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Title: IPRO 325: Bison Books
Creator: Chinzorig, Unubold, Johnson, Ashleigh, Kim, Hangyoung, Raymond, Lam, Lynch, Ryan, Popa, Ana, Rabindranath, Anjuli, Tejero, Carlos, Wade, Richard, Wagner, Zachery
Date: 2012-07-20, 2012-07-20
Description: Sponsorship: Bison Gear and Engineering

Title: Resonant interaction of a linear array of supersonic rectangular jets: An experimental study
Creator: Raman, G, Taghavi, R
Date: 1996-11-10
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

Title: Holomoire Strain Examiner
Creator: Sciammarella, Cesar A.
Date: 2009-05-11, 1997-09-23
Description: A system and process for the measurement of strains in objects using holographic interferometry comprising a continuous point light source for...
Show moreA system and process for the measurement of strains in objects using holographic interferometry comprising a continuous point light source for illuminating the object, a fringe stabilizer for compensating for the vibratory motion of the object, a detector for capturing a holographic image, a rigid body motion compensator for compensating for the rigid body motion of the object caused by displacement of the object upon application of a force, and an electronic system for reconstructing the holographic image to permit comparison of the object before and after application of a force.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: What's Congress Doing on Twitter?
Creator: Hemphill, Libby, Otterbacher, Jahna, Shapiro, Matthew A.
Date: 2013-10-23, 2012-10-23
Description: As Twitter becomes a more common means for officials to communicate with their constituents, it becomes more important that we understand how...
Show moreAs Twitter becomes a more common means for officials to communicate with their constituents, it becomes more important that we understand how officials use these communication tools. Using data from 380 members of Congress’ Twitter activity during the winter of 2012, we find that officials frequently use Twitter to advertise their political positions and to provide information but rarely to request political action from their constituents or to recognize the good work of others. We highlight a number of differences in communication frequency between men and women, Senators and Representatives, Republicans and Democrats. We provide groundwork for future research examining the behavior of public officials online and testing the predictive power of officials’ social media behavior.
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Title: Magnetic Recorder
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1953-03-17
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: ORGANIZATIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
Creator: Taghizadeh Khamesi, Hossein
Date: 2016, 2016-05
Description: Flexibility is a key factor for an organization survival in a changing environment. Considering the cyclical nature of construction demand,...
Show moreFlexibility is a key factor for an organization survival in a changing environment. Considering the cyclical nature of construction demand, organizational flexibility is of special importance in construction company management. Most previous studies tried to categorize the response strategies of construction contractors to business and environmental changes. However, there is gap in the literature about the dynamic effect of organizational flexibility on the growth and competitiveness in construction companies. The objective of this study is to investigate the organizational flexibility of top construction contractors in the U.S. Engineering News-Records (ENR) top 400 contractors lists were used to collect data for the 52-year period 1963-2015. Using the collected data, several analyses were performed to find the relationship between organizational flexibility and competitive success. This attempt did not indicate a distinct relationship between organizational flexibility and competitiveness. It was found however that organizational flexibility is affected by change in the economy and that it was linked to company expansion/contraction. It is concluded that organizational flexibility is an essential advantage for construction contractors. Those contractors that are consistently ranked in the top 400 contractors list respond well to economic changes by expanding and contracting. On the other hand, different size contractors respond to changes in the economy differently, based on their resources and the nature of their work. In addition, this study concluded that those contractors that seek high growth rates face more fluctuations in their growth path and need more flexibility in response to them.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, May 2016
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Title: Buffalo Food Path
Creator: Huttel, Anna
Date: 2010-07-29

Title: Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
Creator: Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
Date: 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
Description: A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a...
Show moreA method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: HOT DUCTILITY BEHAVIOR IN THE CONTINUOUS CASTING OF NIOBIUM-BEARING MICROALLOYED STEELS
Creator: Jansto, Steven George
Date: 2013, 2013-12
Description: Over 200 million tons of Niobium-bearing steels were continuously cast and hot rolled globally in 2012. These Nb-bearing plate, bar and sheet...
Show moreOver 200 million tons of Niobium-bearing steels were continuously cast and hot rolled globally in 2012. These Nb-bearing plate, bar and sheet products are manufactured throughout the world. The melting and casting practices to assure production of crack-free slabs, billets and blooms of high surface quality is presented. Much has been published about the traditional ductility trough associated with higher carbon equivalent steels with and without microalloy additions of Nb, V and/or Ti. The focus has primarily been on the chemistry and optimal composition based upon the literature review. However, the steelmaking and process metallurgy parameters are rarely correlated to the hot ductility behavior. Most studies involve laboratory produced heats, but this research is based upon industrial produced samples.The hot ductility troughs associated with simple carbon-manganese steels can also result in surface and internal quality issues if certain steelmaking and casting parameters are not followed. Although high carbon equivalent steels exhibit inherently lower hot ductility behavior, as measured by percent reduction in area at elevated temperature, these steels still exhibit sufficient ductility to satisfactorily meet the unbending stress and strain gradients existing in the straightening section of most casters. The % Reduction in Area significantly overstates the minimum ductility required for crack-free casting of Nb-bearing steels. The relationship between the steelmaking and caster operation and the resultant slab quality is related through the hot ductility behavior. This global Nb-bearing continuous casting steel research study introduces the strain energy as an improved xxi measure of the hot ductiity behavior. The incidence of cracking is primarily related to the steelmaking and caster process parameters and steel chemistry is secondary. These parameters include the elemental residual chemistry level, superheat variation, transfer ladle temperature stratification, oscillation frequency and stroke, mould flux incompatibility, casting speed fluctuation, and excessive secondary cooling.
PH.D in Materials Science and Engineering, December 2013
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Title: INITIAL TURBULENCE EFFECT ON JET EVOLUTION WITH AND WITHOUT TONAL EXCITATION
Creator: Raman, G, Zaman, Kbmq, Rice, Ej
Date: 1989-07
Publisher: AMER INST PHYSICS

