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Title: Widget Applications to Enhance the Tru2Way Consumer Experience (sequence unknown), IPRO 312 - Deliverables: IPRO 312 Final Report F09
Creator: Alsharief, Yagoob, Aulfata, Muluken, Curtis, Christopher, Dhewaju, Anusuya, Mooney, Kevin, Mutyaba, Kevin, Ndoping, Marco, Onaissi, Samah, Peterson, Naomi, Siwek, Steven, Wallace, Sean, Yi, Won-jae
Date: 2009-12
Description: The IPRO teams objectives are to provide Comcast with feedback from an outside perspective, allowing them to see where their Tru2Way system...
Show moreThe IPRO teams objectives are to provide Comcast with feedback from an outside perspective, allowing them to see where their Tru2Way system needs additional attention or support.
Sponsorship: Comcast
Deliverables for IPRO 312: Widget Applications to Enhance the Tru2Way Consumer Experience for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: Laboratory Notebook 10
Creator: Sadler, George
Date: 2010-03-04T19:33:56Z
Description: This laboratory notebook is entitled "Acrylamide vs. Hunter "L" Value.

Title: POLARIZATION INDUCED BY A TERAHERTZ ELECTRIC FIELD ON A CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE
Creator: Shen, Tao
Date: 2013, 2013-05
Description: Interactions of an electromagnetic wave with an object of dimensions small compared to the wavelength can often be accounted for by...
Show moreInteractions of an electromagnetic wave with an object of dimensions small compared to the wavelength can often be accounted for by considering the dipole moments, which are effective in explaining the scattering characteristics in the frequency range referred to as the Rayleigh region. Dielectric functions derived from polarization processes due to molecular orientation or bound charge displacements have been employed over the years to account for the scattering properties of particles. In the presence of mobile charges, bulk conductivity may be incorporated with a complex dielectric function to explain the peak in absorption near the plasma frequency exhibited by metallic particles in the optical region. With the current interest in nanostructures, an investigation of the electromagnetic properties of a conductive particle with attention given to space-charge effects would appear timely. This can be accomplished by coupling the transport equations of the charge carriers to the Maxwell’s equations. Results of computations performed for elementary structures such as plates and particles revealed the screening of the internal field while dispersion and absorptions effects are shown by the complex dipole moments. To gain insight into the nature of charge-wave interactions, results based on quasi-static formulation for the electric field will be compared with those based on full-wave analysis, with special attention given to the charge and current distributions within the structure. By consideration of the physical process of charge carrier motion and lattice polarization, the equivalent circuit model for a conductive nanoparticle in the terahertz frequency range is developed. All circuit elements are of electrical nature and can be directly expressed in terms of material parameters. The equivalent circuit can serve as the basis of analysis for composite structures and aggregates of which the conductive nanoparticle is a constituent.
PH.D in Electrical Engineering, May 2013
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Title: COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF TRANSPARENT WATER STORAGE ENVELOPES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
Creator: Liu, Xiangfeng
Date: 2012-04-25, 2012-05
Description: Transparent Water Storage Envelopes (TWSEs) are climatic adaptive fenestration systems. The major part of the system is an array of modular...
Show moreTransparent Water Storage Envelopes (TWSEs) are climatic adaptive fenestration systems. The major part of the system is an array of modular transparent water containers which are integrated into frames of curtain walls, and serve as both façade and auxiliary water tanks for a commercial building. The concept originates from the idea of combing transparency with dynamic benefits of thermal mass in summer, as well as passive solar heating in winter. Optical and thermal characteristics of TWSEs, including their energy performance, have been studied systematically via numerical approaches. Two numerical procedures covered in the thesis: one is based on the simplified synchronized onedimensional nodal thermal model, and the other is based on the more complex and accurate synchronized CFD model. In each numerical procedure, a triple-step simulation methodology and the correlated computational models of TWSEs are employed. Based on the calculation and simulation results, it can be definitely concluded that TWSEs are energy efficient fenestration systems. They can outperform conventional glazing as long as being designed elaborately with the consideration of the unique physical characteristics, applied under suitable climatic conditions, and operated with appropriate energy efficiency measures. Furthermore, the innovative technical paradigm of TWSEs and the numerical approach developed for energy simulation of TWSEs demonstrate great potential to be implemented in engineering practice for energy efficient commercial buildings.
