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Fontes, Raphael Siqueira. "Comp?sito Polim?rico H?brido: Comportamento Mec?nico, Descotinuidade Geom?trica e Resist?ncia Residual." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2013. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/15693.

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The growing demand in the use of hybrid composite materials makes it essential a better understanding of their behavior face of various design conditions, such as the presence of geometric discontinuities in the cross section of structural elements. This way, the purpose of this dissertation is a study of the mechanical response (strength and stiffness), modes (characteristics) of fracture and Residual Strength of an hybrid polymeric composite with and without a geometric discontinuity in its longitudinal section (with a reduction in the cross section) loaded by uniaxial tension. This geometric discontinuity is characterized by central holes of different diameters. The hybrid composite was fabricated as laminate (plate) and consisting of ortho-tereftalic polyester matrix reinforced by 04 outer layers of Jute fibers bidirectional fabrics and 01 central layer of E-glass bidirectional fabric. The laminate was industrially manufactured (Tecniplas Nordeste Ind?stria e Com?rcio Ltda.), obtained by the hand lay-up technique. Initially, a study of the volumetric density of the laminate was made in order to verify its use in lightweight structures. Also were performed comparative studies on the mechanical properties and fracture modes under the conditions of the specimens without the central hole and with the different holes. For evaluating the possible influence of the holes in the structural stability of the laminate, the Residual Strength of the composite was determined for each case of variation in hole diameter. As a complementary study, analyses of the macroscopic final fracture characteristic of the laminates were developed. The presence of the central hole of any sizes, negatively changed the ultimate tensile strength. Regarding the elastic modulus, moreover, the difference found between the specimens was within the range of tests displacement, showing the laminate stability related to the stiffness
A crescente demanda na utiliza??o dos materiais comp?sitos h?bridos torna imprescind?vel uma melhor compreens?o do seu comportamento frente ?s mais diversas condi??es de projeto, como a presen?a de descontinuidades geom?tricas nos elementos estruturais. Nesse sentido, a proposta desta disserta??o ? um estudo envolvendo a resposta mec?nica (resist?ncia e rigidez), os modos (caracter?sticas) da fratura e Resist?ncia Residual de um laminado comp?sito h?brido de matriz polim?rica com e sem presen?a de descontinuidade geom?trica em sua se??o longitudinal (com redu??o da se??o transversal), sob a a??o de tra??o uniaxial. Essa descontinuidade geom?trica ? caracterizada por furos centrais de diferentes di?metros. O laminado comp?sito h?brido foi confeccionado na forma de placa e composto por matriz poli?ster orto-tereft?lica refor?ada por 04 camadas externas de tecidos bidirecionais de fibras de juta e 01 camada central de tecidos bidirecionais de fibras de vidro-E. O laminado foi fabricado industrialmente (Tecniplas Nordeste Ind?stria e Com?rcio Ltda.), obtido atrav?s do processo de lamina??o manual (hand lay-up). Inicialmente, foi feito um estudo da densidade volum?trica do laminado, de modo a comprovar sua aplica??o em estruturas leves. Foram realizados estudos comparativos entre as propriedades mec?nicas nas condi??es dos corpos de prova sem o furo e com os diferentes di?metros do furo. Para a avalia??o de poss?vel influ?ncia da presen?a dos furos centrais na estabilidade estrutural do laminado, a Resist?ncia Residual foi determinada para cada caso de varia??o do di?metro do furo. Como estudo complementar, an?lises macrosc?picas da caracter?stica de fratura final dos laminados foram desenvolvidas. A presen?a do furo central, independente do di?metro, influiu de forma danosa, principalmente na resist?ncia ?ltima ? tra??o. Quanto ao m?dulo de elasticidade, por outro lado, a diferen?a encontrada entre os corpos de prova apresentou-se dentro da faixa da dispers?o dos ensaios, mostrando estabilidade com rela??o ? rigidez do laminado
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Wong, Chiu-sheung Simon. "Provision of district and local open space in urban area : a case study of Hunghom /." [Hong Kong] : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B14803161.

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SANTOS, ANDERSON RAPELLO DOS. "COLLAPSE ANALYSIS OF SCREENS USED IN OPEN HOLE COMPLETION." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2007. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=11036@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
A produção de petróleo em alta vazão a partir de reservatórios formados por arenitos friáveis requer a instalação de sistemas de contenção de sólidos para preservar equipamentos de superfície e subsuperfície. Os projetos de explotação para campos constituídos por estes reservatórios têm na completação uma etapa fundamental na construção do poço. Dentre as diversas operações de completação, a instalação de sistemas de contenção de sólidos é uma das mais complexas e envolve uma ampla gama de recursos humanos e financeiros. A alteração no estado de tensões atuante sobre a formação é uma das principais fontes de carregamento dos sistemas de contenção mecânica de sólidos instalados em poços horizontais. O objetivo deste trabalho é desenvolver um modelo para avaliação do desempenho de sistemas de contenção de sólidos do tipo gravel pack quando submetidos aos esforços relacionados ao comportamento geomecânico das formações produtoras e a variação de pressões durante a vida produtiva de um poço de petróleo, permitindo a otimização de projetos destes sistemas sob a ótica da resistência ao colapso das telas. O carregamento imposto sobre estes sistemas é avaliado através da implementação do modelo de Mohr Coulomb solucionado numericamente através do método de elementos finitos (MEF). O programa comercial ABAQUS™ é utilizado em função da sua flexibilidade para solução de modelos não-lineares. Foram analisados sistemas de contenção de areia com os conjuntos de telas tipicamente utilizados na indústria de petróleo. Em nenhum cenário analisado foram verificados indícios de colapso dos tubos indicando a possibilidade de redução da sua resistência mecânica.
Global increase in energy demand and the lack of opportunities on shore or in shallow waters are driving production of hydrocarbons towards deep and ultra deepwater basins, where reservoirs are usually formed by weak and unconsolidated sandstones that require sand control methods to prevent damage in surface and subsurface equipments. Guidelines to select sand control systems are primarily based on sand exclusion, seeking to optimize balance between oil rate and fines production. Another aspect, often overlooked, is collapse strength of the system formed by the sand control equipment and the formation itself, subjected to mechanical loadings that change during life of the well. This contribution presents a method to evaluate collapse strength of sand control systems taking into account mechanical interaction between the formation and sand control screens. Elastoplastic models are used to represent granular materials. Three sand control systems were studied: gravel pack with premium screens, stand alone premium screens and pre-packed screens. A model to describe contact between granular materials (gravel and formation) and soil-pipe interaction is proposed. Results demonstrate that perforated base pipes used in premium screens may be oversized for applications under regular operating conditions.
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Renner, William 1966. "The open learning initiative : a critical analysis of change in Australian higher education, 1990-1997." Monash University, School of Political and Social Inquiry, 2003. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/9353.

