Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Software application for emergency responders, SAFER 2.0, Saritha Reddy Potula
A model of stabilizer roll bearing for a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line, Vishnu V. Rachamalla
Thermal stress in concrete slabs under different constraints, Dhananjay Rao Hejamadi
Evaluation of current and early production electronically controlled heavy-duty diesel engine emissions based on fuel property differences, Varakala Shashidhar Reddy
Express risk assessment for the dispersion of aerosols in an urban environment using probabilistic implicit tracking, Steven Lee Rowan
Machine vision applications in UAVs for autonomous aerial refueling and runway detection, Larry W. Rowe II
Evaluation of sterling silver as a contacting material for the cathode chamber of the solid-oxide fuel cell, John Sakacsi
Composite suspension member analysis, Bruce M. Schlicker
A work-based window method for calculating in-use brake-specific oxides of nitrogen emissions of heavy -duty diesel engines, Benjamin C. Shade
Microstructure modeling and finite element analysis of particulate reinforced metal matrix composites, Praveen Shankaranarayana
Quantifying effects of vehicle weight and terrain on emissions, fuel economy, and engine behavior, Corey M. Strimer
Filter weighing procedure for 2007 and newer heavy duty diesel engines, Eric Taylor
Manufacturing, testing, and evaluation of structural products with recycled polymers, Santosh Amarnath Varthakavi
Addressing corner detection issues for machine vision based UAV aerial refueling, Soujanya Vendra
Hygrothermal effects on free vibration characteristics of rotating composite beams, Sandeep Vennam
Statistical estimation of strain energy release rate of delaminated composites, Rajesh Vijayaraghavan
Cycles and weight effects on emissions and development of predictive emissions models for heavy duty trucks, Kuntal A. Vora
A rotational arm connection point design for a C-130 aircraft standardized sensor platform, Kenneth A. Williams
Parametric sensitivity analysis of microscrews, Zachary F. Witzgall
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Estimation of image quality factors for face recognition, Akintunde A. Akinbola
Small particle separation in a circulating fluidized bed riser system, Robert R. Almond
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool for coal fines, I. Andrew Aurelio
Refinement of numerical models and parametric study of SOFC stack performance, Andrew C. Burt
Methods for creating a multi-axis polarizer for visible light attenuation by linear translation, Peter L. Donatelli
Effect of moisture and temperature on the mechanical properties of concrete, Brian Downie
Development of a transparent indenter measurement system and indentation analysis for material mechanical property evaluation, Chuanyu Feng
Experimental investigation of oscillatory heat release mechanisms and stability margin analysis in lean -premixed combustion, Don H. Ferguson
Development of a heavy duty diesel vehicle emissions inventory prediction methodology, Prakash Gajendran
The design of a rotor blade test facility, Jason W. Gill
Modeling and control of a small glass furnace, Andrea R. Holladay
Towards large eddy simulation of dispersed gas -liquid two-phase turbulent flows, Gusheng Hu
Design, construction and initial testing of experimental test package for convective spray cooling in terrestrial gravity conditions, Charles Andy Hunnell
Influence of a thermal denuder on diesel exhaust particle size distributions, Bobby John
Ozone forming potential of exhaust emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines, Ravi Kaklasaria
Forced vibration and hygrothermal analysis of composite laminated beams under the action of moving loads, Praveen Kumar Kavipurapu
Evaluating real-world idle emissions from heavy-duty diesel vehicles, ABM Siddiqur Rahman Khan
Methodology to determine post yield material mechanical properties from spherical indentation, Bharath Konda
Evaluation of surface mechanical properties of pot hardware materials in continuous galvanizing lines, Anand Krishnaswamy
Performance evaluation of dryer units used in diesel emission measurement systems, Muhammad Nadeem Laeeq
Critical issues for predicting worker exposure to gaseous contaminants in a wind tunnel, Jun Li
Fiber reinforced polymer composite decks for military applications, Srikanth Mantri
Thermal stresses in the superstructure of integral abutment bridges, Kevyn C. McBride
Measurement and evaluation of the performance of an integral abutment bridge deck, Kenneth McGowan
Recycling baler material properties for safer baler operation, Tracy A. Mick
Development of a vehicle road load model for ECU broadcast power verification in on-road emissions testing, Nathan A. Moynahan
Fatigue life prediction of GFRP composite material at coupon and component level, Praveenkumar Munagala
Electromagnetic nondestructive inspection of aircraft structures by using a magnetic flux leakage method, Iyad Mahmood Ali Muslih
Staten Island Ferry emissions reduction, John Nuszkowski