Ph.D. in Architecture, May 2012
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Title: Amorphous Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Creator: Lee, Sooyun
Date: 2012-07-05, 2012-07
Description: The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that started in the early 1990’s, are extensively used in lots of electronic devices, including...
Show moreThe rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that started in the early 1990’s, are extensively used in lots of electronic devices, including cellular phones, laptop computers, camcorders, cameras and medical devices. Due to high energy and power density of lithium-ion batteries, they are one of the most useful batteries, and lots of researches and developments are still progressing, especially in electronic vehicle / hybrid electric vehicle (EV/HEV). However, current lithium-ion batteries have many problems, especially those related to its electrolyte system. Because this component contains flammable organic solvents, they have several disadvantages, such as leakage, instability, and difficulty in manufacture of large flat types of batteries. To eliminate these problems, the studies on Solid Polymer Electrolyte (SPE) system are now an active research area. In this thesis work, three different approaches have been executed to improve electrolyte properties of lithium-ion batteries. As a based material tosylate poly(ethylene glycol) was prepared, and a plasticizer was synthesized and incorporated into a conventional poly(ethylene oxide)-based Solid Polymer Electrolyte systems. First, to increase amorphousness in plasticizer, bisphenol-A was introduced, which has free rotating unit and only ionic conductivity was measured to verify. Secondly, hyperbranched poly(p-hydroxy styrene) derivatives were synthesized and used as the base matrix in SPEs. Polymers which have higher order of branching exhibited higher ionic conductivity, and it was assumed that branching structure lowered crystallinity. Finally, we synthesized 3-chloropropanesulfonyl-trifluoromethanesulfonylimide (LiCPSI) and attached to hyperbranched poly(p-hydroxy styrene) to verify that how hyperbranched structure would affect the ionic conductivity. Major characterization techniques include ionic conductivity, cyclic voltammetry (CV) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).
M.S. in Chemistry, July 2012
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Title: VERIFICATION OF LARGE-SCALE ON-CHIP POWER GRIDS
Creator: Xiong, Xuanxing
Date: 2013, 2013-05
Description: As technology scaling continues, the performance and reliability of integrated circuits become increasingly susceptible to power supply noises...
Show moreAs technology scaling continues, the performance and reliability of integrated circuits become increasingly susceptible to power supply noises, such as IR drops and Ldi/dt noises in the on-chip power grids. Reduced supply voltage levels in the grid can increase the gate delay, leading to timing violations and logic failures. In order to ensure a reliable chip design, it is critical to verify that the power grid is robust, i.e., the power supply noises are acceptable for all possible runtime situations. Hence, power grid verification has become an indispensable step in modern design flow of integrated circuits. Nowadays, it is common practice to verify power grids by simulation. Typically, an equivalent RC/RLC circuit model of the grid is extracted from the layout, and designers perform simulations to evaluate the power supply noises based on the current waveforms drawn by the circuit. As power grid simulation can only be performed after the circuit design is done, vectorless power grid verification has been introduced to enable early power grid verification with incomplete current specifications, so that the power grid design can be better tuned and optimized at early design stages, thus reducing the design time. Due to the increasing complexity of modern chips, power grid verification has become very challenging. The broad goal of this dissertation is to explore efficient algorithms for verifying large-scale on-chip power grids. Specifically, we study parallel power grid transient simulation, vectorless steady-state verification and vectorless transient verification. Parallel forward and back substitution algorithms are designed for efficient transient simulation; a set of novel algorithms are developed to incrementally improve the runtime efficiency of vectorless steady-state verification; and an efficient approach is proposed for vectorless transient verification with novel constraint setting.
