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Optimization and Prediction of Angular Distortion and Weldment Characteristics of TIG Square Butt Joints
Autogenous arc welds with minimum upper weld bead depression and lower weld bead bulging are desired as such welds do not require a second welding pass for filling up the upper bead depressions (UBDs) and cha...
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Air Pollution Studies and Management Efforts in Nepal
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Size characteristics and mineralogy of suspended sediments of the Ganges river, India
With a mean annual flow of 5.9×1011m3yr−1 and sediment load of 1600x1012gyr−1 the Ganges river ranks second and third, respectively, in terms of water flow and sediment load among the world's rivers. Considering ...
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Mineralogical characteristics of the sediments of a Himalayan river: Yamuna River — a tributary of the Ganges
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The flow of two immiscible incompressible dusty viscous fluids between two parallel plates generated by a pulsating pressure gradient is investigated. Velocity fields for the fluid-particle system along with t...
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