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Title
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A Cut-Cell Based Ghost Fluid Method for Multi-Component Compressible Flows
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Author
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Liu, Chen
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Fluid mechanics
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Description
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Multi-material compressible flows are observed in several applications of practical relevance including combustion, cavitation and shock lithotripsy. To solve such flows numerically with improved efficiency and accuracy, the use of the Ghost Fluid...
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A NUMERICAL STUDY OF INTERFACIAL INSTABILITIES IN SHOCKED MATERIALS WITH SURFACE TENSION
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Author
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Bigdelou, Pedram
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Fluid mechanics, Physics
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Description
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Shock-driven multi-material flows occur in several applications including shock wave lithotripsy, underwater explosions, droplet combustion, propeller cavitation and ejection of material from surfaces subject to blast loading. Such flows are highl...
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A Random Hierarchical Laplacian
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Author
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Ray, Elijah
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Mathematics
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Description
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The Hierarchical Laplacian, proposed in Dyson's theory of one-dimensional ferromagnetic phase transitions, has a discrete spectrum with each isolated eigenvalue having infinite multiplicity. As a result, the integrated density of states is piecewi...
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A Study on Soil-Structure Interaction of Axially Loaded Sheet Piles
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Author
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Sylvain, Matthew
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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Sheet piles are geotechnical structural elements often used in canals and rivers for soil retention and scour protection. Short span bridge abutment design in North Carolina and the U.S., for locations near bodies of water, typically uses sheet pi...
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Dynamic Remedial Action Scheme Using Online Transient Stability Analysis
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Author
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Shrestha, Arun
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering, Engineering, Power resources
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Description
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Economic pressure and environmental factors have forced the modern power systems to operate closer to their stability limits. However, maintaining transient stability is a fundamental requirement for the operation of interconnected power systems. ...
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Effect of confined rolling on structure-property relationships of Mg-Al alloys.
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Author
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Krishnan, Pavitra
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science
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Description
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High performance, light weight alloys are need-of-the particularly in the defense, automotive and aerospace sectors. Magnesium is a prime candidate since it is the lightest structural metal having a mass density of 1.74g/cm3 and is the sixth most ...
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Improving Thulium Fiber Laser Lithotripsy Efficiency
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Author
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Hardy, Luke
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics
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Description
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Kidney stone disease affects approximately 10% of the U.S. population. Conventional Holmium:YAG infrared laser lithotripsy is a standard minimally invasive treatment that operates based on a photothermal interaction with the main chromophore in ti...
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MODELING TRAVEL DEMAND AND CRASHES AT MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC LEVELS
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Author
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Duddu, Venkata Ramana
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, City planning, Transportation--Planning
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Description
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Accurate travel demand / Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and crash predictions helps planners to plan, propose and prioritize infrastructure projects for future improvements. Existing methods are based on demographic characteristics, socio-eco...