PH.D in Electrical Engineering, May 2013
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Title: DEVELOPMENT OF PHASED TWIN FLIP-FLOP JETS
Creator: Raman, G, Rice, Ej
Date: 1994-07
Publisher: ASME-AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENG
Description: The flip-flop nozzle is a device that can produce an oscillating jet flow without any moving parts. There is now a renewed interest in such...
Show moreThe flip-flop nozzle is a device that can produce an oscillating jet flow without any moving parts. There is now a renewed interest in such nozzles due to their potential for use as excitation devices in practical applications. An experiment aimed at developing twin flip-flop jets that operate at prescribed frequencies and phase differences was performed. The phasing was achieved using two different nozzle interconnection schemes. In one configuration the two jets flapped in-phase and in another they flapped out-of-phase with respect to each other. In either configuration the frequencies of oscillation of both jets were equal. When one of the jets was run at a constant high velocity and the velocity of the second jet was increased gradually, the higher velocity jet determined the frequency of oscillation of both jets. The two flip-flop jet configurations described in this paper could be used to excite a primary jet flow in either an anti-symmetric (sinuous) or a symmetric (varicose) mode.
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Title: Orthotics and Prosthetics in Latin America (sequence unknown), IPRO 309 - Deliverables: IPRO 309 Brochure F09
Creator: Ashley, Trevor, Claxton, Matt, Conover, Stephen, Gotanco, Francis, Mathai, Alexander, Nizich, Adam, Park, Yong, Quikr, Kerry, Ray, Monmayuri, Vasquez, Raul
Date: 2009-12
Description: The overall goal of our IPRO team is to create a program for delivering orthotics and prosthetics that is sustainable. This will be...
Show moreThe overall goal of our IPRO team is to create a program for delivering orthotics and prosthetics that is sustainable. This will be accomplished by improving the quality of the product by increasing availability of funding, improving cost effectiveness of prosthetics, and promoting awareness of treatment available.
Deliverables for IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics in Latin America for the fall 2009 semester.
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Title: An adaptive robust M-estimator for nonparametric nonlinear system identification
Creator: Wu, X. C., Cinar, A.
Date: 1996-08
Publisher: BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN LTD
Description: An adaptive robust M-estimator for nonparametric nonlinear system identification is proposed. This M-estimator is optimal over a broad class...
Show moreAn adaptive robust M-estimator for nonparametric nonlinear system identification is proposed. This M-estimator is optimal over a broad class of distributions in the sense of maximum likelihood estimation. The error distributions are described by the generalized exponential distribution family. It combines nonparametric regression techniques to form a powerful procedure for nonlinear system identification. The adaptive procedure's excellent performance characteristics are illustrated in a Monte Carlo study by comparing the results with previous methods.
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Title: EXPLORING THE SHEAR-AND-TIME DEPENDENT DEGRADATION OF VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR UNDER VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE-RELATED FLOW CONDITIONS
Creator: Yang, Shuo
Date: 2015, 2015-12
Description: Abnormalities in VWF can cause impaired blood coagulation which results in higher bleeding tendency in patients with this disorder. Alteration...
