The investigation reported in this thesis was carried out to examine the behaviour of stiffened plates subjected to uniform end compression using energy methods. The thesis begins with a short introduction, followed by ...

Current approaches to technology innovation often fail because they are conceived and assessed from a single perspective or dimension. Thus, current considerations in expert systems development are characterised by a ...

This thesis describes the development of heuristic guidelines to aid logistics management in manufacturing industry, in this case pharmaceutical manufacturers, to make decisions when faced with the appraisal of alternative ...

The thesis is directed to the theoretical determination of the behaviour of rigid skin polyurethane foam beams reinforced with thin walled steel sections. The aim is to enable the designer to predict the behaviour of ...

This research proposes a generic decision making system structure for real time despatch control in small Flexible Manufacturing Systems. This is to satisfy the requirement for low cost control systems that can be flexibly ...

Stationary prefilming-cup airblast atomizers, in which the fuel is first spread into a thin cylindrical sheet and then exposed on both sides to high velocity air, have several important advantages over other common methods ...

Transfer of training, the concern of this thesis, is investigated in the context of a joint-venture in management development carried out by the Cranfield School of Management and Cable and Wireless Limited. Previous ...

'Low density polyethylene has been oriented into a state of transverse isotropy by cold-drawing an originally isotropic blank in uniaxial tension, and the non-linear creep behaviour of the material has been completely ...

An Attempt at development of theory and computer program for the solution of potential and viscous flow problems using the Boundary Element Methods is introduced in this work. A program for potential flow analysis of ...

Mechanical seals are used extensively on rotary applications where the sealed fluid is under pressure. They may rightly be considered to be generally reliable and trouble free, many giving lives of over 3 years. However, ...