Cleanup date May 2009 Stavanger Sandnes is the third largest urban area of Norway , with a population of approximately 189,828 ref name urban Statistics Norway Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2009 http www.ssb.no english subjects 02 01 10 beftett en tab 2009 06 16 01 en.html Retrieved 17 March 2010. ref . It consists of the densely built up areas Stavanger , Sandnes , Sola and Randaberg . The area has had a big growth in population the later years, and is one of the fastest growing urban areas in Norway. It is expected that larger portions of Sola municipality will grow together with the urban area in the future. class wikitable sortable Population by municipality ref name urban ref Statics Norway Table 2 Population and area in urban settlements. Municipality. 1 January 2009 http www.ssb.no english subjects 02 01 10 beftett en tab 2009 06 16 02 en.html Retrieved 17 March 2010. ref Name Population in this urban area Total municipal population Stavanger 119,276 121,610 Sandnes 50,709 63,431 Sola 11,537 22,076 Randaberg 8,306 9,867 References references coord missing Norway 42 most populous cities of Norway Category Stavanger Category Sandnes Norway geo stub no Stavanger Sandnes nn Stavanger Sandnes sv Stavanger Sandnes tr Stavanger Sandnes ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Scratchappyland Type Album Artist Kid Koala Cover Scratchappyland Kid Koala album cover art.jpg Released 10 96 ref name Ninja Tune http www.ninjatune.net ninja releases.php?type ep , Ninja Tune EP Releases ref Recorded ? Genre turntablism Turntable , Hip hop music Hip hop Length 14 56 Label Ninja Tune Producer ? Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4 5 ref Allmusic class album id r310053 pure url yes Allmusic review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Scratchappyland contains selections from the Scratchcratchratchatch mixtape. It was released in 10 format by Ninja Tune ZEN10KK . Due to heavy use of unlicensed samples, the 10 has a label with for promotional use only not for resale printed on it. Track listing Side A Start Hear Dinner With Yoda Statics Waltz Lo Fi Version Tricks N Treats Side B Made From Scratch Jhaptal Taboo Soda Almost Easy Listening The Mushroom Factory Thank You, Good Night, Drive Safely External links http www.ninjatune.net ninja release.php?id 63 Album at Ninja Tune References references 1 http www.ninjatune.net ninja releases.php?type ep Ninja Tune Releases Category Kid Koala albums Category 1996 albums Category Ninja Tune albums 1990s hiphop album stub ... more details
wiktionary static Static has several meanings Static electricity , a net charge of an object The triboelectric effect , e.g. from shoes rubbing carpet White noise , a random signal with a flat power spectral density Noise radio , a type of radio interference Noise video , the snow seen on a TV screen Statics , a branch of physics concerned with physical systems in equilibrium Fluid statics , the science of fluids at rest Static pressure , a concept in aircraft instrumentation and fluid dynamics Static port , a sensor used on aircraft to measure static pressure Static spacetime , a spacetime in which the geometry does not change In computer science Static code analysis , a set of methods for analyzing code without running it Static IP address , an address configured on a device which does not change Linker computing Dynamic linking Static linking , where identifiers are associated with data or sections of code during linking not run time Dynamic logic digital logic Static versus dynamic logic Static logic , digital logic which does not use a clock signal Static memory allocation , carried out at compile time Static method , a method of a class that does not need an explicit object reference Static random access memory , a type of semiconductor memory which retains its contents as long as power is applied Type system Type checking Static typing , where type checking is applied at compile time, not run time Static variable Static Variables as Class Variables Static variables may be constants, local function variables, or class variables depending on the context, variables that are common to all objects Static web design , which offers a layout that cannot adapt to viewer needs In popular culture and the arts Static , a 1988 funk music single by Full Force and James Brown musician James Brown Static , a 1983 music single by Planet P Project on the album Planet P Project album Planet P Project album Static , a song by 2pac Shakur Static X , an American industrial metal b ... more details
In statics , the block stacking problem also the book stacking problem , or a number of other similar terms is the following puzzle blockquote Place math N math Stiffness rigid rectangular blocks in a stable stack on a table edge in such a way as to maximize the overhang. blockquote The single wide problem involves having only one block at any given level. In the ideal case of perfectly rectangular blocks, the solution to the single wide problem is that the maximum overhang is given by math sum i 1 N frac 1 2i math times the width of a block. This sum is one half of the harmonic series mathematics harmonic series . The maximal overhang Limit mathematics tends to infinity as math N math increases, meaning that it is possible to achieve any arbitrarily large overhang, with sufficient blocks. Multiwide stacks using Counterweight counterbalancing