strains to the normal and frictional forces acting between gear teeth. The rig allows separate control over normal and frictional forces on the gear tooth. One gear-shaft assembly is mounted on linear bearings such that any unbalanced traction force on the tooth surface will cause motion of the shaft assembly. The instrumented gear meshes with a special calibration gear that has several teeth ground away so that
Chilling effect is a term in law and communication that describes a situation where a speech or conduct is suppressed by fear of penalization at the interests of an individual or group. It can affect oneâs free speech. Since many attacks rely on libel law, the term libel chill is also often used.
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