When is it appropriate to use Expert Judgement in Science and Engineering and when must one's actions and decisions be bounded by Knowledge?

There are circumstances when acting upon expert judgement is desirable; for example: 1. In an emergency situation where a quick decision is vital. 2. Where an innovation is being made that has not...

03 April 2017 7,017 12 View

What is the fractal dimension of scientific knowledge and how is it affected by research?

11 December 2016 4,239 4 View

Please give a clear definition of the differences between "Tensorial Shear Strain", "Engineering Shear Strain" and "True Shear Strain"?

I am finding nomenclature relating to shear strain confusing. Is there a completely standardised definition for the terms: Tensorial Shear Strain Engineering Shear Strain True Shear Strain The...

11 December 2016 5,046 7 View

Should all research data be published in full?

09 October 2016 2,104 3 View

How to turn fundamental research in engineering into general engineering practice?

05 June 2016 8,350 0 View

Who can perform chemical analysis for total and insoluble carbon and nitrogen in stainless steel?

06 July 2014 6,839 2 View

Could we Combine the Determination of Mechanical Properties with Inelastic Finite Element Analysis?

01 January 1970 6,543 0 View

Is Finite Element Analysis like a Three Legged Stool?

01 January 1970 6,603 0 View

error in running a model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

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error in modelling model in Abaqus

Excessive rotation of nodes in node set ErrNodeExcessRotation-Step1

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MGL tools

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what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

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what is the simplest definition of ion exchange capacity

What this unit identifies for the ion exchange capacity ca. 0.92 meq. g-1. I am a newcomer in the membrane area. I just started. I highly appreciate your help

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flexibility of polymers chain

effect of double bond on the flexibility of polymers

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i have some problem with chtMultiRegionSimpleFoam

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: Maximum number of iterations exceeded From function Foam::scalar Foam::species::thermo::T(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar, Foam::scalar) const, Foam::scalar (Foam::species::thermo::*)(Foam::scalar) const) const [with Thermo = Foam::hConstThermo >; Type = Foam::sensibleEnthalpy; Foam::scalar = double; Foam::species::thermo = Foam::species::thermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy>] in file /home/ubuntu/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1/src/thermophysicalModels/specie/lnInclude/thermoI.H at line 66. FOAM aborting #0 Foam::error::printStack(Foam::Ostream&) at ??:? #1 Foam::error::abort() at ??:? #2 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::calculate() at ??:? #3 Foam::heRhoThermo >, Foam::sensibleEnthalpy> > > >::correct() at ??:? #4 ? at ??:? #5 __libc_start_main in "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6" #6 ? at ??:?

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Formulation of polymer color flakes

I am writing to request some information for making polymer color flakes. I would appreciate the help.

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Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View