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  • Application of the generalized Melnikov method to weakly damped parametrically excited cross waves with surface tension

    Creator:
    Fadel, Suzan M.
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    The Wiggins-Holmes extension of the generalized Melnikov method (GMM) is applied to weakly damped parametrically excited cross waves with surface tension in a long rectangular wave channel in order to determine if these cross waves are chaotic. The Lagrangian density function for surface waves with surface tension is simplified by...
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    damped parametrically excited cross waves with surface tension AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Suzan M

  • Chaos in a long rectangular wave channel

    Creator:
    Bowline, Cynthia M.
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    The Melnikov method is applied to a model of parametrically generated cross-waves in a long rectangular channel in order to determine if these cross-waves are chaotic. A great deal of preparation is involved in order to obtain a suitable form for the application of the Melnikov method. The Lagrangian for...
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    THE THESIS OF Cynthia M. Bowline for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering

  • Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Energy-Efficient Building Strategies in Single-Family Affordable Housing

    Creator:
    Iliff, Helen M.
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    The goal of this thesis is to ease the adoption of energy-efficient (EE) building strategies for affordable homes in the United States (US). Low-wage earning households spend nearly three times the proportion of their gross annual income on home energy bills resulting in higher energy burden for them when compared...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Uranium and technetium bio-immobilization in intermediate-scale physical models of an in situ bio-barrier

    Creator:
    Michalsen, Mandy M.
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    Metal and hydrogen ion acidity and extreme nitrate concentrations typical of Department of Energy (DOE) legacy waste sites pose formidable challenges to successful implementation of in situ bio-immobilization. Intermediate-scale (~ 2.5 m), flow through models of an in situ bio-barrier were constructed to investigate U and Tc removal from groundwater...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Mandy M. Michalsen for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Civil

  • Evaluation of Dynamic Passive Pedestrian Detection with a Framework for Future Applications

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    Larson, Travis O.
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    Intersections pose unique transportation challenges regarding safety and operational efficiency. When pedestrians currently want to cross at intersection, they need to use a push button to issue a call for service. The call is static and cannot be altered or changed. But by implementing dynamic passive pedestrian detection sensors, intersections...
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    ). The options were classified as Daylight, Darkness, and Twilight. No data was collected at dawn, so

  • Effectiveness of curve advisory speed signs : a characterization of road operations in western Oregon

    Creator:
    Avelar Morán, Raúl Eduardo
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    Posting advisory speed signs at sharp horizontal curve locations is a common practice in the U.S. These signs recommend drivers safe speeds to negotiate such curves. Literature indicates that adherence to advisory speeds is, in general, poor. Moreover, limited research is available that quantifies safety implications of these signs. This...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Investigation of Drilled Shafts under Axial, Lateral, and Torsional Loading

    Creator:
    Li, Qiang
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    Drilled shaft foundations provide significant geotechnical resistance for support of structures, such as highway bridges, traffic sign, and signal pole structures, and are used widely to meet their structural foundation requirements. The amount of steel reinforcement in drilled shaft foundations has increased over the past several decades to account for...
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    deep foundation with n ring elements; n = number of soil layers, and m = number of the shaft elements

  • Structural analysis of symmetrical penstock bifurcations by the finite element method

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    Shugar, T. A.
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    A need has existed for an in-depth structural analysis of penstock bifurcations because they form an integral part of hydroelectric power plants. Their geometrical complexity has prevented classical structural analysis from providing an accurate and overall picture of the stresses in the structure. Digital computers and the development of finite...
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    committee; John Peterson, Charles E. Smith, Solon A. Stone and William M. Stone. Finally, the author would

  • Behavior of gypsum-sheathed cold-formed steel wall stud panels

    Creator:
    Lee, Young-ki
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    This study consists of three parts: 1) Part A: Limiting Height Evaluation for Composite Wall Tests, 2) Part B: Mid-Span Deflection Evaluation for Composite Wall Tests, and 3) Part C: Nominal Axial Strength Evaluation for Wall-Braced Wall Stud Columns. The purpose of Part A is to develop experimentally-based limiting heights...
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    acknowledges Dr. Solomon C. S. Yirn, Dr. Ted S Vinson, Dr. Timothy C. Kennedy, and William M. Lunch for their

  • Radar and Optical Remote Sensing of Submesoscale Frontal Features

    Creator:
    Simpson, Alexandra J.
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    The coastal region is home to many types of surface fronts that exist on a submesoscale (1-10 $km$). While in situ observations capture point or transect observations of frontal behavior subsurface, their complex spatial patterns can be well-captured using remote sensing techniques, which provide synoptic views of the ocean surface...
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    (geographically to the west). The R/V Dawn Treader (∼9.5 m long) is seen crossing the front with instrumented