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Title
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COMBINED DEM-FEM MODELING OF SHOT PEENING PROCESS
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Author
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Bobba, Dhanooj
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Shot peening is a commonly used technique for improving the fatigue life of machine components by inducing compressive residual stresses in the surface layers. This process involves plastically deforming the surface layers by impacting the surface...
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Geotechnical Controls on Organo-Silane Modification of Soils and Coal Combustion Fly Ash
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Author
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Keatts, Matthew
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering
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Description
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Organo-silane (OS) surface modification works by chemically altering the surface of silica based materials and rendering them hydrophobic (waterproof). Limited research is present in the literature addressing the use of OS modified soils as an inf...
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LEACHABILITY AND SORPTIVITY OF INCINERATED BIOSOLID ASH
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Author
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Boivin, William
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Environmental geology
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Description
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The byproduct of incinerated biosolids (biosolid ash) was evaluated for land application through laboratory and field testing of leachability and sorption capacity. Field testing involved vacuum lysimeters that were installed to monitor the leacha...
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Title
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ON THE USE OF SMOOTHED PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS TO MODEL ORTHOGONAL MACHINING
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Author
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Avachat, Chinmay
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Modeling machining processes with conventional finite element methods (FEM) is challenging due to the severe deformations that occur during machining, complex frictional conditions that exist between the cutting tool and the workpiece, and the pos...
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Slope Stability Analysis of Embankment Fill Material from North Carolina Coastal Region
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Author
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McGovern, Ashley
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering
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Description
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This research involved a comprehensive experimental program was carried out to study compaction characteristics and associated engineering properties of test soils from three actual NCDOT highway projects located within the coastal geologic region...
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Title
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Thermal analysis of filler reinforced polymeric composites
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Author
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Ghadge, Mahesh
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanics, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology
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Description
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Improving heat dissipating property of composite materials is becoming increasinglyimportant in domains ranging from the automotive industry, electronic devices toaeronautical industry. Effective heat dissipation is required especially in aircraft...