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The Design of a Knowledge Communication Shell
The Juniper 1 program offers a simple, low cost ‘shell’ for the construction of interactive knowledge bases. This paper describes some of the features of Juniper 1 and the reasons for using it in preference to conventional expert systems
Stress corrosion cracking: Characteristics, Mechanisms and Experimental study
Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) is a phenomenon in which the cracking of a metal alloy usually results from the combined action of a corrodent and tensile stress. Stresses that cause cracking can be residual or may be applied during service. A degree of mechanistic understanding of SCC will enable most metallic engineering materials to operate safely though stress corrosion cracking failures still continue to occur unexpectedly in industry. In this paper, the characteristics, mechanisms and methods of SCC prevention are reviewed. The results of experimental studies on alpha brass are also reported of which the failure mode conformed with the film-rupture and anodic dissolution mechanism
CHALLENGES TO MATERIALS SCIENCE IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: INDUSTRIAL NEEDS AND AN INFLUENCE ON DESIGN
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