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Antony Sutton statement to the 1972 Republican Platform Committee
No full textStatement by author and professor of economics Antony Sutton to the Platform Committee at the 1972 Republican National Convention. His statement regards the backwards state of Soviet technology and his recommendations on trade policy
X-ray image processing for high voltage cable inspection
No full textHigh voltage polymeric cables can be insulated using an automated extrusion process to a predefined standard up to a maximum continuous length. For longer cables, lengths are joined together manually. Consequently, the manufacturing quality of the cable joint is likely to be lower than that of the cable; therefore joints must be assessed prior to energisation. One method of manually inspecting joints uses conventional X-ray techniques. This could be automated using digital technology and image processing techniques. One possible sensor that could be used to replace the film would be a CCD camera coupled to a scintillating screen. Two post-processing algorithms for inspection of the digital images produced have been implemented; these are a statistical approach using mean, variance, skewness and kurtosis, and a method that equates pixels to Newtonian bodies. In order to verify that digital X-raying of cable joints is a feasible inspection procedure, CCD camera and film images have been taken of three test pieces. The film-based images were converted into a digital format using a high-resolution scanner. Both sets of images were processed using the algorithms. The results of this test show that images generated by the camera are more distinct than film
Identification of the local elasto-plastic behavior of FSW welds using the Virtual Fields Method
No full textThe present study focuses on the identification of the evolution of the local elasto-plastic properties of an Al 5456 FSW weld. To make the best use of the data collected using digital image correlation and to obtain an accurate identification of the evolution of the mechanical properties throughout the weld, an inverse procedure based on the Virtual Fields Method is proposed. Then, the strain-rate dependence of these properties is investigated by performing a set of tensile tests with a cross-head displacement speed evolving from 0.01 mm.s???1 to 76 mm.s???1. Identification of the evolution of the plastic properties throughout the weld with high spatial resolution has been achieved, and results from our study indicate that the plastic parameters in the center of the weld undergo a significant change even at low strain-rate (10 s???1).<br/
On morphology, molecular composition and breakdown behaviour in semi-crystalline polymers
No full textIdentification of the dynamic properties of Al 5456 FSW welds using the virtual fields method
No full textThe present study focuses on the identification of the evolution of the dynamic elasto-plastic properties of Al 5456 FSW welds. An innovative method is proposed to make best use of the data collected with full-field measurements during dynamic experiments, and achieve identification of the mechanical properties of heterogeneous materials without requiring measurement of the load. Compressive specimens have been submitted to high strain-rate loading through a split Hopkinson pressure bar device while displacement fields were obtained using full-field measurement techniques. Two sets of experiments have been performed using two different methods: the grid method and digital image correlation. Afterwards, the identification of the elastic and plastic properties of the material was carried out using the Virtual Fields Method. Finally, identification of the evolution of the yield stress throughout the weld has been achieved for strain-rates of the order of 103 s?1
A Collection of Tales by Mr. Ken Sutton
No full textNotes - Mr. Sutton tells eight trapping, hunting and fishing tales, detailing his many exciting encounters with bears, wolves, lynx and storms. He narrates a bad personal accident on a trap line where he severed the main artery to his brain (along with his ear) and lived to tell about it (much to his surgeon's surprise.) His last story tells of a heart attack in 1978 and his road to recovery (26 pages
SuchThatCast Episode 8: John Sutton
No full textJohn Sutton is Professor of Cognitive Science at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He is currently head of the same department, having previously also been head of the Macquarie Philosophy department. He is author of Philosophy and Memory Traces:Descartes to Connectionism (Cambridge University Press, 1998), and co-editor of Descartes’ Natural Philosophy and the Sage journal and Palgrave Macmillan book series Memory Studies. Sutton and I discuss a range of topics, including the occult in literature, Descartes, shared memories, the extended mind hypothesis, identity, skills in sports, and what the role of a philosopher should be in an interdisciplinary setting. There were some audio issues in this episode, in particular some unfortunate rumbling coming from my microphone. I hope this won’t distract from the talk. I should also mention that I thought for a long time I had to label this episode with [explicit lyrics], but Sutton rightly pointed out to me that he did actually say “you folk are wrong”, not quite the same phrase I thought I heard
Sri Lanka: A Photographic Essay
No full textSince 1997, the author has worked for MAG (Mines Advisory Group), documenting the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war on countries such as Iraq, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Sudan. Through a multimedia approach, Sutton creates photo exhibits and films to educate the public on landmines, unexploded ordnance, and small arms and light weapons
Australian anthropologists and political action 1925-1960
No full textA literary criticism of the book "A Cautious Silence: The Politics of Australian Anthropology," by Geoffrey Gray is presented. The book is about the relationship between Australian-based anthropologists and colonial and Indigenous administrations from 1925 to 1960. The author discusses such topics as anthropologist A.P. Elkin, the relations between anthropologists, and policy related to Indigenous Australians.Peter Sutto
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