Abstract: Silicone roofing materials are provided. A roofing material comprises at least one of a plurality of particles, a silicone coating, a substrate, an adhesive layer, a release liner, or any combination thereof. The substrate is located between the silicone coating and the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is located between the substrate and the release liner. The release liner covers at least a portion of the adhesive layer. The plurality of particles covers at least a portion of a surface of the silicone coating. Each of the plurality of particles has a surface. When the roofing material is installed on a roofing substrate, at least a portion of the surface of the plurality of particles is exposed to an environment. Related systems and related methods are also provided.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for seamless offline-online execution of applications. Techniques include receiving at a server a request from a client device for execution of an application and then determining one or more subsets of a logic portion of the application. Technique further include distributing the determined one or more subsets of the logic portion of the application to the client device and receiving a set of operations from the client device and an updated state portion of the application. Technique further include authorizing each operation of the set of operations and finalizing the updated state portion of the application.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for automatic selection of a runtime environment for execution of an application. Techniques include identifying the application at a server for execution in a runtime environment and then accessing a state portion and a logic portion of the application. Techniques further include selecting the runtime environment by determining a location scenario of the state portion and the logic portion of the application. Techniques to determining the location scenario is at least one of: the state portion and the logic portion of the application are present on the server, the state portion is sent to a client device by the server and the logic portion is present on the server, the logic portion is sent to the client device by the server and the state portion is present on the server, the state portion and the logic portion of the application are sent to the client device by the server.

Abstract: Silicone compositions and related methods are provided. A silicone composition comprises a polysiloxane, a crosslinker, a water-activated catalyst, a water-release agent, and a filler. When subjected to an external stimulus, the water-release agent supplies sufficient water for activating the water-activated catalyst. A method of installation comprises one or more of the following steps: obtaining a silicone composition, applying the silicone composition to at least one surface of a substrate, heating the water-curable silicone composition, and curing the silicone composition.

Abstract: Systems and methods for converting a raster image with a corresponding color scale into a plurality of vectors are provided. An example method includes receiving the raster image and the color scale. In some embodiments, the color scale includes a plurality of colors and a plurality of unit values. In certain embodiments, each color of the plurality of colors corresponds to a unit value of the plurality of unit values. In some embodiments, the raster image includes a plurality of pixels each corresponding to a pixel color. In certain embodiments, each color of the plurality of colors is segmented into a plurality of color channel values. In some embodiments, a model is trained to convert a color to a vector value based on the plurality of segmented color channel values for each color of the plurality of colors and the plurality of unit values. In certain embodiments, the plurality of vectors are generated and each include a vector location, a geometric shape, and a vector value.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus, includes: a mandrel; an expansion cylinder, comprising: opposite first and second ends; an inner circumferential surface extending between the ends and characterized by an inner diameter, the inner circumferential surface defining a hollow cavity; an outer circumferential surface extending between the ends and characterized by an outer diameter that is greater than the inner diameter; and a plurality of slots extending from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface and latitudinally oriented between the ends; and one or more base plates configured to engage one of the ends of the expansion cylinder. In another embodiment, a method includes: arranging an expansion cylinder inside a test cylinder; arranging a mandrel inside the expansion cylinder; applying a force to the mandrel for exerting a radial force on the expansion cylinder; and detecting one or more indicia of structural failure of the test cylinder.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus, includes: a mandrel; an expansion cylinder, comprising: opposite first and second ends; an inner circumferential surface extending between the ends and characterized by an inner diameter, the inner circumferential surface defining a hollow cavity; an outer circumferential surface extending between the ends and characterized by an outer diameter that is greater than the inner diameter; and a plurality of slots extending from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface and latitudinally oriented between the ends; and one or more base plates configured to engage one of the ends of the expansion cylinder. In another embodiment, a method includes: arranging an expansion cylinder inside a test cylinder; arranging a mandrel inside the expansion cylinder; applying a force to the mandrel for exerting a radial force on the expansion cylinder; and detecting one or more indicia of structural failure of the test cylinder.

Abstract: A handheld tool, or a pair of such tools, such as for use in removing/installing a bolt-type clamping ring on a container barrel/drum, where the clamping ring has a pair of clamping ends each with a throughbore. Each tool has an elongated handle and an elongated lever arm transversely connected to one end of the handle. The lever arm is capable of being inserted into the throughbore of a selected clamping end and leveraged with the handle to exert a first moment on the selected clamping end. Each tool also has a second lever arm, such as a socket with an open-ended slot, which is suspended alongside the first lever arm. The second lever arm is capable of engaging the selected clamping end and being leveraged with the handle to exert a second moment which is orthogonal to the first moment. In this manner, the first and second moments operate to hold the selected clamping end fixed relative to the tool so that the selected clamping end may be controlled with the handle.