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Removel Of Polluntants From Aqueous Solution Via Graphene Oxide/Magnesium Oxide Nanocomposites, Mahdi Heidarizad
Removel Of Polluntants From Aqueous Solution Via Graphene Oxide/Magnesium Oxide Nanocomposites, Mahdi Heidarizad
Civil and Environmental Engineering Theses and Dissertations
In this study, a series of graphene oxide/magnesium oxide nanocomposites (GO/MgO NCs) were synthesized and applied for the removal of Methylene Blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. The prepared NCs were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The results showed that MgO particles were successfully layered on GO. The impacts of different experimental variables on the removal of MB including GO/MgO NCs dosage, pH, contact time, and initial MB concentration were investigated.
Thereafter, we investigate the mechanism and kinetics of ozonation processes in the presence of GO/MgO NCs as a catalyst …
Evaluation Of The Mechanisms And Effectiveness Of Nano-Hydroxides, Wood And Dairy Manure-Derived Biochars To Remove Fluoride And Heavy Metals From Water, Anna Rose Wallace, Wenjie Sun Dr, Chunming Su Dr
Evaluation Of The Mechanisms And Effectiveness Of Nano-Hydroxides, Wood And Dairy Manure-Derived Biochars To Remove Fluoride And Heavy Metals From Water, Anna Rose Wallace, Wenjie Sun Dr, Chunming Su Dr
Civil and Environmental Engineering Theses and Dissertations
The development of effective treatment processes for the removal contaminants, such as fluoride and heavy metals, from polluted water have been urgently needed due to serious environmental health and safety concerns. In this dissertation, a variety of materials including various (hydro)oxide nanomaterials, biochars and surface modified biochar were studied to evaluate their effectiveness and mechanism on removing fluoride or mixed heavy metals from water.
In the Chapter 2, this study investigated the adsorptive removal of fluoride from water using various (hydro)oxide nanomaterials, focusing on ferrihydrite, hydroxyapatite (HAP) and brucite, which have the potential to be used as sorbents for surface …
Failure Of High Strength Concrete Under Dynamic Uniaxial Compression, Colin Loeffler
Failure Of High Strength Concrete Under Dynamic Uniaxial Compression, Colin Loeffler
Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations
The failure strength of concrete materials has been widely shown to be dependent on experimental parameters such as specimen geometry and strain-rate. The effects of specimen geometry have been shown both theoretically and experimentally to be a result of the quasi-brittle nature of concrete. While the failure strength of concrete has been widely reported to increase significantly when deformed at high strain-rates, the physical mechanisms driving this phenomenon remain the source of debate amongst researchers. This means that constitutive models designed to predict this rate dependent behavior are not based on the real physical mechanisms that drive this behavior but …
Technology-Dependent Quantum Logic Synthesis And Compilation, Kaitlin Smith
Technology-Dependent Quantum Logic Synthesis And Compilation, Kaitlin Smith
Electrical Engineering Theses and Dissertations
The models and rules of quantum computation and quantum information processing (QIP) differ greatly from those that govern classical computation, and these differences have caused the implementation of quantum processing devices with a variety of new technologies. Many platforms have been developed in parallel, but at the time of writing, one method of quantum computing has not shown to be superior to the rest. Because of the variation that exists between quantum platforms, even between those of the same technology, there must be a way to automatically synthesize technology-independent quantum designs into forms that are capable of physical realization on …
Reducing The Production Cost Of Semiconductor Chips Using (Parallel And Concurrent) Testing And Real-Time Monitoring, Qutaiba Khasawneh
Reducing The Production Cost Of Semiconductor Chips Using (Parallel And Concurrent) Testing And Real-Time Monitoring, Qutaiba Khasawneh
Electrical Engineering Theses and Dissertations
Consumer electronics changed the semiconductor industry by developing many new challenges for consumer products. One of the main challenges in the consumer product is that it propelled the volume of production to massive production, e.g. hundreds of millions of cell phones are produced yearly. Combined with the overproduction of consumer products, price pressure is another challenge for consumer products. Many of the new techniques used in the design and fabrication enabled the integration of more devices in the same chips. This reduced the cost of the chips, lowered the power consumption, increased the circuit operation speed, enabled more reliable implementation, …
Resource Allocation And Task Scheduling Optimization In Cloud-Based Content Delivery Networks With Edge Computing, Yang Peng
Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations
The extensive growth in adoption of mobile devices pushes global Internet protocol (IP) traffic to grow and content delivery network (CDN) will carry 72 percent of total Internet traffic by 2022, up from 56 percent in 2017. In this praxis, Interconnected Cache Edge (ICE) based on different public cloud infrastructures with multiple edge computing sites is considered to help CDN service providers (SPs) to maximize their operational profit. The problem of resource allocation and performance optimization is studied in order to maximize the cache hit ratio with available CDN capacity.
