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Page 198
... surface ( thermal shock ) , creating stress that often leads to breakage . When glass is suddenly cooled , for example , the expanded interior puts the surface in a state of tensile stress . Careful annealing of ordinary glass ...
... surface ( thermal shock ) , creating stress that often leads to breakage . When glass is suddenly cooled , for example , the expanded interior puts the surface in a state of tensile stress . Careful annealing of ordinary glass ...
Page 435
... surfaces in deserts will shed rains of only a few tenths of an inch . Large amounts of soil and surface debris usually are eroded by runoff , and the eroded material varies from very turbid water to a viscous mudflow . In rare instances ...
... surfaces in deserts will shed rains of only a few tenths of an inch . Large amounts of soil and surface debris usually are eroded by runoff , and the eroded material varies from very turbid water to a viscous mudflow . In rare instances ...
Page 497
... surface - to - surface , surface - to - air , and surface- ( or submarine ) -to - submarine . There are also the air - to - surface missiles with which carrier - borne aircraft are armed . The most formidable weapon in the naval armoury ...
... surface - to - surface , surface - to - air , and surface- ( or submarine ) -to - submarine . There are also the air - to - surface missiles with which carrier - borne aircraft are armed . The most formidable weapon in the naval armoury ...
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