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Author:

Sahraei Ardakani, Mostafa

Title:

Policy Analysis In Transmission-constrained electricity Markets

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Policy analysis
Electricity markets
Pennsylvania act 129
Carbon tax
Supply Curve
Transmission network
Topology optimization
FACTS devices

File:

Download Mostafa_Sahraei-Ardakani_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Adam Blumsack, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Nathan Kleit, Committee Member
Dr Anastasia Shcherbakova, Committee Member
Terry Lee Friesz, Committee Member

Author:

Thurier, Pierre F

Title:

A Two-material Topology Optimization Method for the Design of a Passive Thermal Control Interface

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Topology optimization
Thermo-mechanical
Thermal control
contact
compliant mechanisms
two-material
design

File:

Download thesis_PT.pdf

Committee Members:

George A Lesieutre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary I Frecker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Hansell Adair, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Changizi, Navid

Title:

Topology optimization of frame structures based on hysteretic finite element modeling

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Topology optimization
Frame structures
Material nonlinearity
Hysteretic beam finite element
Quasi-static loading
Time-varying excitation
Model condensation

File:

Download NC_PhD_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Gordon Patrick Warn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary I Frecker, Committee Member
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee Member
Wen Shen, Outside Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair