Browsing by Subject "dissipation"
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(American Geophysical Union, 2003-12-04)In this study, it is hypothesized that (1) the spatial variation of the stream power of a channel for a given discharge is accomplished by the spatial variation in channel form (flow depth and channel width) and hydraulic ...
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(Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1971)
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(2009-05-15)This thesis studies the mechanics which can be associated with asphalt concrete compaction and develops continuum models in a general thermo-mechanical setting which can be used in future work to corroborate experimental ...
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(2009-05-15)The aim of this work is to demonstrate a Helmholtz potential based approach for the development of the constitutive equations for a shape memory polymer undergoing a thermomechanical cycle. The approach is motivated by the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)This thesis deals with a systematic procedure for the derivation of exact expression for the frequency equation of composite beams undergoing forced vibration with damping. The governing differential equations of motion ...