Engineering Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Design, Integration, and Miniaturization of a Multichannel Ultra-Wideband Snow Radar Receiver and Passive Microwave Components
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)At the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), two Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radars are used for remote sensing of snow. The 12-18 GHz Ku-Band Radar altimeters provides high ... -
Best Value Approach to Highway Projects: Transparency and Innovation
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Highway construction projects have historically been delivered using low bid procurement . Even though this method of contracting has fostered competition among the proposers, many industry stakeholders question whether ... -
TIME DOMAIN SIMULATION FOR SOUND PROPAGATION OVER VARIOUS OBJECTS AND UNDER VORTICAL BACKGROUND CONDITIONS
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Acoustic wave propagations have been studied for a long time with both experimental and numerical methods. Most of the analytical solutions for wave propagations are considered for simple environments such as a homogeneous ... -
Integrating spatial heterogeneity into sustainability assessments of biofuels from wastewater algae
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Microalgae are a promising biofuel feedstock whose potential to replace petroleum fuels has improved with the application of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and the use of municipal wastewater. It was hypothesized that the ... -
Arcana: Private tweets on a public microblog platform
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)As one of the world’s most famous online social networks (OSN), Twitter now has 320 million monthly active users. Accompanying the large user group and abundant personal information, users increasingly realize the vulnerability ... -
FEASIBILITY STUDY ON REDUCING PIXEL RESOLUTION OF RAW HDR IMAGES FOR CALIBRATION OF SKY LUMINANCE MEASUREMENT
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)In the past, measuring the luminance distribution of the sky and the sun was done with either a sky scanner or a luminance meter. The conventional measurement methods are time consuming at low measurement resolution (with ... -
A Comparison Study of One- and Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Models for River Environments
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Computer models are used every day to analyze river systems for a wide variety of reasons vital to the public interest. For decades most hydraulic engineers have been limited to models that simplify the fluid mechanics to ... -
A parametric study aimed at assessing fatigue performance of bolted connections
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The fatigue design provisions in the AASHTO-LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (2012) state that steel components with open holes should be classified as Fatigue Category D details, while bolted connections with pretensioned ... -
TIMING OF RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIONS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS: RELATIONSHIP WITH CONTROLLING PROJECT COST AND SCHEDULE IMPACTS
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Risk Management is a critical aspect of effective project control within the construction industry. Considering the fact that the construction process is subject to a diverse set of risk elements, the objective of this ... -
Mottled enamel and its occurrence in Kansas
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Standardization tests of the Kansas University wind tunnel
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The municipality and its utilities
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Wind tunnel test of tandem wing airplane model with high aspect-ratio
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The design of a container board mill
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The trend of the refining industry and application of technical knowledge in design and construction
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Development, Modeling, Simulation, and Testing of a Novel Propane-Fueled Brayton-Gluhareff Cycle Acoustically-Pressurized Ramjet Engine
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)In the 1950s, Eugene Gluhareff built the first working “pressure jet” engine, a variation on the classical ramjet engine with a pressurized inlet system relying on sonic tuning which allowed operation at subsonic speeds. ... -
Stresses Associated with Subchondral Bone Cysts - A Finite Element Analysis on an Extended Stifle Joint
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Subchondral cystic lesions (SCL), sometimes referred to as subchondral bone cysts (SBC) or subchondral lucencies, occur in the medial femoral condyle (MFC) of horses and can cause lameness. They are more common in horses ... -
IMPACT ON WIND TURBINE BLADE DESIGN AND AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE USING INTEGRAL VORTEX GENERATORS
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)This dissertation is aimed at understanding the impact on performance, loads and cost using integral vortex generators on wind turbine blade designs. In order to investigate the possibility of this new design space, an ... -
Determination of thermal efficiency of tubular oil stills
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