With the growing trend in use of 3D laser scanning technology for data collection, it is important to study the various potential applications of this revolutionary technology. One such application is the measurement of road roughness at both large and small scales. At larger extents, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is...
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of Road Quality
AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF
Abby Chin for the degree of Master of Science
Geotechnical engineers design and analyze the interface between the natural and built environments, often based on uncertain and inherently variable data due to the nature of the building material, soil. Engineers must estimate the subsurface conditions at a site using historical, in-situ, and laboratory testing data. However, only discrete representative...
Both oxy-Cope and siloxy-Cope rearrangements involve
(1, 3) and (3, 3) sigrnatropic shifts. Both the concerted mechanism,
and the stepwise mechanism via a diradical intermediate are possible.
In a cyclic system such as cis-l-vinylcyclooct-3-en-l-ol, the thermal
rearrangement takes place preferably through a diradical intermediate.
At high temperature, the reaction also...
Global biodiversity decline is primarily driven by habitat loss. Deforestation, the primary driver of terrestrial habitat loss, is increasing worldwide, with the most significant impact in the world biodiversity hotspots. Sadly, specific knowledge of such impacts in biodiversity-rich but data-poor countries are still unknown, and many national and regional narratives...
A single oral dose of DDT, ranging from 40 to 200 mg/kg, had
a drastic effect on the in vivo acetate metabolism in rats. The normal
elimination pattern of the expired ¹⁴CO₂ from ¹⁴C-labelled
acetate was distorted, and the rate of output of the ¹⁴CO₂ was decreased.
The ratio of...
The herbicides Diquat (1, 1'-ethylene-2, 2'-dipyridylium
dibromide), Paraquat (1, 1'-dimethyl-4, 4'-dipyridylium dichloride),
and Gramoxone (1, 1'-dimethyl-4, 4'-dipyridylium dimethyl sulphate), and the spreader X-77, a mixture of alkylaryl-polyethylene
glycol, free fatty acids and isopropanol, were tested by
several soil microbial methods in an attempt to find out if concentrations of these...
This thesis addresses the research question: How do different
physical layouts of high-rise college dormitories affect residents'
perceptions of satisfaction and crowding? The purpose of the research
was to outline some design strategies that could be used to provide
designers with information which can help them to design better high...
The purposes of this study were to identify factors that
influence industrial education teachers to use computers in their
instruction and to explain the relationships among these factors.
For the purposes of this study, the term "to use computers" meant use
of computers in one or more of the following...
Renewable energy technology continues to grow in popularity as countries aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Land based and offshore wind turbines are one option for expanding renewable energy sources. However, as wind energy adoption increases, so does the need for enhanced monitoring of wind turbines’ potential effect on local...
The goal of this project is to create a lightweight radioactive isotope identification program for an embedded system using the C programming language to perform isotope matching on a subset of isotopes. First, the physics behind radioactive spectra and their key features are explained. Next, the characteristics of the spectra...