Are there any exception like work hardening in metals elastic limit due to dynamic loading?

The samples made out of spring steel are taken from same lot. The specimens were shaped following heating to forging temperature - Forming- Hardening -Tempering methods. After storage of almost 6...

11 February 2021 952 6 View

Regarding to presentation of pairwise comparison of data?

22 January 2021 8,648 1 View

What is the main advantage of using observer based fault tolerant controller(FTC) for sensor fault tolerance?

I am working on FTC for handling sensor faults in the system. I have read about observer-based FTC schemes which use error threshold-based logic between the states and estimated states. If a...

10 January 2021 5,771 2 View

Can a luenberger observer (even a modified version) be effective for a nonlinear affine system?

I want to know whether a luenberger observer or a modified form of it be effective for estimating the states of a system of the following forms: 1. x_dot = f(x,u,d); y = x 2. x_dot = f(x,u); y =...

20 December 2020 1,392 4 View

How much Tensile strength and hardness can be acheived in Aluminium 7050 MMC with B4C reinforcement?

I have conducted research on characterisation of Al7050 + B4C by electromagnetic stir casting. The alloy employed in the process is casted alloy and the Composite too is casted. How much strength...

16 November 2020 9,226 3 View

Why whitefly prefer not to infest Pigeonpea?

Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci is pest of broad host range. In pulse crops, it generally infests greengram, blackgram and cowpea but not Pigeonpea. There might be some biochemical or morphological...

09 November 2020 9,199 3 View

Can u suggest how to identify the matrix material and reinforcement particle distribution in the MMC of scanning electron miroscopy (SEM) images?

How to identify the reinforcement particle behavior in SEM images

09 November 2020 8,664 3 View

Can someone help me in designing off-MPPT mode in a Standalone DC Microgrid?

I am working on voltage control of a Standalone DC Microgrid consisting of Single PV source, a battery and loads. The PV is interfaced through Buck converter to the DC bus, the battery is...

01 October 2020 7,071 2 View

Modeling pure shear loads in Abaqus?

I am trying to simulate a pure shear loading on a cubical block with a single brick element. While I am simulating the other stress components are not getting zeros. Can anyone suggest to me how...

22 September 2020 7,649 3 View

Can anyone suggest any introductory book on tensor analysis and tensor calculus for continuum mechanics?

I have searched google. But it would be more helpful to get suggestions from personal experience.

14 September 2020 5,426 5 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Do you consider undergoing a structure literature review / Meta analysis and getting numerical findings sort of quantitative method?

I am looking for a classification of the research methods included in literature review papers or Meta analysis ones .

22 February 2021 1,131 4 View

Can I do two kinds of mixed method in explanatory research?

Dear distinguish professors and scholars, I have a research in measuring two kinds: think tank capacity and research impact on policy. Can I do two kinds of mixed methods in order to find, "Is...

20 February 2021 6,897 1 View

How to analyse a (perceptual) study using differing/comparable sets of stimuli?

I plan on running an online perceptual experiment that has, let's say, 100 unique video stimuli altogether. Since these are too many to be rated by every participants, I would like to present the...

15 February 2021 7,444 2 View

How to analyse a split-plot design in stata ?

I have run an split-plot design experiment evaluating the efficacy of a treatment (with 3 whole plots and 4 sub-plots), and I am planning to analyse the collected data in Stata. However, I do...

14 February 2021 7,800 7 View

Can I use a likert survey for criterion sampling in a qualitative study or would that make it mixed methods?

I am doing a phenomenographic study on the reading experiences of avid v. Neutral v. Non-Readers. If I use a likert survey to criterion sample for participants, does that make it a mixed method...

09 February 2021 8,594 3 View

How to create the context-mechanism-outcome configuration (CMOc) in the realist methodology?

In the realist methodology (especially by Raymond Pawson et al), the CMOc is a common structure to explain what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and why? I'm always asked about the...

08 February 2021 2,792 1 View

Recommendations for sample size in visual qualitative research (using children's drawings)?

Hi everyone! Asking for a little help, if I may. I am working on a research project, where I aim to analyse children's drawings about Covid-19. I am fairly new to using visual data in qualitative...

07 February 2021 9,530 3 View

How do I create a categorical variable, level of exposure, and a dummy dichotomous, yes-no, variable for the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire Part 1?

I am using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) Trauma Events scale (original version) that has 17 items (17 different traumatic events) with 4 response options, indicating 4 levels of exposure:...

04 February 2021 1,509 3 View

How to report path analysis / SEM with Yuan-Bentler correction from R output?

Dear all, I am currently writing my master thesis where I am analysizing my data using path analysis and SEM in R (lavaan package). Now that I like to write up my results, I am struggling with...

04 February 2021 8,993 2 View