can give larger overhangs than a single width stack. Even for three blocks, stacking two counterbalanced blocks on top of another block can give overhang close to 1, while the overhang in the simple ideal case is at most 11 12. As harvtxt Paterson Peres Thorup Winkler 2007 showed, asymptotically, the maximum overhang that can be achieved by multiwide stacks is proportional to the cube root of the number of blocks, in contrast to the single wide case in which the overhang is proportional to the logarithm of the number of blocks. Paterson et al. provide a long list of references on this problem going back to mechanics texts from the middle of the 19th century. harvtxt Hall 2005 discusses this problem, shows that it is wikt robust robust to nonidealizations such as rounded block corners and finite precision of block placing, and introduces several variants including nonzero friction forces between adjacent blocks. References Cite journal first J. F. last Hall title Fun with stacking blocks journal American Journal of Physics volume 73 ... Category Statics Physics stub geometry stub ... more details
Classical mechanics In non relativistic kinematics , relative velocity is the vector geometric vector vector geometric Addition and scalar multiplication difference between the Velocity velocities of two objects, as evaluated in terms of a single coordinate system . For example, if the velocities of particles A and B are math mathbf v A math and math mathbf v B math respectively in terms of a given coordinate system, then the relative velocity of A with respect to B also called the velocity of A relative to B, math mathbf v A B math , or math mathbf v A mathrm rel B math is math mathbf v A mathrm rel B mathbf v A mathbf v B math . The expression the velocity of A relative to B is shorthand for the velocity of A in the coordinate system where B is always at rest . Conversely, the velocity of B relative to A is math mathbf v B mathrm rel A mathbf v B mathbf v A math . To be clear, the velocity of B as seen from A which is to say, math mathbf v B mathbf v A math is another expression meaning the velocity of B relative to A or indeed the velocity of B in the coordinate system where A is considered at rest Example Joe and Sara are driving in the same direction. Joe s velocity is 90 km h and Sara s 100 km h. If we take Joe s velocity as math mathbf v B math and Sara s math mathbf v A math then math mathbf v A mathrm rel B 100 90 10 text km h. math This is the velocity observed by Joe. Joe sees Sara moving at 10 km h. References Alonso & Finn, Fundamental University Physics ISBN 10 0 201 56518 8 Greenwood, Donald T, Principles of Dynamics. Goodman and Warner, Dynamics. Beer and Johnston, Statics and Dynamics. McGraw Hill Dictionary of Physics and Mathematics. Rindler, W., Essential Relativity. KHURMI R.S., Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, Statics, Dynamics External links http hyperphysics.phy astr.gsu.edu Hbase relmot.html Relative Motion at HyperPhysics http physics.bu.edu duffy java RelV2.html A Java applet illustrating Relative Velocity, by Andrew Duffy Category Physic ... more details
Refimprove date June 2008 Image Genichiro Sata.jpg thumb Genichiro Sata nihongo Genichiro Sata Sata Gen ichir extra born December 22, 1952 in Maebashi, Gunma is a Japan ese politician serving in the House of Representatives of Japan as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party Japan Liberal Democratic Party . He is presently the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration. He was elected by the first district of the Japanese Prefectures of Japan prefecture of Gunma Prefecture Gunma . In 2005, he was the Chief Deputy Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Japan Liberal Democratic Party . According to Kyodo News Kyodo News International , in 1999 he received 8 million yen in political donations from the construction company of his father by channeling the money through political organizations. Individual politicians in Japan are banned from receiving more than 500,000 a year until 1999, after which all corporate donations were banned, but there was no such ban on donations by political organizations. On 27 December 2006 he resigned as a result of this scandal from his position as state minister in charge of administrative reform, only 3 months after being appointed by Prime Minister Shinz Abe . External links http www.senkyo.janjan.jp diet profile 0000 00000050.html Profile at JANJAN http www.sata genichiro.jp The website of Genchiro Sata . Dead link date August 2008 http www.shugiin.go.jp itdb english.nsf html statics english officer.htm The House of Representatives of Japan s list of current officers . http www.shugiin.go.jp itdb english.nsf html statics member mem s.htm The House of Representatives of Japan s list of members by constituency . http www.findarticles.com p articles mi m0XPQ is 2000 Oct 23 ai 66682990 LDP s Sata received political funds via legal loophole . Kyodo News International, Inc. October 18, 2000. http www.findarticles.com p articles mi m0WDQ is 2005 May 31 ai n13830796 LEAD Koizumi seeks cooperation from pro Pyongy ... more details
