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Fundamental relationships of crack formation in expansive clay soils
(1994)
The cracks which form in expansive clay soils during desiccation, due to their unique swelling and shrinking property, greatly influences agricultural and geotechnical processes, such as water infiltration, solute movement, ...
A comparison between close-range computer mono-photogrammetry techniques for historical building documentation
(1994)
The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of documentation drawings produced by four computer close-range mono-photogrammetric techniques with that produced by hand measurements. It was hypothesized that there ...
A new approach for resolving certain linear optimization problems using separation theory
(1994)
This dissertation poses fundamentally new results based on separation theory to resolve a number of issues in linear optimization. First, redundancies present in a collection of linear inequalities are characterized, and ...
Reaction and EPR spectra of "MCl4.2PR3" (M=V, Nb, Ta) compounds and study of some amidato-bridged dirhenium compounds
(1994)
The reaction solution of triethylphosphine with MCl4 (M = V, Nb, Ta) has been reported to show electron paramagnetic resonance signals at both room temperature and low temperature. The axial behavior of the low temperature ...
Landscape study of bark beetle herbivory and the lightning disturbance regime
(1994)
The goal of the research described by this dissertation was to examine characteristics of the lightning disturbance regime in relation to herbivory by pine bark beetles. The first of two data sets consisted of five years ...
An impractical sort of officer : the army career of Arthur L. Wagoner, 1875-1905
(1994)
Arthur L. Wagner (1853-1905, USMA 1875) was an important and very influential officer in the army of his day. Through a number of propitious assignments and untiring personal commitment, Wagner became the unrivaled military ...
Body fat as a marker for cardiovascular risk factors, health insurance claims, and sick leave costs
(1994)
This study compared the combined costs of health insurance claims and sick leave for employees of Texas A&M University (n=413) with lower versus higher body fat. Higher body fat was associated with nearly a doubling of the ...
Dietary manipulation of lipid deposition and cold tolerance in juvenile red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus
(1994)
Two concerns of aquaculturists who produce red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, are excessive lipid deposition and the susceptibility of this species to cold kill in outdoor ponds during severe winters. Alteration of lipid ...
Design optimization of energy conserving building envelopes
(1994)
The aim o f this dissertation is to present the framework, development, validation, and implementation o f a reliable thermal optimization model for the design o f the physical components o f buildings. The research was ...
The effect of temperature and pressure on laboratory oxidized asphalt films with comparison to field aging
(1994)
Two aging models, the asphalt-aging model and the highway-pavement aging model, are developed to describe oxidative aging in asphalt. The first model is based on first principles accounting for carbonyl formation and ...