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Crane accidents are sufficiently frequent and severe in terms of human suffering and financial costs to merit better safety efforts directed towards their reduction. The causes of crane accidents, although varied, usually fall under one or more[...]
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Safety and reliability are concepts that do not always lend themselves to rigorous analysis. However, two techniques failure mode analysis and fault tree analysis provide ways to formalize safety studies so that they acquire some of the logic a[...]
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This thesis is concerned with the application of the theory of the evaporation of metal atoms from a surface under the influence of a strong electric field. The theory of field evaporation under discussion, put forward by Forbes, assumes that t[...]
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In the present work, the effects of C-nitroso compounds on the melt-stabilisation, thermal and photo-oxidation of polypropylene have been studied. Both aliphatic and aromatic nitroso compounds were found to be effective melt stabilisers for PP.[...]
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Mustapha Toutaoui, Auteur ; H. M. N. Raafat, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham : University of Aston | 1984Flammable gas detectors provide the means whereby personnel concerned with health and safety activities can easily determine the presence of and evaluate the concentration of combustible gases or vapours in the workplace. This project attempts [...]
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Tewfik Larbi Brahimi, Auteur ; R. Barratt, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham : University of Aston | 1984In this present work, the various parameters related to the marine environment i.e. aquatic ecosystem, biodegradation, the biological oxygen demand and the effects of classes of pollutants on the marine environment are described. The main prev[...]
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Abderrahim Bali, Auteur ; J. A. Purkiss, Directeur de thèse | Birmingham : University of Aston | 1984This thesis describes an investigation of the effect of elevated temperatures upon the properties of plain concrete containing a siliceous aggregate. A complete stress-strain relationship and creep behaviour are studied. Transient effects (non[...]
