RSS 1.0Civil and Mechanical Engineering Electronic Theses and Dissertations (UMKC)
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A Synthesis and Optimization of Patented Direct Air Capture Technology
(2023)An engineering method termed direct air capture is used to take CO₂, the predominant global warming greenhouse gas, out of the atmosphere directly. Given that CO₂ levels in the air are only 0.04%, it presents a technical ... -
Comparative Study of LRFR and LFR Methods of Rating for Missouri Prestressed Bridges
(2023)Bridge load rating is a crucial aspect of bridge evaluation and management, providing essential information regarding a bridge's capacity to safely accommodate traffic loads. For public safety, it is a crucial process for ... -
Use of Biomechanical Motion Analysis and Pelvic Surgery Simulator for the Prevention of Surgical Errors in Mid-urethral Sling Anti-Incontinence Surgery
(2023)More than 200 million surgeries are performed annually worldwide in which preventable complications occur in up to 22 percent of these surgeries, with permanent disability rates between 0.4 - 0.8 percent. Resident surgeons ... -
Evaluation of the Impact of Anti-Icing Solution on Concrete Durability
(2023)Winter roadway maintenance is based on applying salt to the surface of the pavement in order to lower the freezing point and break the bond of snow and ice to improve traction and safety. Conventional winter maintenance ... -
Predictive Thermal Modeling and 3E Analysis of Solar Water Heating Systems: Employing A Hybrid Lattice Boltzmann Based Method and Experimental Investigation
(2023)Today, solar energy is one of the most prevalent forms of renewable energy being used and will come to play one of the most significant roles in meeting future energy demands, which is expected to increase to 34000 PJ by ... -
Comparative Study of LRFR and LFR Methods of Rating for Missouri Steel Bridges
(2023)Bridge load rating is a method used to check on the ability of bridges to carry a given live load. Bridge rating is important to ensuring public safety in that it helps the concerned agencies to enforce weight restriction ... -
Improving Mission Performance Using A Field Reconfigurable, Multi-Role Aircraft
(2022)The unmanned aircraft sector has been rapidly growing and has been expanding into many industries. With the rapid growth of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) comes a wide variety of different aircraft. Today’s aircraft incorporate ... -
Development of an advanced Hybrid (U)RANS/LES turbulence models using Scale Adaptive Simulation (SAS) method
(2022)Turbulence is a ubiquitous phenomenon occurring in most practical fluid flows. The accurate prediction of turbulent flows is evident in optimizing and developing highly efficient modern fluid systems. Several turbulence ... -
Simulation Development, Path Planning, and Linear Quadratic Gaussian Precision Landing for Unmanned Traffic Management Operations
(2022)Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) are heavily utilized in various missions for both military and consumer applications. Because of their immense popularity, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has derived a notional ... -
Implementation of Virtual Reality With Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Traffic Management
(2022)This paper describes the research on the implementation of virtual reality with a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system. This system is based on a notional architecture for future development in air traffic management with ... -
Combined Aircraft and Payload Design Optimization Using a Multidisciplinary Architecture
(2022)Aircraft design is a complex process, often focusing on a single use case and requiring extensive iteration to yield a sufficient result. This process is further complicated by the analysis of payload performance. Depending ... -
Thermal Energy Storage Aggregate using Low-Cost Organic Phase Change Materials
(2022)The extent of energy economization of the structure depends on the thermal envelope performance. Thus, creating building materials capable of enhancing energy efficiency in the buildings is crucial. On the other hand, the ... -
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 ... -
The Impact of Climate Variability and Land Cover Change on Groundwater Resources in The Niger River Basin
(2021)The Niger River Basin (NRB) has experienced severe droughts and floods under a significant change of the land use and land cover (LULC) with increasing population over the years. The present study is to understand the ... -
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 ... -
Assessment of genetic algorithm based assignment strategies for unmanned systems using the multiple traveling salesman problem with moving targets
(2021)The continuous and rapid advancements in autonomous unmanned systems technologies presents increasingly sophisticated threats to military operations. These threats necessitate the prioritization of improved strategies for ... -
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 ... -
Toward a Framework for Systematically Categorizing Future UAS Threat Space
(2021)The development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is occurring as fast or faster than any other innovation throughout the course of human history. Building an effective means of defending against threats posed by malicious ... -
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 ...