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Design and Control of a Micro/Nano Load Stage for In-Situ AFM Observation and Nanoscale Structural and Mechanical Characterization of MWCNT-Epoxy Composites
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Nanomaterial composites hold improvement potential for many materials. Improvements arise through known material behaviors and unique nanoscale effects to improve performance in areas including elastic modulus and damping ... -
Design and Fabrication of Micro-Channels and Numerical Analysis of Droplet Motion Near Microfluidic Return Bends
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Three-dimensional spheroid arrays represent in vivo activity better than conventional 2D cell culturing. A high-throughput microfluidic chip may be capable of depositing cells into spheroid arrays, but it is difficult to ... -
Development and Characterization of Reactive Extrusion Additive Manufacturing System and Polymer
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Additive manufacturing with polymers can rapidly produce complex geometry and prototypes but does not usually utilize thermoset polymers aside from photocurable polymers. In this study two-part reactive thermoset resin ... -
Development of an Advanced Composite Material Consisting of Iron Matrix Reinforced with Ultra High Temperature Ceramic Particulate (TiB2) with Optimum Properties
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This study was intended to investigate the mechanical properties and microstructure of iron based composite reinforced by ultra high temperature ceramics fabricated by powder metallurgy technique. The fabrication parameters ... -
Development of an Anti-Corrosion Thermally Sprayed Coating System for Oil and Gas Transmission Pipeline
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Corrosion, a leading cause of failure in metallic transmission pipelines, significantly impacts the reliability and safety of metallic pipelines. To prevent and mitigate pipeline corrosion, various non-metallic coatings ... -
Development of Biobased Composites of Structural Quality
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Highly biobased composites with properties and costs rivaling those consisting of synthetic constituents are a goal of much current research. The obvious material choices, vegetable oil based resins and natural fibers, ... -
Development of Biobased Sandwich Structures for Mass Transit Application
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Efforts to increase the biobased content in sandwich composites are being investigated to reduce the dependence on synthetically produced or mined, energy-intensive materials for numerous composite applications. Vegetable ... -
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 ... -
Dried Distillers Grains With Solubles as a Multifunctional Filler in Wood Particleboards
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) has been investigated for its use as a functional filler in wood particleboards bonded with Melamine Urea Formaldehyde. Both the concentration of the DDGS filler – 5, 10, and ... -
Dynamic Modelling for the Path Tracking Control of a Four-Wheel Independent-Drive, Four-Wheel Independent-Steer Autonomous Ground Vehicle
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Robots that can be reconfigured to perform more than one task would be to consumers. The Four-Wheel Independent-Drive, Four-Wheel Independent-Steer (4WD4WS) robot is well suited for the role of reconfigurable robot due to ... -
Dynamic Stall Characteristics of a Pitching Swept Finite Aspect Ratio Wing
(North Dakota State University, 2019)This research will investigate various swept wing models, designing the mechanism for their pitching motion and control, designing wind tunnel implementation, and performing data measurements and analysis using particle ... -
Dynamic Stall Characteristics of Pitching Finite-Aspect-Ratio Wings
(North Dakota State University, 2021)In this study, an experimental investigation was performed to characterize the dynamic stall of pitching wings and provide confirmation of the existence of the arch-shaped vortex for moderate sweep wing. Dynamic stall is ... -
Dynamical Modelling of an Idealized Hemispherical Skull Model with Fluid Pressure Interactions Using Modal Analysis
(North Dakota State University, 2019)In this dissertation, a non-invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring technique is introduced by developing a head dynamic model. The technique is based on modal frequency testing and vibration responses analysis of ... -
Dynamics of Compound Droplets via 3D Spectral Boundary Elements
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Compound droplets raise great interests due to their applications in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industry. In spite of the growing demand of theoretical investigation of dynamics of compound droplets from those ... -
The Dynamics of Viscous Droplets near Micro-Patterned Solid Surfaces in Creeping Flow
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The interaction between droplets and solid surfaces is of great importance in industrial applications, biochemical processes, and fundamental materials research on surface wettability. In this work, a three-dimensional ... -
Effects of Green Reinforcement Strategies on Mechanical Properties of High Volume Polymers
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Green reinforcement in polymer systems have shown great promise in reducing cost, negative environmental effects, and dependency on nonrenewable resources. Both natural fillers and composite regrind can increase mechanical ... -
The Effects of Surface Roughness on the Functionality of Titanium Based Alloy Ti13Zb13Zr Orthopedic Implants
(North Dakota State University, 2021)In this study, the effects of surface roughness on the wettability, cell attachment, and mechanical properties of titanium-based Ti13Nb13Zr orthopedic implants have been investigated. The aim of this multidisciplinary ... -
Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate as a Primary Binder in Particleboard
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Wood composites industry has been growing for decades. However, wood composites have been associated with some health concerns due to the presence of formaldehyde. A promising bio-based resin Epoxidized Sucrose Soyate (ESS) ... -
Evaluation of Corn Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles as a Functional Material to Replace Synthetic Resin in Wood Particleboards
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Corn distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is mostly marketed as a livestock feed due to its high protein content of 30%. Recently, the proteins in DDGS have shown potential to act as binding agents along with ... -
Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu Cold Sprayed and Alloy 625 Wire Arc Sprayed Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This study examines microstructural-based mechanical properties of Al-Cu composite deposited by cold spraying and wire arc sprayed nickel-based Alloy 625 coating using numerical modeling and experimental techniques. The ...