China Civil Engineering Society

To illustrate the influence of visions, the China Civil Engineering Society translated Vision 2025 and then endorsed it in May 2010. Spain s Association of Civil Engineers translated the two Vision 2025 reports into Spanish and, in June 2010, endorsed Vision 2025. Engineering societies in other countries have taken similar actions. 

American Concrete Institute (ACI), Detroit, Michigan, USA American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Materials Research Society (MRS), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JCSE), Tokyo, Japan Japanese Standards Association, Tokyo, Japan Japan Cement Association, Tokyo, Japan International Academic Publishers, Beijing, China and Thomas Telford Services Ltd., London, UK. 

Tucson AZ. She developed new graduate-level eourses in hydraulie engineering, and authored the widely-accepted 1984 book, beeause it draws attention to problems of lesser developed countries. In 1996 she eompleted a monograph on Inland navigation and canalization for the Chinese Inti. Researeh and Training Center of Erosion and Sedimentation. She lectured in South Africa, China and Morocco. Petersen was an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE, elected in 1991 Honorary Member, and received the 2001 Himter Rouse Hydraulic Engineering Award. 

Ductile iron has been widely utilized for various applications in human society for several thousand years since ancient China and other civilizations. It is still used for crankshafts and axle gears in automobiles, and in many other industries, such as railroad and construction today. Its distinct microstructure and versatility makes it an interesting case study in reverse engineering to demonstrate that valuable information can be extracted from alloy microsfrucfure. This case study will also highlight the roles of other subjects discussed in this chapter, such as material specifications and mechanical properties. Figure 5.8 shows the microstructure of a typical ductile iron with nodular graphite surrounded by ferrite in a matrix of pearlite. 

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