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Use of Accelerated Loading Equipment for Fatigue Characterization of Hot Mix Asphalt in the Laboratory
Keyword:
fatigue
,
Finite Element Method
,
performance curve
,
MMLS3
,
rutting
,
thermocouple
,
characterization
,
instrumentation
,
strain gauge
, and
test protocol
Creator:
Bhattacharjee, Sudip
Advisor:
Mallick, Rajib B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-01-07
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Incremental Maintenance Of Materialized XQuery Views
Keyword:
XML
,
Incremental View Maintenance
, and
XQuery
Creator:
El-Sayed, Maged F
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-08-23
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Laser beam interaction with materials for microscale applications
Keyword:
Laser micromachining
,
lattice-phonon vibration
,
numerical calculations
,
plasma effects
,
Fourier theory
,
hole profile
,
Silicon
,
analytical solutions
,
Heat Transfer
,
hole formation
,
MEMS
,
laser microdrilling
,
laser beam characteristics
, and
304 stainless steel
Creator:
Nowakowski, Krzysztof A.
Advisor:
Pryputniewicz, Ryszard J.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-12-12
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
NMR Characterization of Pathological Disease States: Monitoring Response to Single-Dose Radiotherapy in a RIF-1 Tumor Model and the Role of Spreading Depression in the Evolution of Ischemic Stroke
Keyword:
spreading depression
,
diffusion
,
stroke
,
RIF-1
,
multispectral analysis
, and
MEMRI
Creator:
Henning, Erica C.
Advisor:
Sotak, Christopher H.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-04-22
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biomedical Engineering
Synthesis and Photochemistry of Phenyl Subtituted-1,2,4-Thiadiazoles; 15N-Labeling Studies
Keyword:
thiadiazoles
,
electrocyclic
,
3-sigmatropic
, and
1
Creator:
Changtong, Chuchawin
Advisor:
Pavlik, James W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Self-Assembled Monolayers and Multilayers for Molecular Scale Device Applications
Keyword:
non-covalent self-assembly
,
multilayered films
,
Self-Assembled Monolayers
, and
molecular scale devices
Creator:
Soto-Villatoro, Ernesto R
Advisor:
McGimpsey, W. Grant
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-08-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Flammability Characteristics at Heat Fluxes up to 200 kW/m2 and The Effect of Oxygen on Flame Heat Flux
Keyword:
scalability
,
ignition
,
heat flux
,
flammability
,
mass loss rate
,
burning
,
Oxygen
, and
Fire
Creator:
Beaulieu, Patricia
Advisor:
Dembsey, Nicholas A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-12-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Vapor phase photochemistry of cyanopyridines and pyridine. Deuterium labeling studies
Keyword:
pyridine
,
deuterium labeling
,
cyanopyridine
,
phototransposition
,
methylpyridine
, and
azaprefulvene
Creator:
Laohhasurayotin, Somchoke
Advisor:
Pavlik, James W.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Development of a Rational Method of Designing Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) for Low Volume Roads
Keyword:
Low Volume Roads
,
Film Thickness
,
Ndesign
,
VMA
,
Mix Design
, and
Hot Mix Asphalt
Creator:
Nanagiri, Yamini Varma
Advisor:
Mallick, Rajib B.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-01-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Effects of inoculum density, carbon concentration, and feeding scheme on the growth of transformed roots of Artemisia annua in a modified nutrient mist bioreactor
Keyword:
transformed roots
,
MIST
, and
bioreactor
Creator:
Towler, Melissa J.
