Browsing Undergraduate Theses by Title
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Urban co-existence : a new typology for transit exchange in an automobile dominated city
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Delineated by the reign of the automobile, the urban fabric of Los Angeles is a landscape of superblocks, six lane highways, and an abundance of parking lots. These residual urban voids intensify the spatial chasm between ... -
Urban community organization: the East Baltimore Community.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971) -
Urban divergence : from physical to social infrastructures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Healthy and sustainable growth of a modern city happens when positive synergy takes place between public transportation and the commercial/residential areas which it serves. In lack of proper synergy, these interfaces ... -
US Virgin Islands renewable energy future
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)The US Virgin Islands must face drastic changes to its electrical system. There are two problems with electricity production in the USVI-it's dirty and it's expensive. Nearly one hundred percent of the electricity in these ... -
The use of a distributed hydrologic model to predict dynamic landslide susceptibility for a humid basin in Puerto Rico
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This thesis describes the use of a distributed hydrology model in conjunction with a Factor of Safety (FS) algorithm to predict dynamic landslide susceptibility for a humid basin in Puerto Rico. The Mameyes basin, located ... -
Use of a piezoelectric actuator to study the mechanical oscillatory behavior of living cells
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Mechanical forces are known to directly influence the structure and function of living cells in a frequency-specific manner, however, the mechanism behind this frequency sensitivity remains unknown. The effects of high ... -
Use of an asymmetric propeller for unmanned underwater vehicles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)This thesis describes the development and execution of a test program to determine the suitability of an asymmetric propeller for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV). The idea to utilize a single blade propeller had been ... -
The use of antagonist muscle as a "catch" in explosive movement/
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Explosive movements are necessary for many animals to capture prey or escape predators. The movements often require quick bursts of energy that cannot be supplied by muscles alone. Some animals, especially insects, store ... -
Use of axiomatic design principles to develop vehicle suspension controls for variable stiffness and ride height
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Axiomatic Design principles are used to design a vehicle suspension system. The use of Axiomatic Design helps to guide the design of a decoupled system. The Design Matrix (DM) illustrates the independence among the Functional ... -
Use of composite environmental indicators in residential construction
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)As a result of the damage caused by hurricane Katrina in August 2005, fifty percent of New Orleans residential housing was destroyed or severely damaged. A systems model is being developed at MIT for promoting resource ... -
Use of correlation matrices in lattice QCD
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)This thesis explores the use of correlation matrices in analyzing Monte Carlo calculations from lattice quantum chromodynamics. Correlation matrices are a powerful tool for examining many problems in which significant ... -
Use of dielectric material in muon accelerator RF cavities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)The building of a muon collider is motivated by the desire to collide point-like particles while reducing the limitations imposed by synchrotron radiation. The many challenges unique to muon accelerators are derived from ... -
The use of divided differences in error estmates
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The use of laser induced fluorescence for measurement of engine oil film thickness
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996) -
The use of methyl iodide as a high Z material in bubble chambers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957) -
Use of modular web developments to ease the language barrier of Hypertext Processing and Structured Query Language by Jarrell Dwayne Johnson.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Four modules were developed with the extensive use of Personal Home Page (PHP) Hypertext Processing and Structured Query Language (SQL) in order to improve web-integrated capabilities of events planning, user account ... -
The use of onboard diagnostics to reduce emissions in automobiles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The emissions from automobiles are very harmful and include gases such as Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, and Sulfur Dioxide. One of the main reasons OBD was created was to control emissions however it currently only monitors ... -
The use of scrap leather for artificial leather soles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943) -
The use of soft lithography to reproduce snail-like movement by creating pressure gradients in thin films
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)By imitating nature, man finds ways to expand his capacities. To achieve this aim, he often takes natures designs, simplifies them to their most basic principles and then works in a retrograde fashion to add back the ... -
Use of the self-potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump-and-treat remediation site
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)The self-potential method (SP) of geophysical surveying has been widely used in environmental and engineering applications, primarily for rough but inexpensive assessment of subsurface flow of fluids, heat, or ions. In ...
