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11. MINERALOGICAL AND TEXTURAL CONTROLS ON SHEAR STRENGTH, SLIP STABILITY AND PERMEABILITY OF FAULTS

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Chaoyi
Title:
MINERALOGICAL AND TEXTURAL CONTROLS ON SHEAR STRENGTH, SLIP STABILITY AND PERMEABILITY OF FAULTS
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Induced Seismicity
Frictional Instability
Mineralogical and Textural Controls
Permeability of Faults and Fractures
Modeling of Mechanical and Rheological Responses of Faults
File:
Download ChaoyiWang-Dissertation-ver5.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Outside Member

12. Can Grid Be Designed by Democracy? - The Political Complexity of Regional Electricity Policy Formation

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Open Access
Author:
Yoo, Kyungjin
Title:
Can Grid Be Designed by Democracy? - The Political Complexity of Regional Electricity Policy Formation
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Regional Transmission Organization
Stakeholder process
Decision-making
Political power
File:
Download YOO_dissertation_ver2-merged.pdf
Committee Members:
Seth Adam Blumsack, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joel Reid Landry, Committee Member
Jennifer E Baka, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member

13. Production Data Analysis in Complex Fractured Gas Reservoirs: Reserves Estimation and Diagnostics

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Open Access
Author:
Liu, Rui
Title:
Production Data Analysis in Complex Fractured Gas Reservoirs: Reserves Estimation and Diagnostics
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
production data analysis
rate transient analysis
reserve estimation
density-based approach
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Luis F. Ayala H, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member

14. Experimental Study of Gas-Liquid Diffusion in Porous Rocks and Bulk Fluids

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Open Access
Author:
Lou, Xuanqing
Title:
Experimental Study of Gas-Liquid Diffusion in Porous Rocks and Bulk Fluids
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Gas-Liquid Diffusion
Diffusion Coefficient
Unconventional Porous Media
Pressure-Decay Technique
File:
Download Ms_thesis_Xuanqing_Lou_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member

16. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COMBINED USE OF ELECTRONIC DETONATORS AND AIR-DECKS TO REDUCE FINES AND OVERSIZE IN QUARRY BLASTS

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Open Access
Author:
Greene, Thomas Jeffrey
Title:
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COMBINED USE OF ELECTRONIC DETONATORS AND AIR-DECKS TO REDUCE FINES AND OVERSIZE IN QUARRY BLASTS
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
blasting
electronic detonators
air-decking
rock fragmentation
ground vibration
File:
Download Final_GreeneThomas.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Jeffery Kohler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Dr. Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Committee Member

17. METHANE DISTRIBUTION AND VENTILATION OPTIMIZATION FOR A SCALED LONGWALL MINE WITH BLEEDER

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Open Access
Author:
Gendrue, Nathan
Title:
METHANE DISTRIBUTION AND VENTILATION OPTIMIZATION FOR A SCALED LONGWALL MINE WITH BLEEDER
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Longwall Mining
Ventilation Effectiveness
Ventilation System Optimization
Methane Gas
CFD
Scaled Model
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Gendrue.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Shimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mort D Webster, Program Head/Chair
Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Committee Member
William Arthur Groves, Committee Member

18. Evolution of Permeability and Acoustic Velocity through Radio-Frequency Heating of Shale

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Xuanchi
Title:
Evolution of Permeability and Acoustic Velocity through Radio-Frequency Heating of Shale
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Shale
permeability
radio-frequency heating
p-wave velocity
Green River Shale
Marcellus Shale
File:
Download Final_Version_Xuanchi_Li_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member

20. Residential Air Quality Changes Due to Marcellus Shale Gas Development in Pennsylvania Mapping the Implications

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Open Access
Author:
Banan, Zoya
Title:
Residential Air Quality Changes Due to Marcellus Shale Gas Development in Pennsylvania Mapping the Implications
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Setback Policy
Health Impact
Fine Particulate Matter
Gaussian Plume Model
Air Quality Regulation
Aerosol Dispersion
File:
Download Zoya_Banan_-_PhD_Dissertation__final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mort D Webster, Committee Member
William Arthur Groves, Committee Member
Kenneth James Davis, Outside Member