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Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 2/17/1998, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, February 13, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Mustang Daily, February 12, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

February 11, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, February 11, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 2/10/1998, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

As-490-98 Resolution On Final Exam Scheduling, Curriculum And Instruction Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Revises final exam schedule to provide longer time blocks.

As-491-98 Resolution On Faculty Salaries, Executive Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Endorses CSU Academic Senate resolution to close its faculty salary gap.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 2/10/1998, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, February 10, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Mustang Daily, February 9, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Mustang Daily, February 6, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Mustang Daily, February 5, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

February 4, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, February 3, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 2/3/1998, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Semi-Permanent Vacuum Closure With Multiple Retubulation Capability, Arthur A. Eneim, Tom K. Evans, Timothy S. Romano, Gary B. Hughes

Statistics

A vacuum system (20) includes an enclosure (22) having a vacuum-tight wall (26) and an internally threaded aperture (66) through the wall (26). A tip-off fitting (24) has a base (50) with a bore (52) therethrough, a hollow tube (62) fixed to the base (50) with a vacuum-tight seal, such that an interior (64) of the tube (62) is in communication with the bore (52) in the base (50), and an external thread (58) on the exterior of the base (50). The external thread (58) on the exterior of the base (50) is dimensioned to threadably engage the internal thread …

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 2/3/1998, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, February 2, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

1998 Revisions To The 1962 Master Plan: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Facilities Planning And Capital Projects, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Publications

1998 revisions to the 1962 Master Plan of the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo campus. Includes one campus core map, one farm map, and one legend. Master Plan Enrollment = 15,000 FTE.

Factors Affecting The Room-Temperature Mechanical Properties Of Ticr2-Base Laves Phase Alloys, Katherine C. Chen, Samuel M. Allen, James D. Livingston

Materials Engineering

Various effects on the room-temperature mechanical properties of TiCr₂-base alloys have been assessed in efforts to improve the toughness of Laves phase intermetallics (AB₂). Systematic studies were performed on: (i) single-phase stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric TiCr₂, (ii) TiCr₂-base ternary Laves phases, and (iii) two-phase binary alloys containing TiCr₂. In order to make quantitative comparisons among the different alloys, Vickers indentation was used to obtain hardness and fracture toughness values. Within the single-phase field, constitutional defects accounted for the compositional dependencies of properties, and may aid the synchroshear deformation process. Ternary Laves …

Effects Of Supplemental Viscous Damping On Seismic Response Of Asymmetric-Plan Systems, Rakesh K. Goel

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Coupling between lateral and torsional motions may lead to much larger edge deformations in asymmetric‐plan systems compared to systems with a symmetric plan. Supplemental viscous damping has been found to be effective in reducing deformations in the symmetric‐plan system. This investigation examined how supplemental damping affects the edge deformations in asymmetric‐plan systems. First, the parameters that characterize supplemental viscous damping and its plan‐wise distribution were identified, and then the effects of these parameters on edge deformations were investigated. It was found that supplemental damping reduces edge deformations and that reductions by a factor of up three are feasible with proper …

Maternal Employment, Child Care, And Nutritional Status Of 12-18-Month-Old Children In Managua, Nicaragua, Jessica F. Lamontagne, Patrice L. Engle, Marian F. Zeitlin

Psychology and Child Development

Relationships among women's employment, child care strategies, and nutritional status of children 12–18 months of age were examined in 80 Nicaraguan households sampled by randomized block design in 10 low income urban communities. Multiple regression analyses showed that children of employed mothers (56%) fared better in weight/height than those whose mothers were not employed. with and without controlling for socioeconomic status and maternal education, paternal financial support, child care adequacy, and sex and age of the child. Children with inadequate alternate child care (care by a preteen or care at the work place) had lower height for age, even controlling …

Determination Of Bumper Styling And Engineering Parameters To Reduce Pedestrian Leg Injuries, Peter J. Schuster, Bradley Staines

Mechanical Engineering

The European Commission is proposing legislation aimed at reducing the severity of injuries sustained by pedestrians in the event of an impact with the front-end of a motor vehicle. One aspect of this proposed legislation is reducing the pedestrian's leg injuries due to contact with the bumper and frontal surfaces of a vehicle, assessed using a 'pedestrian leg impact device,' or 'leg-form.'

This proposed legislation presents the challenge of designing a bumper system which achieves the required performance in the leg-form impact-without sacrificing the bumper's primary function of vehicle protection during low-speed impacts. The first step in meeting this challenge …

Seismic Code Analysis Of Multi-Storey Asymmetric Buildings, Anthony P. Harasimowicz, Rakesh K. Goel

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Static torsional provisions in most seismic codes require that the lateral force at each floor level be applied at some distance from the reference centre at that floor. However, codes do not specify how to determine the locations of these centres. As a result, several different definitions of the reference centres are being used to implement the code analysis. This investigation examined how the results using various reference centres differ and which of these centres would lead to results that are in agreement with those of dynamic analysis. For this purpose three different buildings ranging form torsionally stiff to torsionally …

Constructions Of Random Distributions Via Sequential Barycenters, Theodore P. Hill, Michael Monticino

Research Scholars in Residence

This article introduces and develops a constructive method for generating random probability measures with a prescribed mean or distribution of the means. The method involves sequentially generating an array of barycenters which uniquely defines a probability measure. Basic properties of the generated measures are presented, including conditions under which almost all the generated measures are continuous or almost all are purely discrete or almost all have finite support. Applications are given to models for average-optimal control problems and to experimental approximation of universal constants.

Water Level Sensor And Datalogger Testing And Demonstration, A. Burt, Mike Lehmkuhl, Charles M. Burt, Stuart W. Styles

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

Electronic water level sensing equipment is becoming increasingly important for the implementation of water conservation programs in irrigation districts. A need has risen for information on costs, advantages/disadvantages, required support equipment, and required maintenance for the various options. ITRC conducted a yearlong study on water level sensors and dataloggers and produced this report.

Crosstalk In Passive Matrix Polymer Led Displays, David Braun

Electrical Engineering

Passive matrix displays based on polymer and organic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) suffer from crosstalk, the emission of light from pixels other than those selected. This article explores the topic of crosstalk both with an approximate but analytic model and by means of more exact circuit simulation in order to explain the causes of crosstalk and to quantify the consequences. We conclude that crosstalk has implications for display power consumption.

Mustang Daily, January 30, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Mustang Daily, January 29, 1998

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.