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A Study Of The Correlation Potential Of The Optimum Moisture Content, Maximum Dry Density, And Consolidated Drained Shear Strength Of Plastic Fine-Grained Soils With Index Properties, Marvin Tartt Harris

Masters Theses

"The correlation potential of the compaction properties and the consolidated drained shear strength parameters of plastic fine-grained soils with index properties was investigated in this study. The interrelationships of these properties were derived through graphical and multilinear regression analysis. The compaction properties, optimum moisture content, and maximum dry density were found to be related to many of the index properties. The most important relationships were with the plasticity indices and the percentage of particles smaller than two microns; the highest degree of simple correlation was achieved with the liquid limit. The consolidated drained shear parameters, cohesion, and the angle of …

The Iron-Holmium Binary System And Related Magnetic Properties, Gerald J. Roe

Doctoral Dissertations

"The iron-holmium phase diagram was investigated to determine the alloying behavior of these two metals and to determine the magnetic properties of some of the iron-holmium alloys which formed intermediate phases. The iron-holmium binary system was determined by three experimental techniques, differential thermal analysis (DTA), x-ray diffraction, and metallography. A phase diagram with three eutectic points and four intermediate phases was constructed from the experimental data. The two phases, Ho₆Fe₂₃ and Ho₂Fe₁₇, melted congruently at 1322⁰C and 1343⁰C respectively. HoFe₂ and HoFe₃ melted incongruently at 1288⁰C and 1293⁰C respectively. Neutron diffraction investigations were made on the intermediate phases Ho₆Fe₂₃ and …

Improvement In Target Detection With A Frequency Agile Pulsed Non-Coherent Radar, Kenneth Lee Horn

Doctoral Dissertations

"Frequency agile tracking radars have received considerable attention in the literature. Frequency agility is useful in reducing target scintillations, thereby reducing tracking errors under certain conditions. However, little attention has been devoted to the improvement that can be expected in target detection with a frequency agile radar. In the past, complete pulse-to-pulse decorrelation of the target returns has been assumed for all of the analyses concerning target detection with frequency agile radars. This assumption always implies a transmitter with a large bandwidth.

This dissertation analyses a pulsed non-coherent frequency agile radar applied to Swerling's Case I target. The target model …

A Study Of The Anodic Oxidation Of Acetylene On Platinum-Gold Alloys, Christopher Kuo-Chieh Wu

Doctoral Dissertations

"The anodic oxidation of acetylene on Pt-Au alloys of four compositions (80-20, 60-40, 40-60, and 20-80 Pt-Au) was studied at 80°C in solutions of constant pH and unit normality. Currents were measured as a function of potential and partial pressure of acetylene. The effects of temperature on current in 1 N H₂SO₄ and 1 N NaOH and the coulombic efficiencies for CO₂ production were determined. The experimental results indicated that the alloys can be classified into three groups, Pt-rich, Au-rich, and intermediate compositions. A transition region (change of the mechanism) was found for the Au-rich alloys. The oxidation can be …

The Design Of A Direct Current Generator Field Controller, Melvyn Elwin Downs

Masters Theses

"A controller was built utilizing transistors and silicon controlled rectifiers to allow torque control of the General Electric dynamometer, type TLC-50. The current gain of the controller was approximately 10⁶ such that the field current could be controlled by an input current of zero to approximately two microaaperes. The transfer function for the controller-dynamometer system was experimentally determined. The results indicate that the gain of the open loop torque control system is constant for frequencies up to 1.1 radians per second. Satisfactory values of gain for proportional and proportional plus integral control, were experimentally determined by operating the closed loop …

Precipitation Hardening Of A Mg - 3.5 Wt. % Th - 1. Wt. % Mn Alloy, Adolf Chun-Chiung Huang

