Particle growth due to vapor scavenging was studied using both experimental and computational techniques. Vapor scavenging by particles is an important physical process in the atmosphere because it can result in changes ...

This work presents an error estimation framework for a mixed displacement-pressure finite element method for nearly incompressible elasticity that is based on variational multiscale concepts. The displacement field is ...

This dissertation presents stabilized mixed finite element formulations for non-Newtonian models for complex fluids. One class of non-Newtonian fluids is shear-rate dependent fluids that include nonlinear viscosity functions ...

Variations in travel time, distance, and speed are identified for four Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The unit of analysis consists of the journey-to-work for household heads. These variations are related to ...

Shear partition models of Einstein and Nelson-Smith were evaluated with the field data collected in this research. Einstein's method had an absolute average percent error of 11.3%, while the Nelson-Smith method had an ...

Wind and earthquakes are two of the major environmental forces acting on multistory buildings. Since current design practice often leads to slender and flexible buildings, the dynamic effects of the wind are of increasing ...

This study focused on evaluating performances of different video imaging systems, both commercially available and newly developed, for automating the determination of coarse aggregate (nominal size greater than 4.75 mm or ...