Category: Failure
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Investigation Into the Causes of Propeller Shaft Failure of Dong Feng Trucks
The rated power generated from the engine of a heavy duty vehicle can only become useful when effectively transmitted from the engine via the fly wheel to the transmission system of the truck and finally to the final drive. The propeller shaft or the drive shaft which is the mechanical component used for transmitting torque…
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The Failure of the American Dream in the Great Gatsby
The American dream is an ideology which defined America at the start of the twentieth century. It was the idea that everybody need to reach success without regarding their social status. The dream was based on America’s statement of self-reliance which said that “all men are created equal”. This implies that everybody ought to have…
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The failure of management the top executives
Industries growth has stopped due to the failure of management the top executives, railroad business because they focus on sciences not on the customers. To keep growing industries must focus on customers’ needs and wants then solely on their products. Many companies are endangering their business due to improper defining of their purposes. DuPont, corning…
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Flexible Pavement Failure: Alligator Cracking Explanation
The failures that occur in the flexible pavement are as follow:- Alligator cracking or Map cracking (Fatigue)- Consolidation of pavement layers (Rutting)- Shear failure cracking- Longitudinal cracking- Frost heaving- Lack of binding to the lower course- Reflection cracking- Formation of waves and corrugation- Bleeding and – Pumping. (Suryakanta, 2015)Alligator cracking or Map cracking (Fatigue) Fatigue…
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Marilyn and Gerry
This is Marilyn. I know you must be very upset with me for disappearing without letting anyone know. I had to go to meet Gerry. I could not have waited another year in order to meet him. It has already been 10 years that we have not seen him. All we received from him was…
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Exceptions and Failures in Java Programming Language
Motivation We seek robust (tough) programs. When something unexpected occurs” Ensure program detects the problem ” Then program must do something about it Extensive testing of special situations can result in ” spaghetti code Spaghetti code is a pejorative phrase for source code that has a complex and tangled control structure, especially one using many…
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Understanding Service Failure: Root Causes of Inadequate Customer Service
Introduction (Discussion of service failure) (300 words) The term “service failure” examines the real reasons why employees struggle in order to deliver outstanding service. (Toister, Jeff, 2012) Service Failure refers to not being able to perform the service which has been therefore promised by a company. (Sambridhi, Shrestha, 2017) A service failure is a service…
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What Kept Thomas Edison from Giving Up?
GRIT Have you ever wondered what kept Thomas Edison from giving up on making the perfect lightbulb? As shown in his data, he failed several times but persisted and eventually got it. He reflected “I did not fail 999 times. I just found 999 ways not to make a lightbulb”. Thomas Edison was one of…
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Othello’s Failure: Weakness of Desdemona and Emilia
The character’s of Desdemona and Emilia are very different in the play Othello, but are treated in similar ways because of the fact that they are women. During the 17th century, which is when the play was written and set, women were clearly seen as the weaker sex, and so their views and judgements were…
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Were Provisional Government doomed to fail?
The provisional government was set up in March 1917, due to the failure of the Romanovs. After such a long and unsuccessful leadership with Nicolas II. It was exceptionally hard shoes to fill. However, there were more problems to be seen. The establishment of the Petrograd Soviet meant that the Provisional Government was doomed to…