Sentence examples for a soft layer from inspiring English sources

The amplitudes and partly the phases (which yield the dispersion curves of the soil profile) of the complex transfer functions are given for some elementary layered soils, such as a soft layer on a stiffer half-space, a stiff layer on a softer half-space, and continuous variation of stiffness and damping.

A soft layer of flab coats his once-lean frame and his face is cherubic - until, that is, you meet his eyes: for they retain a primeval intensity that confirm a devilish competitor still lurks somewhere within.

This paper investigates the application of a soft layer in one of the bearing surfaces of cervical and lumbar total disc arthroplasty devices.

The results indicate that lower contact pressures may be achieved using a soft layer, compared to conventional disc arthroplasty devices that have hard against hard bearing surfaces.

Then, three weeks after touchdown, the Lander's robotic arm dug a trench in the ice and encountered a soft layer that contrasted with nearby hard ice patches that the lander penetrated with a drill.

The results showed that a soft layer of low content WS2 and a slight increase of sp2-C phase on the hard W-DLC film played an important and beneficial role for improving the friction-reducing performance of DLC film.

We want to keep the acidity but to have a soft, layered mouthfeel from the aging and malolactic fermentation.

The vignettes are set to music and edited in a way that creates a soft, layered effect.

They tried again in October and got lucky when a softer layer of the rock gave way, allowing them to drill and chisel a window through the limestone.

For a hard layer exchange coupled to a perfectly soft layer, the theory predicts a coercive field of the entire system of 14 of the anisotropy field of the hard layer in the limit of infinite layer thicknesses.

However, its influence changes with a thicker soft layer, which may be an indication of a weaker coupling.