The considered problem is formulated as a multi-stage stochastic linear …
Graphene-Based Water Desalination Using Atomistic Simulations, Thanh Chinh Nguyen
Graphene-Based Water Desalination Using Atomistic Simulations, Thanh Chinh Nguyen
Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations
My research focused on investigating saltwater transport through nanoporous graphene membranes using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Particularly, in this dissertation, we focused on pressure-driven flows of salt water through uncharged and charged nanoporous graphene membranes for water desalination applications. In the first study, desalination performance of uncharged single-layer nanoporous graphene membranes was observed based on volumetric flow rate, required pressure drop, and salt rejection efficiency. A functional relationship between the volumetric flow rate, pressure drop, pore diameter, and the dynamic viscosity of saltwater was also examined. In further studies, transport of salt ions through positively and negatively charged single-layer nanoporous …
Generalized Relay Network Design And Collaborative Dispatching In Truckload Transportation, Amin Ziaeifar
Generalized Relay Network Design And Collaborative Dispatching In Truckload Transportation, Amin Ziaeifar
Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations
The truckload industry faces a serious problem of high driver shortage and turnover rate which is typically around 100\%. Among the major causes of this problem are extended on-the-road times where drivers handle several truckload pickup and deliveries successively; non-regular schedules and get-home rates; and low utilization of drivers dedicated time. These are by-and-large consequences of the driver-to-load dispatching method, which is based on point-to-point dispatching or direct shipment from origin-to-destination, commonly employed in the industry. In this dissertation, we consider an alternative dispatching method that necessitates careful design of an underlying network. In this scheme, a truckload on its …
Feedback Mechanisms For Centralized And Distributed Mobile Systems, Yan Shi
Feedback Mechanisms For Centralized And Distributed Mobile Systems, Yan Shi
Electrical Engineering Theses and Dissertations
The wireless communication market is expected to witness considerable growth in the immediate future due to increasing smart device usage to access real-time data. Mobile devices become the predominant method of Internet access via cellular networks (4G/5G) and the onset of virtual reality (VR), ushering in the wide deployment of multiple bands, ranging from TVWhite Spaces to cellular/WiFi bands and on to mmWave. Multi-antenna techniques have been considered to be promising approaches in telecommunication to optimize the utilization of radio spectrum and minimize the cost of system construction. The performance of multiple antenna technology depends on the utilization of radio …
Development Of A Robotized Laser Directed Energy Deposition System And Process Challenges, Meysam Akbari
Development Of A Robotized Laser Directed Energy Deposition System And Process Challenges, Meysam Akbari
Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is a disruptive technology, enabling fabrication of complex and near net shaped parts by adding material in a layer-wise fashion. It offers reduced lead production time, decreased buy-to-fly ratio, and repair and remanufacturing of high value components. AM processes are finding applications in many industrial sectors such as aerospace, automotive, biomedical and mold tooling. However, beside tremendous advantages of AM, there are still some challenges that prevent the adoption of this technology into high standard applications. Anisotropy and inhomogeneity in mechanical properties of the as-built parts and existence of pores and lack-of-fusion defects are considered as …
Big-Data Talent Analytics In The Public Sector: A Promotion And Firing Model Of Employees At Federal Agencies, Rabih Neouchi
Big-Data Talent Analytics In The Public Sector: A Promotion And Firing Model Of Employees At Federal Agencies, Rabih Neouchi
Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations
Talent analytics is a relatively new area of focus to researchers working in analytics and data science. Talent Analytics has the potential to help companies make many informed critical decisions around talent acquisition, promotion and retention. This work investigates data science to predict “shiny star” employees in the U.S. public sector, defined as top-notch performers over the years of a given time span. Its scope falls within talent analytics, also called people analytics, a relatively new research area.
