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    Test Method for Wood Plank Roof

    I have an older manufacturing facility with a wood plank decking roof covered with a layer of gravel and tar and metal sheathing on top. The insurance company has asked for an analysis of the decking to determine if any needs to be replaced due to moisture content or deterioration. Is there a...
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    Proven methods to determine the condition of old wood plank decking

    I have an older manufacturing facility with a wood plank decking roof covered with a layer of gravel and tar and metal sheathing on top. The insurance company has asked for an analysis of the decking to determine if any needs to be replaced due to moisture content or deterioration. Is there a...
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    How to Determine if Spring Life has been Spent

    I am trying to set a go, no-go limit for the die springs we use in our molding operation. One noticeable difference between new springs and old springs is the free length. We are using a Danly Die MAX Xl heavy load spring (part # 9-3220-26), which starts out with a 5" free length. In operation...
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    Vacuum Tubing Wall Thickness

    I need to replace a section of 10" diameter Sch 40 PVC used as the main vacuum header, with carbon steel tubing. The vacuum system is under full vacuum and could occasionally experiece upwards of 300F air through this section of pipe due to a vacuum booster(which is why I am changing from PVC to...

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