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Professional Resources
Published online: 8 April 2009 Ó ASM International 2009
Archive of Structural Engineering Publications Opens Online In time with the celebration of its 80th anniversary, the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) has made available online IABSE publications from 1929 to 1999. Over 80,000 pages of historic documents on structural engineering, worldwide, are now accessible online at no cost for students, researchers, professionals, and the public. The mission of IABSE is to promote the exchanges of knowledge and to advance the practice of structural engineering worldwide, in the service of the profession and society. The IABSE Archive offers a broad coverage of themes, dealing with all types of structures and materials and all phases of construction. Sophisticated search functions allow searching for keywords anywhere in the full text body of articles. This will bring many historic reference documents back to life for those interested in the development and achievements of structural engineering. For more information: IABSE, ETHZ Ho¨nggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland; tel: +41-44-633-3150; fax: +41-44-633-1241; web: www.iabse.org/association/80years IABSE/index.php.
Author Emphasizes Reliability Engineering H. James Harrington, CEO of the Harrington Institute Inc. and chairman of the board of e-TQM College Advisory Board, examines initial quality vs. reliability in the February 2009 issue of Quality Digest. Harrington believes ‘‘that most manufacturers have mistakenly focused on initial quality and reducing cost and cycle time during the
production and delivery cycle,’’ and that this ‘‘has come at the expense of reliability.’’ He illuminates the vast difference in average number of problems and cost of ownership of a few automobiles and lists the ten cars with the best and worst reliability ratings, then addresses other consumer goods, as well as the service industry. The author concludes with an exhortation for studying and practicing reliability engineering and designing products and processes correctly in the first place: ‘‘The cost of initial defects is small compared to the cost of unreliability to our customers—and to organizations in lost customers and repair dollars.’’ For more information: Harrington Institute Inc., 16080 Camino del Cerro, #100, Los Gatos, CA 95032; tel: 408/ 358-2476 or 800/698-4270; web: www.harrington-institute. com. Quality Digest, tel: 530/893-4095; web: www.quality digest.com.
Alternative Approach to Gear Whine Described at Gear Solutions Online Gear whine is a major source of unwanted noise in automotive applications. Prediction of gear whine behavior in automatic transmissions is a particularly complex problem, where the conventional FEA approach precludes the rapid assessment of ‘‘what if?’’ scenarios due to the slow pace of model building and solution times. Engineers at Romax Technology are presenting an alternative approach: a fully parametric functionality-based model, including the effects of and interactions betwee
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