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Battery Energy Management Techniques for Electric Vehicle Traction System
(2019-11)
Dependency of the modern society on fossil fuels has created significant levels of environmental pollution. Therefore, the automotive industry is moving towards a cleaner transportation system in the form of battery electric ...
Durability Study of Basalt Fiber-reinforced Bars Exposed to Harsh Environments
(2019-04)
In this research, the durability of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymers (BFRP) bars of 10 mm diameter is studied after direct exposure to severe conditions. The main aim is to investigate the degradation performance of the ...
Durability of Mortar and Epoxy Bonded Galvanized Steel Mesh Sheets to Concrete Surfaces
(2019-04)
Over the last few decades, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets and plates have been extensively used as external strengthening materials and proved to be quite effective in enhancing the flexure and shear strength of ...
Discrimination between genuine and acted expressions using EEG signals and machine learning
(2019-04)
The main purpose of this thesis work was to quantify happiness in an objective manner. This is in line with the objectives of the National Program for Happiness and Positivity in the UAE. The major contribution to this ...
Experimental and Numerical Study of RC Beams Strengthened in Flexure with Bolted/Bonded AA Plates
(2019-04)
Reinforced Concrete (RC) members are susceptible to deterioration due to many factors. Externally bonded reinforcement (EBR) such as fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP), had emerged as one of the proven techniques for flexural ...
Flexural Performance of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymers (BFRP) Bars
(2019-05)
This research studies the flexural behavior of concrete beams that are reinforced longitudinally with the newly discovered Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymers (BFRP) bars. The aim is to examine the suitability of using BFRP ...
Conserved-Mass Metastructures For Vibration Suppression
(2019-04)
Vibration suppression, cancellation or absorption is an expansive field of research, which has been the focus of numerous studies performed by scientists and engineers for decades. Metamaterials are a new class of semi-active ...
Graph of Linear Transformations over a Field
(2019-06)
This research is an attempt to introduce a connection between graph theory and linear transformations of finite dimensional vector spaces over a field F (in our case we will be considering R). Let Rᵐ, Rⁿ be finite vector ...
Planning and Operation of Smart EV Parking Lots
(2019-05)
Aiming to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and to increase resources security, renewable resources and electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining a lot of global interest. Promoting the use of EVs for consumers requires ...
Experimental Analysis of High Temperature Shape Memory Polymers for Deployable Structures
(2019-06)
Shape Memory Polymers (SMP) continue to capture interest of the aerospace industry due to their unique properties. Compared to shape memory alloys, this class of smart materials is lighter in weight and can undergo ...