John Hadji Argyris Greek alphabet Greek 19 August 1913 in Volos , Greece &ndash 2 April 2004 in Stuttgart was among the creators of the Finite Element Method FEM and lately Professor at the University of Stuttgart and Director of the Institute for Statics and Dynamics of Aerospace Structures. His uncle, Constantin Carath odory , was a Greeks Greek mathematician of the Modern Era . ref cite web url http www.mlahanas.de Greeks new Argyris.htm title John H. Argyris publisher accessdate 21 July 2010 ref He started the mechanics journal titled Computer Methods for Applied Mechanics & Engineering . Curriculum He was born in Volos, Greece but the family moved to Athens where he was educated in the Classical Gymnasium. He studied civil engineering for four years in the National Technical University of Athens and then in the Technical University Munich , receiving his Engineering Diploma in 1936. His first job was at the Gollnow company in Szczecin Stettin , where he was involved among other things in high radio transmitter masts. He was imprisoned by the Nazi s for some time but with the help of Admiral Canaris he escaped to Switzerland where he continued his studies in ETH Zurich . In 1943, he joined the research department of the Royal Aeronautical Society in England. Starting from 1949 he was lecturer in aeronautical engineering at the Imperial College London of the University of London , where he assumed a chair in 1955. In 1959, Argyris was appointed a professor at the Technical University of Stuttgart today University of Stuttgart and director of the Institute for Statics and Dynamics of Aerospace Structures. He created the Aeronautical and Astronautical Campus of the University of Stuttgart as focal point for applications of digital computers and electronics. He died in Stuttgart and is buried in the Sankt J rgens Cemetery in the city of Varberg, Sweden. Scientific work Argyris was involved in and developed to a large extent the Finite Element Method ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Highs in the Mid Sixties, Volume 14 Type compilation Longtype Artist Cover Highs 14 cover.jpg Released 1985 Recorded Mid 1960s Genre Garage rock , Psychedelic rock Length Label AIP Records Producer Reviews Last album Highs in the Mid Sixties, Volume 13 This album Highs in the Mid Sixties, Volume 14 Next album Highs in the Mid Sixties, Volume 15 Highs in the Mid Sixties, Volume 14 subtitled The Northwest, Part 2 is a compilation album in the Highs in the Mid Sixties series , featuring recordings that were released in Washington U.S. state Washington and Oregon . Highs in the Mid Sixties, Volume 7 and Highs in the Mid Sixties, Volume 16 are other volumes in the series that feature bands from these states. Release data This album was released in 1985 as an LP by AIP Records somewhat out of order, as AIP 10020 . Notes on the tracks With its moaning saxophone and infectious beat, the marvelous instrumental that starts the album, Wolf Call would feel right at home on the Born Bad Series . As might be expected, Sorry Charlie is a take off on the long running series of Charlie the Tuna commercials for StarKist Tuna , complete with faux British accents. Track listing Side 1 Lord Dent & His Invaders Wolf Call Clayton Watson musician Clayton Watson The Night People band The Night People Istanbul Simon Kennedy The Volk Brothers Wash Don t Soak Val Volk Jimmy Volk The Paymarks Louise Mike Spotts J. Michael & the Bushmen I Need Love J. Michael The Statics Tell Me the Truth The Statics The Talismen She Was Good Wood Cooper Side 2 Sir Raleigh & the Cupons Tomorrow s Gonna Be Another Day Steve Venet Tommy Boyce Jack Bedient & the Chessmen Rapunzel Jack Bedient Tom Thumb & the Casuals I Should Know Brad Miller musician Brad Miller rel. 1965 The Scotsmen Tuff Enough R. Shomer G. Reynolds rel. 1965 The Scotsmen Sorry, Charlie R. Shomer Lucas G. Reynolds rel. 1965 The Rooks Bound to Lose J. Richie R. Dangel rel. 1965 The Rooks Gimme a ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Image cremonadiagram.jpg thumbnail right Cremona diagram for a plane truss The Cremona diagram is a graphical method used in statics of truss es to determine the forces in members graphic statics . The method was created by the Italian mathematician Luigi Cremona . In the Cremona method, first the external forces and reactions are drawn to scale ratio scale forming a vertical line in the lower right side of the picture. This is the net force sum of all the force Vector geometric vector s and is equal to zero as there is mechanical equilibrium. Since the static equilibrium equilibrium holds for the external forces on the entire truss construction, it also holds for the internal forces acting on each joint. For a joint to be at rest the sum of the forces on a joint must also be equal to zero. Starting at joint Aorda , the internal forces can be found by drawing lines in the Cremona diagram representing the forces in the members 1 and 4, going clockwise V sub A sup going up load at A going down , force in member 1 going down left , member 4 going up right and closing with V sub A sup . As the force in member 1 is towards the joint, the member is under compression, the force in member 4 is away from the joint so the member 4 is under tension. The length of the lines for members 1 and 4 in the diagram, multiplied with the chosen scale coefficient factor is the Magnitude mathematics magnitude of the force in members 1 and 4. Now, in the same way the forces in members 2 and 6 can be found for joint C force in member 1 going up right , force in C going down, force in 2 going down left , force in 6 going up left and closing with the force in member 1. The same steps can be taken for joints D , H and E resulting in the complete Cremona diagram where the internal forces in all members are known. In a next phase the forces caused by wind must be considered. Wind will cause pressure on the upwind side of a roof and truss and suction on the downwin ... more details
