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Development of Novel Kraft Lignin Resin for Use in Thermoset Materials
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience.
Looking at Perceptions of Work/Life Balance with Technology in Young Adults
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
This paper examines young adults’ perceptions of work, life, and the balance in between in light of information and communication technologies (ICTs). The intention of this study is to provide a deeper understanding of ...
Comparitive Analysis of Turbidity and Organics Removal in Biological Activated Carbon and Anthracite-Sand Filters in the Moorhead Water Treatment Plant
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
The source water for the Moorhead Water Treatment Plant (MWTP) exhibits high concentrations of total organic carbon (TOC) throughout the year and seasonal taste and odor (T&O) events. To prevent biological regrowth in the ...
ADYTrack: A Model for Structural Analysis of Railroad Trackbed Using Random Finite Element Method
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Railroads are playing pivotal role to the economic growth of United States and trackbeds ensure their safe and smooth operations. However, reliable trackbed performance prediction has always been challenging due to many ...
A New Macro-Scale Hydrologic Processes Simulator for Depression-Dominated Cold Climate Regions
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
The primary objectives of this dissertation research are to (1) improve the understanding of macro-scale hydrologic processes in cold climate regions, (2) improve macro-scale representation and modeling of depression-dominated ...
Pore Structure and Pore Solution in Alkali Activated Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete and Its Effect on ASR of Aggregates with Wide Silicate Contents
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Alkali silica reaction (ASR) is detrimental to concrete. It is a time-dependent phenomenon, which can lead to strength loss, cracking, volume expansion, and premature failure of concrete structures. In essence, it is a ...
Improving Sustainability in Protective Coating Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Sustainability has been a driving factor in the recent development of protective coating systems, from reducing volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), integrating biomass for the replacement of petrochemicals, to reducing the ...
Functional Colloids from Amphiphilic Polymer Assemblies and Peptides/Polypeptides
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
The use of responsive polymers, where even minor changes in one of the macromolecular characteristics triggered by the external stimuli can cause drastic changes in the material function or performance, is widely studying ...
Soysomes and Other Functional Biomaterials from Sucrose Soyate Derivatives
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Biomaterials serve as interventional tools in medicine to treat, improve or replace diseased tissues, organs or function of the body. Although several polymeric biomaterials already exist, they often present challenges, ...
Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate and Derivatives as Bioderived Crosslinkers in Various Thermosets
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Throughout the world, alternatives to petrochemically-derived materials are being sought. Aside from petrochemical feedstocks with precarious futures, materials that are derived from renewable resources such as crops are ...