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BOND STRENGTH EVALUATION IN ADHESIVE JOINTS USING NDE AND DIC METHODS
… these interfacial defects and reliably predicting the bond shear strength. As a result, adhesive bonding technology is still not solely implemented in primary structures of an aircraft. Therefore, there is a greater demand for a novel NDE tool that can meet the existing aerospace …
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Prácticas productivas de sanidad animal comprendidas desde: 1 Oct - 17 Dic 1992
I. INTRODUCCION..............1; 1.1. Objetivos................ 3; 1.2. Deberes y Derechos........4; 1.3. Logros obtenidos...........5; II. CARACTERIZACION DEL CENTRO DE PRODUCCION...........6; III. GINECOLOGIA Y OBSTETRICIA......................16; IV. SANIDAD ANIMAL.......34; 4.1. Anatomía …
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TI Nano Powder Speckle Pattern Creation and Use in DIC of ZnO Modified Single Carbon Fibers
… friction. The proposed approach is to use HD DIC for mapping the interface by using speckles in nanoscale. The speckle pattern was created with Ti nano powder for strain maps in the fiber-matrix interface. The main objective of this research was to develop a protocol for speckling the modified …
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Radiocarbon (Δ14C) and Stable Carbon (δ13C) Isotopic Composition of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) in Baffin Bay
… amounts of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC; ~38,000 GtC). The Arctic Ocean is currently warming at double the rate of the rest of the planet, yet the effect of climate change on the Arctic marine carbon cycle remains unconstrained. Recent work suggests that Arctic marine environments are …
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Development and implementation of an opensource DIC acquisition system, focusing on temporal synchronization with the Gleeble 3800
… of a synchronised Digital Image Correlation (DIC) capability with equipment such as the Gleeble 3800 has become essential. Current commercial DIC systems offer limited versatility, particularly with regards to integrating DIC and thermal imaging on the Gleeble 3800 in addition to being …
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Isotopic constraints on sources and cycling of riverine dissolved inorganic carbon in the Amazon Basin
Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and CO2 gas are fundamental components of riverine biogeochemical functioning. Amazonian and humid tropical rivers represent a large, neglected source of CO2 to the atmosphere. Carbon isotopes are invaluable tools for examining sources and cycling of inorganic …
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Implementation of an Open-Source Digital Image Correlation Software for Structural Testing
… open-source digital image correlation (DIC) software for use in quasi-static, structural testing utilizing two-dimensional (2D) DIC measurements. DIC is a non-contact optical measurement technique that uses computer vision to track unique attributes on the surface of an object. For …
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LIVE CELL IMAGING BY INTEGRATING FLUORESCENCE AND MOTION- ENHANCED DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE MICROSCOPY
… such as differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy. Our recent DIC modification-- motion-enhanced DIC, or MEDIC --further improves contrast of moving objects by creating a time-averaged background that is subtracted from each image. Now, we have developed methods for simultaneous …
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Selecting an Optimal Measurement Model and Detecting Differential Item Functioning Using Bayesian Confirmatory Factor Analysis
I investigated the sampling behavior of DIC and WAIC in the context of selecting an optimal measurement model in Bayesian SEM, as well as the utility of highly constrained parameter estimates in detecting differential item functioning (DIF). I assessed the relative efficiency of WAIC compared to …
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Structural Health Monitoring and Seismic Response Assessment of Civil Infrastructure using Target-Tracking Digital Image Correlation
… vision-based using digital image correlation (DIC) technique is viewed as a platformin which mobile computing and wireless-communicating elements converges with themonitoring sensors. Previous work also showed the potential of DIC to lead to aneconomical and robust system for obtaining direct …
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A Novel Approach to White-Box Policy Analysis
… a white-box policy analysis Decision in Context (DIC), that would analyse component policies situated inside a composite policy. For generality, the DIC query is defined in an XACML-style policy composition framework. The DIC query is implemented via a reduction to either propositional …
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Digital image correlation analysis of alkali silica reaction in concrete with recycled glass aggregate
Digital image correlation (DIC) is an effective tool for measuring the in-plane displacement and full-field strain of the surface of an object. DIC can be implemented as a low-cost non-destructive technique using a time series of images of the object of interest. The advantages of DIC inspires the …
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The Biogeochemistry of Carbon Isotopes in Local Lakes
… composition of the dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) pool. This thesis presents two separate, but related studies regarding the influence of biogeochemical processes on carbon isotopes in local lakes. Crystal Lake is a small but deep glacial lake (12.5 acres, 11.9 meters). The study shows that …
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High resolution, in-situ studies of seawater carbonate chemistry and carbon cycling in coastal systems using CHANnelized Optical System II
… in-situ dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) sensor, CHANnelized Optical System (CHANOS) II, suitable for deployment from both mobile and stationary platforms. The system delivers DIC measurements with an accuracy of 2.9 (laboratory) or 9.0 (field) μmol kg-1, at a precision of ~4.9-5.5 …
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High resolution, in-situ studies of seawater carbonate chemistry and carbon cycling in coastal systems using CHANnelized Optical System II
… in-situ dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) sensor, CHANnelized Optical System (CHANOS) II, suitable for deployment from both mobile and stationary platforms. The system delivers DIC measurements with an accuracy of 2.9 (laboratory) or 9.0 (field) μmol kg⁻¹, at a precision of ~4.9-5.5 …
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Feasibility study into the use of digital image correlation for creep strain monitoring of fossil power plant welds
… a technology known as Digital Image Correlation (DIC) - a non-contact, full field, deformation measurement technique - can potentially address. Some research has been done on using DIC for power plant creep measurement; however literature quantifying its performance in this specific application is …
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Organic matter remineralization in the sediment of two acid mine drainage lakes
… nicknamed Red Lake, which is consistently acidic. A comparison study was done from July 2012 to January 2013 between Red Lake (pH 3.4) and Green Lake (pH 7.4) to determine the rate of organic matter is remineralization in the sediments of both lakes. Pore water equilibrators were used to …
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Improvements in digital image correlation and application in material mechanical test
<p>"Digital image correlation (DIC) is a non-contact full-field optical measurement method. With the advantages of high accuracy, low cost, and simple implementation, it has been widely applied in the area of experimental mechanics. In this study, DIC algorithm has been improved in the aspects of …
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Asphalt mixture evaluation using performance space diagrams, digital image correlation, and discrete element modeling
… speed cameras for digital image correlation (DIC) measurements, and has been complemented with heterogeneous numerical simulations via modeling tools such as the discrete element method (DEM). However, there has not been an analysis method developed using traditional high and low temperature …
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Characterization of dissolved fluvial carbon from landscape characteristics across High Arctic headwater streams
… carbon (DOC) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) across High Arctic streams in order to understand the role of landscape characteristics on carbon transfer from High Arctic watersheds to the Arctic Ocean. Water chemistry data were obtained from 146 streams across four regions on Axel Heiberg …
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