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A Fast Falling Weight Deflectometer (FFWD) is a FWD with pneumatic or electric actuators rather than hydraulic, making the mechanics several times faster. A Heavy Weight Deflectometer (HWD) is a falling weight deflectometer that has higher loads (typically 300 kN to 600 kN), used primarily for testing airport pavements.
When the buoyancy effects are taken into account, an object falling through a fluid under its own weight can reach a terminal velocity (settling velocity) if the net force acting on the object becomes zero. When the terminal velocity is reached the weight of the object is exactly balanced by the upward buoyancy force and drag force. That is
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The peak of hurricane season is approaching this weekend. It’s crucial to know what terms meteorologists might use and what they mean.
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Structural indices derived from falling weight deflectometer data; In image analysis: Shape factor (image analysis and microscopy) including: The compactness measure of a shape; In statistics: The shape parameter, sometimes referred to as the shape factor, of some probability distributions
The driving power from the falling weight is about 12 mW, so there is a substantial excess of power used to drive the escapement. Much of this energy is dissipated in the acceleration and deceleration of the frictional "fly" attached to the escape wheels.