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Bookmark or Share- ASMEand Samuel J. Korellis, P.E., EPRI ASME Performance Test Codes (PTC) provide rules and procedures for planning, preparing, executing, and reporting performance tests. A performance test is an engineering evaluation; its results indicate how well the equipment performs its functions. Performance test codes originated as
- How the Cotton Gin Started the Civil War - ASME - The American Society ...Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a simple device that transformed both agricultural and industrial America. The gin itself comprised a rotating drum with wire hooks or ratchet-like teeth that pull
- THE JOHNSTOWN INCLINE - ASMEdesigned by samuel diescher (1839-l915) after the great flood of 1889, to provide an efficient means of transportation betweenwestmont and the conemaugh valley. the johnstown incline is among the world’s steepest vehicular inclines, with a 71 percent grade. its length is 896.5 feet. the incline saved more than 4,000 lives in the flood of 1936.
- Simon Ingersoll - Construction and Building - ASMEFor more than a century, millions of people around the world working in the back-breaking construction industry have been deeply indebted to Simon Ingersoll, whose invention of the rock drill made their work faster, more efficient, and less stressful.
- Ralph Coats Roe Medal - ASMEThe Ralph Coats Roe Medal, established in 1972, recognizes an outstanding contribution toward a better public understanding and appreciation of the engineer'/s worth to contemporary society.
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