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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"patterns of failure"”.
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An examination of the patterns of failure in defense acquisition programs
The history of acquisition reform dates back to the Revolutionary War era, and recommendations and actions to reform the Department of Defense's acquisition system continue today. Common themes emerge from the recommendations of countless Acts, Studies, Panels, and Commissions over the past 30 …
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Integration of Biomedical Imaging and Translational Approaches For Management of Head and Neck Cancer
<p>The aim of the clinical component of this work was to determine whether the currently available clinical imaging tools can be integrated with radiotherapy (RT) platforms for monitoring and adaptation of radiation dose, prediction of tumor response and disease outcomes, and characterization of …
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Estudo em modelo reduzido, em material granular, do comportamento de sistemas de contenção, paredes ancoradas e solo reforçado, utilizando um tipo não convencional de reforço e ancoragem
… performance, simulated in small scale models, of retaining structures, anchored walls and reinforced earth. The anchorage and reinforcing elements used, a non conventional type, were studied under different configurations. The anchorages, as the reinforcing elements are made of small plates …
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Specification and use of component failure patterns
… to the component-level to identify root causes of any hazardous failures. Most recent work with model-based safety analysis has focused on improving system modelling techniques and the algorithms used for automatic analyses of failure models. However, few developments have been made to improve …
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The transformation of the small master economy in the boot and shoe industry 1887-1914 : with special reference to Northampton
The footwear industry is one of the important examples of late industrial transformation in nineteenth century Britain. The aim here is to investigate shoe manufacturers' reactions to this period of structural and organisational change. The thesis is in three parts:(I) Chapters One-Three explore …
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Beyond Water Regulation: Contamination of Private Wells, Citizen Science, and Corrosion of Household Plumbing
… quality nationwide through the introduction of maximum contaminant levels, source water protection, and treatment guidelines and requirements. Despite the obvious success many important water quality issues are not covered by regulation. These include the following four topics in this …