Vargas Olguin, Ignacio Javier(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The Resource Allocation Game we examined in this work is a strategic interaction where a principal distribute an infinitely divisible good among different agents based on their specific valuations of said good. The ...
AlDajani, Omar AbdulFattah(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Even though hydraulic fracturing has been in use for more than six decades to extract oil and natural gas, the fundamental mechanism to initiate and propagate these fractures remains unclear. Moreover, it is unknown how ...
Al-Mulla, Talal(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
In many graphene-based devices graphene is adhered to a substrate that influences its performance, rather than being present in a free standing form. The interaction of graphene with these substrates can lead to deformations ...
Zhao, Benzhong(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
Multiphase flow in the context of this Thesis refers to the simultaneous flow of immiscible fluids. It differs significantly from single-phase flow due to the existence of fluid-fluid interfaces, which are subject to ...
Wang, Jia, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The bioretention basin is a form of stormwater best management practice that originated in temperate regions and is becoming increasingly popular in tropical regions. Nevertheless, it is a poorly evaluated system in the ...