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A fillet is a rounding of an interior or exterior corner of a part, often used to reduce stress concentration, interference drag, or manufacturing time. Learn about fillet geometry, applications, terminology, and CAD software functionality.
PDF is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents independently of software, hardware, and operating systems. It is based on PostScript, a page description language, and has evolved to support various features such as multimedia, encryption, and digital signatures.
Rumex obtusifolius, also known as bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, or butter dock, is a perennial plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is native to Europe, but invasive in many temperate regions, and has various uses and properties.
A tool for estimating the total body surface area affected by burns, based on age and anatomical regions. Created by Dr. Charles Lund and Dr. Newton Browder after treating victims of the 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston.
Solunar theory is a hypothesis that fish and other animals move according to the location of the moon in comparison to their bodies. Learn about the history, tables, and factors of solunar theory for hunting and fishing.
Using Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition one can distinguish between "change of mean" contribution (purple) and "change of effect" contribution. The Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition (/ ˈ b l aɪ n d ər w ɑː ˈ h ɑː k ɑː /), also known as Kitagawa decomposition, is a statistical method that explains the difference in the means of a dependent variable between two groups by decomposing the gap into ...
A ship in the Louis Joubert Lock. The Louis Joubert Lock (French: Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert), also known as the Normandie Dock – after the large ocean liner that provided the impetus for the facility to be built, is a lock and major dry dock located in the port of Saint-Nazaire in Loire-Atlantique, northwestern France.
A well deck is a lower deck with breaks in the main deck profile, or a hangar-like structure for amphibious vessels. Learn about the origins, evolution and applications of well decks in traditional and modern nautical use.