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Clay Fluid Interactions in Montmorillonite Swelling Clays: A Molecular Dynamics and Experimental Study
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Swelling clays cause tremendous amounts of damage to infrastructure. For the effective prevention of detrimental effects of these clays, and to optimize the beneficial properties for industrial applications it is necessary ...
Influence of Molecular Interactions on Elastic Properties and Oxygen Diffusion in PolyButylene Terephthalate Polymer: A Molecular Dynamics Study
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
In most barrier applications, both mechanical and diffusion properties of the material are important. In this thesis the evaluation of molecular mechanisms responsible for the enhanced elastic properties of Polymer Clay ...
High Performance Bio-Based Thermosets for Composites and Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
In the recent decade, there has been increasing interest in using renewable feedstocks as chemical commodities for composites and coatings application. Vegetable oils are promising renewable resources due to their wide ...
Polymers and Coatings Derived From Novel Bio-Based Vinyl Ether Monomers
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
To fulfill the demand for household, industrial, light weight transportation, health, and cosmetic products etc., production of polymeric materials has been increasing every year. However, limited resource of fossil fuel ...
Highly Functionalized Thermosets from Renewables for Composites and Coatings Applications
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Renewable sources have attracted attention due to their affordable cost and wide availability. Vegetable oils are renewable sources that have been extensively studied as potential replacement for petroleum derived chemicals. ...
Parametric Cost Estimating and Risk Analysis of Transportation Tunneling Projects
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Due to the increased scrutiny of construction costs for infrastructure projects by the
public and legislators, it is becoming increasing important for project developers to prepare
accurate conceptual cost estimates for ...
Initial Swelling Mechanism of Expansive Clays: A Molecular Dynamics Study
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Expansive soils are widely found in many parts of the world. Highly active smectite clay mineral Montmorillonite is the major constituent in these clays and can expand or contract up to 15 times of their original volume. ...
Enhancing the Performance of Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt through Controlling the Internal Network Structure Developed
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Sustainability presents a pathway for future generations to have a better life. Cradle to cradle methodology is the essence of sustainability. In cradle to cradle approach, we aim to reuti-lize a given waste instead of ...
Characterization of Activities of Crumb Rubber in Interaction with Asphalt and its Effect on Final Properties
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Recycling of millions of scrap tires produced everyday is crucial challenge encountered by waste management systems. Recycling tire rubbers in form of ground tire rubber, known as crumb rubber modifier (CRM), in asphalt ...
Smart Grid Optimization Using a Capacitated Transshipment Problem Solver
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
A network flow model known as the capacitated transshipment problem, or CTP, can represent key aspects of a smart grid test network with the goal of finding minimum cost electric power flows using multiple different cost ...