We clean a data set made available by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and present two models to predict the …
Leveraging Geographical And Spectral Information For Efficient Cellular Systems, Matthew Tonnemacher
Leveraging Geographical And Spectral Information For Efficient Cellular Systems, Matthew Tonnemacher
Electrical Engineering Theses and Dissertations
With the unprecedented increase in mobile data demand and limited usable spectrum to provide for it, a paradigm shift towards spectrum sharing is a promising solution. However, there are many challenges that limit current spectrum sharing practices. One challenge is that proper spectrum sharing requires engaging devices to have an understanding of the impact they have on the ecosystem while transmitting in terms of spacial interference footprint and the implications to devices in their interference range. Another is that operators, especially licensed ones, have strict quality of service requirements for their subscribers, discouraging them from allowing unlicensed access of their …
Extreme-Point Tabu Search Heuristics For Fixed-Charge Generalized Network Problems, Angelika Leskovskaya
Extreme-Point Tabu Search Heuristics For Fixed-Charge Generalized Network Problems, Angelika Leskovskaya
Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations
While researchers have studied generalized network flow problems extensively, the powerful addition of fixed charges on arcs has received scant attention. This work describes network-simplex-based algorithms that efficiently exploit the quasi-tree basis structure of the problem relaxations, proposes heuristics that utilize a candidate list, a tabu search with short and intermediate term memories to do the local search, a diversification approach to solve fixed-charge transportation problems, as well as a dynamic linearization of objective function extension for the transshipment fixed-charge generalized problems. Computational testings for both heuristics demonstrate their effectiveness in terms of speed and quality of solutions to these …
Investigation Of The Electrode Polarization Effect For Biosensor Applications, Anil Koklu
Investigation Of The Electrode Polarization Effect For Biosensor Applications, Anil Koklu
Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations
My research focuses on electrokinetic transport. Particularly, in this dissertation, we focus on fabrication and testing of micro electrodes with nanostructured surfaces to minimize the electrode polarization (EP) effects for biosensor applications. In the first study, electrochemical deposition of gold nanoparticles on to planar gold electrodes was used to generate rough surfaces. Dendritic nanostructures that reduced EP up to two orders of magnitude was obtained by optimizing the deposition conditions. These structures also enhanced dielectrophoresis (DEP) response of our bio-chips, making them usable in physiological buffers. In further studies we discovered a universal scaling of EP in the frequency domain, …
Investigation Of Fundamental Principles Of Rigid Body Impact Mechanics, Khalid Alluhydan
Investigation Of Fundamental Principles Of Rigid Body Impact Mechanics, Khalid Alluhydan
Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations
In impact mechanics, the collision between two or more bodies is a common, yet a very challenging problem. Producing analytical solutions that can predict the post-collision motion of the colliding bodies require consistent modeling of the dynamics of the colliding bodies. This dissertation presents a new method for solving the two and multibody impact problems that can be used to predict the post-collision motion of the colliding bodies. Also, we solve the rigid body collision problem of planar kinematic chains with multiple contacts with external surfaces.
In the first part of this dissertation, we study planar collisions of Balls and …
Impedance-Based Microfluidic Platform For Quantitative Biology, Amin Mansoorifar
Impedance-Based Microfluidic Platform For Quantitative Biology, Amin Mansoorifar
Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations
Dielectric properties of biological cells are functions of cellular structure, content, state, and phenotype. Dielectric spectroscopy (DS) is a nondestructive method to characterize dielectric properties by measuring impedance data over a frequency range. This method has been widely used for various applications such as counting, sizing, and monitoring biological cells and particles. Recently, this method has been suggested to be utilized in various stages of the drug discovery process due to its low sample consumption and fast analysis time.