Masters Theses

"The precipitation process in a Mg - 3.5 wt. % Th - 1. wt. % Mn alloy during aging at 260⁰, 350⁰ and 400⁰C was determined principally by transmission electron microscopy. At 350⁰ and 400⁰C, general precipitation of the equilibrium Mg₄Th phase moderately hardens the alloy. No transition lattice of this phase was seen. The Mg₄Th precipitate forms initially as disc shaped plates parallel either to the prism or basal plane of the matrix...During prolonged aging at 400⁰C the plates lengthen into long laths on either of the above planes in the close packed direction...At 260⁰C an unidentified G. P. …

Method For Optimizing Multi-Layer Insulation, William Donald Morath

Masters Theses

"The use of multi-layer insulation can result in reduced material cost, weight, or volume. A method for selecting layer materials is described. Each layer material is selected to operate at its upper temperature limit and to contribute to the overall performance of the wall. The analyses required for optimizing flat and cylindrical walls are developed. Use of the digital computer makes it feasable [sic] to select layer materials from a large group of candidates. Fortran IV programs for optimizing flat and cylindrical walls are presented, and their use is demonstrated by the solution of example problems. Methods for improving the …

The Design Of Three-Port Strip Line Circulator, Jeng Seng Chang

Masters Theses

"This dissertation is concerned with the analysis and design of the radius of ferrite disk of strip line circulator using a generalized analytical field expression. The first part consists of an analysis of the field in the ferrite disk with the TEM wave incident normally on the air-ferrite boundary. It is approximated by taking the boundary condition at the incident and outlet points, so that analytical expressions for the electric and magnetic fields can be obtained. The next part consists of an approximate method to determine the radius of the ferrite disk based on the result obtained in the first …

Analysis Of A Water Level Control, Bhupendra Girdharlal Shah

Masters Theses

"This thesis presents the analysis of a controller for a liquid level control system. The controller was built using an analog computer providing the ability to easily construct up to three modes of control. The controllers analyzed were: 1.) Proportional, 2.) Proportional plus reset, and 3.) Proportional plus reset plus preact. The system was tuned experimentally to provide satisfactory operation and root loci were also plotted to show the system stability for the three modes"--Abstract, page ii.

Calculation Of Optimum Conditions For Simultaneous Heat And Mass Transfer In Porous Membranes, Chia-Chang Liu

Masters Theses

"The object of this investigation was to study desalination using evaporation through porous membranes and to estimate the economic potential of the method. The major factors affecting the economics were: 1. The saline water temperature into the evaporator, t_sl; 2. the temperature driving force in the evaporator, DF; 3. the temperature driving force in the heat exchanger, DTEX; and 4. the saline water temperature leaving the evaporator, t_s2. The optimum conditions based on cost of water product were studied by calculating water costs under a wide range of conditions. for any given set of variables t …

Infrared Cooling Near Atmospheric Temperature Inversions And Absorber Concentration Variations, Joey Keith Tuttle

Masters Theses

"Cooling due to infrared radiation near temperature inversions is investigated. Temperature inversions tend to hold pollution below the inversion level. The pollution itself may contribute to the stability of the inversion by selectively cooling certain portions of the atmosphere. A method is developed for evaluating infrared cooling rates at discreet points in the atmosphere. Several sample calculations are given to demonstrate the effects of variations of absorber concentration and lapse rate"--Abstract, page i.

Nuclear Parameter Study In One, Two, And Three Dimensions, Jan Robert Lojek

Masters Theses

"A parameter study comparing one-, two-, and three-dimensional reactor design analyses was undertaken. Computer programs (codes) were used extensively for the computations and running times on the IBM 360/50 were observed. The values of primary concern were neutron flux shapes, effective multiplication factors, and fuel depletion. Dresden I nuclear power plant with fuel type 1 represents the model reactor. Cross section calculations were performed using the nuclear codes HRG and TEMPEST II, FEVER, EXTERMINATOR-2, AND FLARE generated the nuclear parameters"--Abstract, page ii.

