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  A Cleaner Energy Future

  As renewable energy plays an increasingly important role in the world’s energy portfolio, the standards of ASTM International Committee E44 are helping to pave the way for innovation in clean energy sources. A growing population and improving ...

  Oct. 16, 2014 Doug Clauson
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  Welcome to Net-Zero

  For most people (and for most homes) the likelihood of going through a whole year spending next to nothing on energy is a goal that seems far out of reach. In fact, it is only relatively recently that insulation technologies, coupled with ...

  Aug. 29, 2014 Alan Earls
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  A Commitment to Standards

  An Interview with Philip Piqueira, Global Standards Leader for GE’s Industrial Solutions Business General Electric participates in standards development through its work on numerous committees and organizations. Philip Piqueira discusses why ...

  Oct. 21, 2013
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  Compactor Force and Energy Measurements

  Two hand-operated compactors (a vibrating plate compactor and a rammer compactor) were instrumented to measure the dynamic contact force and energy transfer between compactor and soil. The instrumentation schemes, data acquisition techniques, and ...

  Dec. 1, 1993 Filz GM; Brandon TL
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  The Continuous Abrasion Index for the Assessment of Rock Abrasion

  The continuous abrasion test is a new and simple test for evaluating the abrasive potential of rock material where attrition or low-stress sliding wear problems exist. The test is sensitive to the abrasive mineral content in the host rock and was ...

  Dec. 1, 1993 Al-Ameen SI; Waller MD
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  Quantification of Particle Shape and Angularity Using the Image Analyzer

  The image analyzer commonly used by the powder metallurgists has been successfully employed to quantify angularity and shape characteristics of granular materials. In this paper a detailed procedure has been outlined. Results of investigation of ...

  Sep. 1, 1991 Yudhbir; Abedinzadeh R
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  Modified Testing Device to Evaluate <i>MR</i> Properties on Fly Ash Treated Subgrade Soil

  The need to obtain reliable resilient modulus (MR) for fly ash treated subgrade soil in pavement thickness design in Taiwan prompted the modification of the existing standard testing device. In the modified device, a load cell and two linear ...

  Mar. 1, 1991 Chang DT-T; Chiang C-E; Chang C-Y