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Seismic Performance of Yielding Columns Supported by Rocking Foundations: A Computational Study
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
The effectiveness of foundation rocking as a seismic energy dissipation mechanism to reduce shake demands is studied by the use of a finite element numerical model consisting of a realistic structure and a soil-foundation ...
Hydrologic Experiments and Analysis: The Effect of Microtopography on Runoff Generation
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Microtopography is an important factor in hydrologic processes. The purpose of this research was to study the effects of microtopography on runoff generation. Specifically, this was performed through an array of physical ...
Land Use and Climate Impact on Sediment and Nutrient Loads Into Lake Ashtabula, North Dakota, USA
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Lake Ashtabula continues to be listed as impaired water body by the USEPA due to excessive nutrients. A Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was developed for the Lake Ashtabula watershed to estimate the sediment ...
Siloxane-Polyurethane Fouling-Release Coatings Based On PDMS Macromers
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Marine biofouling is the accumulation of organisms onto surfaces immersed
in sea water. Fouling of ships causes an increase in hydrodynamic drag which
leads to performance issues such as increased fuel consumption and ...
Responsive Polymer-Based Colliods for Drug Delivery and Bioconversion
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Responsive polymer-based colloids (RPBC) are the colloidal structures containing responsive polymeric component which is able to adapt its physico-chemical properties to the environment by undergoing chemical and/or ...
Amphiphilic Invertible Polymers: Self-Assembly into Functional Materials Driven by Environment Polarity
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Stimuli-responsive polymers adapt to environmental changes by adjusting their chain conformation in a fast and reversible way. Responsive polymeric materials have already found use in electronics, coatings industry, personal ...
Structures of Crosslinked Networks
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Two independent sets of studies are conducted on two collections of thermoset coatings, each exploring the molecular-level structures of its subject materials. The first work searches for the sources of durability in a ...
Novel Biobased Resins using Sucrose Esters of Plant Oils
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Interest in using renewable raw materials to prepare biobased monomers, polymers, and materials is rapidly increasing. The goal of the research described is to develop branched polyesters of plant oil fatty acids, using ...
Organic Coatings to Protect Ferrous Structures
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Corrosion induces damages that can result in enormous costs and safety issues. Steels are the most commonly used metallic structural materials but they can corrode rapidly when exposed to corrosive environments and need ...
Magnesium Rich Primer for the Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys: Investigation, Improvement and Application
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
The goals of this research are to develop deeper understanding of the corrosion protection mechanism of Mg-rich primer (MgRPs), improve corrosion protection performance of MgRPs, and extend the application of MgRPs. To ...