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longevity. Resistance training is designed to improve muscular fitness by exercising a muscle group against an external resistance. Although resistance training is often associated with strength and power sports, this type of training is important in building up specific strengths in all sport categories. With the appropriate training methods, resistance training can enhance an athlete’s maximal strength, explosive power, and muscular endurance (Fisher et al., 2009). Each sport requires some…

Once the United States of America got involved in World War, the fashion changed its purpose and reasoning on clothes. Factories and clothing material should not be used for military purposes. Fashion is not meant to be in the World War II and neither should factories where the clothes were made from. It was affected horribly due to forces. Fashion had a big impact during World War II from factories to designers. When World War II began that was the decline of making clothing. The…

sectional area of the material. Engineering Strain: Engineering strain is defined as the amount of material that deforms per unit length in a tensile test. Engineering strain is also known as nominal strain. 2) In the figure below, graphically show the toughness of three class materials: Ceramics, Metals, and Polymers (un-reinforced) 3) Where is the elastic recovery in the graph below? 4) What is the relation between the yield strength of a material and…

Nanocomposite and nanofiller Composite is the combination of two or more different materials that are mixed together in order to bring out the best properties of both material. A nanocomposite is the composite which exhibit at least one dimension of the nanoparticle size material [17]. The nanoparticle size is mainly used as the disperse particle system to enhance or improve the properties of the composite material such as strength, conductivity and wear resistance. The main reason for…

Corrosion Cracking Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) is the growth of cracks with a under the combined effects of a static stress and a specific chemical environment. All SCC failures involve a macroscopic brittle performance, and the ductility of the material is reduced. It is universally acknowledged that there is no single mechanism for stress corrosion cracking (Ford, 1984). Stress corrosion spectrum (Parkins, 1972) demonstrates the significant alloy-environment the mechanism…

quickly. Alumina is a chemically inert ceramic compound and sliding interaction of diamond coatings against alumina material is purely mechanical. Low and stable friction coefficient values of around 0.0804 were observed with the boron doped NCD coating. The stable and low friction coefficient of the boron doped NCD coating was attributed to the chemical inertness of the mating materials and also due to the…

Did you know that some states have passed laws making it illegal to throw batteries away in the garbage? Many people are unaware of this fact. In 1991, the state of North Carolina rendered it illegal to discard of lead-acid batteries in a landfill, incinerator or any other type of waste-to-energy facility. The purpose of this report is to provide you with information on rechargeable batteries so you will have a better understanding on the benefits of a recycling program and possible…

Introduction: Selecting a pair of hunting boots is totally on the hunter and his needs. For serious hunters, who climb deep mountains, spend hours in the jungle and travel to colder regions in search of animals, choosing the right hunting boot is always essential. You will not only need the best quality hunting boot, but you will also need a pair of comfortable and lightweight boots too. Unlike any other shoe or boot you choose for yourself, these boots should be wisely selected. If you have…

ASTM STANDARDS Short introduction – ASTM standards are consensus standards for systems, services, materials and products. ‘ASTM International’ is one of the largest voluntary standard developing organization in the world. It is a non-profit organization that provides a forum for the development and publication of international voluntary standards. There are approximately 12,575 ASTM standards that operate globally. TESTING ASTM STANDARDS- Scope- There test methods help in the determining of…

with a wedge. The one in the lab was an MTS 647 Hydraulic Wedge Grip and an 810 Material Test System. The specimens had strain gages with a Wheatstone bridge to collect data such as time, distance, load, axial strain, and transverse strain in volts which was converted into pounds per force (lbf), pressure (psi), and etc. for data analysis. From the strain gages, evidence can support how and when the specimen material failed under the stress being applied to the specimen. The test would extend…