Soft failure

More OAM bandwidth with allocation on demand that would reduce delays for restoration message exchanges, and the detection of system degradation (i.e., soft failure) in the ATM network much more quickly than its SONET counterpart... 

It is easy to notice, that the protection against a short-circuit failure in the X-ray tube circuit implements due to the "soft" outer characteristic of the apparatus main circuit. The overvoltage protection at emergencies in the control system happens due to the redistribution of the magnetie flow, created by power winding I, between the 3,6 control yokes. Therefore the voltage on the X-ray apparatus anode drops approximately two times. 

A varnish is often appHed on top of the paint layers. A varnish serves two purposes as a protective coating and also for an optical effect that enriches the colors of the painting. A traditional varnish consists of a natural plant resin dissolved or fused in a Hquid for appHcation to the surface (see Resins, natural). There are two types of varnish resins hard ones, the most important of which is copal, and soft ones, notably dammar and mastic. The hard resins are fossil, and to convert these to a fluid state, they are fused in oil at high temperature. The soft resins dissolve in organic solvents, eg, turpentine. The natural resin varnishes discolor over time and also become less soluble, making removal in case of failure more difficult (see Paint and FINNISH removers). Thus the use of more stable synthetic resins, such as certain methacrylates and cycHc ketone resins, has become quite common, especially in conservation practice. 

Because pure aluminum is n picaUy too soft to be drawn into a fine wine, it is often alloyed with 1° o sihcon or 1° o magnesium to provide a sofid solution-strengthening mechanism. The resistance of Al-1° o Mg wine to fatigue failure and to degradation of ultimate strength after exposure to elevated temperatures is superior to that of Al—1° o Si wine. 

Dents in tubing can induce erosion failures, especially in soft metals such as copper and brass. Welding and improper heat treatment of stainless steel can lead to localized corrosion or cracking through a change in the microstructure, such as sensitization. Another form of defect is the inadvertent substitution of an improper material. 

Turbulence and high fluid velocities resulting from normal pump operation accelerated metal loss by abrading the soft, graphitically corroded surface (erosion-corrosion). The relatively rapid failure of this impeller is due to the erosive effects of the high-velocity, turbulent water coupled with the aggressiveness of the water. Erosion was aided in this case by solids suspended in the water. 

At about 2,000 hours, one of two things ean happen to eause failure to a lip seal. Hither the frietional heat from the spinning shaft burns and eooks the rubber lip, or the rubber lip eats a groove into the shaft. How ean a soft elastomeile rubber lip eut a groove into a stainless steel shaft ... 

Fig. 2-17 Relation between the time to failure by intergranular stress corrosion cracking and potential for tensile specimens of soft iron (a) boiling 55% Ca(N03)2 solution, 5 = 0.65 R a = 0.90 R (b) 33% NaOH, a = 300 N mm, at various temperatures.

Both of the current models for the central mode scattering contain the implicit assumption of cubic symmetry above Tm. Possibly because of the dramatic nature of the soft-mode behaviour and a ready understanding of the structural transformation in terms of it, there was a strong incentive to establish a link between it and the central mode scattering. A consistent difficulty with this approach is the failure to establish an intrinsic line-width for the central mode peak and the unspecified nature of the mechanism responsibly for a low-frequency resonance in the energy of the soft mode. ... 

Cause of failure Excessive exposure to oil or grease causing the belt to become soft and swell, resulting in the bottom envelope seam splitting open (Figure 58.16). 

In high-pressure boilers, there are three types of on-load corrosion acidic chloride, neutral chloride/dissolved oxygen, and caustic attack. The first and second (once it becomes established) are brittle and thick-walled and are accompanied by hydrogen damage which can lead to failure within a few hundred hours. Caustic attack tends to produce a gouged appearance of the metal due to extensive wastage. The morphology is fairly characteristic of the failure type. Acidic chloride forms hard, laminated oxide, whilst, with caustic attack, the oxide is often soft, and, as it is easily removed, may be absent. 

A failure to install a necessary softener is ultimately reflected in higher bills for maintenance, repairs, and water treatment chemical products and services. Scaling can still occur with soft, lean waters, and the cost of additional fuel over a year probably would pay for several water softeners. In addition, the control of internal water chemistry becomes more difficult than it might otherwise be, which places an additional operational burden upon the facility. 

Some naturally soft mains waters may be unsuitable because they contain dissolved copper ions that could lead to aluminum failure. Poor buffer control can also cause attack. 

A serious and potentially fatal adverse reaction to tolcapone ishepatic injury. Regular blood testing to monitor liver function is usually prescribed. The phys dan may order testing of serum transaminase levels at frequent intervals(eg, every 2 weeks for the first year and every 8 weeks thereafter). Treatment is discontinued if the ALT (SOFT) exceeds the upper normal limit or sgns or symptoms of liver failure develop. 

For a consideration of filler-network breakdown at increasing strain, the failure properties of filler-filler bonds and filler clusters have to be evaluated in dependence of cluster size. This allows for a micromechanical description of tender but fragile filler clusters in the stress field of a strained mbber matrix. A schematic view of the mechanical equivalence between a CCA-filler cluster and a series of soft and hard springs is presented in Figure 22.9. The two springs with force constants... 

The end of the capillary tube is heated until the glass is soft, then before it has time to cool it is touched on to the surface of a thin bubble of glass and a slight suction applied. This forms the window into a concave shape and draws it slightly down into the capillary, whose ends then protect it from damage. The bubble of thin glass should be thin enough to show interference colours. These windows will stand a vacuum provided atmospheric pressure is on the concave side of the window. If they are subjected to a pressure difference in the other direction, failure occurs due to the reversal of curvature. 

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