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Spring 2017
This thesis describes the implementation of a production line assessment framework to help shift off-site modular construction manufacturing (MCM) from a conventional construction approach toward true manufacturing. The framework, which integrates Lean manufacturing construction and value stream...
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Spring 2016
Industrial fabrication for modular installations has its own set of challenges that combine the environments of industrial manufacturing and off-site construction. This hybrid execution strategy means that fabricators need to look at both fields and adopt the best tools and techniques. This...
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Fall 2015
Ice accretion is a problem that affects the performance and safety of structures that are exposed to cold weather environments. In wind energy production, a constantly growing industry, ice accretion has been found to decrease the performance, produce mechanical failures, and decrease the safety...
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Fall 2021
This thesis describes a framework to analyze the impacts of job sequencing on a window manufacturing company through implementation of various dispatching rules. In order to develop the framework, a study is carried out at a window manufacturing facility in order to gain comprehensive knowledge...
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Fall 2020
A 2 cm thick American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 1018 steel sample was flame sprayed with Alumina (Al2O3) then a metal matrix composite consisting of Nickel-Chromium-Aluminum-Yttrium (NiCrAlY) and Alumina split 50 % by weight. A first order transfer function was derived from a lumped...
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Understanding the Role of Surface Microgeometries on Wetting: Designing Robust Superhydrophobic Surfaces
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This thesis is concerned with effects of surface microgeometries on wetting, aiming at providing instructions for reproducing controllable wettability on artificial surfaces and designing robust superhydrophobic surfaces. First, the origin of edge effect is understood by a thermodynamic approach...