http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:46:54 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 08:46:54 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=594505 This film examines exposures to alpha particles that are emitted from the nuclei of some heavy, unstable atoms. Major topics include health effects, exposures, and protective measures. Other educational concepts include internal radiation hazard, radon and its daughters/progeny. This instructional film is from Kansas State University's web-based course, GENAG 711, Occupational and Agricultural Health. Copyright 2011, Mitch Ricketts. For an illustrated transcript, copy and paste this web address into your browser " target=״_blank״>http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/agsafe/p.aspx?tabid=47 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76351 This is virtual tour of the Michigan State University power plant that uses four steam-powered turbines. The power cycles include closed feedwater preheaters and open feedwater preheaters. Photos include a turbine when taken apart for maintenance. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=594476 This film explores the health effects of ionizing radiation (radioactivity). The film also examines methods for reducing exposures to radiation in workplaces. Educational concepts include ionizing radiation, radiation sickness, radiation burns, other health effects, ion pairs, free radicals, penetration versus interaction, and time/distance/shielding. This instructional film is from Kansas State University's web-based course, GENAG 711, Occupational and Agricultural Health. Copyright 2011, Mitch Ricketts. For an illustrated transcript, copy and paste this web address into your browser " target=״_blank״>http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/agsafe/p.aspx?tabid=47 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=74323 Description of the basic operation of CMOS circuits including inverters, NAND gates, and NOR gates. Circuit simulations are shown. Power dissipation is discussed. Including: Inverter; NAND and NOR gates; Transmission gates;D-latch with T-gates; Power Consumption; Complex gates; SRAM cell http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75091 This page describes a circuit with a single SCR. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89780 A set of notes covering the contents of Mechanics of Materials at the junior level in engineering. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=582364 This is a webcast conducted by Mark Bowles at American Public University, where he talked about his latest book entitled the Apollo of Aeronautics. It describes NASA's role in developing fuel efficient technologies for commercial aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86109 This site is a somewhat complex, by this I mean that there are many links to different aspects of bridges and bridge design. The site does offer much information about the history and design and design techniques. The website offers many links to different sections to the site. There are different links for the variety of users and their comprehension and understanding of the material. The links vary in levels, by this I mean there is one titled basic notes about bridges, to other notes about bridges to detailed notes about bridges. This gives the user the choice to look up what they want without having the feeling of being overwhelmed by the information presented to the user. Within this first set of links there is another set that is more specified, for example Types of bridges and how they workBuilding bridgesParts for bridgesMaterials for bridgesBasic rulesForces and what they doStresses and strainsAnd within this set of links there is yet another set of links and a basic tutorial about the topic at hand. These links are more of pictures and examples to help the user better understand the material. I think that this site is of great use to those thinking of a career in Civil Engineering.Links to different aspects of bridges, bridge design bridge history and design techniques. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76353 Takes the viewer through the development of the steam engine from Savery's pump, Newcomen's engine, Watt's engine, to the Boulton-Watt double-acting engine. Includes photos and a movie demo of how condensation pulls a vacuum. Also includes a brief biography of James Watt. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=282434 A set (basically 4 1.5 hour lectures) of introductory lectures on combustion kinetics.The current set of lectures are: * Introductory Thermodynamics * Introductory Kinetics (including autocatalytic effects) * Simple Mechanisms * Larger Hydrocarbons and their combustionThis set of lectures (login, for example as guest, may be required into the Moodle system) is being expanded with supplementary material and quizzes through the Moodle course management environment.