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Investigation of the Impact of Material Models on Reliability Assessment of Electronic Packages
(2020-08-13)Drop testing, thermal cycling, power cycling, etc. are some of the tests used to assess the reliability of new electronic products. However, performing experimental study of every new design is costly and time consuming. ... -
Investigation Of The Lower Bound Compressive And Flexural Strengths Of Conventional Concrete And Clay Masonry
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2010-07-19)Conventional masonry is a handcrafted product in which units are placed by hand in a mortar bedding that is prepared during construction. TMS 402 Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (also referred to by the ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE MICROSTRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SELECTIVELY LASER MELTED IN718 OVERHANGS FABRICATED WITHOUT SUPPORT STRUCTURES
(2021-05-07)Additive manufacturing is a new manufacturing technology that allows for extreme design freedom as well as the simultaneous production of many parts with high complexities. IN718 is a high-strength, corrosion-resistant ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE PLASMA ELECTROLYTIC OXIDATION MECHANISM OF TITANIUM
Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is an environmentally friendly technology capable of forming coatings with excellent adhesion strength at high deposition rates. The PEO process is particularly attractive for forming ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE PROCESSING-STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP IN Ta-Si-N NANOCOMPOSITE COATINGS
(2018-05-23)The present-day industry demands development of coatings for harsh environmental applications which can resist impact and oxidation at high temperatures. It is vitally important to develop new hard (>30 GPa) protective ... -
Investigation Of The Suitability Of The Biscatecholborate Anion As A Reductive Quencher For Photoexcited Ruthenium Polyphyridyl Complexes
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2007-08-23)Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes [Ru(L-L)3]2+, (L-L = 1,10 - phenanthroline or 2,2'- bipyridine) which covalently linked to electron donor or acceptor units are frequently used in artificial photosystems because of their ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE SURFACE TOPOLOGY CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH FATIGUE
(2019-05-17)Metals have long been known to change their surface topology when subjected to a plastic strain. Given that a plastic zone exists at the tip of a propagating crack, it would seem natural to quantitatively study surface ... -
Investigation of Thermal Performance Enhancement and Thermo-mechanical Assessment of ITE using Single-Phase Immersion Cooling Technology
(2023-08-25)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2024** The use of air-cooling as a thermal management technique in data centers has consistently maintained its importance, however its efficacy is limited to CPUs ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM OF MOLTEN SALT NANO-EUTECTIC VIA NANOSTRUCTURAL CHANGE AND POLYALPHAOLEFIN NANOFLUID VIA IN SITU FORMATION OF SUPERSTRUCTURES
(2018-08-10)For many years, scientists enhanced the specific heat capacity of molten salt nanofluids by dispersing only minute concentrations of different nanoparticles (e.g., 1 wt.%). While the specific heat capacity for molten salts ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ENHANCED MOLTEN SALT NANOFLUIDS FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE (TES) IN CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER (CSP) SYSTEMS
(2018-01-16)Concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies have a great economical and technical potential for energy production in future. Its incorporation with thermal energy storage (TES) overcomes one of the biggest challenges in ... -
Investigation Of Wetting States On Microstructures After Liquid Drops Contact Groove Base
(Mechanical Engineering, 2014-09-17)Wetting properties of roughness surfaces have attracted a considerable attention because of both the scientific insight and the practical applications. One of the most intriguing topics of wetting is the so-called Cassie-Baxter ... -
INVESTIGATION ON EFFECTIVE MODULUS AND STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR OF 3D REINFORCED COMPOSITE BY FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS METHOD
(2018-05-24)Micromechanics of Composites aims to analyze the localized stresses inside any given constituents of the composite structure. This Thesis is focused on Calculating the effective modulus and the Stress concentration factor ... -
Investigation on Metal-Composite Hybrid Flywheels using Finite Element Method
(2018-01-08)This research is aimed to investigate the kinetic energy storage of a hybrid metal-composite flywheel rotating at high speeds. The upper limit of energy, which flywheel can supply, is restricted by the strength of material ... -
INVESTIGATION ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POROUS STRUCTURES PROCESSED BY LASER POWDER BED FUSION
(2021-05-07)Inconel 718 (i.e., IN718) is a prominent nickel-based, precipitation-hardening superalloy which exhibits exceptionally stable mechanical and corrosion resistant properties, even at temperature range of 650ºC to 700ºC, ... -
INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACTS OF LAND SUBSIDENCE AND URBANIZATION ON FLOOD INUNDATION IN TEXAS
(2023-08-25)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2024** Floods, being a prevalent and catastrophic natural hazard, have resulted in enormous losses to human lives and properties all over the world. Hence, there ... -
Investigation On The Mechanism Of Interface Electromigration (EM) In Copper (Cu) Thin Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)This study concerns the mechanism of the interface electromigration (EM) in copper (Cu) thin films. While EM in Cu is one of the most concerned reliability failure phenomena in Cu interconnects used microelectronic devices, ... -
Investigation On Thermo-mechanical Instability Of Porous Low Dielectric Constant Materials
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-03-20)This study investigates the structural stability of porous low dielectric constant materials (PLK) under thermal and mechanical load and the influence of contributing factors including porosity as intrinsic factor and ... -
Investigations In The Impact Of Visual Cognition And Spatial Ability Of Student Comprehension Of Physics And Space Science
(Physics, 2011-07-14)Physics and Space Science examine topics that are highly spatial in nature. Students are required to visualize a system, manipulate that system, and then solve a given problem. Doing all of this, simultaneously, can lead ... -
Investigations Into Causes Of Failure Of Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces
All highly selective methods of neural interfacing for mental control of a robotic prosthesis tested to date have exhibited high rates of failure over time. Regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces (RPNIs) may offer the ... -
Investigations Of Laser-based Repulsive Axonal Guidance And Other Novel Biophysical Applications Of Laser Microbeams
Over the past 30 years, the properties of light have been increasingly exploited to probe and manipulate biological samples. The subsequent techniques and technologies, combined with the broadening optical characterization ...