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Stone, Daniel Paul. "The influence of ply orientation on the open-hole tension strength of composite laminates." Online access for everyone, 2008. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2008/d_stone_042208.pdf.

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Nixon-Pearson, Oliver James. "An investigation into the fatigue damage development in open- and bolted-hole composite laminates." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.652047.

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There is a significant amount of work in the open literature regarding final failure of notched composite laminates, however there has been rather less characterisation of sub-critical damage prior to final failure, particularly under fatigue loading conditions_ A previous investigation into the static tensile strengths of scaled open-hole specimens showed three distinct failure modes which were either matrix- or fibre-dominated. Three open-hole specimen configurations which exhibited clear examples of these failure modes were chosen for the fatigue investigation. The primary objective of this thesis was to introduce a detailed experimental investigation into the sub-critical damage prior to specimen failure by interrupting fatigue tests part way through the decrease in stiffness with increasing number of cycles. X-ray computed tomography (CT) was carried out for the interrupted test specimens in order to establish the damage development. In some cases a different failure mode is observed under fatigue loading to the quasi-static cases. It is shown how the role of delamination is critical in fatigue even when it may not dominate in quasi-static tests. Cohesive element models in finite element analysis have been shown to be effective at predicting delamination failure, including fatigue formulations. These have largely been applied to simple configurations such as the Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) specimen. The University of Bristol fatigue cohesive formulation has been applied to models of the open-hole tests to predict the damage seen in interrupted fatigue test specimens. This is the first such application of fatigue cohesive element models to complex cases involving matrix cracks, delaminations and their interactions.
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Kelly, Bernard A. "Where are you? A short retreat for men and women in hiding : A few steps into the open with Francis Libermann." Congregation of the Holy Ghost, 2005. http://digital.library.duq.edu/u?/spiritanbook,131.

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Kim, Chol-Ho. "Five Seasons: A composition for flutist and percussionist." Thesis, view full-text document. Access restricted to the University of North Texas campus, 2001. http://www.library.unt.edu/theses/open/20012/kim%5Fchol-ho/index.htm.

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For flutist (flute, alto flute, piccolo and bass flute) and percussionist performing vibraphone, xylophone, woodblock, glockenspiel and marimba. Includes analysis by composer (p. i-xxxiii). Score includes performance notes. Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxiii).
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Alcaraz, Barrera Rafael. "Topological and symbolic dynamics of the doubling map with a hole." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2014. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/topological-and-symbolic-dynamics-of-the-doubling-map-with-a-hole(b6f17b43-5285-4e35-883a-baf4708993bc).html.

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This work motivates the study of open dynamical systems corresponding to the doubling map. In particular, the dynamical properties of the attractor of the doubling map when a symmetric, centred open interval is removed are studied. Using the arithmetical properties of the binary expansion of the points on the boundary of the removed interval, we study properties such as topological transitivity, the specification property and intrinsic ergodicity. The properties of the function that associates to each hole $(a,b)$ the topological entropy of the attractor of the considered dynamical system are also shown. For these purposes, a subshift corresponding to an element of the lexicographic world is associated to each attractor and the mentioned properties are studied symbolically.
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Cole, Andrew M. Lieutenant Commander. "Automated open circuit scuba diver detection with low cost passive sonar and machine learning." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122269.

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Thesis: S.M., Joint Program in Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2019
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This thesis evaluates automated open-circuit scuba diver detection using low-cost passive sonar and machine learning. Previous automated passive sonar scuba diver detection systems required matching the frequency of diver breathing transients to that of an assumed diver breathing frequency. Earlier work required prior knowledge of both the number of divers and their breathing rate. Here an image processing approach is used for automated diver detection by implementing a deep convolutional neural network. Image processing was chosen because it is a proven method for sonar classification by trained human operators. The system described here is able to detect a scuba diver from a single acoustic emission from the diver. Twenty dives were conducted in support of this work at the WHOI pier from October 2018 to February 2019. The system, when compared to a trained human operator, correctly classified approximately 93% of the data. When sequential processing techniques were applied, system accuracy rose to 97%. This demonstrated that a combination of low-cost, passive sonar and a properly tuned convolutional neural network can detect divers in a noisy environment to a range of at least 12.49 m (50 feet).
by Andrew M. Cole.
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S.M. Joint Program in Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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Duzgun, Ozkan. "Assessment Of Velocity Of Detonation At Kumtor Open Pit Gold Mine." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613676/index.pdf.

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One of the most important properties of an explosive is its velocity of detonation (VOD). It is essential that the explosive should detonate at its optimum rate and release sufficient detonation pressure to get good fragmentation under the existing field conditions. The main objectives of this research study are to investigate the effects of explosive type, blast hole diameter, and degree of confinement on the VOD of bulk ANFO and bulk emulsion in Kumtor Open Pit Gold Mine. In this study, the continuous resistance wire method is employed to measure in-situ VOD of both bulk ANFO and bulk emulsion. The VOD values are measured for different hole diameters and under different confinements for both explosives. The ideality of bulk ANFO and bulk emulsion is calculated by comparing the in-situ measured VOD&rsquo
s and their ideal detonation values. It is found that the VOD of both explosives increases as the blast hole diameter and the degree of confinement increases. In addition to this, VOD of bulk ANFO decreases when it gets wet in the blast hole. Another finding is that, proportion of bulk emulsion ingredients has influence on its VOD. This research study provides a good understanding to use suitable explosive in existing rock conditions in Kumtor Open Pit Gold Mine.
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Mollenhauer, David Hilton. "Interlaminar Deformation at a Hole in Laminated Composites: A Detailed Experimental Investigation Using Moire Interferometry." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30680.

