• Prediction of moisture saturation levels for vinylester composite laminates : a data-driven approach for predicting the behavior of composite materials 

  Hamidi, Youssef K.; Berrado, Abdelaziz; Altan, M. Cengiz (2018-05-21)

  This paper introduces a comprehensive, data-driven method to predict the properties of composite materials, such as thermo-mechanical properties, moisture saturation level, durability, or other such important behavior. ...

• Manufacturing silk/epoxy composite laminates : challenges and opportunities 

  Hamidi, Youssef K.; Yalcinkaya, M. Akif; Guloglu, Gorkem E.; Pishvar, Maya; Amirkhosravi, Mehrad; Altan, M. Cengiz (2018-05-21)

  Application of natural fibers in polymer composites has been gaining popularity in several industries pursuing environmentally friendly products. Among the natural fibers with proven potential applications, silk fibers ...

• ON ANALYTICAL MODELING OF MOBILITY SIGNALLING IN ULTRA DENSE HETNETS 

  Taufique, Azar (2018-05-15)

  Multi-band and multi-tier network densification is being considered as the most promising solution to overcome the capacity crunch problem in emerging cellular networks. To this end, small cells (SCs) are being deployed ...

• Investigation of Chemically Prestressed Concrete 

  Gennings, Dakota (2018-05-12)

  This research investigated the possibility of prestressing a concrete element by inducing expansion of the concrete paste at an early age. This behavior is being called chemically prestressed concrete, for this project, ...

• Optimizing a Pedestrian Level of Service Analysis in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA 

  Mustain, Monica (2018-05-12)

  Urban areas across the United States have seen an increase in transportation methods beyond the private automobile. Cities such as Minneapolis, Denver, and Charlotte have added or expanded light rail transit, bike lanes, ...

• Evaluation of Surface Preparation and Bond Angle Combinations for Joint Replacement using Ultra-High Performance Concrete 

  Funderburg, Chandler K. (2018-05-12)

  Deterioration of bridges is often attributed to declining performance of the longitudinal connections between precast members or transverse deck joints. Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a cementitious composite ...

• CHARACTERIZING THE BEHAVIOR OF CONCRETE CAST WITH TYPE K SHRINKAGE COMPENSATING CEMENT WHEN PLACED UNDER MECHANICAL RESTRAINT 

  Roswurm, Stephen (2018-05-12)

  The purpose of this research was to determine whether shrinkage-compensating concrete (SCC) made with Type K cement is capable of offsetting the effects of early age drying shrinkage, specifically when the concrete is acted ...

• INFLUENCE OF RETARDERS ON SHRINKAGE AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH IN RAPID SET CONCRETE 

  Roswurm, Jacob (2018-05-12)

  The purpose of this project is to study the influence and behavior of citric acid on calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) concrete and compare with industry standard retarders. A review of the available literature on calcium ...

• FUTURE OF FAILURE? STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF A SHORTENED SCHEDULE ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS 

  Maxey, Melissa R (2018-05-12)

  This study examines the effects of changing from a five-day to a four-day school week on academic achievement for public schools in Oklahoma, a state which ranks high on poverty and near the bottom on educational quality ...

• Additions From an Apostate: Petrus Alfonsi and a Shift in Anti-Jewish Polemic 

  Franks, Hailey (2018-05-12)

  In the Twelfth Century, Petrus Alfonsi converted from Judaism to Christianity and wrote his Dialogi contra Iudaeos. In this polemical text, Alfonsi utilized Islamic science and reason to attack Judaism and the Talmud as ...

• Defining Rights: Contesting the Contra War Through Human Rights Advocacy, 1981-1988 

  Moore, Erik (2018-05-12)

  Non-governmental organizations successfully limited U.S. support of counterrevolutionary guerrillas (Contras) in Nicaragua in the 1980s by advocating for peace through a lexicon of human rights. NGOs deployed their message ...

• CATALYTIC ACYLATION, HYDROGENATION AND HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED AROMATIC MOLECULES 

  Duong, Nhung (2018-05-12)

  Lignin-derived phenolic molecules are studied for three different chemistries including acylation, hydrogenation and hydrodeoxygenation. Acylation is an effective C-C bond forming reaction to condense acetic acid and ...

• SELECTIVE CONVERSION OF UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS TO OLEFINS OR DIOLEFINS 

  Chidurala, Monica (2018-05-12)

  Biomass is composed of pentosans and hexosans that can be converted to γ-valerolactone (GVL) via an acid-catalyzed dehydration and metal-catalyzed hydrogenation reactions.16,17 Through acid catalysis, GVL can undergo ...

• A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON HOW BLACK MALES EXPERIENCE WHITE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS 

  Chapman, Kenneth Jr. (2018-05-12)

  This phenomenological study explored how Black Christian males experience white Christian colleges and universities. The environment at Christian institutions is most often influenced by white religious norms and, as such, ...

• INTERNAL CURING OF CALCIUM SULFOALUMINATE CEMENT CONCRETE USING LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE 

  Tanksley, Stephen (2018-05-12)

  Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement is a very rapid setting, hydraulic cement that releases approximately half as much carbon dioxide during production as conventional portland cement. CSA cement produces concrete with ...

• HIGH-RESOLUTION XRF-LIDAR SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE LATE GUADALUPIAN CAPITAN SLOPE AT MCKITTRICK CANYON, TEXAS: PROCESS-RESPONSE OF OSCILLATING DELAWARE BASIN SEA LEVEL 

  Xu, Chenxi (2018-05-12)

  Owing to their intermediate position within the facies tract, carbonate slopes connecting platforms to the basin floor are continuous subaqueous sensitive sedimentologic recorders of changes in sea level and ocean chemistry. ...

• The Soubrette Character as an Agent of Social Change in 18th and 19th Century Opera Buffa and Singspiel 

  Gillis, Jennifer (2018-05-11)

  The secondary female role of lower class status in comic opera, designated by the term soubrette, is often given a diminutive value to match her diminutive name ending. As a result, the origins of the soubrette figure and ...

• Violence in the Lives Of Women Prisoners: A Mixed Methods Approach 

  Jones, Melissa S. (2018-05-11)

  Women have become the fastest-growing segment of the incarceration population in the United States. This dissertation examines women’s to offending and incarceration utilizing an integrated feminist pathways approach, ...

• SEARCH FOR ELECTROWEAK PRODUCTION OF SUPERSYMMETRIC STATES IN NON-UNIVERSAL HIGGS MASS MODEL WITH TWO EXTRA PARAMETERS COMPRESSED SCENARIO WITH THE ATLAS DETECTOR 

  Shen, Yu-Ting (2018-05-11)

  The ATLAS and CMS collaborations announced the discovery of the Higgs boson in July 2012, completing the particle content of the Standard Model. Although the Standard Model is a great triumph, it is not considered to be ...

• THE STUDIES OF CONFINED FLUID PHASE BEHAVIOR IN SHALE RESOURCES 

  Ma, Yixin (2018-05-11)

  Fluid phase behavior in porous media is governed by not only fluid-fluid interactions but also fluid-wall interactions. In shale formations, a large amount of hydrocarbon fluid is stored within the organic matters where ...

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