Search
Now showing items 191-200 of 559
Calibration of a Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence Device to Detect Chemical Stabilizers in Soil Subgrades
(2018-12)
Chemically stabilized subgrades increase the overall quality of pavements compared to non-treated subgrades. Currently, there is no efficient way to detect chemical stabilizers (CS) in pavement subgrades. Generally, only ...
A model for studying the energetics of sustained high frequency firing
(2018-04-30)
Regulating membrane potential and synaptic function contributes significantly to the energetic costs of brain signaling, but the relative costs of action potentials (APs) and synaptic transmission during high-frequency ...
Analysis of Eye Tracking Data to Measure Situational Awareness in Offshore Drilling Operations
(2018-05-11)
In complex, high-stakes tasks such as offshore oil and gas drilling where substantial number of monitoring parameters involve in the operation, the analyses of human operator’s situational awareness (or situation awareness, ...
INVESTIGATION OF CASING DEFORMATION DURING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING CONSIDERING WELLBORE CENTRALIZATION AND CEMENT VOIDS
(2018)
The fast growth of shale gas development through horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has expanded the extraction of hydrocarbon resources in countries such as the United States, China, and Argentina. Even though ...
Sulfoxide Surfactants
(2018-08)
A novel group of nonionic surfactants, which we term ester sulfoxides, derived from 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio) butyric acid are characterized in this thesis. The physico-chemical properties, equilibrium and dynamic properties, ...
Using a Transition Curriculum to Increase Self-Determination in Transition-Aged Private School Students with Disabilities
(2018-12)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) mandates that students with disabilities who attend public schools should have a well-developed transition plan as part of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) by ...
Representation of the QM Subsystem for Long-Range Electrostatic Interaction in Non-Periodic Ab Initio QM/MM Calculations
(2018-09-29)
In QM/MM calculations, it is essential to handle electrostatic interactions between the QM and MM subsystems accurately and efficiently. To achieve maximal efficiency, it is convenient to adopt a hybrid scheme, where the ...
A New Approach to Form Error Determination in Sculptured Surface Metrology
(2018-08-02)
This thesis presents a new approach to the determination of sampling points for CMM inspection of sculptured surfaces, for when the surface equations are not available. It is an implementation-based methodology that relies ...
TESTING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS FOR FREE VIBRATION TO UNDERSTAND THEIR LINEAR DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS
(2018)
Dynamic forces such as strong seismic, wind, and impact loads can cause severe deterioration of structural elements in residential, commercial and other structural systems. In the field of structural health monitoring ...
The Integrated Realization of Materials, Products and Associated Manufacturing Processes
(2018)
Problem: A materials design revolution is underway in the recent past where the focus is to design (not select) the material microstructure and processing paths to achieve multiple property or performance requirements that ...