Third and Final Report of the Adhesives Research Committee

1933 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 826-827
Keyword(s):  
Final Report ◽  
Research Committee

Fifth Report of the Wire Ropes Research Committee

1935 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
pp. 373-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. A. Scoble
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Present Report ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
Similar Construction ◽  
Fourth Report ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
The Wire

The present Report, like those which have preceded it, includes results which can be divided into two sections. The work of the first section follows from data recorded in earlier Reports. The Fourth Report included test results for ropes of 2 inches circumference which were tested on the larger machines, whilst the facilities for handling larger ropes allowed those consisting of more wires to be tested, since these more flexible constructions are not generally made of 1 inch circumference. Rope 20 of 2 inches circumference, 6 × 19, was included for comparison with the earlier 1-inch ropes of similar construction to indicate the importance or otherwise of the scale effect. The 2-inch rope was somewhat inferior to the poorer of two 6 × 19 1-inch ropes, Nos. 10 and 14, which differed appreciably in performance. Comparison of two 6 × 19 Trulay ropes, one about three times as large as the other, confirmed the superior life of a small compared with a large rope under corresponding conditions. Nos. 10 and 14 showed that appreciable differences may be met with in ropes supposed to be similar, so it was thought that the apparent inferiority of the larger rope was partly due to the fact that No. 20 belonged to the lower region of the range of performance which may be anticipated. Another 6 × 19 rope of 2 inches circumference, No. 26, of the same tensile strength as No. 20, was available, so it was tested to check this supposition and the probable range of behaviour. A few further tests of the 2–inch circumference ropes, arranged 6 × 19, 6 × 24, and 6 × 37, were made under more severe conditions than were covered by the data of the Fourth Report. The investigation of the effect of rope speed was carried a stage further by an attempt to discover whether slip between rope and pulley was a possible cause of a reduction of rope life at higher speeds. The lubrication of ropes has been the subject of more detailed study and an Appendix by Mr. P. G. Taigel, B.Sc. (Eng.), G.I.Mech.E., is included giving the results of many experiments and throwing further light on this important matter. The second section of the Report records the results of new work which, although it is necessarily related to, is not merely an extension of, the earlier experiments. Three flattened-strand ropes of different but typical constructions were fully tested over pulleys. A set of ropes made from the same wire but in 6 × 7, 6 × 19, 6 × 24, and 6 × 37 constructions was tested to confirm whether the pulley diameter should be related to the wire or to the rope diameter. Of another set of three ropes of similar construction and size, two were of wire having tensile strengths of 80–90 and 100–110 tons per sq. in. respectively, obtained by drawing, and the third was of wire of 80–90 tons per sq. in. tensile strength, secured by heat treatment, to confirm the effect of the tensile strength of the wire on the life of ropes and to determine whether heat-treated wire was as good as drawn wire. These ropes were made under the supervision of Mr. A. T. Adam, of Messrs. Bruntons, and were prepared for tests in connexion with his questions in the Discussion on the last Report. Experiments were carried out on a new machine designed to represent ropeway conditions. A rope under tension was traversed by a pulley taking a lateral load which caused the rope to bend through a small angle at the pulley. Comparative tests of ropes on chilled and ordinary cast iron pulleys were followed by similar tests on pulleys made of other metals or with linings at the tread. In most of the constructions dealt with, ropes were examined under an empirical static bending test and the measurements made were plotted and analysed. Little is said about the wire itself because, although more time and work have been devoted to it than to the complete ropes, many results have been negative, whilst experience has shown that hasty conclusions are likely to be wrong. It is considered that the new tests developed during this research should be given further trial before they are recommended for general use. This being the final Report of the Committee, the opportunity is taken to review the conclusions which have been drawn from time to time, and an attempt is made to stress the practical bearing of some of them.

Special Issue on Robot with Integrated Locomotion and Manipulation

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-247
Author(s):  
Kan Taguchi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Control ◽  
Committee Member ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
Robot Locomotion ◽  
Synthesis Of Mechanisms ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
New Type ◽  
Set Up

Recently, demand has risen for outdoor robots in architecture, civil engineering, agriculture, fire fighting, or restorations of earthquake disasters. For such cases, robots should have both locomotion and manipulation to work in unknown and unassisted fields. Since robot locomotion and manipulation have been researched independently, robots with integrated locomotion and manipulation are anticipated. However, problems involve the cooperative control of locomotor and manipulators or their integrated mechanisms. In January 1994, the Robotics Society of Japan set up an integrated locomotion and manipulation robot research committee whose aim is identify different aspects of such robots, such as analysis and synthesis of mechanisms, control theory for integrated locomotion and manipulation, and actual on-job applications. The Committee includes researchers from industry, government laboratories, and academia, who have discussed the possibilities of new type robots. The Committee organized sessions such as ""Robots with Integrated Locomotion and Manipulations"" in the 12th (1994) to 14th (1996) annual conferences of the Robotics Society of Japan and ""Integrated Locomotion & Manipulation"" in International Robotics Symposium IROS96. A special issue of ""Integrated Locomotion and Manipulation"" for the <I>Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan</I> was compiled and published in November 1995 by the Committee. In November 1996, the Committee handed in its final report to the Society and adjourned. The final report is in Japanese. As a Committee member, I have wanted to introduce some of the Final Report in English. Fortunately, the editors of the <I>Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics</I> have given me the opportunity to publish these reports in a special issue. Other Committee members have agreed to contribute as well. I thank the Committee -- especially Chairman Dr. Tatsuo Arai (MEL), who encouraged me in writing this article. Special thanks go to Prof. Yamafuji, who introduced me to the editors who gave me the chance to publish this article.

Gender-role orientation and social expectations regarding female adolescents' coping with developmental tasks 1The preparation of this article was facilitated by a grant from the Swiss National Foundation for young researchers, financed by the local research committee of the University of Fribourg to the first author during her stay at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. We are grateful to Susan B. Cleary for editing the English version of this article.

1999 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regula P. Berger ◽  
Alexander Grob ◽  
August Flammer
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Role Orientation ◽  
Developmental Tasks ◽  
Developmental Task ◽  
Gender Role Orientation ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
National Foundation ◽  
Normative Expectations ◽  
The University

This study focuses on the importance of social developmental expectations, assessed as emotional and cognitive evaluations regarding the timing and the gender-role conformity of normative developmental tasks. Two central questions were raised. First, to what degree do the timing and the gender-role conformity affect the adults' expectations? Second, how much does the adults' own gender-role orientation (GRO), classified as traditional vs. liberal, affect their expectations? A 4 (timing modus) × 2 (developmental task) × 2 (gender-role conformity)-factorial design was administered to a sample of 140 adults of both sexes, 20 to 81 years old. Coping in time and with gender-role typical career received the most approval. Typical developmental tasks were more approved by persons with a traditional than with a liberal GRO. However, the evaluation of non-typical developmental tasks was not affected by the GRO. The possibility of a shift in normative expectations toward more liberal, diverse, and self-defined female gender-roles is discussed.

Nursing and Environmental Health Roundtable: August 26-27, 2002, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: Final Report

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Nastoff ◽  
◽  
Diane M. Drew ◽  
Pamela S. Wigington ◽  
Julie Wakefield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Research Triangle
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