Title: Stable Phosphonitrilic Polymers
Creator: Nielsen, Erik R., Stepp, William L.
Date: 4/23/2009, 1967-10-24
Description: Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent

Title: The study and design of spray nozzles as applied to the De La Vergne oil engine
Creator: Harman, William E. S, Ward, Fred L
Date: 2009, 1915
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/studydesignofspr00harm
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 2

Title: UNDERSTANDING UNCERTAINTIES IN RESOLVED PHOTON STRUCTURE
Creator: Zhan, Hengrui
Date: 2017, 2017-07
Description: The construction of a photon collider has been urged, in order to study the properties of the Higgs boson and electroweak symmetry breaking....
Show moreThe construction of a photon collider has been urged, in order to study the properties of the Higgs boson and electroweak symmetry breaking. It would also provide unique possibilities for measurement of fusion to probe the hadronic structure of the photon. One scheme of design for the photon collider is a linear collider. A study shows that resolved photons contribute about 15% of the cross section to Higgs production with a mass of 120 GeV, but estimates of the resolved photon structure have so far varied greatly. Therefore, resolved photon structure is important to measure. This thesis focuses on the determination of the uncertainties of the cross section of bb production for better understanding of resolved photon structure. The principles of a photon collider are reviewed. In this thesis, the simulation tools for the simulation of the cross section of ! bb collision are developed. After that, the method for determination of the uncertainties of cross section is described. A new set of PDFs to explore these uncertainties is produced. The result of the simulation of the cross section and the calculation for the uncertainties of the cross section is presented and discussed in detailed.
M.S. in Physics, July 2017
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Title: Improved Life Cycle Performance for Construction of Big Box Retail: Pidgeon_MastersBoards
Creator: Pidgeon, Amanda
Date: 2012-05-02, 2012-05
Description: This project compares multiple construction materials and assemblies in order to find options which will improve the life cycle performance of...
Show moreThis project compares multiple construction materials and assemblies in order to find options which will improve the life cycle performance of retail big box structures, using Walmart Supercenters as a specific case study. It utilizes the Athena EcoCalculator to accomplish this task.
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Title: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS AND POPULATION BALANCE MODEL FOR SIMULATION OF DRY SORBENT BASED CO2 CAPTURE PROCESS
Creator: Abbasi, Emadoddin
Date: 2013, 2013-12
Description: Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is one of the key technologies needed to mitigate carbon dioxide emission from industrial sources and...
Show moreCarbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is one of the key technologies needed to mitigate carbon dioxide emission from industrial sources and power plants. Development of CFD-based design tool for prediction of the extent of CO2 capture in a regenerable dry sorbent-based technology, in an efficient power plant design (i.e., modern IGCC power plants) was the driving force behind this project. In this study, we established a systematic methodology, starting from investigating the properties of the sorbent and its reaction mechanism, to developing a model for design and scale-up of the reactors that is needed to deploy this technology at larger scales. This dissertation provides a coupled CFD-PBE model based on the novel FCMOM approach with broad application in reaction engineering and reactor design where the polydisperse nature of the phases has strong effect on the hydrodynamics of the system. Detailed investigations of the MgO-based sorbent and its performance toward capturing CO2 from a coal gas stream were performed that result in development of the two-zone variable diffusivity shrinking core reaction model. Furthermore, a baseline design for a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) reactor, using numerical modeling and threedimensional simulations of a full-loop circulating fluidized bed reactor was provided based on the coupled CFD-PBE, which in combination with the reaction model can perform as a base for parametric studies and optimization of the process.
PH.D in Chemical Engineering, December 2013
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Title: AN INTRINSICALLY CONDUCTING POLYMER-BASED COATING SYSTEM FOR CORROSION PROTECTION OF STEELS
Creator: Yu, Qifeng
Date: 2016, 2016-12
Description: Among the various corrosion protection strategies for structural steels, coating techniques provide the most cost-effective protection and...