Michael Reactions Part Iv Syntheses With Carboalkoxycarbenes, Frederick Ralph Carman

Masters Theses

"A preliminary investigation has been made involving syntheses with dicarboalkoxycarbenes for the purpose of developing new heterocyclic and alicyclic synthese employing functionalized carbenes. The ultimate goals were the development of a stereospecific synthesis of trans fused and angularly substituted ring systems suitable for conversion to natural products and the development of useful synthetic paths to the azabullvalene system. Although these ultimate goals were not realized, new and improved syntheses of alkyl substituted anisoles and diazomalonic esters, including the first reported synthesis of di-tert-butyl-diazomalonate were accomplished. The addition of dicarboalkoxycarbenes to di-, tri- and tetra- substituted ethylenes, tropilidene and 7-aza-tropilidenes by …

Thermal-Fatigue Of Type 304 Stainless Steel, Gajinder Bir Singh Arora

Masters Theses

"Thermal fatigue resistance of unrestrained samples of type 304 stainless steel has been investigated under different test conditions. The following studies are reported: (a) effects of heating and cooling rates on the initiation of cracks, (b) effects of upper and lower cycle temperatures on the initiation of cracks, (c) effect of water quenching and (d) the manner in which cracks initiated and propagated. It is shown that under cyclic conditions involving maximum temperatures up to 1000°C, the thermal fatigue life of the material decreases rapidly with rise in the maximum temperature of the cycle. The increase in the lower cycle …

Vibration Of An Internally Damped Tapered Truncated Cantilever Beam, Chimanbhai Magandas Patel

Masters Theses

"This thesis provides a vibration analysis of an internally damped, tapered, truncated, cantilever beam. Using two formulations of the problem based on: (1) Discrete mass and (2) continuous mass distribution, solutions are given for a beam having square cross section with linear depth and linear width variation. A Kelvin viscoelastic material for the beam is assumed. The vibration of the beam is considered to produce plane stress in the material, and the stress-strain relationship is applied only to the strain in the plane of bending. An exact solution for frequency of oscillation, mode shape, and steady state response is obtained …

Fast Neutron Effects On Transistor Scattering Parameters, David Leslie Gray

Masters Theses

"It has not been possible in the past to characterize a transistor or other semiconductor device with regard to its performance in a fast neutron (E>10keV) environment when the device is operated at high (>100 MHz) frequencies. Using the scattering (s-) parameter concept, which regards a device as a two-port "black box", a full characterization of the trends in the neutron bombarded high-frequency performance of a typical transistor can be made. Scattering parameters are not only an accurate means of describing the high-frequency performance of any device, but are now reasonably easily measured with the advent on the …

The Effect Of Aging On The Exfoliation Corrosion Characteristics Of 7178 Aluminum Alloy, J. James Slavick

Masters Theses

"The objective of this investigation was twofold: 1) to determine the effect of the quench-to-artificial aging delay period on the exfoliation corrosion of 7178 aluminum alloy subsequently aged at 250F for 24 hours and 2) to determine the effect of an initial aging treatment at 212F on the tensile properties and exfoliation of 7178 aluminum subsequently aged at 250F. Testing was conducted on 0.125 inch thick sheet. Quench-to-aging delay periods of 0 to 28 days, and initial artificial aging treatments at 212F for 24 and 48 hours were investigated. In addition, the effect of overaging T6 material at 320F for …

Tunnel Diode Models For Electronic Circuit Analysis Program (Ecap), Carmon Dale Thiems

Masters Theses

"In this paper ECAP models for the tunnel diode are presented. Results showing the model, the current-voltage charateristics [sic] are discussed. Operation in typical circuits is presented. A summary of the current state of the art in modeling appears in Appendix I. Since ECAP is only structured to accept piecewise-linear models of these devices, that type of model is presented here. All of the models are developed to approximate the typical tunnel diode current-voltage characteristic"--Introduction, page 1.

The Effect Of Small Additions Of Niobium Upon The Corrosion Rates And Electrochemical Potentials Of Iron In Hcl, Hf, And H₂So₄, Richard Lee Jones

Masters Theses

"The valence of niobium ions going into solution was determined by dissolving the metal in hot HF and measuring the volume of hydrogen evolved. The corrosion rates of Nb, NbH_x, Fe and Fe - Nb alloys were determined in various concentrations of NCl, H₂SO₄ and HF. The Fe and Fe - Nb alloy samples were made by using powder metallurgy techniques. It was found that a metal skin was produced on the surface of iron corrosion samples if the carbon content of the surface layer was lower than that of the core of the sample. The lower carbon …

Apparatus And Techniques For The Plane Wave Analysis Of Acoustic Filters, Victor Hugo Simon

Masters Theses

"This thesis describes a method for determining the reflection and transmission characteristics of acoustic filters under static (i.e. no flow) conditions. These characteristics are obtained by the combination of linear plane wave acoustic theory with a sequential experimental procedure. The experimental data necessary for the calculation of the reflection characteristics were obtained from measurements made on the inlet side of the filter with a standing wave tube apparatus. In order to calculate the transmission characteristics of the filter, the standing wave measurements were augmented with measurements taken on both the inlet and outlet side of the filter. This was accomplished …

Stratigraphy And Correlation Of Precambrian Volcanic Rocks, Eminence, Missouri, Henry Hugh Fisher

Masters Theses

"A portion of the Precambrian rocks located in the vicinity of Eminence, Missouri are studied and describes. These rocks are exposed as rhyolitic knobs protruding through hills of Ordovician sediments. The Precambrian rocks under study consist principally of rhyolite, with smaller amounts of tuff and creccis. The rhyolite is a potash rhyolite porphyry, both flow banded and unbanded, with phenocrysts of kaolinized orthoclase in a matrix of quartz and orthoclase. The tuffs contain devitrified glass shards and occasional ash balls such as those exhibited at Cott Mountain. A stratigraphic sequence was determined with the oldest rocks to the south at …

Investigation Of Free Convection Heat Transfer From An Inclined Flat Plate, Phairojna Sang-Urai

Masters Theses

"The experimental investigation was conducted to determine temperature distribution and convective heat transfer coefficients in terms of Nusselt number for an inclined heated flat plate in air. The heated surface of the aluminum flat plate was set facing upward and moved through seven positions from the vertical to the horizontal. The investigation shows that the local Nusselt number can be predicted by Kiekus's solution within 12 per cent for inclination angles from the vertical through 75° from the vertical. In the case of the vertical position, Eckert's solution gives a better prediction. For the horizontal position the results show good …

Application Of Approximate Transmission Matrices To Describe Transverse Beam Vibrations, Ranjit Kumar Roy

Masters Theses

"This paper is a report of an investigation of an approximate method for finding the principal mode frequency roots for beams in transverse vibration. The method utilizes approximate transmission matrices obtained by a power series expansion of the basic differential equation which governs the transmission matrix. Investigation has been carried out to examine the efficiency of the method in producing the first several normal mode frequency roots. This has been achieved by applying the method to several uniform and non-uniform beams and comparing the results with the exact solutions. The technique has further been applied to non-uniform beams of tapered …

Design, Construction, And Initial Experiments With High Hydrostatic Pressure Extrusion Device, Edward Moniz Jorge

Masters Theses

"The purpose of this study was to design and operate equipment with which the study of polymer extrusion would be possible at hydrostatic pressures up to 50,000 psi. By hydrostatic pressure is meant the pressure of the region of the extrudate. A study of the effects of back pressure on the extrusion of silicone gum was attempted--Abstract, Page ii.

