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61. DETECTION, ESTIMATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FATIGUE DAMAGE IN POLYCRYSTALLINE-ALLOY STRUCTURES

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Author:
Singh, Dheeraj Sharan
Title:
DETECTION, ESTIMATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FATIGUE DAMAGE IN POLYCRYSTALLINE-ALLOY STRUCTURES
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Surface Deformation
Ultrasonic NonDestructive Evaluation
Structural Health Monitoring
Condition Monitoring
Remaining Life Estimation
Pattern Recognition
Fatigue Damage Diagnosis
File:
Download DheerajSharanSingh-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
Matthew M Mench, Committee Member
Jeffrey Scott Mayer, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Shalabh Gupta, Committee Member

62. Development of a Piezoelectric Micro Engine Using Pulsed Catalytic Combustion

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Open Access
Author:
Green, Darren Vincent
Title:
Development of a Piezoelectric Micro Engine Using Pulsed Catalytic Combustion
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
micro engine
piezoelectric
catalytic combustion
micro power
File:
Download D_Green_Thesis_2.0.pdf
Committee Members:
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kendra Sharp, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member
Richard A Yetter, Committee Member

63. A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION INSTABILITY

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Open Access
Author:
You, Danning
Title:
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS OF GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION INSTABILITY
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
combustion instability
pressure wave
gas turbine
acoustics
liner
stability
File:
Download thesis-revised.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Timothy John Eden, Committee Member
Laura Pauley, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member

64. Modeling, Optimal Design, Shape Estimation and Workspace Analysis of Soft Robotic Manipulators

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Open Access
Author:
Trivedi, Deepak
Title:
Modeling, Optimal Design, Shape Estimation and Workspace Analysis of Soft Robotic Manipulators
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
continuum mechanics
design optimization cosserat rod
soft robotic manipulators
pneumatic air muscles
File:
Download DeepakTrivediDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member

65. Fundamental Characterization of Multi-Phase Transport in Thin-Film Fuel Cell Diffusion Media

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Open Access
Author:
Kumbur, Emin Caglan
Title:
Fundamental Characterization of Multi-Phase Transport in Thin-Film Fuel Cell Diffusion Media
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
Diffusion Media
Capillary Transport
Multi-Phase Transport
Porous Media
Water Management
File:
Download Kumbur-PhD-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew M Mench, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Kendra V Sharp, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gita Talmage, Committee Member
Cengiz Camci, Committee Member

66. REAL-TIME SENSING OF FATIGUE CRACK DAMAGE FOR INFORMATION-BASED DECISION AND CONTROL

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Open Access
Author:
Keller, Eric Evans
Title:
REAL-TIME SENSING OF FATIGUE CRACK DAMAGE FOR INFORMATION-BASED DECISION AND CONTROL
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
damage
ultrasonic
fatigue crack
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Donald Albert Koss, Committee Member
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Russell Marsh, Committee Member
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Marc Carpino, Committee Member

67. PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANES FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE APPLICATIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Yang, Eunice Eun-Young
Title:
PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONSTITUTIVE MODELS FOR DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER MEMBRANES FOR ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE APPLICATIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
electroactive polymers
modeling
finite element
electrostrictive
large nonlinear viscoelastic deformations
File:
Download EuniceYangDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mary I Frecker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Snyder, Committee Member
H J Sommer Iii, Committee Member

68. PDF-Based Modeling of Autoignition and Emissions for Advanced Direct-Injection Engines

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Open Access
Author:
Kung, Eugene Hans
Title:
PDF-Based Modeling of Autoignition and Emissions for Advanced Direct-Injection Engines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Emissions Modeling
Internal Combustion Engine
PDF Method
NOx
CO
Hydrocarbon
Soot
Turbulence/Chemistry Interactions
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Andre Louis Boehman, Committee Member
Domenic Adam Santavicca, Committee Member
Stephen R Turns, Committee Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