Show moreAmong the various corrosion protection strategies for structural steels, coating techniques provide the most cost-effective protection and have been used as the primary mode for corrosion protection. Existing coating techniques have been used mainly for their barrier capability and all have a limited service life. In this research work, a waterborne two-strand polyaniline: poly (acrylic acid) complex was synthesized and utilized to fabricate the primer layer of a two-layer coating system. The techniques of Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (SKPFM) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) were used to evaluate the anti-corrosion capability of the polymeric complex when mixed in an epoxy matrix and coated on steel samples as the primer layer. The evaluation results show that coating systems including a PANi-based primer has measurable anticorrosion capability and the anti-corrosion capability of PANi-based primer depends on the usage of PANi and the type of matrix material of the primer layer. In the laboratory condition, a prototype two-layer coating system including the PANi-based primer and a polyurethane topcoat was manufactured. The ASTM Salt-Spray Test and EIS were used to prove the anti-corrosion performance of the prototype using a two-layer, polyurethane-over-epoxy system (no PANi) as the control system. After the proof of concept, a non-waterborne epoxy was used to fabricate a different PANi-based primer. The two types of primers and two other commercial primers (a zinc-rich primer and an epoxy-only primer) were used to make a total of eight two-layer coating systems using two widely used topcoats. Salt-Spray Test, Cyclic Salt Fog/UV Exposure Test, Pull- Off Adhesion Test, and the techniques of EIS, SKPFM, and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) were used to evaluate the long-term performance of the eight systems. Based on the laboratory-based recommendations, six groups of two-layer coating systems were then subjected to the outdoor-exposure test to evaluate their anti-corrosion durability at two testing sites. The field durability of the coating systems was evaluated in terms of their surface gloss reduction, color change, adhesion change and surface deteriorations. The matrix material in which the PANi is mixed plays an important role in the longterm anti-corrosion performance of coatings. The waterborne epoxy is effective in dispersing PANi nano-particles and has zero VOC; however, it does not bond to the steel surface as strongly as the regular non-waterborne epoxy. The topcoat material also plays an important role in the long-term anti-corrosion performance of coatings; polyurethane has higher durability than epoxy as a topcoat material. The PANi-based systems possess long-term corrosion protection comparable to the performance of the conventional zincrich three-layer system based on the one-year field evaluation.
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, December 2016
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Title: Method and Apparatus for Passive Mapping
Creator: Kazel, Sidney
Date: 2009-05-04, 1974-04-30
Description: A passive mapping system employs an antenna or other sensing means having a receiving beam pattern which is scanned in azimuth while moving...
Show moreA passive mapping system employs an antenna or other sensing means having a receiving beam pattern which is scanned in azimuth while moving along a path relative to the area to be mapped. The received signal, after detection and other processing, is recorded on a moving record medium in such a manner that each emitting element in the mapped area generates a straight line of a certain intensity or contrast on the record medium with a slope corresponding to the emitting element range, and the position along the medium corresponding to the location of the antenna along the path. Subsequently, the record medium is processed to collapse or integrate each straight signal line into a point on a further record medium to produce a radiometric plan view map of the area.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: Video Disc Transducer System
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 2009-05-08, 1983-11-29
Description: An optical transducer system reproduces a videodisk record by rotating the disc at a low speed. A record guiding means is comprised of a...
Show moreAn optical transducer system reproduces a videodisk record by rotating the disc at a low speed. A record guiding means is comprised of a ribbed gate region. The ribs engage the disc on opposite margins of the optical images recorded on the disc and extend in a circumferential direction.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: DISCONTINUOUS IN THE NI-CO-AL PRECIPITATION ALLOY SYSTEM
Creator: Liu, Tian
Date: 2014, 2014-05
Description: The synthesis of nanoplates of 0 by use of discontinuous precipitation was investigated in the Ni-Co-Al alloy system. A series of experiments,...
Show moreThe synthesis of nanoplates of 0 by use of discontinuous precipitation was investigated in the Ni-Co-Al alloy system. A series of experiments, such as heat treatment, cold rolling, and electrolytic etching, have been performed to develop the desired microstructure. Nanostructured materials have great potential in a number of applications, such as catalysis, light weight structural materials, thermal management and pollution reduction. Kinetic information of the Ni-Co-Al alloy was obtained through measuring the optical micrographs of samples aged at di erent temperatures. The morphology of the nanostructure of the Ni-Co-Al alloy was investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The mechanical property (hardness) of the Ni-Co-Al alloy was obtained in di erent conditions as well. The Ni-Co-Al alloys were recrystallized in di erent ways. The texture of the alloys were determined using electron backscattered di raction (EBSD). After analyzing those experimental results, we nd that the discontinuous precipitation goes to completion in the Ni-Co-Al alloy. The discontinuous precipitates present a lamellar structure. The size of plates is similar with the spacing between plates and achieves a nanoscale architecture. The TTT curve of the Ni-Co-Al alloy with a composition of 43 at.% Ni, 48 at.% Co and 9 at.% Al provides abundant kinetic information. Further work is needed to produce a strong cube texture ((100) planes parallel to the foil surface).
M.S. in Materials Engineering, May 2014
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