Rudra Pratap is an India n engineer and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science IISc , Bangalore . ref http www.mecheng.iisc.ernet.in pratap Rudra Pratap at Indian Institute of Science ref Among other research interests, he works in the field of Microelectromechanical systems MEMS and currently heads India s first research lab in the field of Microelectromechanical systems , the CranesSci MEMS Lab at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. ref name hindu oct07 cite news url http www.hindu.com 2007 10 03 stories 2007100361100400.htm title Nanotechnology yet to take off date 2007 10 03 publisher The Hindu accessdate 2009 08 15 ref ref name toi june02 cite news url http timesofindia.indiatimes.com articleshow 11793044.cms title IISC, Cranes Software set up MEMS lab date 2002 06 02 publisher The Times of India accessdate 2009 08 15 ref His book on MATLAB Getting Started with MATLAB 7 is popular among the students of engineering. ref http ocw.mit.edu OcwWeb Mechanical Engineering 2 002Spring2004 Syllabus Syllabus for Mechanics and Materials II at MIT OpenCourseWare ref Pratap is an Associate Editor of SAVIAC Shock and Vibration Journal which publishes articles on various aspects of shocks and vibration including vibration measurements, vibration condition monitoring, shock hardening, fluid structure interaction, impact biodynamics, vehicle dynamics, and gun dynamics. ref http www.iospress.nl loadtop load.php?isbn 10709622 IOS Press Shock and Vibration ref Books authored Getting Started with MATLAB 7 A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers , Oxford University Press , 2005. ref http www.oup.com us catalog he subject Engineering GeneralEngineering MATLABIntroduction ?view usa&ci 9780195179378 Getting Started with MATLAB 7 at Oxford University press ref Introduction to Statics and Dynamics , with Andy Ruina, Oxford University press, 2002. ref http avaxhome.ws ebooks intstaanddyn.html Introduction to Statics and Dynamics ref References ... more details
of 1977 ref include special relativity within classical dynamics. Relationship to statics, kinetics, and kinematics Historically, there were three branches of classical mechanics statics the study ... and Statics with applications year 1896 publisher E. and F. N. Spon author Thomas Wallace Wright page ... ways. One approach combined statics and kinetics under the name dynamics, which became the branch ... kinematics dynamics year 1887 ref another approach separated statics, and combined kinetics ... isbn 8120321898 page vi url http books.google.com ?id F7gaa1ShPKIC&printsec frontcover&dq statics dynamics ... , nevermind statics or kinetics . Instead, the entire undifferentiated subject is referred to as classical ... Related subjects Statics References references Category Dynamics Category Classical mechanics ar ... more details
Sidney Luxton Loney , Master of Arts postgraduate M.A. 16 March 1860, Chevithorne , Devon 16 May 1939, Richmond, London Richmond was Professor of Mathematics at the Royal Holloway College University of London , and a fellow of Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge. ref citation title Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society volume 35 date 13 November 1902 chapter List of Members of The London Mathematical Society url http plms.oxfordjournals.org cgi issue pdf frontmatter pdf s1 35 1.pdf ref He authored a number of mathematics texts, some of which have been reprinted numerous times. He is known as an early influence on Srinivasa Ramanujan . Loney was educated at Maidstone Grammar School , in Tonbridge and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge , where he graduated BA as 3rd Wrangler University of Cambridge Wrangler in 1882. ref Venn id LNY878SL name Loney, Sidney Luxton ref Bibliography citation year 1889 author Loney, SL title A treatise on elementary dynamics location Cambridge publisher University Press jfm 21.0845.01 citation year 1893 author Loney, SL title Mechanics and hydrostatics for beginners location Cambridge publisher University Press jfm 25.1331.02 citation year 1895 author Loney, SL title The elements of coordinate geometry location London publisher Macmillan and Co. jfm 26.0640.01 citation year 1897 author Loney, SL title The elements of statics and dynamics location Cambridge publisher University Press jfm 23.0903.08 citation year 1909 author Loney, SL title An elementary treatise on the dynamics of a particle and of rigid bodies location Cambridge publisher University Press jfm 21.0845.02 citation year 1912 author Loney, SL title An elementary treatise on statics location Cambridge publisher University Press jfm 43.0799.06 citation year 1912 author Loney, SL title Plane trigonometry location Cambridge publisher University Press jfm 25.0892.12 Sources reflist citation author Harold Simpson title Sidney Luxton Loney journal J. London Math. Soc. year 19 ... more details
