Effect of temperature and cyclic heating on the structure and strength of glass textolite

The article established the regularities of change of the physicomechanical characteristics and strength of glass textolites in single and repeated thermal loading. It shows that under multiple loading the intense loss of strength of the investigated materials is due to increased porosity on account of the large number of microcracks appearing in the structure. A correlation is obtained between the elastic and strength characteristics and porosity in dependence on the temperature of multiple heating which in the first approximation is described by a polynomial of second degree with respect to temperature, multiplied by the reciprocal of porosity.Translated from Problemy Prochnosti, No. 6, pp. 53–58, June, 1991.     

Composition of lithium aluminoborosilicate glass and abrasive

The properties of glasses of the lithium-aluminoborosilicate system were investigated, namely, the density, spreadability, thermal expansion, and nature of crystallized phases at various temperatures. A crystal-optical analysis was conducted. The glasses were used to prepare abrasive compositions. Their strength properties were studied as a function of the composition of the glass binder and the regime of heat treatment.Translated from Steklo i Keramika, No. 3, pp. 27–30, March, 1996.     

Vertical caliper gauge with digital readout for absolute dimensional measurements

A new gauge configuration for the measurement of outside dimensions up to 70 mm is described. The main advantage of the instrument is that it can be used to perform absolute measurements, i.e., without adjustment operations. The instrument has potential applications in many industries engaged in the manufacture of parts in relatively small lots.Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 10, pp. 32–33, October, 1993.     

Multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock wavelengths and transition rates in the X-ray spectra of highly charged Ga-like ions from Yb to U

A multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock (MCDF) technique has been used for computing the wavelengths and transition probabilities for lines in the X-ray spectra of the gallium-like ions from Yb XL to U LXII. Results are presented for the 4s²4p-4s²4d and 4s²4p-4s4p² allowed transitions (E1) as well as for the forbidden transitions (M1 and E2) within the ground configuration 4s²4p. A comparison of the calculated wavelengths with the few experimental results available is also presented.     

Conception assistée par ordinateur des circuits intégrés monolithiques hyperfréquences

Computer aided design of microwave monolithic integrated circuits must combine two different fields. The first domain is the simulation of microwave circuits taking into account non linear aspects development of time domain and harmonic balance simulation algorithms specialized for microwave circuits. In the second place are found, the layout algorithms which were developed for logic circuits (on Si or GaAs). The association of these two types of algorithms leads to the constitution of aCad workstation for microwave monolithic integrated circuits. Two examples of design and realization of integrated circuits with these tools are presented.     

MEXICA: A computer model of a cognitive account of creative writing

MEXICA is a computer model that produces frameworks for short stories based on the engagement-reflection cognitive account of writing. During engagement MEXICA generates material guided by content and rhetorical constraints, avoiding the use of explicit goals or story-structure information. During reflection the system breaks impasses, evaluates the novelty and interestingness of the story in progress and verifies that coherence requirements are satisfied. In this way, MEXICA complements and extends those models of computerised story-telling based on traditional problem-solving techniques where explicit goals drive the generation of stories. This paper describes the engagement-reflection account of writing, the general characteristics of MEXICA and reports an evaluation of the program.