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The deformation on cylindrical surfaces of holes in tensile loaded laminated composite specimens was measured using new moire interferometry techniques. These new techniques were developed and evaluated using a 7075-T6 aluminum control specimen. Grating replication techniques were developed for replicating high quality diffraction gratings onto the cylindrical surfaces of holes. Replicas of the cylindrical specimen gratings (undeformed and deformed) were fabricated onto circular steel sectors. Narrow angular regions of these sector gratings were directly evaluated in a moire interferometer. This moire interferometry approach eliminated potential sources of error associated with other moire interferometry approaches. Two composite tensile specimens, fabricated from IM7/5250-4 pre-preg with ply layups of [0₄/90₄]3s and [+30₂/-30₂/90₄]3s, were examined using the newly developed moire interferometry techniques. Circumferential and thickness direction displacement fringe patterns (each 3 degrees wide) were assembled into 90 degrees wide mosaics around the hole periphery for both composite specimens. Distributions of strain were calculated with high confidence on a sub-ply basis at select angular locations. Measured strain behavior was complex and displayed ply-by-ply trends. Large ply related variations in the circumferential strain were observed at certain angular locations around the periphery of the holes in both composites. Extremely large ply-by-ply variations of the shear strain were also documented in both composites. Peak values of shear strain approached 30 times the applied far-field axial strain. Post-loaded viscoelastic shearing strains were recorded that were associated with the regions of large load-induced shearing strains. Large ply-grouping related variations in the thickness direction strain were observed in the [+30₂/-30₂/90₄]3s specimen. An important large-scale trend was observed where the thickness direction strain tended to be more tensile near the outside faces of the laminate than near the mid-ply region. The measured strains were compared with the three-dimensional analysis technique known as Spline Variational Elastic Laminate Technology (SVELT), resulting in a very close match and corroborating the usefulness of SVELT.
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Lam, Daniel F. "STRAIN CONCENTRATION AND TENSION DOMINATED STIFFENED AEROSPACE STRUCTURES." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1145393262.

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Zhang, Yu Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Slope/shelf circulation and cross-slope/shelf transport out of a bay driven by eddies from the open ocean." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55165.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Joint Program in Physical Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2009.
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Interaction between the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the continental slope/shelf in the Marguerite Bay and west Antarctic Peninsula is examined as interaction between a wind-driven channel flow and a zonally uniform slope with a bay-shaped shelf to the south. Two control mechanisms, eddy advection and propagation of topographic waves, are identified in barotropic vortex-escarpment interactions. The two mechanisms advect the potential vorticity (PV) perturbations in opposite directions in anticyclone-induced interactions but in the same direction in cyclone-induced interactions, resulting in dramatic differences in the two kinds of interactions. The topographic waves become more nonlinear near the western(eastern if in the Northern Hemisphere) boundary of the bay, where strong cross-escarpment motion occurs. In the interaction between a surface anticyclone and a slope penetrating into the upper layer in a two-layer isopycnal model, the eddy advection decays on length scales on the order of the internal deformation radius, so shoreward over a slope that is wider than the deformation radius, the wave mechanism becomes noticeably significant. It acts to spread the cross-isobath transport in a much wider range while the transport directly driven by the anticyclone is concentrated in space. A two-layer wind-driven channel flow is constructed to the north of the slope in the Southern Hemisphere, spontaneously generating eddies through baroclinic instability. A PV front forms in the first layer shoreward of the base of the topography due to the lower-layer eddy-slope interactions.
(cont.) Perturbed by the jet in the center of the channel, the front interacts with the slope/shelf persistently yet episodically, driving a clockwise mean circulation within the bay as well as crossisobath transport. Both the transports across the slope edge and out of the bay are comparable with the maximum Ekman transport in the channel, indicative of the significance of the examined mechanism. The wave-boundary interaction identified in the barotropic model is found essential for the out-of-bay transport and responsible for the heterogeneity of the transport within the bay. Much more water is transported out of the bay from the west than from the east, and the southeastern area is the most isolated region. These results suggest that strong out-of-bay transport may be found near the western boundary of the Marguerite Bay while the southeastern region is a retention area where high population of Antarctic krill may be found.
by Yu Zhang.
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Treasurer, Paul James. "Characterization and Analysis of Damage Progression in Non-Traditional Composite Laminates With Circular Holes." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13989.

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Carbon Fiber / Epoxy Laminates are increasingly being used in the primary structure of aircraft. To make effective use these materials, it is necessary to consider the ability of a laminate to resist damage, as well as material strength and stiffness. A possible means for improving damage tolerance is the use of non-traditional composite laminates, in which the longitudinal 0 plies are replaced with 5 or 10 plies. The main objectives of this collaborative Georgia Tech / Boeing research was the characterization of these non-traditional laminates, and the determination of appropriate lamina-level analytical techniques that are capable of predicting the changes caused by the use of slightly off-axis longitudinal plies. A quasi-isotropic [45/90/-45/theta/45/90/-45/-theta]s and hard [45/theta/-45/theta/90/45]s lay-up, where theta =0,5 or 10, were tested in open hole tension, filled hole tension, open hole compression, single shear bearing, and unnotched tension. These coupon level tests illustrated the effects of lay-up, notch constraint, and load type on traditional and non-traditional laminates. Die penetrant enhanced in-situ radiography was performed to determine the extent of damage suppression. The use of non-traditional laminates was found to reduce longitudinal ply cracking and delamination, with significant effect on the stress distribution around the notch. The use of non-traditional laminates also resulted in a 15%-20% improvement in bearing strength of the traditional laminates. Several predictive techniques were implemented to evaluate their ability to predict the effect of slight changes in ply orientations. A progressive damage model was written to compare Tsai-Wu, Hashin, and Maximum Stress unnotched strength criterion. Additionally, several semi-empirical failure theories for notched strength prediction were compared with linear and bi-linear cohesive zone models to determine applicability to non-traditional laminates.
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Kipp, Lauren Elizabeth. "Radium isotopes as tracers of boundary inputs of nutrients and trace elements to the coastal and open ocean." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119990.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2018.
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Nutrients and trace metals are vital for supporting life in the ocean, but the boundary processes that control the distributions of these elements are poorly constrained. Radium isotopes are well suited to studying inputs of elements from ocean margins because they are produced in sediments and soluble in seawater. The half-lives of the four isotopes (223Ra, 224Ra, 228Ra, 226Ra) range from days to thousands of years, thus these isotopes can be used to study oceanographic processes occurring over a range of time scales. In this thesis I have applied the quartet of radium isotopes to investigate boundary inputs, including seafloor hydrothermal vents, continental shelves, and rivers. First, radium isotope ratios were used to constrain the age of hydrothermal plumes emanating from vents along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and East Pacific Rise. These radium-derived ages were applied to determine the iron residence time in the Pacific plume that emanates from near 15°S, providing an important constraint on the hydrothermal delivery of iron to the deep ocean. Next, 228Ra was used to show that shelf inputs to the Arctic Ocean have increased over the last decade, implying that the fluxes of other shelf-derived materials are also increasing and could impact primary production in this basin. The ratio of 228Ra and 226Ra was also applied to determine the ventilation time of Arctic intermediate waters with respect to shelf inputs, and the first measurements of 226Ra in the deep Canada Basin were used to estimate the residence time of deep waters with respect to benthic sediment inputs. Finally, a study of the Mackenzie River Estuary illustrated the importance of deltaic and estuarine processing on the ultimate delivery of nutrients, trace metals, dissolved organic matter, and radium to the Arctic Ocean. By applying radium isotopes as tracers of boundary inputs in these diverse environments, the work presented in this thesis improves our understanding of nutrient and trace metal inputs to the coastal and open ocean.
by Lauren Elizabeth Kipp.
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Ntinda, Maria Ndapewa. "Web-based M-learning system for ad-hoc learning of mathematical concepts amongst first year students at the University of Namibia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013174.

