Browsing Civil & Environmental Engineering by Subject "Molecular dynamics"
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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 ...