Investigation of relative humidity and induced-vortex effects on aircraft icing, Egemen O. Ogretim
Comparison of numerical simulation to existing experimental data involving downwash wake reduction for the V-22 Osprey, Brian O'Hara
The effect of adding multiple triangular vortex generators on the leading edge of a wing, Francisco Adolfo Pino Romainville
Flow system modeling with applications to fuel cell systems, Christian Edward Shaffer
Investigation of internal fluid pressure in cells, Jayendran Srinivasan
Finite-element modeling of a composite bridge deck, Suraj Suraj
Nitric oxide conversion in a spark-ignited natural gas engine, Matthew M. Swartz
Steady state thermal stress analyses of two-dimensional and three-dimensional solid oxide fuel cells, Srividya Valluru
Graphical user interface for three-dimensional FE modeling of composite steel bridges, Aditya Vuchi
The design, construction and "optimization" of a binder pitch refining unit, Kevin D. Whiteman
Development of an indentation method for material surface mechanical properties measurement, Ziheng Yao
Mesh generation for voxel -based objects, Hanzhou Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Manufacturing and evaluation of structural products with recycled polymers, Raghuram Phani Aditham
Influence of rearrangement of actin cytoskeleton on the overall material properties of ATDC5 cells during chondrogenesis, Madhavi V. S. Ayyalasomayajula
Particle breakage in sand blasting due to impact on ductile materials, Ravi Kishore Bandaru
Reduction of natural gas engine emissions using a novel aftertreatment system, Timothy S. Burlingame
Design of a rodent dynamometer, Angel M. Dorsch
Sensitivity analysis of the C-130 sensor deployment system arm using finite element methods, Lawrence Anthony Feragotti
Characterization of in-use emissions from marine engines, Sam George
Design and flight testing actuator failure accommodation controllers on WVU YF-22 research UAVs, Yu Gu
Effects of artificial neural network speed-based inputs on heavy-duty vehicle emissions prediction, Nastaran Hashemi
Comparison of partially decoupled and combined methods of path planning and task allocation, Jennifer Beth Hazelton
Finite element modeling of crack detection in aircraft structures using electrical current, Ramkumar Kumar Geetha
Finite element simulation of creep behavior in enhanced refractory material for glass furnace, Praveen Kumar Kuntamalla
Decentralized control for UAV path planning and task allocation, Matthew C. Lechliter
Parametric modeling and analysis of structural bonded joints, Sailaja Malladi
Analysis of composite moving beams using higher order shear deformation theory, Govindan Nagappan
Dynamic modal analysis and optimization of C-130 Project Oculus' mechanical arm/pod sensor deployment system using the finite element method, Adam C. Naternicola
Development of a test method to measure "in-use" emissions from stationary and portable diesel sources, Gurudutt A. Nayak
Failure mechanisms in impact erosion of ductile materials, Ramesh Padavala
Portable implementation of computer aided design environment for composite structures, Santosh Kumar Pagadala E.
Smoking and dose-dependent early effects of nicotine on bone mechanical properties and histology, Daniel Shaw Porter
Repeatability of on-road routes and a comparison of on-road routes to the federal test procedure, J. Axel Radermacher
Separation of small particles due to density differences in a CFB riser system, Jeremy L. Regester
Comparison of path-planning and search methods for cooperating unmanned aerial vehicles, Zachary Wilson Spritzer
Doppler global velocimetry measurements in a wing flow field with tip blowing, Andrew Douglas Starn
Effect of driving cycles on the particulate mass and number emissions from in-use heavy heavy-duty diesel vehicles, Sairam Thiagarajan
Linear engine development for series hybrid electric vehicles, Csaba Toth-Nagy
Honeycomb fiber-reinforced polymer sandwich composites for development of aquaculture raceway systems, Avinash Vantaram
Thermomechanical property evaluation of molybdenum alloys, Ashok Varadarajan
Finite element analysis of interaction between actin cytoskeleton and intracellular fluid in prechondrocytes and chondrocytes subjected to compressive loading, Sundar Viswanathan
Modeling and testing of stitched composite laminates for enhanced interlaminar strength, Janet M. Wood
Design of a standardized sensor platform for a C-130 aircraft, Zenovy S. Wowczuk
Analysis of multi-branch torsional vibration for design optimization, Yuwen Yao
Optical measurement of ash particle size and velocity in gas-solid flow, Ming Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Simulation of a vertical ground-coupled heat pump system with optimal ground loop design, Krishna C. Adivi
Locomotive emissions effects due to engine configuration, Nicholas P. Amandus
Real-time measurement of oxides of nitrogen from heavy-duty diesel engines, Aparna Aravelli
Analysis of a curved buoyant jet in an enclosure using LES, Allen E. Badeau Jr.
Modeling of an aluminum reduction cell for the development of a state estimator, Philip Biedler