70. Deformation Analysis and Path Planning for Thermal Forming of Complex Shapes

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Open Access
Author:
Reutzel, Edward William
Title:
Deformation Analysis and Path Planning for Thermal Forming of Complex Shapes
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
thermal forming
line heating
differential geometry
laser forming
File:
Download Reutzel-Dissertation-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Panagiotis Michaleris, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
Stephen M Copley, Committee Member
Richard Martukanitz, Committee Member

71. Thrust Chamber Dynamics and Propulsive Performance of Airbreathing Pulse Detonation Engines

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Open Access
Author:
Ma, Fuhua
Title:
Thrust Chamber Dynamics and Propulsive Performance of Airbreathing Pulse Detonation Engines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
propulsive performance
pulse detonation engine
supersonic inlet
multicycle
multitube
CE/SE method
File:
Download PhDThesis_Ma.pdf
Committee Members:
Vigor Yang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
John Harlan Mahaffy, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Committee Member

72. CHARACTERIZATION AND TAILORING OF THE MICROPOROUS LAYER|CATALYST LAYER INTERFACIAL STRUCTURE IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS

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Open Access
Author:
Hizir, Fahri Erinc
Title:
CHARACTERIZATION AND TAILORING OF THE MICROPOROUS LAYER|CATALYST LAYER INTERFACIAL STRUCTURE IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
polymer electrolyte fuel cell
water management
catalyst layer
microporous layer
interface
characterization
File:
Download Thesis_Erinc_HIZIR_MS.pdf
Committee Members:
Clinton Matthew Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew M Mench, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Emin C Kumbur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

74. MULTI-SCALE FLUID MECHANICS OF NUTRIENT ABSORPTION IN THE SMALL INTESTINE ANALYZED WITH 2D AND 3D LATTICE BOLTZMANN MODELS

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Author:
Banco, Gino G.
Title:
MULTI-SCALE FLUID MECHANICS OF NUTRIENT ABSORPTION IN THE SMALL INTESTINE ANALYZED WITH 2D AND 3D LATTICE BOLTZMANN MODELS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
fluid dynamics
fluid mechanics
small intestine
lattice boltzmann
computational fluid dynamics (cfd)
File:
Download Banco_Dissertation_eTD_22Oct10.pdf
Committee Members:
James Gordon Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Gordon Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Keefe B Manning, Committee Member
Eric M Mockensturm, Committee Member
James S Ultman, Committee Member

76. Computational Predictions and Experimental Measurements of the Performance of a Louver Particle Separator for Use in Gas Turbine Engines

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Open Access
Author:
Musgrove, Grant Omer
Title:
Computational Predictions and Experimental Measurements of the Performance of a Louver Particle Separator for Use in Gas Turbine Engines
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
louver
particle
sand
separator
turbine
File:
Download Grant_Musgrove_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Ann Thole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

77. A language theoretic framework for decision and control of autonomous systems

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Open Access
Author:
Mallapragada, Goutham
Title:
A language theoretic framework for decision and control of autonomous systems
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Robotics
Language Measure
Discrete-Event Systems
Path Planning
Navigation
Symbolic Dynamics
Pattern Recognition
File:
Download Goutham-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alok Sinha, Committee Member
William Kenneth Jenkins, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Horn, Committee Member
Ishanu Chattopadhyay, Committee Member

78. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE MECHANICS OF FLATFOOT DEFORMITY AND ITS SURGICAL CORRECTIONS

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Open Access
Author:
Lewis, Gregory Stephen
Title:
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE MECHANICS OF FLATFOOT DEFORMITY AND ITS SURGICAL CORRECTIONS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
orthopaedic
biomechanics
optimization
finite element
AAFD
flatfoot
orthopedic
File:
Download Lewis_G_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
H Joseph Sommer Iii, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Neil Sharkey, Committee Member
John Henry Challis, Committee Member
Andris Freivalds, Committee Member

79. MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL WHEEL ELECTRIC DRIVE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL

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Open Access
Author:
Malhotra, Guntas
Title:
MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL WHEEL ELECTRIC DRIVE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
traction control
individual wheel electric drive
yaw control
electric powertrain control
File:
Download Malhotra_Guntas_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Moustafa El Gindy & Dr Joel Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Moustafa El Gindy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joel Robert Anstrom, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor