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An Analysis Of A Cathode-Coupled Multivibrator, Fred T. Sinnott

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The purpose of this study is to develop an analysis for monostable cathode-coupled multivibrators and verify the analysis by experimental results.

Engineering Geology For Dams, Howard T. Bolton

Civil Engineering ETDs

No abstract provided.

A Plane Coordinate System For Bernalillo County, Karl V. Morin

Civil Engineering ETDs

The first purpose of this thesis is to frame an enabling act that could be submitted to legislature for adoption. Such an act would authorize the use of plane coordinate system, but not make it mandatory. Twenty-four states have passed laws establishing state coordinate systems.

A second purpose of this thesis is to provide practicing engineers with all the necessary information and explanatory material in one manuscript to permit them to apply the system to their work. An example is worked out in detail using local points known to local men and fully explained step by step.

In addition to …

Investigations In Prestressed Concrete Design, Anthony Radosevich

Civil Engineering ETDs

No abstract provided.

A Historical Study Of Flood Prior To 1892 In The Rio Grande Watershed, New Mexico, Rufus H. Carter

Civil Engineering ETDs

The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to collect as much recorded data as possible on the floods in the Rio Grande watershed in New Mexico prior to 1892, and second, to summarize that data with particular reference to hydrologic and economic facts that appear in the record.

An Analysis Of The Monostable Cathode-Coupled Multivibrator, Joseph C. Connell

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

II. PURPOSE OF THESIS

The foregoing comments pointed out the facts that: 1) little has been done to show the similarity between the multivibrator and the RC amplifier with degenerative feedback; 2) the existing treatment of the conditions under which a linear relationship between pulse duration and applied grid voltage will exist does not give results which are in very good agreement with the values used in a practical circuit.

It is the purpose of this study to fill in these gaps by showing that the equations resulting from an analysis of the cathode-coupled multivibrator are, in general, those of …

An Investigation Of The Water Supply Of The Laramie River Basin And Its Utilization, Omer D. Hall

Civil Engineering ETDs

Many plans have been proposed during the last quarter century for increasing the water supply available to the Laramie River Basin. It is the purpose of this thesis to consider physically possible plans for increasing the available water and to estimate the amount of this increase. The lining of canals on the Wheatland project is suggested and studied in detail.

A Proposed Traffic Interchange For The City Of El Paso, Paul C. Hassler

Civil Engineering ETDs

This survey was conducted at the request of the Traffic Division of the El Paso Police Department for the purpose of improving the supervision and administration of the department. The main conclusions, in addition to the recommendation of certain changes and expansions of the Police Department, was that the city hire a traffic engineer to unsnarl its traffic problems. At this writing preliminary steps have been taken in both directions by the commission.

An Experimental Method Of Predicting Strength Variations In Portland Cement, James H. Sprouse Jr.

Civil Engineering ETDs

It was the purpose of this study (1) to show the variations that may be expected in the strength characteristics of different shipments of Portland cement of the same brand from the same cement mill; (2) to show the variations in the strength characteristics of different brands of cement; and (3) to develop an accelerated strength test for Portland cement upon which the strength of the concrete made from the cement could be predicted.

An Investigation Of The Effect Of Feedback On Amplifier Figure Of Merit, John L. Crone

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

It was the purpose of this investigation to determine the effect of feedback on the figure of merit of (1) the resistance coupled amplifier; (2) the shunt peaked amplifier; and (3) the single tuned amplifier.

Development Of A Test For Rapid Determination Of Octane Ratings Of Gasolines, Charles B. Gangwer

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

For many years, the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of New Mexico has been interested in developing a more reliable and expedient method to determine octane readings of gasolines than the conventional CFR Motor Method of Test for Knock Characteristics of Motor Fuels. A summary of the development of the conventional CFR Test method and a brief discussion of the operational procedure of this method is necessary to better understand the need for a new fuel rating procedure. To further explain the disadvantages of the conventional test method, an introduction to the new test method to be developed will …

The Design, Construction, And Calibration Of A Stationary Wave Device For Determining Sound Absorption Coefficients Of Acoustic Materials, Douglas W. Ballard

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

The general scope of the thesis investigation is limited to the engineering design and construction of a stationary-wave device for the experimental determination of the sound absorption coefficients of various building materials, the calibration of the apparatus to give comparisons with results obtained in the more expensive reverberation method, and to attempt to correlate observed results with generally accepted acoustical standards.

Some Applications Of Geology To Civil Engineering With Special References To New Mexico And The Southwest, Eldred Ray Harrington

Civil Engineering ETDs

Civil Engineers are usually specialists in some branch of the great field. They often get so deep into the forest that nearby trees effectively obscure the forest as a whole. The same is true of the specialists in the numerous branches of the field of geology. The writer has a certain advantage in this study. Not only has he had approximately equal training in both fields but he has lived almost thirty years as an observer outside the "forest", taking occasional excursions into the thickets of the fields but never staying so long in any one of them that he …

Development Of Electro-Mechanical Equipment For The Measurement Of Knock Characteristics Of Gasolines, Rudolph W. Ebacher

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

It was considered by the writer that characteristics of oscilloscope wave forms representing the varying pressures taking place in the CFR engine cylinder might provide an index to octane ratings of gasoline. Obtaining pressure wave forms on the oscilloscope required some medium for providing an electrical signal in response to engine cylinder pressures. A quartz pressure element was considered as the item that could fulfill this requirement.

Methods Of Routing Floods Through Reservoirs, Rowland W. Fife

Civil Engineering ETDs

Flood routing through reservoirs serves several major functions. It makes possible the determination of the effect of a reservoir, whether constructed for flood control purposes alone or for other purposes, on historic or predicated future floods at the reservoir site. The effect at the dam site then provides a basis for calculating the effect downstream. It also aids in obtaining the proper manipulation of gated spillways on multiple purpose reservoirs to provide the most advantageous flood control on the stream and at the same time make the best use of the water for power, irrigation, or other purposes.

Correlation Of The Model And Prototype Tests Of The Conchas Dam Service Spillway And Stilling Basin, Geary W. Allen Jr.

Civil Engineering ETDs

Conchas Dam and Reservoir, one of the largest water resources projects in the Southwest, build under the supervision of Corps of Engineers, is located below the confluence of the Conchas River and South Canadian River, near Tucumcari, New Mexico. Although it is the source of water supply for the vast Tucumcari Irrigation Project of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, its main purpose is flood control. Conchas Dam exerts a tremendous influence on the economy of the northeastern portion of Texas. To a hydraulic engineer its large size and complex hydraulic features present a most challenging field for study and research

An Investigation Of The Comparative Effects Of Several Fill Materials On Heat Losses In The Ground From A Radiant Floor Panel, Peter H. Benedict

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

It was the purpose of this investigation to compare the amounts of heat lost into the ground and through the foundation walls of a small test cubicle heated by means of a radiant floor panel when the fill material under the floor slab consisted of either crushed stone, pumice aggregate, or dry-compacted soil.

Frequency Modulated Audio Oscillators, James L. Dossey

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

It was therefore the purpose of this study (1) to evaluate existing sub-channel oscillator circuits seeking first, to improve them; (2) to uncover new ideas, and to incorporate them into a frequency modulated audio oscillator that would satisfactorily fulfill the required specifications; (3) once such a circuit was found, to obtain such refinements as simplicity of alignment, interchangeability of tubes, better frequency stability by utilizing proper mechanical design, and smaller, cheaper parameters without sacrificing performance.

An Experimental Investigation Of The Te01 Electromagnetic Fields In Ridge Waveguide, George A. Arnot Jr

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The aim of this thesis is to arrive at the field distribution of the ridge waveguide for the TE₀₁ mode, either mathematically or experimentally, the latter proving to be the case. Under the heading of Theoretical Considerations the difficulties involved in obtaining a mathematical solution to the problem are presented. The experimental results then follow and in the Conclusions a comparison is made of the results obtained by other writers and the author's data.

A Sine-Wave Frequency Dividing Circuit, Louis L. Fisher

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The scope of this thesis was to investigate the stability, dividing range and some of the characteristics of a new type of sine-wave frequency divider.

A Theoretical And Experimental Analysis Of Delay Circuits, Shuh-Tuh Tsai

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

A delay circuit is a circuit which produces rectangular pulses of specified duration.

A rectangular pulse consists of three parts: first, a sudden rise of voltage; second, remaining a constant voltage during a certain time interval; and third, a sudden drop of voltage to its original value.

If the sudden rise of voltage at t, is produced by a certain sudden action of a circuit previous to the pulse circuit, the sudden drop of voltage at t₂ can cause another circuit to produce a sudden action. Thus, the second action is produced by the first action at a time …

An Experimental Investigation Of Multivibrators, Harry W. Gates

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

The object of this study is two-fold. The first part of the investigation is concerned with substantiating experimentally the mathematical analysis for the conventional multi-vibrator and to derive similar expressions for the grid return multi-vibrator. The second purpose of this investigation is to delve into several possible ways of improving the linearity and thereby the frequency division usefulness of the multi-vibrator.

A Study Of A Small Hydrofoil Boat With Airplane Type Controls, Allyn B. Hazard

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

The primary purpose of this study was to determine if the application of airplane type controls to the hydrofoil boat would produce a stable craft that would be safe to operate. The secondary purpose of this study was to determine if a human operator could respond to changes in the boat's attitude brought on by wave action or other factors in time to keep the craft running in a desirable operating condition. Finally, the commercial possibilities were to be determined by the performance of the prototype.

The Design, Construction, And Operation Of A Guarded Hot Box, Don Williams Jr.

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

The guarded hot box is a device for measuring the coefficient of heat transfer through typical wall sections, and, with some modifications, through insulations. In order to determine this coefficient, it is necessary to know the temperature difference across the wall and the quantity of heat flowing through a given area of the test sample when thermal equilibrium has been reached.

The Design And Control Of Hot Plant Mix Pavement, Thomas Gordon Brown

Civil Engineering ETDs

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Thermal Conductivity Of Pumice, Joseph Mack Ralls

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

For the past several years, the use of pumice as a light weight aggregate building material has been increasing. At first, it was used only in the construction of building blocks. Recently, however, monolithic pumice concrete homes has been constructed in several New Mexico housing projects. One of the larger of these has been completed at Sandia Base in Albuquerque while still another is contemplated for Los Alamos, New Mexico.

The Design And Construction Of An Air Conditioning Unit For Instructional Use, George Joseph Hildebrandt

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

The purpose of this paper is to present an air conditioning unit which was designed and constructed for instructional purposes. The unit, which has two parallel cooling coils so that both the methods of vapor and cold water refrigeration can be demonstrated either individually or simultaneously, consists of filters, cooling coils, humidifier or spray chamber, reheat coil, and fan.

Pulse Ratings And Thermal Characteristics Of Power Transistors, Christopher Jako

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Power transistors are used in switching circuits of various types. Their operation in these circuits can be considered as an essentially on-off operation. Designers working with these circuits found that the ratio of the on-time to the off-time is a critical factor in determining the average power that the transistor can dissipate without exceeding its inherent temperature limits.

An Investigation Of Soil-Cement For Use In A Parking Area, William Gus Koulas

Civil Engineering ETDs

The writer has confined his studies to the use of soil-cement for a parking area located at the State Fair Grounds in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This investigation was made with the expectation of using the existing soil with a minimum amount of cement as recommended for field use in the construction of soil-cement into a durable, serviceable and economical paved area.

An Inexpensive Method For Obtaining Heat Transfer Coefficients Of Southwest Building Material, Roy Elsworth Burris

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

The need for establishing heat transfer coefficients of all types of building materials is well known among heating engineers. Much work has been done on this subject; but as types of building material vary in different sections of the country and standard materials will vary according to the type of raw material and method of manufacture, actual conductivity texts have been performed upon only a portion of the materials now in use.