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In the last decade, there has been an increase in the number of web-enabled mobile devices, offering a new platform that can be targeted for the development of learning applications. Worldwide, developers have taken initiatives in developing mobile learning (M-learning) systems to provide students with access to learning materials regardless of time and location. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether it is viable for first year students enrolled at the University of Namibia (UNAM) to use mobile phones for ad-hoc learning of mathematical concepts. A system, EnjoyMath, aiming to assist students in preparing for tests, examinations, review contents and reinforce knowledge acquired during traditional classroom interactions was designed and implemented. The EnjoyMath system was designed and implemented through the use of the Human Centred Design (HCD) methodology. Two revolutions of the four-step process of the HCD cycle were completed in this study. Due to the distance between UNAM and Rhodes University (where the researcher was based), the researcher could not always work in close relation with the UNAM students. Students from the Extended Study Unit (ESU) at Rhodes University were therefore selected in the first iteration of the project due to their proximity to the researcher and their similar demographics to the first year UNAM students, while the UNAM students were targeted in the second iteration of the study. This thesis presents the outcome of the two pre-intervention studies of the first-year students' perceptions about M-learning conducted at Rhodes University and UNAM. The results of the pre-intervention studies showed that the students are enthusiastic about using an M-learning system, because it would allow them to put in more time to practice their skills whenever and wherever they are. Moreover, the thesis presents the different stages undertaken to develop the EnjoyMath system using Open Source Software (PHP and MySQL). The results of a user study (post-intervention) conducted with participants at UNAM, ascertained the participants' perception of the usability of the EnjoyMath system and are also presented in this thesis. The EnjoyMath system was perceived by the participants to be "passable"; hence an M-learning system could be used to compliment an E-learning system at UNAM.
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Fischer, Christine. "Instrumentierte Visionen weiblicher Macht : Maria Antonia Walpurgis' Werke als Bühne politischer Selbstinszenierung /." Kassel [u.a.] : Bärenreiter, 2007. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=015581725&line_number=0003&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.

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Rivera, Luis A. "In-plane compression of preconditioned carbon/epoxy panels." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2004. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/20136.

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This thesis investigates the effects of damage characteristics on residual compressive strength (RCS) of 4-mm thick preconditioned carbon/epoxy quasi-isotropic panels through the study of their compressive behaviour. Results of 2-mm thick preconditioned panels mostly from a previous study are also analysed. The preconditions of varying sizes include impact damage, quasi-static damage, single and multiple artificial delaminations of circular and elliptical shapes embedded at different through-the-thickness (TTT) locations, hemispherical-shaped domes of different curvature and depth and open holes. The mechanisms of impact damage and the characteristics of energy absorption were dependent on panel thickness and incident kinetic energy (IKE). A damage threshold for compressive strength (CS) reduction was found at 455-mm2 and 1257 mm2 for 2- and 4-mm thick panels, respectively. Panels affected by the presence of internal delaminations followed a sequence of prebuckling, local and global buckling (mode I) and postbuckling (mode II) in both the longitudinal and transverse directions. Their compressive failure was related to mode I to II transition. Possibility of delamination propagation was examined using response characteristics on the basis of the sequences. Evidence of delamination propagation was found only in panels with large damages and was not sensitive to RCS. For low and intermediate IKEs the effect of impact damage could be simulated with a single delamination (2-mm thick panels) and 3 delaminations of medium size (4-mm thick panels). For high IKEs, the additional effect of local curvature change was significant. The combined effect of delamination number, size and curvature change determines the RCSs. It was demonstrated that the present method of embedding artificial delaminations proves to be very useful for studying RCS of impact-damaged panels via the establishment of response characteristics and their links to the effects of the preconditions on them. This thesis also presents two analytical models, one for deflection of transversely loaded panels and the other one for the prediction of compressive strength retention factor (CSRF) based on the correlation between the ratio of maximum transverse force to initial threshold force and the CSRF, observed experimentally in thick panels.
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de, Graaf Niels. "Simulation of Attitude and Orbit Control for APEX CubeSat." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Rymdteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-80736.

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CubeSats are becoming a game changer in the space industry. Appearing first for univer-sity mission, its popularity is increasing for commercial use and for deep space missionssuch as the on HERA mission that will orbit in 2026 around an asteroid as part of aplanetary defence mission. Standardisation and industrial collaboration is key to a fastdevelopment, assuring the product quality and lower development expenditures.In this study the focus is set elaborating a low cost demonstrator platform to be usedfor developing and testing onboard software on physical hardware: a Hardware-Softwaretesting facility. The purpose of such a platform is to create an interactive and accessibleenvironment for developing on board software. The application chosen to be elaboratedon this platform is a module the subsystem of attitude and orbit control of the satelliteorbiting around asteroid.In order to create this platform the simulation of the asteroid environment of theCubeSat has been made using open source software libraries. During this task the per-formance of open source libraries has been compared to commercial alternatives. In thedevelopment of simulation different orbit perturbations have been studied by modellingthe asteroid as a cube or spheroid and additionally the effect of a third perturbing bodyand radiation pressure.As part of this project two microcontroller have been set up communicating using acommunication bus and communication protocols used for space applications to simulatehow the attitude and orbit control is commanded inside the CubeSat.
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Germain, Jérémy. "Évaluation des capacités prédictives d’un modèle avancé pour la prévision de la tenue de plaques stratifiées perforées." Thesis, université Paris-Saclay, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020UPASN004.

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Ce travail porte sur la prévision de la tenue en traction de structures composites trouées et d’un stratifié d’unidirectionnel carbone/époxy de dernière génération. Cette thèse s’inscrit dans le projet MARCOS, piloté par l’ONERA et DASSAULT AVIATION.Elle consiste à proposer une approche de complexité maîtrisée permettant de prévoir la ruine de plaques perforées composites stratifiées afin de réduire le conservatisme des critères de rupture utilisés en bureau, et à valider l’approche proposée sur des configurations représentatives de celles utilisées dans l’industrie.Les campagnes d’essais de traction sur plaques trouées et leurs analyses disponibles dans la littérature montrent que la fissuration matricielle et le délaminage, sont des mécanismes ayant une influence sur la ruine. On s’appuiera tout d’abord sur une campagne d’essais mécaniques permettant de caractériser le matériau à l’étude.Les données de ces essais permettront l’identification d’un modèle de comportement, qui sera formulé à l’échelle du pli, et dont l’endommagement correspond à une densité de fissures. Les difficultés numériques associées à l’utilisation de modèles avancés dans un code de calcul par éléments-finis seront investiguées.Enfin, une vaste campagne d’essais ONERA/DASSAULT AVIATION, de traction sur plaques perforées mettra en évidence un effet de diamètre, comme il est classiquement observé, ainsi qu’un effet de largeur.Ce dernier consiste en l’augmentation de la contrainte macroscopique à rupture pour des rapports entre la largeur de plaque et le diamètre de trou supérieurs à 5. Ces aspects ont été peu investigués dans la littérature. On s’appuiera sur la riche instrumentation associée à cette campagne d’essais pour expliquer cet effet et évaluer les capacités prédictives de l’approche proposée
This work focuses on laminated composite open-hole tensile strength prediction, with a new generation carbon/epoxy material. This PhD takes part in a project named MARCOS, led by ONERA and DASSAULT AVIATION.It aims at proposing a fair level of complexity approach to predict laminated composite open-hole tensile strength in order to reduce design office criteria conservatism and performing its validation on industrial test cases. Open-hole tensile test and analysis available in the scientific literature show that matrix cracking and delamination are two mechanisms acting on final failure. We will first perform a mechanical test campaign to characterize the studied material. A material model, written at the ply scale will be proposed.Damage is described thanks to a crack density variable, the model identification will rely on the experimental test results.Numerical difficulties occurring in finite-element computations using advanced approaches will be investigated.Then, an experimental open-hole tensile test campaign led by ONERA and DASSAULT AVIATION, will exhibit a hole size effect, as commonly observed on composite materials, but also a width effect. The width effect consists in a strength increase when the ratio between the open-hole width and the hole diameter is greater than 5 Very few studies focused on the width effect, hence, it will be investigated. We will then use the important instrumentation used on these test to explain this effect and evaluate the proposed approach predictive capabilities
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Arshad, Mubeen. "Damage tolerance of 3D woven composites with weft binders." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2014. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/damage-tolerance-of-3d-woven-composites-with-weft-binders(2b1435bc-fdb7-47c3-b555-ca5ea2883b4b).html.

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3D woven composites, due to the presence of through-thickness fibre bridging, have the potential to improve damage tolerance and at the same time to reduce the manufacturing costs. However, the ability to withstand damage depends on weave architecture as well as the geometry of individual tows. A substantial amount of research has been performed to understand in-plane properties as well as the performance of 3D woven composites exposed to impact loads, but there is limited research on the damage tolerance and notch sensitivity of 3D weaves and no work is reported on the damage tolerance of 3D weaves with a weft binding pattern. In view of the recent interest in 3D woven composites, the influence of weft binder on the tensile, open hole tensile, impact resistance and subsequent residual compressive strength properties and failure mechanisms of 3D woven composites was investigated against equivalent UD cross-ply laminate. Four different 3D woven architectures; layer-to-layer, angle interlocked, twill angle interlock and modified angle interlock structures were produced under identical weaving conditions. All the above mentioned tests were performed in both the warp and weft directions on 3D woven and UD cross-ply laminates. Stress concentration and yarn waviness due to through-thickness reinforcement led to lower mechanical properties compared with the UD cross-ply laminate. However, improved in-plane and damage tolerance properties of 3D woven composites under tensile loads were achieved by modifying the weave architecture. The influence of the weave architecture and binder yarn orientation on the notch insensitivity and damage tolerance of 3D woven composites was less significant for compressive loads. Despite the lower undamaged compression strength of 3D woven structures, their residual compressive strength was found to be superior to their equivalent UD cross-ply laminates. The lower rate of strength reduction in the 3D woven fabrics laminates was attributed to a crack bridging mechanism, effectively inhibiting delamination propagation.
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Seon, Guillaume. "Finite element-based failure models for carbon/epoxy tape composites." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28117.

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Kabeel, Abdallah Mahmoud Bayoumi. "Nominal strength and size effect of quasi-brittle structures with holes." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/289985.

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The main contribution of this work is to introduce analytical models able to create simple design charts that would allow designers to quickly determine the strength of quasi-brittle structures containing circular holes. Cohesive Zone Models are an excellent tool to model quasi-brittle structures with holes in which a large failure process zone is confined in a plane. Also, the CZM is able to predict the effect of the structure size on its strength. Moreover, it is one of the few models (or the only model) that takes into account the material cohesive law explicitly. Therefore, most of the presented models in this work are based on the cohesive zone model.
La principal contribució d'aquest treball és la dʼintroduïr un model analític capaç de generar diagrames de disseny que permeten obtenir la resistència nominal dʼestructures quasi-fràgils que continguin forats. Els models de zona cohesiva permeten predir la resistencia dʼestructures amb forats formades de materials quasi-fràgils amb una gran zona de procés de fallada confinada en un pla. Aquests models també són capaços de predir lʼefecte de la mida de lʼestructura en la resistència nominal. A mès els models de zona cohesiva són un dels pocs (o els únics) que consideren dʼuna manera explítica la llei cohesiva en la seva formulació. Per aquestes raons, la majoria de resultats presentats es basen en els models de zona cohesiva.
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Kouvatsos, Demetres D., and Irfan U. Awan. "Entropy Maximisation and Open Queueing Networks with Priority and Blocking." 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3084.

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A review is carried out on the characterisation and algorithmic implementation of an extended product-form approximation, based on the principle of maximum entropy (ME), for a wide class of arbitrary finite capacity open queueing network models (QNMs) with service and space priorities. A single server finite capacity GE/GE/1/N queue with R (R>1) distinct priority classes, compound Poisson arrival processes (CPPs) with geometrically distributed batches and generalised exponential (GE) service times is analysed via entropy maximisation, subject to suitable GE-type queueing theoretic constraints, under preemptive resume (PR) and head-of-line (HOL) scheduling rules combined with complete buffer sharing (CBS) and partial buffer sharing (PBS) management schemes stipulating a sequence of buffer thresholds {N=(N1,¿,NR),0
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Huang, Wei-chih, and 黃洧致. "Authentication with Open-ID on Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/43828608257879594585.

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世新大學
資訊管理學研究所(含碩專班)
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In recent years VANET (Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks) has developed significantly. VANET uses the wireless technology to combine the On Board Unit (OBU) and Road Side Unit (RSU) to create a new type of network system. The main purpose of this system is to receive and send relevant information. This system can improve traffic efficiency, safety and comfort. Drivers can receive traffic information via internet. VANET has fast mobile speed and small range of network coverage. Users are often fail inauthentication because of they are out of network coverage. In this thesis is based upon Open ID and focus on user experience as the first priority. It will provide fast verification service, reduce complex verification processes and use Diffie-Hellman double verification system will be implemented to the VANET system. The research will be discussed in two phases; first phase is Open ID verification before the trip. Second phase is on road validation phase. Before the trip, vehicles will verify with Certificate Authority (CA) to join as an Open ID member. User can login by CA. In this thesis we will focus on Open ID authentication and the communications between two vehicles. Before the trip, CA will be in charge of negotiating secret parameters between the communicating vehicles, then of the secret values will be embedded in the Open ID. When a trip begins, vehicles will directly use Open ID to verify credentials between both sides. The Open ID will be updated its certificate and be verified the time stamp. The old credentials will be abolished. In this thesis we can achieve a fast and secure authentication between two vehicles.
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Lai, Wen-You, and 賴玟佑. "The Study of Open Hole and Pin Hole Tensile Properties of Self-reinforced PET Composites." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/96et73.

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國立臺灣科技大學
材料科學與工程系
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The tensile and bearing strength of notched composites is an important factor for composite structural design. However, no literature is available on the notch sensitivity and pin loaded effects of self-reinforced polymer composites. In this study, self-reinforced recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate) (srrPET) composites were produced by film stacking from fabrics composed of double covered uncommingled yarns (DCUYs). Composites specimens were subjected to uniaxial tensile, flexural and Izod impact tests and the related results compared with earlier ones achieved on srPET composites reinforced with non-recycled technical PET fibers. Further on, the effects of open circular holes on the tensile strength of srrPETs with various width-to-hole diameter (W/D) ratios of the specimens, the effects of pin-loaded tensile behavior of srrPET composites with various W/D ratios and edge distance-to-hole diameter (E/D) ratios of the specimens, the endurance limit of tension–tension fatigue of pin loaded composites and damage development in srrPETs assessed by located acoustic emission were studied. Damage development in srrPET composites indicates that srrPET composites have higher resistance of the composite to crack propagation. These results proved that srrPET composites is tough, ductile notch-insensitive materials and have superior load carrying capability. The experimental results indicate that the bilinear (yielding followed by post-yield hardening) stress-strain curves were recorded in the open hole tensile (OHT) measurements. The srrPET composites had extremely high yield strength retention (up to 142%) and high breaking strength retention (up to 81%) due to the superior ductile nature of the srrPET composites, which induces plastic yielding near the hole thereby reducing the stress concentration effect. The superior load carrying capability is found in srrPET composites and highly dependent on the W/D ratios. The bearing failure mode occurs in W/D>4, the composites has high yield bearing strength (99.4 MPa) and extremely high ultimate bearing strength (199.3 MPa) due to strong interfacial bonding between the fiber and matrix contributes higher bearing strength. The strong interfacial bonding in srrPET composites has higher fatigue cycles and shows good endurance ability.
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Cai, Chang, and 蔡長安. "Design and Analysis of Enclosure and Open Hole of Micro-speakers." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46459c.

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國立臺北科技大學
車輛工程系所
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Recently, audio performance becomes an important issue of the 3C products such as mobile phone and notebook. Micro-speakers are widely used in these products. The audio performance depends on the enclosure and open holes design. The aim of this research is to study the effect of the enclosure (front and rear) and also the size and pattern of open holes. Experiments are measured with the CLIO audio test system in a semi-anechoic room. The front-rear enclosure and open hole can be modeled as electric components in an analogous circuit of the EMA (Electro-Mechano-Acoustical) system. It can effectively simulate the audio performance in the product design stage.
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Macleod, Alexander Murdo. "Open church : interpreting Lesslie Newbigin's missiology in India today." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18198.

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The central thesis of this study is that Newbigin‟s thought and writing can contribute to understanding the church as an integral part of Indian society, in terms of both her identity and role. Newbigin‟s writing, subsequent to his return to the West after more than three decades in India, often sought to address what he saw as the Western church‟s loss of confidence in its role and position in a post-enlightenment, post-Christendom society. This study tries to work with this material, as well as what was written during his time in India. The second chapter and the third chapter give consideration to the two central elements in Newbigin‟s understanding of the church‟s mission and identity: the eschatological renewal of the whole earth that will occur at the return of Christ and the connection of this end to Christ‟s death on the cross. As the third chapter will consider, while he locates the focus of the church‟s mission in relation to the end, the death of Christ indicates the way in which this mission will be carried out. The remainder of the third chapter will consider the implication of this for the church‟s mission in relation to the presence of poverty and marginalisation in Indian society and its movement towards a consumer economy. The fourth chapter will consider the place of the church in relation to India‟s long and rich culture, suggesting ways in which the church is to become an incultured community. The fifth chapter will address the issue of the relationship of the church to the followers of other faiths. Through interaction with some Indian theologians it will be shown how Newbigin gave attention to the church as both open to the movement of the Spirit beyond the boundaries of the church, while also emphasizing the church as central to our knowing Christ. The sixth chapter will draw out the ways in which Newbigin was consciously engaging with the post colonial context of the church, particularly in his interpretation of the relationship between the Spirit and the church.
Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology
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Park, Sang. "The Effects of the Back Clearance Size and the Balance Holes on the Back Clearance Flow of the Centrifugal Pump with Semi-Open Impeller." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2008-12-89.

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Conventionally the size of the back clearance played a great importance on reducing the axial clearance by utilizing the concept that the decreased axial clearance results in lower axial force acting on the impeller. However, from the previous works on the effect of the back clearance on the hydrodynamic forces upon the semi-open impeller showed the opposite trend: increasing the back clearance results in the reduced axial loading. In this work, the CFD simulation of an entire pump and detailed analysis on the back clearance flow are performed. By utilizing the commercially available software, meshing and CFD simulations are performed. LDA data, unsteady pressure data, and pressure distributions on the housing are used to validate the CFD model. The flow field prediction of the back clearance flow is then compared with other researcher’s works of the gap flow analysis between the rotating and stationary disks. The flow field inside the impeller passage, which is very sensitive to the back clearance size, is also studied. The empirical equation for the leakage loss through the balance holes is produced using the CFD predictions.
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(8803379), Ishan Tanay Karnik. "The Effect of Fatigue Loading on Electrical Impedance in Open-Hole Carbon Nanofiber-Modified Glass Fiber/Epoxy Composites." Thesis, 2020.

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Fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) materials are ideal for the aerospace and automotive industries which require high-strength structures with exceptional specific properties. The unfortunate reality is composite materials are susceptible to complex failure modes and difficult-to-predict damage growth as a result of their heterogeneity and anisotropy. Thus, robust structural health monitoring (SHM) for in-operation tracking of damage formation and accumulation is important for these materials. Self-sensing materials are a strong candidate to replace traditional composite SHM because they do not suffer from the disadvantages of point-based sensing. The piezoresistive effect in nanofiller-modified materials is a common approach to material self-sensing. Research to date in piezoresistivity has predominantly focused on the direct current (DC) response of such materials. This is an important limitation because alternating current (AC) has important advantages – it inherently possesses more information (AC data can relate both impedance magnitude and phase to damage), AC effects can be leveraged for improved damage sensitivity, and AC interrogation can reduce power requirements. Therefore, to develop knowledge that will facilitate the transition to AC, this work explores the effect of high-cycle
fatigue loading on the AC response of carbon nanofiber (CNF)-modified glass fiber/epoxy laminates. In this study, impedance magnitude and phase angle are measured along the length and through the thickness of composite specimens with an open-hole stress concentration
subjected to tension fatigue-loading up to 10 MHz. The collected impedance data is fit to an equivalent circuit model as a function of cycle. These results show that high-cycle fatigue loading does indeed have an appreciable effect on the equivalent circuit behavior of the material. However, clear and definitive trends were not observed thereby suggesting that further research is needed into the basic mechanisms of AC transport in nanocomposites if frequency-dependent transport is to be used to track fatigue loading.
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Hsu, Tai-Yuan, and 許泰元. "Experimental study of horizontal force of the concentric cylinder of the outer wall open hole under the action of wave." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29c2w5.

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In this paper, the wave elevation transformation of the outer cylinder and the horizontal force change of the inner cylinder are discussed when the regular waves pass through the concentric cylinder of the outer water transmission, In addition to the hydraulic model experiment, the comparison is also carried out through numerical simulation of the force change of a single impervious cylinder.In the hydraulic model experiment, different conditions of outer cylinder are used to discuss the horizontal force change of the inner cylinder under different conditions. There are two kinds of outer diameter of outer cylinder and three kinds of porosity. The results of this study show that the horizontal force change of the inner cylinder decreases with the decreases of porosity, but not much. In addition, when the porosity is 40% and kr=0.41, the force on inner cylinder is larger than the monopile impermeable cylinder..The wave elevation transformation trend of the outer cylinder is approximately the same, and it is not changed by the change of the outer diameter and porosity, and the wave elevation transformation ratio is gradually stable with the increase of the period.
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Jackson, Tamela Teara. ""I can turn karaoke into open mic night" : an exploration of Asian American men in hip hop." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22417.

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The purpose of this report is to explore the ways in which Asian American men participate in hip hop culture, and what this participation says about their politics and representation in United States media and popular culture. This is done through an analysis of Freestyle Friday All Star, MC Jin, a Chinese American emcee from Queens, New York, as well as DJ Soko, a Korean American DJ from Detroit, Michigan. I argue that their participation is a desire for political power and creative visibility rendered on their own terms.
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Žampachová, Barbora. "Opakovatelnost a personalita v testech exploračního chování." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-343840.

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Personality, or behavioural differences among individuals, which are stable both in time and across contexts, is a highly popular topic. Currently there has been an increase of interest in the relationship between personality and repeatability, which is a methodical approach developed to measure the stability of interindividual differences in time. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the personality of rats according to behavioural patterns exhibited under widely used testing procedures in new environment (open field test, hole board test) and to compare, how behavioural traits in these tests mutually correlate and change over time. Each test trial was repeated eight times with different intervals (24 hours, 6 days, 4 weeks). The results suggest that most of the recorded behavioural variability can be explained with three principal axes. The first one is associated with loco-exploratory activity of the subject. The elements of behaviour associated with this axis are the most repeatable. The second axis is mostly associated with time the animal spent in the central part of the arena and the third axis represents the interest in holes in hole board test. These two axes are less repeatable. A significant effect of the identity of the animal was found in all behavioural traits, associated with these...
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Santos, Rafael Alexandre Mota dos. "Effect of the Distance Between Impact Point and Hole Position and Non-Perpendicular Holes on the Impact Strength of Composite Laminates." Master's thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/7703.

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The effect of the distance between impact point and hole position and the angle of the hole with the vertical axis was studied. In order to understand this effect, flexural tests were also performed to evaluate the bending strength of CFRP. In terms of distance of the hole, a maximum reduction of 29.7% on the bending load for a distance of 0 mm was found. This reduction was 22.3% on the impact load. In terms of angle of the hole, a maximum load reduction of 15.6% on the bending strength was found and for the impact load this value was found to be 7% for 20º. The fatigue resistance was also studied. An average reduction of 68.5% on the fatigue resistance of GFRP was obtained for an impact energy of 12 J, in the presence of a hole.
O efeito da distância entre o ponto de impacto e posição de um furo e o ângulo do mesmo com o eixo vertical foi estudado. Para avaliar este efeito, foram também realizados ensaios de flexão. Em termos de distância do furo, uma redução máxima da resistência à flexão de 29,7% foi verificada para uma distância do furo de 0 mm. Esta redução foi de 22,3% no carregamento de impacto. Em termos de ângulo do furo, a redução máxima do carregamento foi de 15,6% para a flexão e em relação ao impacto este valor foi de 7%, para um ângulo de 20º. A resistência à fadiga foi também estudada. Foi verificada uma redução média de 68,5% na resistência à fadiga em compósitos de fibra de vidro para uma energia de impacto de 12 J, na presença de um furo.
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Sedio, Mpipo Zipporah. "Case study of comptencies of technology education e-tutors in construction of design process at an open and distance e-learning institution." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27203.

