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Correlation Analysis of the Structure of a Ground Surface

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Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference

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Autocorrelation functions of profiles of a ground surface are measured in a number of directions at different angles to the lay, using a correlating computer on-line to a stylus instrument. The correlation length is found to vary in a systematic way with orientation and the average length and breadth of a grinding scratch can be deduced. Measurements on three ground surfaces yield ratios of scratch length to breadth between 5 and 7, compared with values of between 20 and 30 calculated from existing theories.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Teesside Polytechnic, UK

    T. R. Thomas

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK

    S. A. Tobias (Chance Professor and Head of Department) (Chance Professor and Head of Department)

  2. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK

    F. Koenigsberger (Professor of Machine Tool Engineering) (Professor of Machine Tool Engineering)

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Thomas, T.R. (1973). Correlation Analysis of the Structure of a Ground Surface. In: Tobias, S.A., Koenigsberger, F. (eds) Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01857-4_45

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