Sports biomechanics is a Quantitative research quantitative based study and analysis of professional sportsperson athletes and sports activities in general. ref cite book author Wolfgang Baumann title Grundlagen der Biomechanik publisher Verlag Karl Hofman year 1989 isbn 3778081411 ref It can simply be described as the Physics of Sports . In this subfield of biomechanics the Classical mechanics laws of mechanics are applied in order to gain a greater understanding of athletic performance through mathematical model ing, computer simulation and measurement . Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems by means of the methods of mechanics. which is the branch of physics involving analysis of the actions of forces. Within mechanics there are two sub fields of study statics , which is the study of systems that are in a state of constant motion either at rest with no motion or moving with a constant velocity and Dynamics mechanics dynamics , which is the study of systems in motion in which acceleration is present, which may involve kinematics the study of the motion of bodies with respect to time , displacement , velocity , and speed of movement either in a straight line or in a rotary direction and kinetics the study of the forces associated with Motion physics motion , including forces causing motion and forces resulting from motion . ref cite web last Boone first Tommy title Basic Concepts in Sports Biomechanics url http www.exercisephysiologists.com BiomechanicalCONCEPTS index.html accessdate 27 October 2011 ref Theoretical sports biomechanics Computer simulation Engineering mechanics Muscle mechanics Motor Coordination Kinematics Inverse dynamics Statics Kinetics physics Kinetics Velocity Displacement vector Displacement Acceleration Moment of Inertia Torque Digital filters Experimental sports biomechanics Methods Motion capture 3D Motion capture analysis Force plate s Load cell Force transducers Strain gauge s http www.kwon3d.com th ... more details
nofootnotes date November 2010 Infobox scientist name Eugenio O ate image caption birth date 28 March 1953 birth place Valencia, Spain death date death place residence nationality Image Flag of Spain.svg 20px Spain Spanish field Structural mechanics br Computational mechanics br Finite element method work institution School of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia br International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering alma mater Polytechnic University of Valencia br University College of Swansea doctoral advisor Olgierd Zienkiewicz doctoral students known for Finite element method br Particle finite element method prizes religion footnotes Eugenio O ate Iba ez de Navarra Valencia, Spain Valencia , 28 March 1953 , often referred as Eugenio On te , is a Spain Spanish engineer who works in computational mechanics . Books O ate E., Kr plin B., Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures Computational Methods in Applied Sciences , Springer 2005. Onate E., Owen R., Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, Volume 7 Computational Plasticity, Springer 2007. On te E., Structural Analysis with the Finite Element Method. Linear Statics, Volume 1 Basis and Solids Lecture Notes on Numerical Methods in Engineering and Sciences , Springer 2009. On te E., Structural Analysis with the Finite Element Method. Linear Statics, Volume 2 Beams, Plates and Shells Lecture Notes on Numerical Methods in Engineering and Sciences , Springer 2010. External links http www.cimne.upc.es eo Eugenio O ate s page at CIMNE Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Onate Ibanez De Navarra, Eugenio ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 28 March 1953 PLACE OF BIRTH Valencia, Spain DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Onate Ibanez De Navarra, Eugenio Category 1953 births Category Technical University of Catalonia Category Polytechnic University of Valencia Category University College of Swansea Category People associated with the finite element method Catego ... more details
Notability date September 2010 Primary sources date September 2010 Barry Onouye born ??? is a structural engineer, emeritus faculty member in the University of Washington College of Built Environments Department of Architecture at the University of Washington , and author of multiple textbooks on structural engineering and design. Onouye was born and raised in Hawaii. He received his B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Hawaii in 1967 and his M.S.E. in structral engineering from the University of Washington in 1969. Onouye served as a teaching assistant in the Department of Architecture in 1967, and as a part time lecturer in the Department in 1968. He began teaching structures in the Department of Architecture as a Lecturer on a full time basis in 1969. He became a Senior Lecturer about 1990 and retired about 2009. In 1980 Onouye received the University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award. ref name UW Awards http www.washington.edu uaa teachingacademy awards past.html University of Washington Teaching Awards list ref He received the College of Built Environments Lionel Pries Teaching Award in 1989, and the University of Washington Graduate School s Innovative Teaching Fund Award in 1974. The Sigma Lambda Chi Building Construction Honor Society gave Onouye its Outstanding Educator Award in 1973. Onouye is a registered professional engineer and has maintained an engineering practice since 1972. Early in his career he participated in a National Science Foundation project addressing seismic requirements in small town building codes. Onouye is co author, with Kevin Kane, of Statics and Strengths of Materials for Architecture and Building Construction , 3rd ed. Prentice Hall, 2006 , author of Statics and Strength of Materials Foundations for Structural Design Prentice Hall 2005 , and co author with Douglas Zuberbuhler and Frank Ching Francis D. K. Ching of Building Structures Illustrated Patterns, Systems, and Design John Wiley & Sons, 2009 . Reference ... more details