Show moreAbnormalities in VWF can cause impaired blood coagulation which results in higher bleeding tendency in patients with this disorder. Alteration in VWF is characteristic in ventricular assist devices (VADs) implanted subjects with failing hearts. The nature of the abnormalities produced and the conditions which produce such abnormalities are not fully understood. The studies in this thesis investigate quantitatively the effects of VADs and VAD-related flow conditions on VWF degradation. This thesis consists of three studies: 1) an in vitro VAD loop study in which was investigated the degradation effects of three VADs either under preclinical development (VAD I) or being commercially available (VAD II & III); 2) a viscometer shear study in which was investigated a variety of factors under the controlled condition of a modified Couette viscometer, namely, shear stress, exposure time, pulsatile frequency and protease function, with respect to VWF degradation 3) a tubular shear study in which was investigated the relative degradation effects of shear stress versus exposure time under more VAD-related shear stresses (10 - 100 times higher than physiological levels) and exposure times of miliseconds. In the VAD flow loop, significant VWF degradation induced by VADs wee observed with an approximately 95% loss of high molecular weight VWF by 60 minutes. In the viscometer and the tubular studies, the factors studied enhanced VWF degradation in the following manner: increased shear stress above physiological levels, prolonged exposure time and higher pulsatile shear frequency were associated with greater degradation; shear stress was a more dominant factor than exposure time with respect to the degradation; and a various shear stress regions demonstrated maximal degradation effects. In addition, calcium-dependent protease function was a necessity for VWF degradation at all shear stress levels investigated. The studies also revealed that the unfolding of VWF to expose the cleavage sites appeared to take more time under shear than the refolding to re-cover those sites under static conditions. Critical shear regions may be important for unfolding and degrading VWF multimers of various sizes.
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, December 2015
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Title: Interpreting ECG data by integrating statistical and artificial intelligence tools
Creator: Tatara, E., Cinar, A.
Date: 2002-01
Publisher: IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
Description: The use of an automated system integrating data conditioning, statistical methods, and artificial intelligence tools to summarize and...
Show moreThe use of an automated system integrating data conditioning, statistical methods, and artificial intelligence tools to summarize and interpret high-frequency physiological data such as the electrocardiogram is investigated. The development of a methodology and its associated tools for real-time patient monitoring and diagnosis is accomplished by using the commercial programming environments MATLAB and G2, a real-time knowledge-based system (KBS) development shell. Data interpretation and classification is performed by integrating statistical classification methods and knowledge-based techniques with a graphical user interface that provides quick access to the analysis results as well as the original data. A KBS was developed that incorporates various statistical methods with a rule-based decision system to detect abnormal situations, provide preliminary interpretation and diagnosis, and to report these findings to the healthcare provider
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Title: TOPICS IN COUNTERPARTY RISK AND DYNAMIC CONIC FINANCE
Creator: Iyigunler, Ismail
Date: 2012-11-02, 2012-12
Description: This thesis consists of three essays about modeling counterparty risk and pricing derivative securities. In the rst essay, we analyze the...
Show moreThis thesis consists of three essays about modeling counterparty risk and pricing derivative securities. In the rst essay, we analyze the counterparty risk embedded in CDS contracts, in presence of a bilateral margin agreement. We focus on the pricing of collateralized counterparty risk, and we derive the bilateral Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA), unilateral Credit Valuation Adjustment (UCVA), and Debt Valuation Adjustment (DVA). We propose a model for the collateral by incorporating all related factors such as the thresholds, haircuts and margin period of risk. We derive the dynamics of the bilateral CVA in a general form with related jump martingales. Counterparty risky and the counterparty risk-free spread dynamics are derived and the dynamics of the Spread Value Adjustment (SVA) is found as a consequence. We nally employ a Markovian copula model for default intensities and illustrate our ndings with numerical results. In the second essay we address the issue of computation of the bilateral CVA under rating triggers in presence of ratings-linked margin agreements. We consider collateralized OTC contracts, that are subject to rating triggers, between two parties { an investor and a counterparty. Moreover, we model the margin process as a function of the credit ratings of the counterparty and the investor. We employ a Markovian approach for modeling of the rating transitions and of the default probabilities of the counterparties. In this framework, we derive the representation for bilateral CVA. We also introduce a new component in the decomposition of the counterparty risky price: namely the rating valuation adjustment (RVA) that accounts for the rating triggers. We consider several dynamic collateralization schemes where the margin thresholds are linked to the credit ratings of the counterparties. We account for the rehypothecation risk in the presence of independent amounts. Our results are ix illustrated in terms of a CDS contract and an IRS contract. In the third essay, we study the problem of pricing in incomplete markets with risk measures and acceptability indices. We propose a model for nding the dynamic ask and bid prices of derivative securities using Dynamic Coherent Acceptability Indices (DCAI) in the presence of transaction costs. In this framework, we de ne and prove a representation theorem for dynamic bid ask prices. We show that our prices can be computed using dynamic Gain-Loss Ratio (dGLR), which is a DCAI. To illustrate our results, we provide several numerical examples, by pricing barrier options with dGLR.
