RSS 1.0Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (UMKC)
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) defines civil engineering as "the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and physical sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize economically, the materials and forces of nature for the progressive well-being of humanity in creating, improving and protecting the environment, in providing facilities for community living, industry and transportation, and in providing structures for the use of humankind". The CE program aims to prepare students with a breadth and depth in the technical knowledge so that they can work immediately in most areas of the profession including geotechnical engineering; hydraulics, hydrology, water resources; structural engineering; and transportation/ traffic engineering.
The ME program is one of the broadest of the engineering disciplines, and, thus, mechanical engineers are the generalists of the engineering profession. Mechanical engineers design, construct, test, and operate many types of mechanical, thermal and biological devices, and they are involved in almost every industry, including aerospace, automotive, bioengineering, communications, electronics, energy, food processing, HVAC, manufacturing, power generation and refrigeration, as well as business, government, and academia. The ME program aims to prepare students with a breadth and depth in technical knowledge so that they can work immediately in most of the areas of the profession.
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Evaluation of Penetrating Sealers on Service Life of Concrete Infrastructure
(2022)In cold regions, thermal cycles and corrosion of reinforcements are the main factors that cause deterioration in concrete structures. Per each storm event, salt is used to melt snow and ice. Ultimately, water contains ... -
Optic nerve subarachnoid space cerebral spinal fluid computational fluid dynamics
(2021)Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) is driven throughout the subarachnoid space (SAS) and serves a variety of crucial functions. The behavior of CSF within the optic nerve subarachnoid space (ONSAS) has special interest because ... -
Statistical Analysis of Resilience Distribution and Application to Rural Electric Distribution System subjected to Hurricane Wind
(2021)Several mathematical frameworks and models are proposed to quantify the resilience of power systems against hurricane events. However, these frameworks contribute to the urban area's large-scale transmission system or ... -
Experimental investigation of U-Pipe evacuated tube solar collector: thermal performance enhancement methodology
(2021)In this study thermal performance comparison of U-Pipe evacuated tube solar collector (ETC) vs heat pipe ETC (HPETC) was investigated experimentally. ETC's are available in either heat pipe or u-pipe configurations. In ... -
Development of a Jet Impingement Thermal Management System for a Semiconductor Device with the Implementation of Dielectric Nanofluids
(2021)This study investigates the viability of a liquid jet-impingement (JI) thermal management system (TMS). The JI-TMS was used as a heat dissipation tactic to ensure a silicon semiconductor-based pulse-power devices temperature ... -
Implementation and Assessment of State Estimation Algorithms in Simulation and Real-World Applications
(2021)State estimation algorithms are important mathematical tools for engineers and are capable of improving system modeling capabilities and scenario outcomes. Typically, systems utilize a variety of sensors to measure certain ... -
Design, Modeling and Testing of a Cascaded Heading Stabilization Controller for a Cruciform Parachute System
(2021)The work presented in this thesis pertains to the advancement of an existing novel aerial delivery platform that utilizes a cruciform parachute canopy. The cruciform design represents a compromise between the simplicity ... -
Interfacial self-assemblies of surfactants at water-oil interfaces
(2021)The generation of novel synthetic materials with functionality and hierarchical ordering is a major focus of current studies in materials science and engineering. Self-assembling amphiphilic materials (such as lipids or ... -
Development and Viability of an Inverted Descent Quadrotor for Precision Aerial Delivery
(2021)The field of Precision Aerial Delivery strives for the highest standard of accuracy, with sights set on delivering payloads from high altitudes to mere feet from goal locations. Quadrotors, due to high maneuverability and ... -
Identification and Development of a Reliable Framework to Predict Passive Scalar Transport for Turbulent Bounded Shear Flows
(2020)Heat transfer modeling plays an integral role in optimization and development of highly efficient modern thermal-fluid systems. However, currently available heat flux models suffer from fundamental shortcomings. For example, ... -
Multi-hazard resilience assessment of river-crossing bridges
(2021)Bridge structures are required to possess high reliability and robustness against the concurrent effect of extreme loads and environmental attacks. To achieve such interrelated goals, it is necessary to assess the system ... -
Thermal Performance Modeling of a Novel Dual-PCM Evacuated U-Tube Solar Collector
(2020)Solar water heating (SWH) systems are a well-established and eco-friendly way to generate hot water for household or commercial applications as it utilizes energy from solar radiation which is readily available all year ... -
Viability and Validation of Near-Passive Descent Control for Quadrotor Systems
(2020)A quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle capable of lifting small payloads can be used to deliver small payloads from high altitudes rapidly and with high accuracy. This thesis explores the viability of three methods for ... -
Human Computer Interface for all: Understanding Barriers and Bridges in Technology to bring Equity to Parkinson’s Patients
(2020)This study was designed to investigate the daily challenges that Parkinson’s patients face and understand how they are related to technology and communication. A human-centered design was used in conjunction with the first ... -
Mobile hyperspectral imaging for structural damage detection
(2020)Numerous optical-imaging and machine-vision based inspection methods are found that aim to replace visual and human-based inspection with an automated or a highly efficient procedure. However, these machine-vision systems ... -
Performance of Steel Pipelines Backfilled with Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM) under Seismic Wave Propagation and Reverse-Slip Fault Rupture
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Seismic events may drastically damage buried pipelines affecting economy and public safety. Traditionally, buried pipelines are bedded and backfilled with compacted soils, which is labor intensive, time consuming, and ... -
Entrained Air-Void System For Durable Highway Concrete
(2020)In the US, the most commonly used F-T test method is AASHTO T 161 “A.” The equipment for variant A of the test is relatively low cost (~$22, 000) and compact. The relatively low cost stems from the basic construction of a ... -
The Development of an Adaptive Electromagnetic Testing Method
(2019)This thesis focuses on the development of an adaptive method for conducting electromagnetic interference testing, which increases the efficiency of this kind of testing. The goal of this kind of testing is to find ... -
Evaluation of Cement-Based Reactive Media for Contaminant Remediation
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)Water contaminated with heavy metals, arsenic, and other industrial pollutants poses a severe risk to human health. Reactive media present an opportunity to intercept contaminants but have high material or environmental ... -
Heat Transfer Enhancement of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Systems
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)In recent studies, the energy storage capability of phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage systems, such as in the case of solar water heaters has attracted many attentions; however, PCMs may not be fully ...