Residual stresses impact on a wide variety of industrial sectors including the automotive, power generation, industrial plant, construction, aerospace, railway and transport industries, and a range of materials manufacturers and processing companies. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique is one of the most popular methods for measuring residual stress [1], used routinely in quality control and ...

This essay offers an explicit application of the mental spaces and blending framework to account for the dynamic nature of meaning construction in a public art museum. The mental spaces and blending framework show great utility for modelling the use of diverse sign systems in specific social and institutional settings. The objects of inquiry are audio presentations on particular paintings, scul...