PH.D in Applied Mathematics, December 2012
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Title: A METHODOLOGY FOR UTILIZATION OF DEGRADED WATER IN THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANT COOLING SYSTEMS
Creator: Safari, Iman
Date: 2013, 2013-12
Description: The overall objective of this study was to develop a comprehensive methodology to identify viable treatment strategies for utilization of...
Show moreThe overall objective of this study was to develop a comprehensive methodology to identify viable treatment strategies for utilization of degraded waters for cooling in thermoelectric power systems. To achieve this objective a process simulation model was developed using Aspen Plus® with the OLI (OLI System, Inc.) water chemistry model to predict water quality and the rate of fouling in the recirculating cooling loop utilizing secondary-treated municipal wastewater (MWW) and tertiary-treated municipal wastewater as the sources of makeup water. This process simulation model includes sub- models for pre-treatment units; the cooling tower with water, CO2, and NH3 evaporation; as well as the recirculating cooling system and condenser with salt precipitation and fouling. The input parameters of the model, including CO2 mass transfer coefficients in the cooling tower and kinetics of salts precipitation reactions, were determined by developing mathematical models and calibrating the models with the experimental data obtained from literature. The process simulation module was used to predict the water quality in the recirculating cooling loop and the results were compared with pilot-scale experimental data from literature on makeup water alkalinity, loop pH and ammonia evaporation. The effects of various parameters including makeup water quality, salt formation, NH3 and CO2 evaporation mass transfer coefficients, heat load and operating temperatures were investigated. The results indicate that stripping of CO2 and NH3 in the cooling tower can significantly affect the cooling loop pH. x viii The model was also used to determine the rate of fouling in the condenser. The results indicate that the fouling rate of MWW as makeup water is significantly higher than that expected with fresh water, and tertiary treatment of MWW such as nitrification and/or softening can significantly reduce the fouling potential. Finally, the rate of fouling obtained from this study was integrated into the existing cost model developed earlier (at Illinois Institute of Technology) to perform the overall economic analysis. The results show that the use of municipal wastewater (MWW) to replace freshwater as makeup for the recirculating cooling loops of thermoelectric power plants is economically viable when tertiary treatments such as nitrification or softening are applied. Among various treatment strategies studied, nitrification of MWW has the lowest cost of 0.29 $/m3 for utilization in a 550 MW power plant. Furthermore, it was concluded that utilization of secondary treated municipal wastewater (MWW) without tertiary treatments such as nitrification or softening is not economically viable due to its significant fouling costs.
PH.D in Chemical Engineering, December 2013
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Title: CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP SPREAD FORECASTING USING THE LINEAR BAYESIAN RANDOM COEFFICIENTS MODEL WITH BALANCED PANELS
Creator: Arifi, Imir
Date: 2014, 2014-05
Description: This study (thesis) predicts out of sample one to five year quarterly credit default swap spread curves for subsets of a population comprised...
Show moreThis study (thesis) predicts out of sample one to five year quarterly credit default swap spread curves for subsets of a population comprised of 308 companies via the linear Bayesian Random Coefficient Model (RMC) with balanced panel construction, capturing over 80% of reference entities with liquid CDS term structures. The use of scoring, structural and reduced form model variations generates credit spread tenure points and curves at the company level. The Altman Z-score and classic Merton structural framework explain too little of the credit default swap spreads out of sample. However, The Merton structural framework works well in predicting out of sample credit default swap spreads when modified by deriving the implied leverage ratio via market spreads. The widely used, Bloomberg implemented, JPMorgan 2001(CDSW) model works well for the period the study covers. The Bayesian Random Coefficients model explains 87% of observed credit default swap spreads one quarter out of sample, substantially exceeding any published research on the credit spread forecasting subject.
