Sentences with phrase «mechanical resistance of»

We could extract a frequency - dependent complex elastic modulus that characterizes the mechanical resistance of the cortex with respect to area dilation.

«For example, it's not just your own energy that determines how you move through a crowd — the mechanical resistance of the crowd itself can also affect your movement.»

They interpreted that force as the mechanical resistance of the surrounding cytoplasm.

In most customer reviews Comotomo bottles are praised for their shape, nipple design and mechanical resistance of the bottle.

Not exact matches

While Wang has already developed self - healing versions of lithium - ion batteries, artificial muscles for use in the robotics industry, electronic skins and soon a touch panel, he notes that his polymer has limited mechanical properties, lacking the necessary strength and impact resistance required by most consumer devices.

Their resistance may be motivated by a fear that nature will slip out of the control of our mechanical and mathematical models for understanding physical reality, or it may be occasioned simply by our innate passion for order and intelligibility.

Transilon belts satisfy the key requirements of good release properties, low levels of flour usage, good resistance to grease and oil, mechanical resistance to wear and tear, and long service life.

With this mixture the material can achieve «two times the resistance of normal cement, in mechanical resistance to fracture, with some molecular - scale design,» he said.

«If we can find ways to incorporate a substantial volumetric component of volcanic rock in the production of specialty concretes, we could greatly reduce the carbon emissions associated with their production also improve their durability and mechanical resistance over time,» Jackson says.

«But as mechanical engineers, we think the driving force is not the only part of this transport process, but that resistance of the surrounding material is actually equally important,» Guo says.

Instead, they found nearly the opposite: Individuals with the most mechanical resistance had chins most similar to a 3 - or 4 - year - old — meaning they didn't have much of a chin at all.

Using advanced facial and cranial biomechanical analyses with nearly 40 people whose measurements were plotted from toddlers to adults, the UI team concludes mechanical forces, including chewing, appear incapable of producing the resistance needed for new bone to be created in the lower mandible, or jaw area.

Researchers in Finland have transformed rice starch into a temporally stable, optically transparent, biodegradable plastic with a high degree of mechanical strength and good thermal resistance.

GM crops that tolerate herbicides deserve some praise: They help minimize mechanical weed removal, which means less soil erosion, more carbon stored in the soil and fewer carbon emissions from tilling equipment making trips across fields, scientists noted in 2012 in a special issue of Weed Science focused on herbicide - resistance management.

Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are the most popular materials used in orthopedic implants because of their good mechanical and chemical properties, biocompatibility, corrosion resistance and low allergenicity.

As far as research tells us, muscle growth is caused by the combined effects of high levels of mechanical tension and increased metabolic stress, with muscle contractions during resistance training as the third most important contributor to anabolism.

The advantage of magnetic resistance over mechanical resistance is that it allows for predefined workout sessions.

A study titled «The influence of wind resistance in running and walking and the mechanical efficiency of work against horizontal or vertical forces,» by LG Pugh, has shown that there is an increased energy cost of running on a solid surface, as opposed to on a treadmill, due to air resistance.

For a person running at a typical casual runner's pace of 2.5 meters per second (9 km / hr, or 5.6 mph) it can be shown, based on data collected by LG Pugh for the study titled «The influence of wind resistance in running and walking and the mechanical efficiency of work against horizontal or vertical forces,» that the energy cost of air resistance while running on solid ground is roughly 0.84 calories per kilometer (this is equivalent to approximately an extra 1.2 % calorie burn relative to a runner on a treadmill).

This is a form of accommodating resistance (i.e., gaining a mechanical advantage to accommodate for your fatigue) that allows you to extend the set farther than if you were doing traditional reps or only doing 1.5 reps.

If your property has classrooms and corridors with internal fire resistance rated walls, and a mechanical ventilation system, you will also need to ensure that you are compliant with BS: 9999 2017, which governs the maintenance of fire dampers.

Its six - speed manual transaxle (the only transmission available at the Si trim level) slips effortlessly from gate to gate with a satisfying mechanical clunk and its clutch pedal offers just the right amount of resistance for a feeling of good engagement without being tiring.

As seen by the design features, mechanicals and the equipment levels of the car, it is safe to say that Honda is currently on the path of least resistance and treading cautiously with its every step.

The new ECOMOTIVE version of the Ibiza incorporates several solutions, such as the new closed front grille and new rear spoiler that combine to reduce resistance to movement and therefore decrease mechanical effort as well as fuel consumption and emissions.

While the ending chapters on mechanical systems might not interest the discretionary price action trader, the bulk of the book focuses on price action behaviors like action / reaction, continuation, reversals, and support / resistance zones.

There were no big mechanical rooms filled fancy heat pumps; Passive House buildings are so well insulated that all they need is a teensy bit of electric resistance heat that will probably never get turned on.

The combination of a green roof (unaffixed object), slope, and gravity imply the need to address physical containment and resistance to downward pressures exerted by the green roof against the parapet and mechanical fixtures of the roof especially in cold climate areas where ice crystals may form on the slip sheet / root barrier surface during winter.

Also, some of the energy used to overcome inertia and accelerate the vehicle — normally lost when the vehicle is slowed, to aerodynamic forces and rolling resistance as well to the mechanical brakes (as heat)-- may be recaptured as electrical energy if regenerative braking is available (see the discussion of hybrid electric drive trains).