Advisor:
Wyslouzil, Barbara E.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
3D Thermal Mapping of Cone Calorimeter Specimen and Development of a Heat Flux Mapping Procedure Utilizing an Infrared Camera
Keyword:
edge frame
,
one-dimensional heat conduction
,
three-dimensional heat conduction
,
temperature measurement
,
infrared camera
,
one-dimensional heat conduction model
,
Cone Calorimeter
,
ceramic fiberboard
,
edge effect
,
heat flux maps
,
thermal properties
,
specimen preparation
,
heat flux mapping procedure
,
retainer frame
, and
fire growth models
Creator:
Choi, Keum-Ran
Advisor:
Dembsey, Nicholas A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-02-02
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Vibration Control of Large Scale Flexible Structures Using Magnetorheological Dampers
Keyword:
MR Dampers
,
Structural Vibration Control
, and
Flexible Structures
Creator:
Liu, Wei
Advisor:
Hou, Zhikun
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-03-10
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Characterizing the Entry Resistance of Smoke Detectors
Keyword:
resistance factor
,
entry resistance
, and
smoke detector response modeling
Creator:
Ierardi, James Arthur
Advisor:
Barnett, Jonathan R.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-11
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Fire Protection Engineering
Quenched Random Disorder Studies In Liquid Crystal + Aerosil Dispersions
Keyword:
gel structure
,
quenched random disorder
,
Turbidity
,
isotropic-nematic
,
phase transition
,
smectic-A to smectic-C
,
AC-Calorimetry
,
liquid crystal
,
gel dynamics
,
x-ray difraction
,
x-ray intensity fluctuation spectroscopy ( XIFS )
, and
nematic to smectic-A
Creator:
Roshi, Aleksander
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-04-27
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Software Engineering Using design RATionale
Keyword:
Software Maintenance
,
Knowledge Representation
,
inference
,
design rationale
, and
software engineering
Creator:
Burge, Janet E
Advisor:
Brown, David C.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-02
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
A General Framework for Multi-Resolution Visualization
Keyword:
Framework
,
Visualization
,
High-Dimensional Data Set
,
Multi-Resolution
,
Multi-Dimensional Visualization
, and
Information Visualization
Creator:
Yang, Jing
Advisor:
Ward, Matthew O.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
kp Theory of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Keyword:
electronic properties
and
semiconductor heterostructures
Creator:
Galeriu, Calin
Advisor:
Voon, Lok C. Lew Yan
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-12-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
Novel Processing Methods and Mechanisms to Control the Cast Microstructure in Al Based Alloys - 390 and Wrought Alloys
Keyword:
Al-Si
,
CDS
,
liquid mixing
,
Al alloys
,
Al
,
Casting
,
wrought
, and
Aluminum
Creator:
Saha, Deepak
Advisor:
Apelian, Diran
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-04-14
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Materials Science & Engineering
Instantaneous Modal Parameters and Their Applications to Structural Health Monitoring
Keyword:
Wavelet Transform
,
Instantaneous Modal Parameters
,
time varying vibration modes
,
Structural Health Monitoring
, and
linear time varying system
Creator:
Hera, Adriana
Advisor:
Hou, Zhikun
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-12-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Automatic Rigid and Deformable Medical Image Registration
Keyword:
Image Registration
Creator:
Yu, Hongliang
Advisor:
Sullivan, John M.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-09
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mechanical Engineering
Scalable Integration View Computation and Maintenance with Parallel, Adaptive and Grouping Techniques
Keyword:
grouping maintenance
,
cyclic join views
,
parallel multi-join computation
,
state level adaptation
,
materialized view maintenance
, and
distributed data sources
Creator:
Liu, Bin
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-08-19
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Finite Element Analysis for Fixture Stiffness
Keyword:
Computer-aided fixture design
,
Finite element analyisis
, and
Fixture Stiffness
Creator:
Zheng, Yi
Advisor:
Rong, Yiming
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-05
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Manufacturing Engineering
Newton-Picard Gauss-Seidel
Keyword:
dynamical systems
,
Picard
,
Periodic Solutions
, and
Newton
Creator:
Simonis, Joseph P.
Advisor:
Walker, Homer F.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-05-13
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Mathematical Sciences
Efficient Incremental View Maintenance for Data Warehousing
Keyword:
Materialized View
,
View Maintenance
,
Information Integration
,
Data Warehouse
, and
View Matching
Creator:
Chen, Songting
Advisor:
Rundensteiner, Elke A.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-12-20
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
Myosin IX: A Single-Headed Processive Motor
Keyword:
motor protein
and
myosin superfamily
Creator:
Kambara, Taketoshi
Advisor:
Ikebe, Mitsuo
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-06-16
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Biology & Biotechnology
Congestion Control for Streaming Media
Keyword:
active queue management (AQM)
,
streaming transport protocol
,
Internet congestion control
, and
streaming media
Creator:
Chung, Jae Won
Advisor:
Claypool, Mark L.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-08-18
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Computer Science
A New AC-Radio Frequency Heating Calorimetry Technique for Complex Fluids
Keyword:
weak quenched random disorder
,
nematic volume fraction
,
nematic correlation length
,
Nematic
,
birefringence
,
4' – transbutyl – 4 – cyano – 4 – heptyl - bicyclo
,
modulation calorimetry technique
,
octylcyanobiphenyl (8CB)
,
phase transitions
,
random-dilution
,
Turbidity
,
isotropic
,
heat capacity
,
loss factor
,
Liquid Crystals
,
smectic A
,
permittivity
,
aerosil
,
random-field interactions.
,
dielectric
, and
Radio Frequency Field Heating
Creator:
Barjami, Saimir
Advisor:
Iannacchione, Germano S.
Publisher:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:
2005-04-28
Resource Type:
Dissertation
Degree:
PhD
Unit (Department):
Physics
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