Triple

T4900958

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Stephen Timoshenko	`E109795`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	History of Strength of Materials History of Strength of Materials is a comprehensive historical survey by Stephen Timoshenko that traces the development of theories and experiments in strength of materials from antiquity to the modern era.	`E478431`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: History of Strength of Materials | Statement: [Stephen Timoshenko, notableWork, History of Strength of Materials]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: History of Strength of Materials
Context triple: [Stephen Timoshenko, notableWork, History of Strength of Materials]

A. A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity
A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity is a foundational textbook in continuum mechanics that rigorously develops the mathematical framework for describing elastic deformation in solid materials.
B. Applied Mechanics Division
The Applied Mechanics Division is a technical division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that focuses on advancing research and practice in mechanics and its engineering applications.
C. Theoretical Structural Metallurgy
Theoretical Structural Metallurgy is a foundational text in materials science that applies theoretical principles to explain the mechanical behavior and structural properties of metals and alloys.
D. Reflections of a Structural Engineer
Reflections of a Structural Engineer is a memoir-style book by pioneering structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson, recounting his career designing landmark skyscrapers and complex structures around the world.
E. Strength of Solids
Strength of Solids is a seminal work in materials science that analyzes how and why solid materials deform and fail under various mechanical stresses.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: History of Strength of Materials
Triple: [Stephen Timoshenko, notableWork, History of Strength of Materials]

Generated description

History of Strength of Materials is a comprehensive historical survey by Stephen Timoshenko that traces the development of theories and experiments in strength of materials from antiquity to the modern era.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: History of Strength of Materials
Target entity description: History of Strength of Materials is a comprehensive historical survey by Stephen Timoshenko that traces the development of theories and experiments in strength of materials from antiquity to the modern era.

A. A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity
A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity is a foundational textbook in continuum mechanics that rigorously develops the mathematical framework for describing elastic deformation in solid materials.
B. Applied Mechanics Division
The Applied Mechanics Division is a technical division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that focuses on advancing research and practice in mechanics and its engineering applications.
C. Theoretical Structural Metallurgy
Theoretical Structural Metallurgy is a foundational text in materials science that applies theoretical principles to explain the mechanical behavior and structural properties of metals and alloys.
D. Reflections of a Structural Engineer
Reflections of a Structural Engineer is a memoir-style book by pioneering structural engineer Leslie E. Robertson, recounting his career designing landmark skyscrapers and complex structures around the world.
E. Strength of Solids
Strength of Solids is a seminal work in materials science that analyzes how and why solid materials deform and fail under various mechanical stresses.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69bd441180708190ba42ffb44fea533a`	completed	March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69bd6e4dd6bc819094b1cbf533510995`	completed	March 20, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69be6fd2a0348190a285ea1a62e7ae1b`	completed	March 21, 2026, 10:15 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69be707405008190ba1456544e8da593`	completed	March 21, 2026, 10:18 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69be70e5537c8190b4db230932818a9c`	completed	March 21, 2026, 10:20 a.m.

Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.