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Gloss Development Of Spray-Coated Systems, Aaron W. Clark
Gloss Development Of Spray-Coated Systems, Aaron W. Clark
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
A spray-coated system involves any substrate on which a liquid coating is applied in a drop-wise fashion. Inkjet printing is the controlled application of drops to print a surface and is the focus of this work. The gloss of the printed substrate is an important attribute of print quality. Print gloss depends on a number of factors, such as ink and media properties. Non-uniform gloss in different regions of a printed image can cause a decrease in quality of a printed sample. However, a good understanding of the gloss development of spray-coated systems is not available in the literature. Several …
Behavior Of Pile-Supported Integral Abutments At Bridge Sites With Shallow Bedrock, John Gordon Delano
Behavior Of Pile-Supported Integral Abutments At Bridge Sites With Shallow Bedrock, John Gordon Delano
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The advantages of constructing bridges with integral abutments are recognized by transportation agencies worldwide. However, pile supported integral abutments are limited to locations where the depth of overburden can provide fixed support conditions. In Maine, there are often cases where the depth to bedrock prohibits integral abutment bridges from being used. The goal of this research is to determine the feasibility of constructing integral abutments in conditions that cannot provide the fixed support conditions that are traditionally assumed. A finite element model was created that incorporates realistic constitutive and surface interaction models. These models allow for a good prediction of …
Confidence Measure For Dna Base Calling Using A Fuzzy System, Rency Susan Varghese
Confidence Measure For Dna Base Calling Using A Fuzzy System, Rency Susan Varghese
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Base calling is the central part of any large-scale genomic sequencing effort. Current sequencing technology produces error rates less than 3.5%. This corresponds to at least 35 errors in a 1000 base read. As the base calling algorithm's error rates drop, the smaller base call errors could be difficult to locate. Hence, assembling algorithms and human operators use a confidence value measure to determine how well the base calling algorithm has performed for each base call. This will clearly make it easier to uncover potential errors and correct them, thus increasing the throughput of genetic sequencing. The model developed here …
An Experimental And Theoretical Investigation Fo Axially Symmetric Wave Propagation In Thick Cylindrical Waveguides, Anthony Puckett
An Experimental And Theoretical Investigation Fo Axially Symmetric Wave Propagation In Thick Cylindrical Waveguides, Anthony Puckett
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Solid circular cylinders as wavaguides for the propagation of longitudinal elastic waves are used pximarily as buffer rods in high temperature nondestructive evaluation (NDE), and are also found in the split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB). Experiments are typically designed so that only the nondispersive range of the first mode propagates. Design constraints sometimes require larger wavcguides and higher ficquencies that propagate multiple dispersive modes, which can add considerable con1plexity to the signal. This thesis presents an analytical modcl for multiple mode wave propagation in a finite solid cylindrical waveguide as a means of interpreting the complex signals and possibly removing …