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Evaluation of Rolling-Type Isolation Systems for Seismic Hazard Mitigation
(2018-08)
Nonstructural components within mission-critical facilities such as hospitals and telecommunication facilities are vital to a community's resilience when subjected to a seismic event. Building contents like medical and ...
The Intersection of Wind Energy and Wildlife management: A Case Study of Prairie-Chickens and Wind Turbine Site Selection in Oklahoma
(2018-12)
The demand for alternatives to fossil fuels has increased over the past couple of years, so it is becoming increasingly important to find alternative energy sources. While wind energy represents one potential alternative ...
SEM INVESTIGATION OF THE FRACTURE NETWORK (STIMULATED RESERVOIR VOLUME) INDUCED BY HYDRAULIC FRACTURING
(2018)
Tight formations often have an ultra-low permeability that prohibits fluid
migration from the reservoir. To counter this issue, large fracture networks are created to
connect pore space and increase permeability. The ...
Incorporating Grillage Model Derived Load Distribution Factors Into Ratings of Prestressed Concrete Bridges
(2018-05)
Characterization and evaluation of bridges is a laborious task. A large number of bridges in Oklahoma are potentially deficient for shear due to differences between the current codes and those used to design the bridges. ...
A Semi-Continuous System for Monitoring Microbially Influenced Corrosion
(2018)
Microbially Influenced Corrosion (MIC), also known as biocorrosion, has significant impacts on the environment and economy. Typical systems to study biocorrosion are either dynamic (once-through flow) or static (serum ...
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 ...
Physiological Responses to a Single Bout of Resistance Exercise Between Men and Women
(2018-05-11)
It has been shown that blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise provides similar physiological muscular adaptations to traditional high intensity resistance exercise; however, there is still ambiguity about whether males and ...
Trilobites From a Cambrian Extinction Interval at the Base of the Steptoean, Riley Formation, Central Texas
(2018)
The Riley Formation of central Texas provides the only record of Steptoean trilobites in the southern mid-continent region. The objective of this thesis is to document the faunal assemblages associated with the globally ...
Modeling Broad Absorption Line Quasars with Spectral Synthesis: Program Development and Analysis
(2018-05-11)
Quasars with broad absorption lines (BALQSOs) are often the target of outflow studies because these features are clear markers of energetic winds. Within this population is a class known as FeLoBALs, named for the FeII ...
Settler Colonialism on the Southern Plains: Squatters and the Construction of a Settler State in Indian Territory
(2018)
Settler colonialism, a process by which settlers take control of and transform both the land and people who live in a region into the settlers’ image, was a defining force in Oklahoma’s formation and remains pervasive in ...