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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 ...
Automatic Carrier Landing System For V/STOL Aircraft Using L1 Adaptive And Optimal Control
(2015-12-14)
This thesis presents a framework for developing automatic carrier landing systems for aircraft with vertical or short take-off and landing capability using two different control strategies - gain-scheduled linear optimal ...
The role of platelets in the successful closure of the ductus arteriosus in premature infants after indomethacin treatment
(2015-12-07)
Premature birth (birth before 37 weeks gestation) remain a global problem with negative consequences profundly affecting the infants, their families, and society. Persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a significant ...
A MODEL ANALYSIS OF SAND INSERTION IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURES
(2015-12-02)
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is a well-stimulation technology to create large volume of fracture formation in rocks for gas and/or oil extraction. This technology has been applied to commercially exploit natural gas in ...
H.265 (HEVC) BITSTREAM TO H.264 (MPEG 4 AVC) BITSTREAM TRANSCODER
(2015-12-01)
With every new video coding standard the general rule of thumb has been to maintain same video quality at a reduced bit rate of about 50% as compared to the previous standard. H.265 is the latest video coding standard ...
TBI induced rate dependent viscoelastic response of axon: Predictions from a mathematical model
(2015-11-24)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts to almost one fifth of total fatal injuries. Even though there are various mechanisms hypothesized for the causes leading to TBI, diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is found to be the most ...
CFD BASED DESIGN AND MODELLING OF WIND FENCE TO MITIGATE HIGH-SPEED WIND LOADING ON A MODULAR DATA CENTER
(2015-12-07)
A Modular Data Center (MDC) is a portable method of deploying a data center’s capacity. As an alternative to the traditional data center, an MDC can be placed anywhere data capacity is required. But this comes at the cost ...
Thermal Transgenerational Plasticity and Its Effect on Competitive Ability and Consumer-Resource Dynamics in a Population of Daphnia ambigua
(2015-12-08)
Global temperature increases are predicted to quicken in pace this century, and with them so will the likely impact on natural populations. The extent to which organisms will be able to keep pace with and adapt to these ...
AN INVASTIGATION OF BAND-LIMITED FLUID DAMPER CONFIGURATION USING LUMPED PARAMETER MODELING
(2015-12-10)
Vehicle suspension system is one of the key factors related to the vehicle dynamic characteristic. The fine tuning of suspension system between vehicle handling and ride comfort is not only a trade-off between these two ...
Becomes a Woman Best: Female Prophetic Figures in Shakespeare's Plays
(2015-12-09)
This dissertation argues that female characters in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, Henry VIII, Richard III, Macbeth, and 1 Henry VI function as prophets in the style of the Old Testament. In a culture that venerates Holy ...