Torsional

Thickly padded, laterally stabilized athletic shoes were initially conceived to protect ankles, knees, hips and spine from the repetitive torsional and shocking forces found in running. ❋ Arthur Rosenfeld (2011)

Using data from the Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) facility of the National Solar Observatory and from the Stanford University Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) on NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, we have constructed a map of the torsional-oscillation flow inside the sun over the past 14 years. ❋ M_francis (2009)

How much do they vary in torsional stiffness – and how does that affect the ride quality? ❋ Unknown (2011)

We created the torsional stiffness test with Microbac Laboratories, Inc,. to replicate and measure the effects of pedaling load on a bike. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Each bike was ridden for at least 30 hours, and then subjected to torsional stiffness testing in Colorado and aerodynamic drag testing in North Carolina. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The sunspot cycle is thought to arise from large-scale motions inside the sun: north-south and east-west flows (meridional circulation and torsional oscillation, respectively) and differential rotation in which the solar equator rotates faster than the poles. ❋ M_francis (2009)

The torsional angles, which can be independently varied between 0° and 360°, are just two of the hundreds of configurable variables. ❋ Unknown (2009)

An explanation of the torsional stiffness test we co-developed with Microbac Laboratories can be found here. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Used in (Al) alloy it gives immense torsional strength while maintaing flexibilty, in (Fe) alloys it gives remarkable corrosion resistance. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In practice, the other comments re: torsional stiffness, handling precision, etc. are relevant, as would be taking into account that most of the “springs” in the system exhibit varying degrees of nonlinearity with respect to rate and damping characteristics. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A certain three-legged cocker spaniel named Tubby found out about torsional waves the hard way: Tubby was the only fatality when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington state collapsed in 1940, wrecked by torsional (twisting) waves and resonances. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But beyond that, they divide into three distinct types: transverse, longitudinal and torsional. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The blades offer a little more flex front to back and thus more comfort, but their thickness laterally is increased to maintain torsional stiffness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mahajangasuchus is one of those grand bull-dog crocs, and the observations on the evolution of the "hard" palate in crocodyliforms was especially interesting, that the structure might have arisen both as a response to the need to decouple the oral cavity from respiration (an advantage only to aquatic forms, and pretty much the leading idea since Huxley proposed it in 1875) and also as a response to torsional feeding stresses. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2008)

Goldberger's screenplay manages to replace the casualness of a character portrait with the cumulative, torsional narrative of a thriller, while surreptitiously maintaining its priority of detail the entire time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It has an all-titanium shell which presumably increases the torsional rigidity of the unit, thereby improving handling during speed-dialing. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In real design a computer program would probably be written to play what-if scenarios to match the torque required, the materials and configuration of whip components, the bearing size and thickness based on cell wall strength, hydrodynamic factors, torsional and coupling stresses, etc and etc. ❋ Unknown (2007)