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Experimental Studies On Shrinkage Induced Pressure Measurements Of Four Expansive Soils
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011-03-03)Civil structures were damaged by expansive soils due to its large volumetric changes caused by moisture fluctuations. During wet and dry season, the ground heaves up and also shrinks noticeably. The significant amount of ... -
Experimental Studies To Address Strengths Of Limestone Cores, Sulfate Heave Problems In Limestone Cores And Tunnel Lining
(Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2007-08-23)Sulfate induced heave is a common scenario in tunnels located on sedimentary rocks containing Pyrites. Pyrite oxidation produces Gypsum which is a major source of natural sulfates. DART NC -1B tunnel is located in Dallas, ... -
Experimental Study of Dynamic Cooling of Racks using Flow Control Devices
(2020-06-10)A data center is a cluster of multiple servers that a company uses to store and process large amounts of data. Due to never-ending demands, the processor densities are increasing every day. A higher processor density would ... -
Experimental Study of Flexural Behavior of Preflex SFRC-Encased Steel Joist Composite Beams
(2020-06-08)This study investigates the behavior of encased steel composite beams in straight and preflex beams, constructed and tested at Civil Engineering Laboratory Building (CELB). Upwards camber is provided in the steel sections ... -
Experimental Study of Flow Characteristics and Geometry of Scour Hole Around Cylindrical Piers Subject to Wave and Current
(2022-08-15)This thesis concerns the unique flow structure around bridge piers under the wave and current conditions. The flow characteristics around piers may change depending on the flow conditions and geometry of the pier. These ... -
Experimental Study Of Laminated Composite Tubes Under Bending
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Bending stiffness of laminated composite tubes was determined experimentally using four-point bending test. The experimental results were compared with the results obtained by the laminated plate and smear property approaches. ... -
Experimental Study Of Micro-vortex Generators At Mach 2.5
(Aerospace Engineering, 2011-03-03)Vortex generators are geometrical shapes that produce trailing vortices and are widely used for their ability to improve the flow quality over areas where flow separation may occur. Current topics involve utilizing the ... -
Experimental Study Of Quaternary Nitrate/nitrite Molten Salt As Advanced Heat Transfer Fluid and Energy Storage Material In Concentrated Solar Power Plant
Solar energy is used to produce electricity by two methods namely photovoltaic and concentrated solar power plant systems. Concentrated Solar power plants hold a distinct advantage over photovoltaic, which is that of ... -
Experimental Study Of Separated Ramp-induced Shock/boundary-layer Interaction With Upstream Micro-vortex Generator At Mach 2.5
(Aerospace Engineering, 2014-09-17)Shock wave/boundary layer interactions (SBLIs) are important issues for high-speed vehicles. SBLIs reduce the performance of aerodynamic surfaces and engine inlets, amongst a number of adverse effects. Micro-vortex ... -
Experimental Study Of The Effects Of Thermally Conductive Microporous Coatings On Low Heat Flux Pool And Flow Boiling
(Mechanical Engineering, 2010-11-01)This study examines the effect of the Thermally Conductive Micro-porous Coating (TCMC) developed at the University of Texas at Arlington, on an extended length heater in flow boiling. The study was performed with application ... -
Experimental Study Of Through-wall Human Being Detection Using Ultra-wideband Radar
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-07-14)Ultra-wideband radars are used for several applications such as subsurface sensing, classification of aircrafts and collision avoidance. The detection of humans hidden by walls or rubble, trapped in buildings on fire or ... -
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON EFFECTS OF SEGREGATED COOLING PROVISIONING ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVERS IN AIR COOLED DATA CENTERS
(2015-12-07)Modern Information Technology (IT) equipment are typically assumed to operate in quiescent airflow conditions in an uncontained data center facility. In this study, the multi-scaled thermal management strategies are ... -
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON RESILIENT BEHAVIOR OF GEOCELL-REINFORCED RECYCLED ASPHALT PAVEMENT BASE LAYER: MODEL DEVELOPMENT
(2017-12-14)Recycled Asphalt Material (RAP) is defined as removed and reprocessed pavement materials containing asphalt and aggregates. These materials are obtained when asphalt pavements are removed for the rehabilitation and maintenance ... -
Experimental Study On Seismic Performance Of Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams And Rectangular Squat Walls With Innovative Reinforcement Configurations
(2015-12-08)Reinforced concrete core walls, coupled by diagonally reinforced coupling beams (DCBs), are a very efficient seismic force resisting system for medium- to high-rise buildings. The diagonal reinforcing bars in DCBs are most ... -
Experimental Study On The Effects Of Gaseous Contamination On IT Equipment
(Mechanical Engineering, 2013-10-22)Every company is trying to reduce their carbon footprint in today's world. The data center industry is no different. To reduce the cooling costs and increase the efficiency, air -side economizers are used. Air-side ... -
An Experimental Study On Thermal Bonding Effects Of PMMA Based Micro-devices Using Hot Embossing
(Mechanical Engineering, 2008-08-08)Basic configuration and functioning of various subsystems of a developed HEMM system for thermal bonding are discussed. The bond strength and micro channel geometry degradations dependence on controlled process parameters ... -
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF METAL FOAM HEAT SINKS IN SINGLE PHASE LIQUID IMMERSION COOLING
(2023-12-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 02/01/2025** In 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore made the observation that the transistor counts on a chip double with a frequency of approximately every two years. ... -
An Experimental Test Of Extended Contact Hypothesis: Its Boundary Conditions And Psychological Processes
(Psychology, 2012-04-11)The extended contact hypothesis states that contact with an ingroup member, who has an outgroup friend, facilitates favorable outgroup attitudes (Wright, Aron, McLaughlin-Volpe, & Ropp, 1997). An experimental manipulation ... -
An Experimental Test Of The Reformulated Contact Model
Intergroup contact is generally accepted as an effective means of reducing negative outgroup attitudes. However, the nature of the psychological processes underlying the effects of contact is a point of much debate. In an ... -
Experimental Testbed For Robot Skin Characterization And Interaction Control
(Mechanical Engineering, 2014-07-14)This thesis presents the research and work we conducted with an experimental testbed designed for testing and characterizing various types of robot skin with tactile sensing. The main goal of this research is to develop ...