamaged brain can comprehend.

In her case, this translation is from experiences which were by definition wordless, disorganized, incomprehensible, frightening and often completely mindless to their opposites. The level of Dr. Osborn's skill in doing this may be best understood by readers who have some experience (as I do) in being with brain-injured people.

Whether one appreciates Osborn's achievement in communicating the uncommunicable is unimportant. What is valuable is that she succeeds so well in giving us insight into the "being" of at a subset of the injured.

Most of the incidents recorded in the book are too long to quote in illustration of my point. Their length is a necessary consequence of Osborn's wish to reveal her floundering. Nothing in her life was straightforward. A relatively short excerpt follows:

BEGIN EXCERPT (page 33)

"I left soon after for the bookstore, but with the force of old habit and despite Marcia's written reminder dangling from the dash, I drove directly to the hospital. And then home again. Three times.

"It was noon when I drove out of the hospital parking lot for the third time, I was determined it wouldn't happen again.

"Now, as I turned onto the main road, Marcia's note clutched in my hand, I chanted, "Book store, go to the bookstore.'

"I was still saying it thirty minutes later as I turned into our driveway.

"When I got into the house, I reread Marcia's note. Lord, the bookstore.

"Well, I would definitely get the book tomorrow. Right now, I could still do the second item on her list - water the lawn."

END EXCERPT (page 34)

Needless to say, Osborn forgot to water the lawn.

The book is also notable in illustrating the lack of insight (in regard to her limitations) that Osborn (as others) experienced for quite some time. Then, once insight was gained, she writes about her struggle with a sorrowed sense of lost self.

One incident that helped to her to understand the scope of her lost abilities (which apparently were exceptional) is recorded on pages 205-206. She was not able perform even so "simple" a cognitive exercise as making a telephone call to obtain a patient's medical information.

The book provides a generalized understanding of how rehabilitation is accomplished. This includes learning stratagems for partially replacing lost structural functions.

BEGIN EXCERPT (page 145)

"Now my notes ordered me to [begin italics] really look in the mirror. Hair combed? Teeth cleaned? Collar straight? Earrings match? Expression alert, smiling? [end italics] It began to make a difference."

END EXCERPT

For the most part, the rehab portions of the book are most useful for providing a patient's view of rehabilitation. "Over My Head" certainly does not provide an overview of rehabilitation techniques. Osborn does, however, include a concise review of the generalized deficits that rehab and therapy have to address.

By the end of the book, Osborn manages to return to teaching medicine, but in a format and in situations where she can proceed more or less by rote and under controlled circumstances. Osborn emphasizes that adult brain injury generally imposes permanent limitations upon post-trauma performance. You will not be who you were. Part of the rehabilitation process requires coming to emotional grips with whom you have become.

I recommend "Over My Head" without reservation. It will be of most value to people new to dealing with brain trauma. It also has worth for those of us who lost figurative pieces of ourselves, but do not have brain trauma to blame. The "coping with loss and less" element of the book has universal appeal.

Throughout, Osborn shines as a human being.

polished and effective.......2007-06-28

The personal stories provide insight, compassion and humor but are over-polished in editing as if being prepared for a TV movie script. This loses a sense of real human connection with the author and her true feelings. I found myself saying "too cute" to some examples. Certainly effective in communication, but nothing in this is a "real life" documentation in the form that American audiences have come to expect in contemporary autobiographies. Still, this is the best publication on the topic of mild traumatic brain injury that conveys the day-to-day effect of even the mildest cases.

Dr. Osborn is a true teacher.......2007-06-08

I think I now can be a better friend and cousin to Jack who recently suffered a brain injury. Reading these memoirs has jolted me out of denial. I am very grateful for the wisdom in this book.

a lifering of a book.......2007-05-27

This is the definitive tell-all about head trauma.

It savages every concept of so-called professionalism
in the neuro rehab "biz." And yes, let's never forget
it is a business...Like the movie The Doctor, with William
Hurt, the expert doctor's ego is the last to fall. Ms.
Osborn admits this readily, to her credit.

Claudia found out just how much caregivers and
"pros" alike sugar coat the truth with lies, supposedly
to spare our feelings, but really because they are
unable to feel and empathize emotionally with some-
thing as unbelievably tragic as the very Loss of Self.

Or at least the appearance of it!

Don't ever believe you will lose your self if you have
a head injury, mild or severe. It is only an illusion.
There is a broad, overarching hint throughout this book
that faith in the Almighty will bring you through head
injury successfully. I suggest you dare to believe it.

TBI treatment is still scandalously poor out there, folks!
Only the truth can fix it. Don't discount the power of
nootropic smart supplements, homeopathic remedies,
hyperbaric oxygen and just eating fresh herbs and
veggies out of a home garden even years after the injury.
Starting up painting or playing an instrument can open
dormant circuits especially if they were never used
to begin with, pre-trauma. Gee, now THERE's a thought,
hunh?! The human body has a phenomenal capacity to
heal itself with just a little push start.

This book is crammed full of insights about how even
though we can become victims in a flash we can also
begin to bust out of it as we get our bearings. Please,
please read books like this to your relatives in a coma
or even if NOT mute, aphasic, or with "locked in
syndrome." It will allow them to process the emotions.
They need you to do that for them!

It starts with the Will, as the author clearly demonstrates
by literally writing her way back to life.

Claudia.... You done good, Girl!

Completely accurate account on living with short-term memory loss.......2006-03-20

Ms. Osborn is a godsend to have created this book. I am a survivor of an illness which greatly affected my short-term memory, and although it is difficult for me to remember the details of the book overall, I could 100% relate to each and every sentence as I read it. If you are friend or family to one with short-term memory loss, or if you simply wish to understand life with virtually no short-term memory, read this book. You will have a completely different outlook on life once you do.

Over My Head : A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out

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Over My Head : A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out
Anne Semans
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