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Prediction of Damage Zone Growth in Composites Using Continuum Damage Mechanics
(2010-07-14)
The continuum damage mechanics (CDM) approach is widely used to model damage in polymer matrix composite materials which are represented using the homogenized properties of the fiber and matrix constituents. CDM simplifies ...
PREDICTING TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOR IN CARBONATE ACIDIZING TREATMENTS
(2010-01-16)
To increase the successful rate of acid stimulation, a method is required to
diagnose the effectiveness of stimulation which will help us to improve stimulation
design and decide whether future action, such as diversion, ...
The Effects of Volunteering on the Development of Place Attachment and Stewardship of Natural Places
(2010-01-16)
The purpose of this study was to explore how volunteers engaged in natural-area
based projects develop attachments to the resource and act as stewards for these
resources. The context of this study was the National Park ...
Electrical and Production Load Factors
(2010-07-14)
Load factors are an important simplification of electrical energy use data and depend on the ratio of average demand to peak demand. Based on operating hours of a facility they serve as an important benchmarking tool for ...
Rock-Around Orbits
(2010-07-14)
The ability to observe resident space objects (RSOs) is a necessary requirement
for space situational awareness. While objects in a Low-Earth Orbit are easily ob-
servable by ground-based sensors, diffculties arise when ...
Observational Learning of a Bimanual Coordination Task: Understanding Movement Feature Extraction, Model Performance Level, and Perspective Angle
(2010-07-14)
One experiment was adminstered to address three issues central to identifying the processes that underlie our ability to learn through observation. One objective of the study was to identify the movement features (relative ...
Developing and Testing a Trafficability Index for Planting Corn and Cotton in the Texas Blackland Prairie
(2010-07-14)
The Texas Blackland Prairie is one of the most productive agricultural regions in
Texas. This region provides a long growing season coupled with soils that have a high
water holding capacity. However, the soils also provide ...
The Legal-Military Dilemma in the Response to International Terrorism
(2010-07-14)
Historically, the US appears to have responded inconsistently to similar acts of
terrorism in two different ways, using either a law enforcement or military response.
These legal and military responses can be either ...
Using Mathematics Curriculum Based Measurement as an Indicator of Student Performance on State Standards
(2010-07-14)
Math skills are essential to daily life, impacting a person?s ability to function at
home, work, and in the community. Although reading has been the focus in recent years,
many students struggle in math. The inability to ...
Cationic Ruthenium Catalysts for Olefin Hydrovinylation
(2010-01-14)
Stereoselective carbon?carbon bond formation is one of the most important types
of bond construction in organic chemistry. A mild and acid free catalyst system for the
hydrovinylation reaction utilizing a cationic, ruthenium ...