AGING AIRCRAFT: STRUCTURAL FAILURE Introduction 1. The term ‘Aging Aircraft’ generally applies to the aircraft getting older in its operational service. An aircraft begins to ‘Age’ as soon as it first flies and various effects begin to occur. However‚ the term is usually applied to the issues which can begin to arise as the time-since-new becomes significant. Aircraft design methodologies and approved maintenance schedules take account of the effects of the continued use of aircraft. Non Destructive
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Structural engineering plays a pivotal role towards the growth‚ development and progress of countries as the mass structures like multi-story buildings‚ bridges‚ thermal and nuclear power plants all involving structural engineering results in a strong economy of an advancing country. In some other engineering technologies‚ sometimes it is possible to use hit and trial methods as in geotechnical and hydraulics engineering where the as built conditions are not of such importance to effect the
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1980; Andrea‚ 1981; Ewusi‚ 1986; Meier and Steel‚ 1989; Steel and Webster‚ 1990; Mosley‚ Harrigan and Toye‚ 1991; Sowa et al.‚ 1991 and Rothchild‚ 1991). As mentioned already‚ industrial output as a whole has been growing since the adoption of the Structural Adjustment Programmes in Ghana. Within the industrial sector‚ it is small and medium scale industry that are increasing in proportion‚ and large scale industry that is static. The increase in output of the small and medium scale portion has been
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Structural Equation Modeling * A Conceptual Overview * The Basic Idea Behind Structural Modeling * Structural Equation Modeling and the Path Diagram A Conceptual Overview Structural Equation Modeling is a very general‚ very powerful multivariate analysis technique that includes specialized versions of a number of other analysis methods as special cases. We will assume that you are familiar with the basic logic of statistical reasoning as described in Elementary Concepts. Moreover‚ we will
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Why is it Wrong to say that “What is Good for Society‚ is Good for the Individual” Structural Functionalism focuses on the idea of how Institutions within society are structured‚ and work together in order to eventually form a functional society. It doesn’t study the individuals of society‚ but provides analysis on the overall social system‚ its functionality‚ and how it affects human behaviour. This theory can also be understood by looking at the metaphor of organs within a system. Organs‚ much
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Exploring the new applications of structural bamboo Introduction Bamboo is versatile group of grass‚ belonging to the subfamily Bambusoideae of the family Poaceae in Asia. It is fast growing‚ highest yield‚ low cost‚ and a renewable natural resource with excellent mechanical properties. To explore its potential as a building and structural material‚ further research on its properties is needed. In the following‚ the structure and mechanical properties of bamboo will be introduced. Then‚ a comparison
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Structural Functionalism vs Conflict Theory Structural functionalism and conflict theory have some different points of view. One of them is that structural functionalism sees society as a complex system‚ that permit it to interact cohesively‚ and looks society as a macro-level orientation; while the conflict theory focuses on the social system that only work for a select few of society and is known because the struggle for dominance among social groups that compete for scarce resources. Knowing
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The structural-functional theory postulates that political systems are comprised of various structures that are relatively uniform in the sense that they are found in most political systems throughout the world. The theory asserts that each of these structures has a particular function that supports the establishment of an orderly‚ stable system of governance within which individuals and other societal structures fulfill roles of their own. Typical political structures include: legislative bodies
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Structural Adjustment Programs: The Impact on Nigerians Abstract Word Count: 8‚590 Nigeria’s economy for many decades thrived under agricultural exports until the government shifted its focus to crude oil exports. The repercussion of abandoning this sector was later felt in the early 1980s when the world crude oil prices fell and the production quota of Nigeria to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dipped. This made the government incur debts which led to balance of payment
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IMF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS IN AFRICA INTRODUCTION Beginning in 1980‚ the International monetary Fund (IMF) started to impose Structural Adjustment Programs (SAP) on African debtor nations. SAP’s have been imposed on 36 African Sub-Saharan countries under the assumption that neo-liberal reforms lead to economic growth and an increased standard of living. For that reason‚ focus was put on macroeconomic policies with the open market based approach. SAP’s generally mandated: -the removal
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