for a firm comparative statics changes in Supply and demand prices and quantities and other equilibrium ... systems , dynamics disturbances in equilibrium , and comparative statics the IS LM model ... model future in comparative dynamics , the comparative statics counterpart of dynamic systems ... of analysis, comparative statics , changes in equilibrium of the system that result from ... Timothy Kehoe, 1987. Comparative statics, The New Palgrave A Dictionary of Economics , v. 1, pp. ... or economy implies meaningful theorems in comparative statics. Alternatively, the hypothesis ... 258, 5 . The correspondence is between comparative statics and the dynamics implied by stability of equilibrium ... more details
TPC may stand for terms related to engineering and computing Thin Plated Copper cathode Tonnes per centimeter, used in maritime cargo plans and fluid statics hydrostatic calculations, relates a vessel s displacement to its draft also known as tonnes per centimeter immersion Total Plant Cost in relation to electricity generation facilities Transmission Power Control Transmit Power Control Trans Pacific Cable , see submarine communications cable Turbo Product Code , a popular Forward error correction FEC technique used in satellite communications Two phase commit protocol , a distributed algorithm to commit a transaction science Technical Program Chair Committee, the group of experts that is responsible for accepting or rejecting contributions to an Academic conference Thresholds of Potential Concern set of operational goals that define spatio temporal heterogeneity Time projection chamber , a type of particle detector Twin prime conjecture transportation TPC, the ICAO code for the airline Air Cal donie Trieste Pore Kanfanar narrow gauge railway 1902 1935, better known as Parenzana sports The Players Championship , a golf tournament Tournament Players Club , a chain of golf clubs Two point conversion company names The Pampered Chef , Ltd. The Phone Company , an email to fax service organizations and centers IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center Transaction Processing Performance Council , a non profit IT organization Tropical Prediction Center National Hurricane Center arts and media The People s Court , a U.S. court show Tokyo Police Club , an indie band from Newmarket, Ontario The Political Cesspool , a U.S. based white nationalist talk radio show The People s Cube , a satirical website disambig de TPC fr TPC it TPC ja TPC ... more details
There is no alternative shortened as TINA was a slogan which Margaret Thatcher , the conservative British Prime Minister used often. In economics, politics, and political economy , it has come to mean that there is no alternative to economic liberalism , that free market s, free trade , and capitalism capitalist globalization are the best way for modern societies to develop. The phrase may be traced to its emphatic use by nineteenth century classical liberal thinker Herbert Spencer . ref Social Statics 1851 , pp 42, 307. ref Cabinet minister Norman St John Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley Norman St John Stevas , one of the leading Wets and dries wets nicknamed Thatcher Tina . In the early nineties, Francis Fukuyama wrote a book named The End of History and the Last Man , which in a similar strain argued that liberal democracy had triumphed over communism and the historical struggle between political systems was over though there could still be future events . According to TINA, economic liberalism is the only valid remaining ideology. See also Economic system Privatization Pens e unique Thatcherism Washington Consensus There Is No Alternative Why Margaret Thatcher Matters biography of Margaret Thatcher. Too big to fail References reflist External links http www.margaretthatcher.org speeches results.asp?ps 500&w 22There 20is 20no 20alternative 22 Margaret Thatcher s key speeches containing the phrase there is no alternative or similar Category Political slogans Category Capitalism Category Margaret Thatcher de TINA Prinzip fr There is no alternative it There Is No Alternative pl TINA slogan sv TINA ... more details
