Proceedings of a Workshop on Wear Control to Achieve Product Durability. 23-25 February 1976. Sponsored by the Office of Technology Assessment United States Congress,

Abstract

Wear control was chosen as an example of a technology to increase product durability. Experts from the field of wear along with representatives from industry discussed the status of wear control technology and its application in the design and maintenance of a range of products (railroad equipment, automobiles, aircraft propulsion, Naval aircraft structures, metal cutting machinery and tools, and heavy construction equipment). The questions specifically explored were whether product life could be extended by improved wear control and what would be the cost and other consequences of such extension. These questions were explored from various viewpoints: (1) the status of technology to support increases in durability, (2) economic considerations, (3) current policies and programs, and (4) the methodology and information available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA055712

Entities

People

  • Martin J. Devine

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).