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The occurrence of Open Distance and e-Learning revolutionized Higher Education Institutions for students to access instruction at anytime and anywhere. Students benefitted instruction of anytime and anywhere in one of the Technology Education courses in ODeL from the e-tutors. As a result of the support from the e-tutors, the curriculum was designed to place a strong emphasis on the design process as the core around which the teaching of the curriculum should revolve. However, it is still not clear how effective is the content knowledge which relates to the design process from the e-tutors. In acknowledgment from such a gap, this study aimed to determine the relationship between the e-tutors’ technological, pedagogical, content knowledge of teaching design process within Technology Education specialization. In order to achieve this purpose, two theories, namely Transactional distance and Connectivism were coined together with the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework to underpin the study. The philosophical worldview is pragmatism having employed mixed method. Participants in this study were 145 students who registered a year programme for two modules in the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) programme at a Higher Education institution were surveyed to collect the quantitative data. Data from the face-to-face semi-structured interviews were collected with five e-tutors from the research sites. Online observations data were collected from the e-tutor sites of the institution’s learning management system (LMS). The results suggest that e tutors still lack the technology knowledge in order to deliver the content aimed for the design process in an ODeL environment. Also, it was evidenced that the e-tutors have not acquired pedagogical strategies for driving the pedagogy for the design process in an ideal context of ODeL. It should also be borne in mind that findings for the content knowledge indicated that the e-tutors still lack the knowledge for exploiting content knowledge of the design process to suit an ODeL environment. These findings highlight a need for technology to support e tutors’ pedagogical strategies towards a meaningful understanding of the design process and its implications across ODeL contexts.
Ketsahalo ea Open Distance le e-Learning e ntlafalitse litsi tsa thuto e phahameng bakeng sa baithuti ho fihlella taeo nako efe kapa efe le kae kapa kae. Baithuti ba ile ba rua molemo taelong ea nako efe kapa efe le kae kapa kae ho e 'ngoe ea lithuto tsa Technology Technology ho ODeL ho tsoa ho li-tutors. Ka lebaka la ts'ehetso e tsoang ho li-tutors, kharikhulamo e ne e etselitsoe ho hatisa ka matla ts'ebetso ea moralo e le khubu eo thuto ea kharikhulamo e lokelang ho potoloha ho eona. Leha ho le joalo, ha ho sa hlaka hore na tsebo ea litaba e sebetsa hantle hakae e amanang le tšebetso ea moralo ho tsoa ho li-tutors. Ho ananela lekhalo le joalo, phuputso ena e ne e ikemiselitse ho tseba kamano lipakeng tsa theknoloji ea "e-tutors", thuto ea thuto, tsebo ea litaba ea ts'ebetso ea moralo oa ho ruta ka har'a tsebo ea thuto ea Technology. Bakeng sa ho fihlela sepheo sena, ho ile ha qaptjoa likhopolo tse peli, e leng Transactional distance le Connectivism hammoho le sebopeho sa Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) ho tšehetsa thuto. Pono ea lefatše ea filosofi ke pragmatism e sebelisang mokhoa o tsoakaneng. Barupeluoa thutong ena e ne e le baithuti ba 145 ba ngolisitseng lenaneo la selemo bakeng sa li-module tse peli lenaneong la Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) setsing sa Thuto e Phahameng ba ile ba hlahlojoa ho bokella lintlha tse ngata. Lintlha tse tsoang lipuisanong tsa sebopeho sa sefahleho li ile tsa bokelloa le barupeli ba bahlano ba tsoang libakeng tsa lipatlisiso. Lintlha tsa tlhaiso-leseling ka inthanete li ile tsa bokelloa ho tsoa litsing tsa e-tutor tsa sistimi ea taolo ea ho ithuta ea setheo (LMS). Liphetho li fana ka maikutlo a hore barupeli ba ntse ba haelloa ke tsebo ea mahlale a morao-rao molemong oa ho fana ka litaba tse reretsoeng ts'ebetso ea boqapi tikolohong ea ODeL. Hape, ho ile ha pakoa hore li-e-tutors ha li e-so fumane maano a thuto ea ho khanna lithuto tsa thuto bakeng sa moetso oa moralo ka mokhoa o loketseng oa ODeL. Hape ho lokela ho hopoloa hore liphuputso tsa tsebo ea litaba li bontšitse hore li-e-tutors li ntse li haelloa ke tsebo ea ho sebelisa tsebo ea litaba tsa moralo oa moralo ho latela tikoloho ea ODeL. Liphuputso tsena li totobatsa tlhoko ea mahlale a morao-rao ho ts'ehetsa maano a thuto a barupeli ho fihlela kutloisiso e hlakileng ea ts'ebetso ea moralo le litlamorao tsa ona maemong a ODeL.
Ukutholakala kwe-Open Distance ne-e-Learning kuguqula izikhungo zemfundo ephakeme zabafundi ukuthi bathole imfundo nganoma yisiphi isikhathi noma kuphi. Abafundi bahlomule ngokufundiswa nganoma isiphi isikhathi noma kuphi kwesinye sezifundo zeTechnology Education ku-ODeL kubafundisi be-e. Njengomphumela wokwesekwa okwenziwa abafundisi be-e-tutors, ikharikhulamu yakhelwe ukugcizelela kakhulu inqubo yokwakhiwa njengongqikimba okumele kufundiswe ngayo ikharikhulamu. Kodwa-ke, akukacaci ukuthi lusebenza kangakanani ulwazi lokuqukethwe oluphathelene nenqubo yokwakha evela kubafundisi be-e. Ngokwazisa ngaleligebe elinje, lolu cwaningo luhlose ukucacisa ubudlelwano phakathi kwezobuchwepheshe be-e-tutors, ubuchwepheshe bokufundisa, ulwazi lokuqukethwe lwenqubo yokwakhiwa kokufundisa ngaphakathi kobuchwepheshe be-Technology Education. Ukufeza le njongo, imibono emibili, okungukuthi iTransactional distance neConnectivism yahlanganiswa kanye nohlaka lweTechnological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) ukusekela ucwaningo. Umbono wezwe wefilosofi yi-pragmatism esebenzisa indlela exubile. Ababambe iqhaza kulolu cwaningo bekungabafundi abayi-145 ababhalise uhlelo lonyaka lwamamojula amabili kuhlelo lweBachelor of Education (B.Ed.) esikhungweni seMfundo ePhakeme bahlolisiswa ukuqoqa imininingwane yobungako. Imininingwane evela ezingxoxweni ezihlelekile ezenziwe ubuso nobuso zaqoqwa nama-e-tutors amahlanu avela kumasayithi ocwaningo. Idatha yokubuka eku-inthanethi yaqoqwa kusuka kumasayithi e-e-tutor ohlelo lokuphatha lokufunda (LMS). Imiphumela iphakamisa ukuthi abafundisi be-e basenalo ulwazi lobuchwepheshe ukuze bakwazi ukuletha okuqukethwe okuhloselwe inqubo yokwakhiwa endaweni ye-ODeL. Futhi, kufakazelwe ukuthi abafundisi be-e abakawatholi amasu okufundisa okushayela inqubo yokuqamba ngendlela efanelekile ye-ODeL. Kumele futhi kukhunjulwe ukuthi okutholakele kolwazi lokuqukethwe kukhombisile ukuthi ama-e-tutors asenalo ulwazi lokusebenzisa ulwazi lokuqukethwe kwenqubo yokwakhiwa ukuze ivumelane nemvelo ye-ODeL. Lokhu okutholakele kugqamisa isidingo sobuchwepheshe ukuxhasa amasu e-tutors 'pedagogical maqondana nokuqonda okunenjongo kwenqubo yokwakhiwa nemithelela yayo kuzo zonke izingqikithi ze-ODeL.
Curriculum and Instructional Studies
Ph. D. (Science and Technology Education)
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