Infobox City Japan Name Eiheiji JapaneseName settlement type Town ImageSkyline ImageSize ImageCaption MapImage Map Eiheiji en.png Region Ch bu region Ch bu Prefecture Fukui Prefecture Fukui District Yoshida District, Fukui Yoshida Area km2 94.34 PopDate 2010 ref name fukuiPop cite web title url http www.pref.fukui.lg.jp kids statics kiji.php?eid 00011 work Fukui prefectural website publisher Fukui Prefecture accessdate September 23, 2011 language Japanese ref Population 20,641 Density km2 auto Coords LatitudeDegrees 36 LatitudeMinutes 6 LatitudeSeconds LongtitudeDegrees 136 LongtitudeMinutes 20 LongtitudeSeconds Tree Vernicia cordata Flower Prunus mume Bird SymbolImage Flag of Eiheiji Fukui.JPG SymbolDescription Flag Mayor Fumio Matsumoto since March 2006 CityHallPostalCode 910 1192 CityHallAddress Matsuda kasuga 1 4, Eiheiji Town, Yoshida District, Fukui Prefecture CityHallPhone 81 0 776 61 1111 CityHallLink http www.town.eiheiji.lg.jp Town of Eiheiji nihongo Eiheiji Eiheiji ch is a towns of Japan town located in Yoshida District, Fukui Yoshida District , Fukui Prefecture Fukui , Japan . It is named after the Eihei ji temple. As of the 2010 national census, the town population is 20,641. The total area is 94.34 km . On February 13, 2006 the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Matsuoka and the village of Kamishihi, Fukui Kamishihi , both from Yoshida District, Fukui Yoshida District , were merged into the town of Eiheiji. References Reflist External links Commons category inline http www.town.eiheiji.lg.jp Eiheiji official website ja icon Category Towns in Fukui Prefecture Fukui geo stub de Eiheiji Fukui ko ja ru uk zh ... more details
Infobox person name tienne Bobillier image alt caption birth name birth date Birth date and age 1798 04 17 birth place Lons le Saunier , France death date Death date and age 1840 03 22 1798 04 17 death place Ch lons en Champagne , France nationality flagicon France French people French other names known for Mathematician occupation tienne Bobillier April 17, 1798 March 22, 1840 was a France French mathematician . He was born in Lons le Saunier , France . At the age of 19 he was accepted into the cole Polytechnique and studied there for a year. However, due to a shortage of money, in 1818 he became an instructor in mathematics at the cole des Arts et M tiers in Ch lons sur Marne . In 1829, he was sent to Angers to be director of studies. The following year he served in the national guard during the 1830 revolution. In 1832 he returned to Ch lons after his post was abolished, and was promoted to professor. In 1836 he began suffering from health problems, but continued teaching declining to take a leave to recuperate. As a result he died in Ch lons at the relatively early age of 41. He is noted for his work on geometry, particularly the algebraic treatment of geometric surfaces and the polars of curves. He also worked on statics and the catenary . The crater Bobillier crater Bobillier on the Moon is named after him. External links MacTutor Biography id Bobillier Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bobillier, Etienne ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1798 PLACE OF BIRTH Lons le Saunier , France DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1840 PLACE OF DEATH Ch lons en Champagne , France DEFAULTSORT Bobillier, Etienne Category 1798 births Category 1840 deaths Category People from Lons le Saunier Category French mathematicians Category Alumni of the cole Polytechnique Category 19th century mathematicians ca tienne Bobillier fr tienne Bobillier ht Etienne Bobillier ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 In the field of engineering mechanics , a zero force member refers to a member a single truss segment in a truss which, given a specific structural load load , is at rest neither in tension mechanics tension , nor in compression physical compression . In a truss a zero force member is often found at pins any connections within the truss where no external load is applied and three or fewer truss members meet. Recognizing basic zero force members can be accomplished by analyzing the force s acting on an individual pin in a physical system . NOTE If the pin has an external force or Moment physics moment applied to it, then all of the members attached to that pin are not zero force members UNLESS the external force acts in a manner that fulfills one of the rules below If only two members meet in an unloaded Joint building joint , both are zero force members. If three members meet in an unloaded joint of which two are in a direct line with one another, then the third member is a zero force member. If two members meet in a loaded joint and the line of action of the load coincides with one of the members, the other member is a zero force member. Reasons for Zero force members in a truss system These members contribute to the stability of the structure, by providing buckling prevention for long slender members under compressive forces These members can carry loads in the event that variations are introduced in the normal external loading configuration See also Structural engineering Truss External links http www.vcity.ou.edu demoModules analysis truss truss.htm Truss Overview http em ntserver.unl.edu NEGAHBAN EM223 note12 note12.htm Another Truss Overview Source Engineering Mechanics Volume 1 Equilibrium by C. Hartsuijker and J.W. Welleman DEFAULTSORT Zero Force Member Category Structural analysis Category Statics ... more details
