Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board

Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board
Author: United States. Shipping Board
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1126
Release: 1917
Genre: Merchant marine
ISBN:

Includes the annual report of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation (called 1927-1933, United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation).

Automotive Paints and Coatings

Automotive Paints and Coatings
Author: Gordon Fettis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2008-09-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3527615563

Dedicated wholly to automotive coatings, this book is the first of its kind. It provides an in-depth coverage of the subject and in keeping with the international nature of the automotive business the book has a truly multinational flavour with authors selected from Australia, Japan, Europe and the USA. An authoritative and informative treatment of all aspects of coatings formulation are presented together with their manufacture and application. Numerous chapters written by experts in the field deal with substrate pretreatment, undercoats, surfacers and topcoats. Finishes for both metals and non-metallics are described as well as speciality coatings such as sealers, antichip and underbody paints. Further valuable information on commercial support for the sale of finishes in the automotive industry and the licensing of technology is also given. Specialists involved in a wide range of disciplines in the coatings industry including chemists, chemical engineers and commercial staff will find this up-to-date source of exceptional interest.

Fashion

Fashion
Author: Gini Stephens Frings
Publisher:
Total Pages: 406
Release: 1999
Genre: Design
ISBN: 9780130806413

Organized according to the product development and marketing process accepted in the fashion industry, the new edition of this introductory text follows products from design concept through to consumer purchase. This complete coverage includes a complete description of global influences on the entire fashion industry.

Duration of Load

Duration of Load
Author: Alberta Research Council. Forestry Department
Publisher:
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1991
Genre: Paneling
ISBN:

While oriented strandboard (OSB) is increasingly accepted as a structural building product, its application in stressed skin panels (SSP) is limited because of a lack of engineering data for short- and long-term flexural behaviour. In 1986/87, 24 SSPs were constructed, six with flanges of Douglas-fir plywood, six with flanges of Canadian softwood plywood (CSP), and 12 with flanges of OSB. Half were tested for short-term (elastic) behaviour and the other half for long-term (creep) behaviour. Long-term creep testing was begun in February 1987 and continued through to 1989/90. This report presents the results of the 1989/90 testing, which continued measuring and recording test data for deflection, relative humidity, and temperature on the three types of panels; established model predictions for each type of load duration set up for each type of SSP; compared prediction and experimental results using accepted analytical methods and indicated whether the models can be used for accurate prediction of time dependent properties of the different SSPs; determined the value of model parameters that can be related to mechanical properties of SSPs and compared those results to those of other jurisdictions; and indicated the practical significance of the results for house performance.

The Rise and Fall of COMSAT

The Rise and Fall of COMSAT
Author: D. Whalen
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-05-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781137396914

After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.