Linearization is a classical technique widely used to deal with matrix polynomial. The main purpose of the thesis is to construct and analyze strong linearizations of polynomial and rational matrices. The first part of the ...

Over the decades, Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) technology scaling has been the fundamental driver for computing. However, we are now in a phase where CMOS technology scaling is becoming less effective in ...

Passenger car equivalent (PCE) values are required while representing a non-homogeneous (mixed) traffic stream in terms of a homogeneous (base) traffic stream. For the traffic conditions prevalent in India, researchers ...

India is developing its highway infrastructure through widening and rehabilitation of existing national highways under different phases of National Highway Development Program (NHDP). The NHDP road network is considered ...

This dissertation deals with the active control of flexural vibration of annular plates through the design of two new piezoelectric fiber composite (PFC) actuators in the cylindrical coordinates. The first one is an extension ...

Contamination of groundwater by Arsenic (As), a known carcinogen, is a major drinking water concern affecting millions globally including South and South East Asia. Often associated with iron (III) hydroxides within soils ...

This thesis deals with silk biopolymer based approaches for islet macroencapsulation to overcome the limitations associated with conventional treatment modalities for Type 1 diabetes. These approaches overcome host ...

Laminated composite structures are extensively used in aerospace vehicles, marine applications, automotive and various other industries for their high speci c strength, design exibility and requiring low maintenance. These ...

Finishing is the final operation performed in most of the manufacturing processes. Finishing operations costs as much as 15 % of the total manufacturing cost in a production cycle. In the finishing process, the main criterion ...

Knowledge of water movement through unsaturated bentonite clays is important in numerous geotechnical engineering applications such as landfills, mine tailings, buffer and backfill material in high–level nuclear waste ...