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Mechanics of abrasive wear of elastomeric materials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Elastomeric materials are widely used as tire and sealing materials due to their ability to undergo large deformations and conform to the mating surface. However, their applications often result in repeated contact with ...
Memory consistency models for high performance distributed computing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
This thesis develops a mathematical framework for specifying the consistency guarantees of high performance distributed shared memory multiprocessors. This framework is based on computations, which specify the operations ...
Constitutive modeling of Cu-Al-Ni shape memory alloys
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
Certain alloys can exist in multiple phases, which, in the context of solids, essentially mean multiple crystallographic structures. For example, at certain compositions, a Cu-Al-Ni alloy can exist as a cubic lattice ...
The biomechanics of knees at high flexion angles before and after Total Knee Arthroplasty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) was initially developed to alleviate pain in the case of severe arthritis of the knee. Restoration of knee motion has been an on going issue for the last decade. Contemporary TKAs appear to ...
Surface integral finite element hybrid method for localized problems in continuum mechanics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
Laminar burning velocity of mixtures of air with indolene, isooctane, methanol and propane
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980)
Closed-loop, variable-valve-timing control of a controlled-auto-ignition engine
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
The objective of this study was to develop a closed-loop controller for use on a Controlled-Auto- Ignition (CAI) / Spark-Ignition (SI) mixed mode engine equipped with a variable-valve-timing (VVT) mechanism. The controller ...
Automated tactile sensing for object recognition and localization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986)
Numerical study of vorticity-combustion interactions in shear flow
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989)
Thermal and electrical characteristics of adiabatic superconducting solenoids during a spontaneous transition to the resistive state
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)