In this thesis, we have developed a lab-on-a-chip device that uses an electro-activated microwells array for capturing, making DS measurements on, …
Long Term Software Quality And Reliability Assurance In A Small Company, Eric Abuta
Long Term Software Quality And Reliability Assurance In A Small Company, Eric Abuta
Computer Science and Engineering Theses and Dissertations
Demonstrating software reliability across multiple software releases has become essential in making informed decisions of upgrading software releases without impacting significantly end users' characterized processes and software quality standards. Standard defect and workload data normally collected in a typical small software development organization can be used for this purpose. Objective of this study was to demonstrate how to measure software reliability in multiple releases and whether continuous defect fixes and code upgrades increased software reliability. This study looked at techniques such as trend test that evaluated software system's overall trend and stability, input domain reliability models (IDRM) that assessed system's …
Design And Control Of Fiber Encapsulation Additive Manufacturing, Matt Saari
Design And Control Of Fiber Encapsulation Additive Manufacturing, Matt Saari
Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations
This work presents the design, development, and analysis of the Fiber Encapsulation Additive Manufacturing (FEAM) system developed at the Laboratory for Additive Manufacturing Robotics \& Automation at the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University. The innovation introduced by FEAM is the ability to insert a continuous fiber of different material into the flowing extrudate. Correctly positioning the fiber feed inside the extrudate while turning the fiber in arbitrary directions is a critical aspect of the technology. This will allow for the full exploitation of the capabilities of the FEAM technology to produce robotic components that actuate and sense. …
Operation And Planning Of Data Centers In Electricity Networks, Ali Vafamehr
Operation And Planning Of Data Centers In Electricity Networks, Ali Vafamehr
Electrical Engineering Theses and Dissertations
Cloud computing provides unique opportunities for the various sectors of the economy such as the automotive industry, education, finance, and governmental entities. In-house IT infrastructures vary in quality and can often be outdated and ineffective. As an alternative, cloud computing is a popular IT model which allows various businesses to “outsource” the IT infrastructure to a more efficient model. Businesses are opting to use cloud computing in order to eliminate the capital expenses of traditional IT systems and reduce the around-the-clock expert manpower required to operate on-site IT infrastructures. Relying on cloud services gives businesses the flexibility to access a …
Wireless Channel Characterization Based On Crowdsourced Data And Geographical Features, Rita Enami
Wireless Channel Characterization Based On Crowdsourced Data And Geographical Features, Rita Enami
Electrical Engineering Theses and Dissertations
To design and plan wireless communication systems, an accurate propagation estimate is required of a deployment region. Propagation prediction models consist of two types of fading: large-scale and small-scale fading. With large-scale fading, the path loss information is crucial for cell planning, coverage estimation, and optimization. With small-scale fading, the statistical fluctuation on the local variations of the average signal level can have a dramatic effect on protocol decisions and resulting performance. To obtain accurate estimates of both types of fading, typically field measurements are needed that use drive testing, which is expensive in terms of time and cost. Recently, …
Equilibrium-Based Workload Balancing For Robust Emergency Response Operations In Metropolitan Areas, Parya Roustaee
Equilibrium-Based Workload Balancing For Robust Emergency Response Operations In Metropolitan Areas, Parya Roustaee
Civil and Environmental Engineering Theses and Dissertations
This thesis presents an equilibrium-based modeling framework for emergency response (ER) workload balancing to achieve robust operation in large-scale metropolitan areas. The problem is formulated as a non-linear mathematical program (NLP), which determines the optimal workload cutoff for each ER station such that the weighted sum of the area-wide expected response time and its variation are minimized. The concept of Marginal Cost of Uncertainty (MCU) is introduced to measure the impact of a station’s workload increase on the area-wide service performance. The solution of the NLP is proved to be equivalent to a state of equilibrium in which all stations …