Expert subject date March 2011 Thermal science is the combined study of thermodynamics , fluid mechanics , heat transfer , and combustion . Overview Introductory subjects studied in thermal science generally are focused on thermodynamics . These include studies of properties of pure substances, pressure volume temperature diagrams, the ideal gas law , heat and it relationship to Work thermodynamics work , heat transfer , the laws of thermodynamics , Heat engine engine and refrigeration cycles, and combustion . Another area of concern in thermal science is fluid mechanics . These include fluid statics , fluid flows, e.g. laminar flow vs. turbulent flow , the Bernoulli s principle Bernoulli equation . The applicability of this area is piping networks, turbo machineries, airfoils. Heat transfer has applications for heat exchangers , heat engines , HVAC heating, ventilating, and air conditioning , and cooling of microelectronics . Combustion involves both thermal effects and chemical reaction. Intensive study of thermal sciences requires additional knowledge and experience in other areas such as Experiment experimental techniques and Numerical analysis numerical or computational methods . See also portal Physics Thermal physics Mechanical engineering Chemical engineering Architectural engineering References Potter, M. & Scott, E. 2003 . Thermal Sciences An Introduction to Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer. New York Thomson Engineering. ISBN 0 534 38521 4 Faghri, A., Zhang, Y., and Howell, J. R. 2010 . Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer. Global Digital Press, Columbia, MO. ISBN 978 0984276004 Further reading https www.thermalfluidscentral.org e books book intro.php?b 37 Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer An free online textbook http thermalscience.vinca.rs Thermal Science International Scientific Journal External links https www.thermalfluidscentral.org Thermal Fluids Central DEFAULTSORT Thermal Science Category Thermodynamics Category Mechanical engineering C ... more details
Refimprove date November 2009 File Heller L szl s rja.jpg 200px right Heller L szl 1907 1980 was a Hungarian people Hungarian professor accredited with inventing the Heller Forg cooling system for power stations . Biography Born in Nagyv rad , Heller took a degree in mechanical engineering in 1931 at the ETH Zurich Eidgen ssische Technische Hochschule in Z rich . In the 1940s the first high pressure industrial power station was built according to his plans. It was around this time that he invented the Heller Forg system. In 1951 he was awarded the Kossuth Prize . He organized the Department of Energetics at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics , where he worked as a professor. He was a large contributor to the domain of statics , and helped establish the concept of entropy for engineering practices. In 1962 he became a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences . Heller s nephew graduated from University of Southern California USC , obtaining a degree in Mechanical engineering. The Heller Forg System, or Indirect Dry Cooling System The system is named after Heller and Forg L szl , the active collaborator in the industrial implementation of the system. The Heller Forg system solved an important problem at power stations by utilizing cooling water more efficiently. The main point of their invention was to condense the vacuum steam using an injection of cool water. The still warm water enters into the fine gilled heat exchanger , cools down and becomes usable again for when the cycle is repeated. The system is known and used all over the world. External links http www.hpo.hu English feltalalok heller.html Biography of Heller http www.gulfindustryworldwide.com bkArticlesF.asp?Article 3486&Section 564&IssueID 227 News on an implementation of the Heller Forg system Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Heller, Laszlo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1907 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1980 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSO ... more details
Sonnenschein 1973 Ingrao and Israel 1990, chap. 12 Rizvi 1990, 94 144 , comparative statics ... unique. This means that comparative statics , or the analysis of how the equilibrium changes when there are shocks ... the question of the stability of the equilibrium unanswered as a comparative statics point ... shocks in a comparative statics view point. Extension to incomplete markets The extension to incomplete ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Bruce M. King is a psychologist and professor at Clemson University. In 1978 King received a Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D. in biopsychology from the University of Chicago . Since 1981 he has taught human sexuality to over 40,000 students at the University of New Orleans , and later at Clemson. King has written the textbook Human Sexuality Today, which is used in classrooms nationwide. King has conducted countless numbers of human sexuality workshops for physicians, public schools, teachers, staff members working with the mentally retarded and parental groups. King has also co authored a textbook on statistics and published over 60 papers on the biological basis of feeding behavior and obesity. In addition to human sexuality, King also teaches sections of statics. King is a Fellow in the Association for Psychological Science and is an honorary member of the Golden Key National Honor Society for excellence in teaching. References cite book last King first Bruce M. authorlink Bruce M. King title Human Sexuality Today edition 5th year 2004 publisher Prentice Hall location New York isbn 0 13 189164 2 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME King, Bruce M. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT King, Bruce M. Category Year of birth missing living people Category Living people Category University of Chicago alumni Category Sex educators US psychologist stub sex stub ... more details
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