Browsing OU - Theses by Title
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The "U-Tube": An improved aspirated temperature system for mobile meteorological observations, especially in severe weather
(2012)The ability to obtain quality air temperature measurements in and around thunderstorms is often problematic, and even more challenging from a moving platform such as a ground-based vehicle. Since the original Verification ... -
U.S. Food Diplomacy Landscape: An Exploratory Case Study
(2018)This exploratory research was undertaken to map out the current landscape of U.S. food diplomacy. This was one of the first studies to condense existing food diplomacy literature to categorize the terms associated with ... -
U.S.-Russian Space Cooperation: Explaining Outer Space Partnership in the Midst of Earthly Rivalry
(2017-05-12)Literature that covers the topic of U.S.-Russian space cooperation tends to isolate it from the overall context of U.S.-Russian relations, while literature that does take the rivalrous relationship into account tends to ... -
U/Pb Detrital Zircon Provenance of Mid-Pennsylvanian Sediments into the Anadarko Basin: Implications for Paleogeography and Sequence Stratigraphy
(2021-08-03)Late Paleozoic tectonism coupled with high-frequency climatic variations influenced sediment dispersal patterns across the midcontinent that resulted in frequent shifts of sediment sources to depocenters. Despite the ... -
UAV-Based In Situ Antenna Characterization: Analysis and Design Requirements
(2018-05-11)This thesis proposes to characterize antennas in situ with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), especially within the framework of weather radar and 5th generation wireless systems (5G) antennas. Specifically, it is concerned ... -
Ultimate fracture failure analysis of structures using incremental plasticity theory
(1987)Two computer programs are developed for the finite element analysis of nonlinear elasto-plastic problems, using constant strain-stress triangular elements. The first computer program predicts initiation and propagation ... -
Ultra-High Performance Concrete for Connections of Precast, Prestressed Girders Made Continuous for Live Load
(2019-08-01)Continuity joints have often been employed in bridges with precast, prestressed girders to increase the overall ability of bridges to distribute live loads by making two simple spans continuous. However, if the continuity ... -
Uncertainty Analysis for In-situ Fan Curve Calibration in Variable Air Volume Systems
(2016-12-16)In order to obtain in-situ fan performance curves for variable air volume (VAV) air handling units (AHUs) with predicted uncertainties, airflow measurements for an extended time and a tailored calibration procedure were ... -
UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION FORECAST IN SHALE SYSTEMS
(2019-05-10)This research evaluates the impact of decision making and uncertainty associated with production forecast in shale oil and gas wells; over 11000 wells completed in the Barnett & Haynesville plays and more than 2000 wells ... -
Unconventional gas shale assessment of La Luna Formation, in the central and south areas of the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia
The La Luna Formation, part of the South American upper Cretaceous sequence, has been recognized as one of the most important hydrocarbon source rocks in Colombian and Venezuelan basins. This formation is described as ... -
Unconventional gas shale assessment of La Luna Formation, in the central and south areas of the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia /
The La Luna Formation, part of the South American upper Cretaceous sequence, has been recognized as one of the most important hydrocarbon source rocks in Colombian and Venezuelan basins. This formation is described as ... -
The Unconventional Thesis of an Unconventional Educator: A Heightened Performative Autoethnography
(2016-12-16)This is an unconventional thesis about the reflective look back at my first year of teaching. The purpose of the thesis is to advocate for future, new, and current teachers to start using the reflective practice to enhance ... -
UNCONVENTIONAL WOODFORD SHALE CHARACTERIZATION USING SEISMIC ANISOTROPY
(2019)Information on the geomechanical condition of the vertical and lateral heterogeneities in unconventional reservoirs is critical in designing completion programs for targets such as the 100 ft thick, 10,000 ft deep Woodford ... -
Understanding and Predicting Nocturnal Convection Initiation using an Ensemble-based Multi-scale Data Assimilation System
(2016-08-12)A nocturnal maximum in precipitation exists over the Great Plains during the summer. The initiation of nocturnal storms is notoriously difficult to forecast in numerical models due to the storms often involving interactions ... -
Understanding Corruption in Iraq
(2016-05-14)Thirteen years ago the US invaded Iraq and brought down the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. While Iraqis have many grievances with the new political elite, pervasive corruption has been a primary focus of public ... -
Understanding Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Influences for Smoking in Multiunit Housing
(2018-08)This study explored some underlying reasons to why some smokers choose to smoke indoors as well as some of the factors that contributed to this decision. In addition, this study looked at what smokers know about environmental ... -
Understanding the biology of the Wichita Mountains pillsnail, Euchemotrema wichitorum, and related species in western Oklahoma
(2020-12)The Wichita Mountains pillsnail, Euchemotrema wichitorum, was originally described in 1972 from surveys in two counties in southwest Oklahoma. Virtually all that was known about this species was in this one pubication. The ... -
Understanding the Features and Mechanisms of the Great Plains Low-Level Jet in CMIP5 Models
(2016-12)The Great Plains low-level jet (GPLLJ) is an important driver of precipitation and severe weather outbreaks over the U.S. Great Plains during the spring and summer. Therefore, it is extremely important that features of the ... -
UNDERSTANDING THE SEISMIC RESPONSE OF SINGLE HELICAL PILES IN DRY SANDS USING A LARGE-SCALE SHAKE TABLE TEST
(2017-05)Helical piles are deep foundations composed by a steel shaft and single or multiple helical plates welded at their tip or throughout their lead section, respectively, which allows them to be screwed into the ground during ... -
The University of Oklahoma and the Hidden Curriculum of Its Early Years
(2019-05-11)A key part of the founding myth of the University of Oklahoma is the imagery of its first president, David Ross Boyd, combing the untamed territory in a buggy for potential students, promising that “no one will find he is ...