Transducer Abrasion test results in support of ultrasonic inspection of Double Shell Tanks (DST)

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
C E JENSEN
2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 20170406
Author(s):  
Mohammad-Taghi Hamzaban ◽  
Behnam Karami ◽  
Jamal Rostami
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1971 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 1173-1185 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Satake ◽  
T. Sone ◽  
M. Hamada ◽  
K. Hayakawa

Abstract The correlation between laboratory abrasion tests and road tests were studied and the following results were obtained for SBR and BR tread compounds. 1. The Akron, the Pico and the Williams abrasion test results correlate well with the road test results, especially the Pico abrasion test results, even when formulations and polymers are varied. 2. In Williams abrasion tests, the differences among compounds are much more magnified than in the case of the road tests and they are less magnified in the order of Akron > Pico. These differences might be ascribed to the different severity of each abrasion machine according to Gelinas??? theory. The severity of each abrasion test decreases in the following order: Williams abrasion ≪ Akron abrasion > Pico abrasion The severity of Pico abrasion most approaches that of road tests. 3. The Akron and the Pico abrasion test results on aged samples are well correlated with the road test results as in case of the test results on samples before aged. The differences among compounds are smaller in case of the laboratory test results on aged samples than in case of the results on samples before aging, and approach those of the road test results.


2004 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 791-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Grosch

Abstract Any laboratory abrasion method has to take account of the well known fact that the ranking and wear rating of tire tread compounds depend strongly on the testing conditions. The severity of road tests, particularly when carried out with customer vehicles is not well defined. Any result obtained in this way is a spot reading which contains no information about its general validity. A road wear computer program was designed which is able to simulate a very wide range of road wear testing severities and the effect which they have on achievable mileage and wear rating of tread compounds. The program uses the laboratory abrasion test system designed to be used with the Laboratory Abrasion Tester designated as LAT 100. It is shown that good agreement is obtained with actual road test results, not only for the rating of compounds but also for the achieved mileages.


Author(s):  
Byron E. Ruth ◽  
Mang Tia

The Gyratory Testing Machine (GTM) equipped with an air roller was used to investigate the dry and wet degradation of six aggregates. Three gradings similar to those for the Los Angeles (LA) abrasion test were evaluated in the GTM by using 25, 50, 100, and 200 revolutions. The test data indicated substantial differences in gradation of the aggregates after testing. Type and initial size of the aggregate influenced the amount and characteristics of degradation. Regression analyses of the data resulted in the development of GTM degradation prediction equations using the LA abrasion loss. The most important goal for the GTM test results was to define gradation and the effect of moisture, instead of using only a relative indicator such as LA abrasion loss. Four aggregate blends were tested in the GTM to simulate degradation produced in handling and processing of aggregate through a drum mixer and drum dryer. These test results duplicated some of the gradations obtained after the material had passed through the drum.


1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela G. Garn-Nunn ◽  
Vicki Martin

This study explored whether or not standard administration and scoring of conventional articulation tests accurately identified children as phonologically disordered and whether or not information from these tests established severity level and programming needs. Results of standard scoring procedures from the Assessment of Phonological Processes-Revised, the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation, the Photo Articulation Test, and the Weiss Comprehensive Articulation Test were compared for 20 phonologically impaired children. All tests identified the children as phonologically delayed/disordered, but the conventional tests failed to clearly and consistently differentiate varying severity levels. Conventional test results also showed limitations in error sensitivity, ease of computation for scoring procedures, and implications for remediation programming. The use of some type of rule-based analysis for phonologically impaired children is highly recommended.


2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-198
Author(s):  
Cynthia G. Fowler ◽  
Margaret Dallapiazza ◽  
Kathleen Talbot Hadsell

Purpose Motion sickness (MS) is a common condition that affects millions of individuals. Although the condition is common and can be debilitating, little research has focused on the vestibular function associated with susceptibility to MS. One causal theory of MS is an asymmetry of vestibular function within or between ears. The purposes of this study, therefore, were (a) to determine if the vestibular system (oculomotor and caloric tests) in videonystagmography (VNG) is associated with susceptibility to MS and (b) to determine if these tests support the theory of an asymmetry between ears associated with MS susceptibility. Method VNG was used to measure oculomotor and caloric responses. Fifty young adults were recruited; 50 completed the oculomotor tests, and 31 completed the four caloric irrigations. MS susceptibility was evaluated with the Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire–Short Form; in this study, percent susceptibility ranged from 0% to 100% in the participants. Participants were divided into three susceptibility groups (Low, Mid, and High). Repeated-measures analyses of variance and pairwise comparisons determined significance among the groups on the VNG test results. Results Oculomotor test results revealed no significant differences among the MS susceptibility groups. Caloric stimuli elicited responses that were correlated positively with susceptibility to MS. Slow-phase velocity was slowest in the Low MS group compared to the Mid and High groups. There was no significant asymmetry between ears in any of the groups. Conclusions MS susceptibility was significantly and positively correlated with caloric slow-phase velocity. Although asymmetries between ears are purported to be associated with MS, asymmetries were not evident. Susceptibility to MS may contribute to interindividual variability of caloric responses within the normal range.


1972 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 852-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Zehel ◽  
Ralph L. Shelton ◽  
William B. Arndt ◽  
Virginia Wright ◽  
Mary Elbert

Fourteen children who misarticulated some phones of the /s/ phoneme were tape recorded articulating several lists of items involving /s/. The lists included the Mc-Donald Deep Test for /s/, three lists similar to McDonald’s but altered in broad context, and an /s/ sound production task. Scores from lists were correlated, compared for differences in means, or both. Item sets determined by immediate context were also compared for differences between means. All lists were found to be significantly correlated. The comparison of means indicated that both broad and immediate context were related to test result. The estimated “omega square” statistic was used to evaluate the percentage of test score variance attributable to context.


1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey L. Holland ◽  
Davida Fromm ◽  
Carol S. Swindell

Twenty-five "experts" on neurogenic motor speech disorders participated in a tutorial exercise. Each was given information on M, a patient who had communication difficulties as the result of stroke, and asked to complete a questionnaire about his problem. The information included a detailed case description, an audiotape of M's speech obtained at 4, 9, 13, and 17 days post-stroke, and test results from the Western Aphasia Battery, the Token Test, and a battery for apraxia of speech. The experts were in excellent agreement on M's primary problem, although it was called by seven different names. The experts were in poor agreement on his secondary problem(s), e.g., the presence and type of aphasia and dysarthria. The results suggest that labeling is difficult, even for "experts." Furthermore, the practicing clinician needs to be sensitive to the likelihood of more than one coexisting problem.


1968 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Dodds ◽  
Earl Harford

Persons with a high frequency hearing loss are difficult cases for whom to find suitable amplification. We have experienced some success with this problem in our Hearing Clinics using a specially designed earmold with a hearing aid. Thirty-five cases with high frequency hearing losses were selected from our clinical files for analysis of test results using standard, vented, and open earpieces. A statistical analysis of test results revealed that PB scores in sound field, using an average conversational intensity level (70 dB SPL), were enhanced when utilizing any one of the three earmolds. This result was due undoubtedly to increased sensitivity provided by the hearing aid. Only the open earmold used with a CROS hearing aid resulted in a significant improvement in discrimination when compared with the group’s unaided PB score under earphones or when comparing inter-earmold scores. These findings suggest that the inclusion of the open earmold with a CROS aid in the audiologist’s armamentarium should increase his flexibility in selecting hearing aids for persons with a high frequency hearing loss.


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