Experimental relaxation behavior of chopped-strand mat glass-fiber reinforced polyester beams in 3 point bending

A dimensionless relation of the form for collating fatigue crack starting growth data is proposed in which Δkth represents the stress intensity factor range at the threshold. Based on experimental results, this relation attains the value of 0.6 for a fatigue crack to start growth in the Austenitic stainless steel investigated in this work. Metallurgical examinations were also carried out to show a transgranular shear mode of cyclic cleavage and plastic shear.

Slightly slanting impact on an elastic cantilever column-an experimental study

Experiments concerning slightly slanting impact between a flat-ended rigid body and a flat-ended elastic cantilever column with a rectangular cross-section have been performed. The experimental results are compared with the theoretical ones. The small angle of incidence was measured by using an optical method. The impact process was studied by using a split disc for the rigid body, with the two halves bonded together and electrically insulated from each other. The disc and the column were parts of an electric circuit. Different contact states could be distinguished according to different voltage levels. Reasonably good agreement between theory and experiment was found. Thus, the impact duration has its minimum under perfectly axial impact as predicted by the theory. Also, the predicted process of alternating line and surface contact was observed. Furthermore, the existence of a small critical angle of incidence was verified. This critical angle of incidence divides the impact processes into two categories: (1) The rigid body and the column end come into surface contact before separation. (2) They separate without surface contact. Comparison of axial strains between theory and experiment shows good agreement.

Time discounting (delta) and pain anticipation: Experimental evidence

To be published in: Revista Internacional de Sociología (2011), Special Issue on Experimental and Behavioral Economics.

Personal identity. A theoretical and experimental analysis

Published as article in: Journal of Economic Methodology, 2010, vol. 17, issue 3, pages 261-275.

Do experimental subjects favor their friends?

Ideally we would like subjects of experiments to be perfect strangers so that the situation they face at the lab is not just part of a long run interaction. Unfortunately, it is not easy to reach those conditions and experimenters try to mitigate any effects from those out-of-the-lab relationships by, for instance, randomly matching subjects. However, even if this type of procedure is used, there is a positive probability that a subject may face a friend or an acquaintance. We find evidence that social proximity between subjects is irrelevant to experiment results in dictator games. Thus, although ideal conditions are not met, relations between subjects do not contaminate the results of experiments.

Declaração judicial de inconstitucionalidade das leis distritais da 5.ª legislatura : uma análise à luz da teoria dos diálogos constitucionais

O trabalho promove um estudo exploratório-analítico sobre as leis distritais da 5.ª Legislatura declaradas inconstitucionais pelo Poder Judiciário, sob o enfoque de sua tramitação legislativa e das características dessas leis. São utilizados conhecimentos acerca dos limites jurídicos opostos ao legislador distrital, do modelo distributivista de comportamento parlamentar, associado a práticas políticas clientelistas, e da concepção da jurisdição constitucional à luz da teoria dos diálogos constitucionais, pela qual a adequada interpretação da Constituição Federal e da Lei Orgânica do Distrito Federal estabelece-se a partir do diálogo dos Poderes da República entre si e com a sociedade civil, e não pela última palavra a ser declarada pelos tribunais judiciários. Com a análise dos dados coletados, pretende-se identificar as principais causas, as características e os autores do fenômeno da declaração judicial de inconstitucionalidade das leis distritais, a fim de possibilitar uma melhor compreensão da comunidade sobre esse complexo tema.

Superando los límites medioambientales de la empresa: Un estudio experimental del efecto del posicionamiento ecológico en la actitud hacia la marca

Ponencia presentada y defendida en el XI Congreso Internacional de la Asociación de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa (AEDEM), celebrado en París en septiembre de 2002.