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Data-Driven Prediction of Concrete Behaviour and Performance Enhancement Through CO₂ Inclusion Techniques
Concrete remains the most widely used construction material globally, valued for its versatility, strength, and durability. However, the conventional approach to concrete mix design, governed by empirical codal provisions ... -
Decentralized Sustainable Energy Planning For Tumkur District, India
(2010-02-18)The energy-planning involves finding a set of sources and conversion devices so as to meet the energy requirements/demands of all the activities in an optimal manner. This could occur at centralized or decentralized level. ... -
Decongestion Strategies for Dense Urban Airspace
With the rapid growth in the number of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) being deployed for on-demand delivery applications, severe congestion is anticipated in the low-altitude class-G urban airspace. Thus, there is a need ... -
Defluoridation Of Drinking Water Using A Combined Alum-Activated Alumina Process And Nanoscale Adsorbents
(2010-10-08)Excess Fluoride in drinking water is a cause for concern in several countries in the world. Various techniques have been developed to mitigate the harmful effects of fluoride. In the present work, a combined alum and ... -
Defluoridation Of Drinking Water Using Activated Alumina
(2013-05-20)Excess fluoride (F-) in drinking water poses a health threat to millions of people around the world. In the present work, activated alumina (AA) has been used as an adsorbent. Data obtained from batch experiments were ... -
Deformation characteristics of soil under sequential dynamic torsional and cyclic axial loading
Earthquake-induced structural damages caused due to site effects, soil liquefaction failure, and associated excessive settlement are well-known worldwide. The primary controlling factor responsible for the superstructure’s ... -
Deformation-based Topological Lattices and their Edge States
Topological elastic metamaterials (TEMs) represent a novel class of elastic materials known for their unique ability to localize vibration energy at boundaries, maintaining robustness against system disorders. These ... -
Degradation Of Water Soluble Polymers
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Dehydration of alcohols
Catalytic vapor phase dehydration of i-propanol, n-butanol, i-butanol, s-butanol and t-butanol is studied in a fixed bed flow reactor under isothermal conditions over various catalysts to understand the influence of catalyst ... -
Dehydrogenation of cyclohenxanol to cyclohexanone
The dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone has been studied in detail. The thermodynamic equilibrium constants at various temperatures have been collected from literature and the equilibrium conversions have been ... -
Delamination Modeling and Detection in Composite Structures
(2017-12-12)Composite laminated structures are prone to delamination. Rotorcraft flexbeams, apart from many other aerospace primary load carrying members are made up of composite laminated structures. A delaminated primary load carrying ... -
Demonstration Of Supersonic Combustion In A Combustion Driven Shock-Tunnel
(2011-01-17)For flights beyond Mach 6 ramjets are inefficient engines due to huge total pressure loss in the normal shock systems, combustion conditions that lose a large fraction of the available chemical energy due to dissociation ... -
Densification Mechanisms for Spark Plasma Sintering in Alumina and Alumina Based Systems
(2018-03-19)The densification mechanisms of polycrystalline α-alumina by spark plasma sintering are highly contradictory, with different research groups suggesting diffusion to dislocation controlled mechanisms to be rate controlling. ... -
Densification, Oxidation, Mechanical And Thermal Behaviour Of Zirconium Diboride (ZrB2) And Zirconium Diboride - Silicon Carbide (ZrB2-Sic) Composites
(2016-11-23)Sharp leading edges and nose caps on hypersonic vehicles, re-entry vehicles and reusable launch vehicles are items of current research interest for enhanced aerodynamic performance and maneuverability. The unique combination ... -
A Descriptive Hierarchical Approach to Analyse Activities Through Causal Mechanistic View
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are essential routines that support individuals’ independence and well-being. For people with upper limb impairments, limitations in hand and arm function can make performing ADLs ... -
Design & Fabrication of Bio-responsive Drug Carriers Based on Protamine & Chondroitin Sulphate Biopolymers
(2017-10-26)The present thesis focuses on the fabrication of bio-stimuli responsive micro- and nano-carriers for drug delivery applications. In particular, the objective of this work is to investigate the possibility of using polypeptide ... -
Design And Analysis Of Flexible Beam Platform As Vibration Isolator For Space Applications
(2016-10-20)Spacecrafts are generally equipped with high precision optical and other sensor payloads. The structures of most of the spacecrafts are light-weight, flexible and have low damping. Vibrations are often induced in the ... -
Design And Analysis Of MEMS Angular Rate Sensors
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-06-18)Design and analysis of polysilicon and single crystal silicon gyroscopes have been carried out. Variations in suspension design have been explored. Designs that utilize in-plane and out-of-plane sensing are studied. Damping ... -
Design and Analysis of Multifunctional Composites for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The principal aim of this thesis is to analyse the effectiveness of multifunctional composites as intelligent structures to improve mechanical properties and activate additional non-structural features. In order to investigate ...