The Incorporation Of Oxygen-18 Into Oxindole Acid By Cells Of Hygrophorous Conicus, William Green Allen

Masters Theses

"To understand the mechanism of a biological oxidation in which oxygen is incorporated into a substrate, it is necessary to determine the origin of the incorporated oxygen. The objective of this investigation was to determine the origin of the oxygen atom incorporated into indoleacetic acid (IAA) by the IAA oxidase of Hygrophorous conicus through the use of oxygen-18. To determine the source of the oxygen atom incorporated into IAA it is necessary to incubate H. conicus cells with tryptamine or IAA in the presence of ¹⁸O₂ and H₂¹⁶O in one case and ¹⁶O₂ and H₂¹⁸O in another. An examination of …

The Influence Of Several Factors On The Rate Of Secondary Compression Of Soil, William Joel Green

Masters Theses

"This research program has been undertaken to study the influence of load increment ratio, temperature, and sample thickness on Cα (rate of secondary consolidation) for a high organic content and low organic content soil. Consolidation equipment was designed to produce constant temperatures both above and below ambient, and to accommodate both 3/4 and 1 1/2 inch thick samples. Samples were molded into oedometer rings at the liquid limit. It was found that Cα was independent of the sample thickness and load increment ratio for both the high organic and low organic soils. The influence of temperature on Cα was found …

A Study Of A Lead Mining Waste Water Pollution Problem, William Earl Anderson Jr.

Masters Theses

"The waste water from the Fletcher Mine of the St. Joseph Lead Company was producing large algal growths in Bee Fork Creek. A field and laboratory study was conducted to determine the characteristics of the waste, find a method of determining the pollutional materials contained in the waste, study the undesirable algal growths, and develop and evaluate a practical, inexpensive, and effective pollution abatement method. Laboratory studies included analytical analysis of the waste, flotation reagent analysis, a microscopic study of the algal growths, algal growth studies, and heavy metal analysis of the algal growths. Field work comprised: a study of …

A Five Parameter Study Of Spherical Transient Waves In A Generalized Voigt Model, Liang-Juan Tsay

Doctoral Dissertations

"Transient spherical waves in a generalized Voigt model were investigated in this study. Both Laplace and fourier transform solutions of the spherical wave equation for a generalized Voigt model were obtained by means of the correspondence principle. Laplace transform solutions were inverted numerically into the domain for the study of the characteristics of the wave forms, and Fourier transform solutions were utilized for the analysis of frequency dependency attenuation in the models. Generalized Voigt models A and B in which a dashpot is connected in series with spring and dashpot components were unable to represent a solid which would simulate …

A.C. Hall Effect Measurements On Very High Resistivity Materials Exhibiting Electrode Polarization, James Dale Boyd

Doctoral Dissertations

"A variable frequency, a.c. Hall effect measurement technique has been designed for mobility studies in very high resistivity (>10⁹ ohm·cm) materials exhibiting electrode space charge polarization effects. It incorporates a neutralized input capacitance preamplifier detector which reduces the total input shunting capacitance, including the sample interelectrode capacitances, to a very low, definable value (<0.1 pf) and thereby provides very high and well defined a.c. detector input impedances (4 x 10⁹ and 7 x 10⁹ ohms at 600 and 200 Hz, respectively). Lumped parameter equivalent circuits have been defined to approximate the electrical behavior of sample materials in the measurement configuration. These equivalent circuits, together with independent measurements of the detector input and sample impedances, allow one to correct the detected Hall voltage and obtain the true value from which mobility data may be derived. The validity of these circuits has been established by independent a.c. and d.c. measurements on photoconductive CdS (dark resistivity >10¹⁰ ohm·cm) which exhibited maximum differences of less than 4%. The existing literature has been critically reviewed and the measurement criteria established by this study have been applied to resolve differences in reported data and to suggest improvements in the resolution of previously employed experimental …

Analysis Of The Traveling-Wave Transistor, Vernon Ray Stanley

Doctoral Dissertations

"Transmission lines containing independent and dependent distributed sources are considered and the transfer matrices of various active distributed lines are derived. A method is discussed by which a lossy line can be made lossless by the appropriate choice of distributed sources. A steady-state analysis of the uniform traveling wave transistor is given. Considering the device as an active four port network, the transfer matrix is found in closed form and the power gain, output voltage, and input impedance are found. A computer program is written and the frequency response is given for various values of line parameters and terminations. Finally, …