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Properties of Flax Fiber Reinforced Composites
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
In the field of renewable materials, natural fiber composites demonstrate the capacity to be a viable structural material. When normalized by density, flax fiber mechanical properties are competitive with E-glass fibers. ...
Minimum Favorable Conditions for Hydrogen-Diesel Combustion
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
A test apparatus was designed and fabricated that allowed very small amounts of diesel fuel to be injected into a hydrogen-air mixture. This apparatus was designed to be able to operate near the limits of diesel fuel ...
Interfacial Characterization of Fibrous Composites by Cohesive Zone Method
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This work deals with investigation of the interface between unidirectional E-glass fiber and epoxy matrix composites. The two parts in this work are: 1. A periodically constrained finite element (FE) model built as a ...
A Study on the Processing Characteristics and Reinforcing Potential of Natural Fiber Mats
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Limited information exists regarding the processing parameters and extent of reinforcing potential natural fibers have in polymer matrices. The five natural fiber mats studied were low shive flax, mid shive flax, high shive ...
Device Design for In-Situ EIS Measurements of Organic Coatings Under Accelerated Degradation Via Impingement Flow
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
This paper demonstrated a holistic approach to the study of corrosion degradation mechanism of organic coatings using impingement flows. A state-of-the-art impingement flow testing device was developed for the experimental ...
The Choral Music of Frederick Delius (1862-1934) and its Influence on the Choral Music of Early Twentieth-Century British Composers
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The composer Frederick Delius wrote a large body of choral music including choral/orchestral works and part songs. This body of choral music had an important influence on the younger generation of British choral composers, ...
Composer, Conductor, Cornetist: A Biography of Jean-Baptiste Schiltz (fl.1831-1868) and a Survey of his Works for Cornet and Piano
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
In its heyday, the cornet was a popular instrument and the brass instrument of choice for virtuosi worldwide. Cornet soloists such as Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825–1889) and Herbert Lincoln Clarke (1867–1945) impressed audiences ...
The Inception of Trumpet Performance in Brazil and Four Selected Solos for Trumpet and Piano, Including Modern Performance Editions: Fantasia for Trumpet (1854) by Henrique Alves de Mesquita (1830-1906); Vocalise-Etude (1929) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959); Invocation and Point (1968) by Osvalda
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This disquisition provides a modern performance edition of four Brazilian compositions
for trumpet and piano by Henrique Alves de Mesquita’ (1830–1906) Fantasia para Piston
[Fantasy for trumpet, 1854], Heitor Villa-Lobos’s ...
Conducting the Coded Message Songs of Slavery: Context, Connotation, and Performance Preparation
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
The coded message songs of slavery are a mysterious and fascinating entity. Within the lyrics of these seemingly innocuous plantation songs are coded messages for escape, messages that provided secret information to enslaved ...
Folk Song in the Wind Band Music of Haydn Wood: Mannin Veen and a New Performing Edition of the Seafarer
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Nestled between England and Ireland, one can find a tiny island called the Isle of Man, or more simply, Mann. One of its most famous musical representatives is composer and violinist Haydn Wood. In an effort to preserve ...