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A network design model for multi-zone truckload shipments
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)
Truckload shipments constitute a significant portion of the freight transportation industry. In recent years, truckload industry is facing a serious problem of high driver turn over rate. In this research, we present ...
The Soprants: conceptual and technical framework for a 3D interactive video game
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
This thesis covers the design of an interactive 3D video game with certain unique
features and demonstrates the design through a prototype implementation. Insect
characters are modeled after human characters and set in a ...
Measured and predicted rotordynamic coefficients and static performance of a rocker-pivot, tilt pad bearing in load-on-pad and load-between-pad configurations
(2009-06-02)
This thesis presents the static and dynamic performance data for a 5 pad tilting pad bearing in both the load-on-pad (LOP) and the load-between-pad (LBP) configurations over a variety of different loads and speeds. The ...
Effects of confinement on water structure and dynamics and on proton transport: a molecular simulation study
(2009-05-15)
Classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to study structural
and dynamic properties of water confined within graphite surfaces. The surfaces are
separated at distances varying between 7 and 14.5 Å and ...
Implementation of B-splines in a Conventional Finite Element Framework
(2010-01-16)
The use of B-spline interpolation functions in the finite element method (FEM)
is not a new subject. B-splines have been utilized in finite elements for many reasons. One reason is the higher continuity of derivatives and ...
Reproductive strategies of Weddell seals in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: relationship among vocalizations, behaviors, and social interactions
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
Phocid seals (true seals, Order Carnivora, Family Phocidae) use a diverse array
of breeding habitats and strategies, and produce many vocalizations. Therefore, phocids
are well suited as subjects for study of reproductive ...
The Relationship between Land Use and Temperature Change in Dallas County, Texas
(2010-10-12)
This study examines the relationship between land use and temperature change in Dallas County, TX. The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between temperature and land use and to identify the primary ...
Joint production and economic retention quantity decisions in capacitated production systems serving multiple market segments
(2009-05-15)
In this research, we consider production/inventory management decisions of a rmthat sells its product in two market segments during a nite planning horizon. In thebeginning of each period, the rm makes a decision on how ...
A study of bioaerosol sampling cyclones
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)
A wetted wall cyclone using an airblast atomizer upstream of the inlet was designed as an improvement of a wetted wall cyclone developed by White et al. in 1975, which uses liquid injection through a port on the wall of ...
A design approach to a risk review for fuel cell-based distributed cogeneration systems
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
A risk review of a fuel cell-based distributed co-generation (FC-Based DCG) system was conducted to identify and quantify the major technological system risks in a worst-case scenario. A risk review entails both a risk ...