Engineering Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Aerothermodynamics of Impingement and Film Cooling in a Gas Turbine Blade
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)The service life of gas turbine engine turbine blades depends on the blade’s material, service temperature and total stress. In high-performance gas turbines, film cooling is widely used to reduce the blade service ... -
Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness and Tensile Testing of a Piezoelectric Composite for Spinal Fusion
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)A novel piezoelectric spinal fusion device has been shown to improve spinal fusion. The mechanical properties of this novel piezoelectric material are important for the integrity of the device. To characterize the mechanical ... -
Validation of pressure measuring setup for microscopic tube flow: glaucoma drainage implant application
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Current glaucoma drainage implants (GDIs) are unable to provide consistent and long-term post-operative (post-op) intraocular pressure (IOP) control. Valved glaucoma drainage implants (VGDIs) and intra-operative (intra-op) ... -
Input and state estimation for earthquake-excited building structures using acceleration measurements
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Estimating both state and ground input for earthquake-excited building structures using a limited number of absolute acceleration measurements is critical to post-disaster damage assessment and structural evaluation. Input ... -
Evaluation of Ramp Metering Algorithms Using Microsimulation
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)The goal of the thesis was to determine the effectiveness of implementing different ramp metering strategies along I-35 in Kansas City using microsimulation analysis. Ramp metering enhances traffic conditions on the mainline ... -
A NEW METHOD FOR CALCULATING LUMINOUS FLUX USING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING AND ITS APPLICATIONS
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is a camera-aided tool for measuring luminance and glare. This study explored a method of using HDR images to estimate luminous flux (in units of lumens) contributed from light sources ... -
Understanding User Behavior in Social Networks Using Quantified Moral Foundations
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Moral inclinations expressed in user-generated content such as online reviews or tweets can provide useful insights to understand users’ behavior and activities in social networks, for example, to predict users’ rating ... -
Mathematical Modeling of Lithium-ion Batteries and Improving Mathematics Learning Experience for Engineering Students
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Increase in the world’s energy consumption along with the environmental impacts of conventional sources of energy (gas, petroleum, and coal) makes the shift to clean energy sources unavoidable. To address the energy needs ... -
Structural-Electromagnetic Simulation Coupling and Conformal Antenna Design Tool
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Airborne and spaceborne radar has long been an effective tool for remote sensing, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Most airborne systems utilize antenna arrays that are installed inside the moldline of the aircraft or in ... -
Design and Optimization of Physical Waveform-Diverse and Spatially-Diverse Radar Emissions
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)With the advancement of arbitrary waveform generation techniques, new radar transmission modes can be designed via precise control of the waveform's time-domain signal structure. The finer degree of emission control for a ... -
HYDROFORMYLATION OF C3 AND C8 OLEFINS IN HYDROCARBON GAS-EXPANDED SOLVENTS
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Hydroformylation involves the addition of syngas to the double bond of an alkene yielding aldehydes used to produce basic building blocks for myriad consumer goods. Resource-efficient technologies that conserve feedstock ... -
Constructivism Learning: A Learning Paradigm for Transparent Predictive Analytics
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Aiming to achieve the learning capabilities possessed by intelligent beings, especially human, researchers in machine learning field have the long-standing tradition of bor- rowing ideas from human learning, such as ... -
Blood Phantom Concentration Measurement Using An I-Q Receiver Design
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Near-infrared spectroscopy has been used as a non-invasive method of determining concentration of chemicals within living tissues of living organisms. This method employs LEDs of specific frequencies to measure concentration ... -
Geosynthetic Reinforced Retaining Walls with Limited Fill Space under Static Footing Loading
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Geosynthetic reinforced retaining (GRR) walls, which typically consist of reinforced soil mass, facing units, and retained fill, are extensively used for highways, bridge abutments, and service roads throughout the world. ... -
Domain Specific Languages for Small Embedded Systems
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Resource limited embedded systems provide a great challenge to programming using functional languages. Although these embedded systems cannot be programmed directly with Haskell, I show that an embedded domain specific ... -
ANCHORAGE OF HEADED REINFORCING BARS IN CONCRETE
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Headed reinforcing bars serve as a viable alternative to hooked bars for anchorage in concrete because they provide a more efficient anchorage mechanism and limit congestion of the reinforcement. This study is part of a ... -
Quantifying the Importance of Social Infrastructure in Community Resilience using Social Capital
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Social capital is the networks of relationships between people of a specific area that provide them with access to resources and power. Social capital has been shown to have numerous benefits in a community during times ... -
The Remote Monad
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Remote Procedure Calls are an integral part of the internet of things and cloud computing. However, remote procedures, by their very nature, have an expensive overhead cost of a network round trip. There have been many ... -
Ultrasound Stimulation of a Piezoelectric Composite with Compliant Layers on Power Output for Bone Healing in Spinal Fusion Applications
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Spinal fusion devices have up to 50% failure rates for patients who smoke or are diabetic 1. Bone healing has been accomplished through direct current (DC) electrical stimulation to improve bone healing rates 2. Current ... -
Measuring Sustainability and Resilience Qualities across Post-Disaster Temporary Housing
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)This research began with searching for a solution to temporary housing that residents can receive more quickly than current available temporary housing with an easier transition into permanent housing allowing for better ...