PH.D in Management Science, May 2014
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Title: The Effect of Salmonella Enteritidis on the Thermal Properties of Egg Albumen and Yolk
Creator: Chadha, Isha
Date: 2011-11-27, 2011-12
Description: Salmonella-inoculated and uninoculated fresh eggs were microwave processed to achieve pasteurization. However, quality degradation was...
Show moreSalmonella-inoculated and uninoculated fresh eggs were microwave processed to achieve pasteurization. However, quality degradation was observed in the albumen of inoculated eggs but not in the uninoculated eggs although the processing was the same. Previous work showed that dielectric properties of egg albumen and yolk do not change in the presence of the bacteria. A new hypothesis was therefore proposed that heat capacity is affected by its presence. If an egg has a lowered heat capacity it will become hotter for a given amount of microwave energy input than eggs having normal heat capacities. The goal of the experiments was to determine whether Salmonella at varying concentrations and different incubation times affects the temperature-dependent thermal properties of egg albumen and yolk during in-shell growth. Although the main concern was Salmonella’s effect on the heat capacity of albumen, the equipment used could measure thermal conductivity as well and measurements on yolk were included for completeness. The thermal properties of both egg albumen and yolk were measured by the KD2 Pro thermal properties analyzer (Decagon Instruments, Pullman, WA) via the supplied 30 mm dual-needle sensor. Variables were temperature (7oC, 30oC, 40oC, 50oC, 55oC and 60oC), bacterial inoculum (0, 103, 106, 108 cfu/ml) and incubation time (0 or 30 hours). The measurements showed no significant difference in thermal properties between inoculated and uninoculated samples of egg albumen and yolk regardless of change in temperature, bacterial concentration and incubation period. The absence of an effect on either the dielectric (previous study) or thermal (present study) parameters by the presence of Salmonella leaves unexplained the quality differences between similarly processed inoculated and uninoculated eggs. A biochemical explanation based on the interaction between metabolic byproducts and egg proteins, affecting how they denature, is a topic for future research.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, December 2011
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Title: LAKESHORE CITY: A PROPOSAL FOR SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
Creator: Karpuzi, Isida
Date: 2013-04-25, 2013-05
Description: After the collapse of the steel industry, the US Steel South Works plant left behind a vacant 600-acre area of lakefront land and thousands of...
Show moreAfter the collapse of the steel industry, the US Steel South Works plant left behind a vacant 600-acre area of lakefront land and thousands of unemployed workers that had inhabited the adjacent neighborhood of South Chicago. This thesis proposes the revitalization of this abandoned area through the development of a new community called Lakeshore City. The design of the new city is informed by the social and economic issues that have kept South Chicago in a poor condition since the closing of the mill and it is based on the solutions to those issues. Through adding diversified program, enhancing connectivity, and encouraging human interaction, Lakeshore City attempts to create a contemporary and socially sustainable living environment that can bring new prosperity to its surrounding neighborhood.
M.S. in Architecture, May 2013
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Title: Investigation of the service record and explosion hazard of chemical fire extinguishers
Creator: Kimball, Norman F
Date: 2009, 1917
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/investigationofs00kimb
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Investigation of special steels
Creator: Andrews, E. E., Winser, R. A.
Date: 2009, 1908
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/investigationofs00andr
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Investigations with recommendations of power and power costs in plant no. 2, Falls Creek Sand and Stone Co.
Creator: Ambrose, R. B.
Date: 2009, 1921
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/investigationswi00ambr
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Investigation of the relative stability of vertical back and battered back dam sections
Creator: Geisler, R.j, Clark, R.b.
Date: 2009, 1912
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/investigationofr00geis
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

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