Hybrid Laser/Arc Welding Of Difficult-To-Weld Thick Steel Plates In Different Joint Configurations: Issues And Resolutions, Nima Yazdian
Hybrid Laser/Arc Welding Of Difficult-To-Weld Thick Steel Plates In Different Joint Configurations: Issues And Resolutions, Nima Yazdian
Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations
Difficult-to-weld steels are ferrous alloys that are characterized by a low thermal conductivity, and large thermal expansion coefficient. These intrinsic features contribute to a high level of distortion and cracking susceptibility during joining of these types of steels. In an effort to address the issues associated with difficult-to-weld steels, highly concentrated beam spots like electron and laser beam welding were developed. Usage of tightly focused heat sources have been accompanied by several challenges. An extremely precise fit-up requirement was considered as the most significant issue corresponding to application of either laser or electron beam. Recently, it was found that the …
Analytical And Experimental Study Of Laser Cladding Of Ni/Wc Metal Matrix Powders Reinforced With Rare Earth Elements Using A High Power Direct Diode Laser, Mohammed Sayeed
Mechanical Engineering Research Theses and Dissertations
The corrosion and wear are major limiting factors for steel in the harsh environments and can be controlled by depositing protective passive coatings. Nickel based alloy cladding of steel offers a solution by enabling better corrosion and wear resistance, and high bonding strength. The laser surface cladding of steel was conducted using a high power direct diode laser. Layers of tungsten carbide in Ni (40%Ni-60%WC) combined with 1% and 2% Lanthanum Oxide (La2O3) and Cerium Oxide (CeO2) were deposited on ASTM A36 steel substrate. The X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were employed to …
Geo-Spatial Mapping As A Catalyst For Creative And Engaged Design In Engineering Education, Jessie Zarazaga
Geo-Spatial Mapping As A Catalyst For Creative And Engaged Design In Engineering Education, Jessie Zarazaga
Multidisciplinary Studies Theses and Dissertations
Exploiting the technology of geo-spatial mapping student designers can develop deep understandings of the rich and layered data of a spatial context, a situational understanding essential to responsible civic design. However the actions inherent in the construction of spatial data armatures can simultaneously be harnessed as creative strategies, in which mapping processes become the context for generative spatial play. The ambition of this study is to propose efficient pedagogic structures to help prepare civil and environmental student engineers to be not only strong participants, but leaders, in the design of the built environment. The interpretation of site data, mapped as …
Behavior Of Geothermal Energy Piles Embedded In Rock, Ehab Sabi
Behavior Of Geothermal Energy Piles Embedded In Rock, Ehab Sabi
Civil and Environmental Engineering Theses and Dissertations
Geothermal energy piles are categorized as closed systems. Energy piles are a relatively new technology which couples the structural role of traditional pile foundations to that of heat exchangers to fulfill the required energy demand of buildings and infrastructures. These foundations are equipped with pipes embedded in the concrete forming the pile. While connected to a heat pump, the fluid circulating inside these pipes provides the exchange of heat with the ground for heating and cooling purposes. As the undisturbed temperature at the shallower depths of the ground stays comparatively constant the whole year, being warmer than the surrounding temperature …
A Grammar Based Approach To Distributed Systems Fault Diagnosis Using Log Files, Stephen Hanka
A Grammar Based Approach To Distributed Systems Fault Diagnosis Using Log Files, Stephen Hanka
Computer Science and Engineering Theses and Dissertations
Diagnosing and correcting failures in complex, distributed systems is difficult. In a network of perhaps dozens of nodes, each of which is executing dozens of interacting applications, sometimes from different suppliers or vendors, finding the source of a system failure is a confusing, tedious piece of detective work. The person assigned this task must trace the failing command, event, or operation through the network components and find a deviation from the correct, desired interaction sequence. After a deviation is identified, the failing applications must be found, and the fault or faults traced to the incorrect source code.
Often the primary …