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USAF Aircraft Maintenance Management
Aircraft maintenance performance has steadily declined since the Objective Wing organizational stru
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Design, Build and Validation of a Small Scale Combustion Chamber Testing Facility
This study investigated the design parameters necessary for the construction and use of a testing f
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Natural Frequencies and Mode Shapes of a Nonlinear, Uniform Cantilevered Beam
A series of experiments in 1975, referred to as the Princeton Beam Experiments, were performed to m
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Effects of Environment on Creep Behavior of Nextel 720/Alumina-Mullite Cermaic Composite at 1200-C
The creep behavior of an oxide-oxide ceramic matrix composite (CMC) was investigated at 1200-C in l
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High Temperature Degradation of 5250-4 Polymer Resin
5250-4 bismaleimide resin is used in high performance polymer matrix composites with high temperatu
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Structural Response of the Slotted Waveguide Antenna Stiffened Structure Components Under Compression
The Slotted Waveguide Antenna Stiffened Structure (SWASS) is an aircraft system that can provide th
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Radiation Effects on the Electrical Properties of Hafnium Oxide Based MOS Capacitors
Hafnium oxide-based MOS capacitors were investigated to determine electrical property response to r
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Comparative Energy and Cost Analysis Between Conventional HVAC Systems and Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
To sustain the United States current affluence and strength, the U.S. Government has encouraged ene
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General Principles of Pumping Station Design and Layout
This manual provides guidance and assistance to design engineers in the development of different ty
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UFC 4-021-01 Design and O&M
Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) documents provide planning, design, construction, sustainment, re
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A New Mechanical Characterization Method for Thin Film Microactuators and Its Application to NiTiCu Shape Memory Alloy
The Office of Scientific & Technical Information (OSTI), is a part of the U.S. Department of Energy
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Fodder and Pasture Plants
"Fodder and Pasture Plants" explores a variety of plants cultivated for animal feed. Authored by Ge
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Microdot
As satellites become more complex, the on-board processing capabilities must keep up. Many satellit
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Fault Tree Handbook
In accordance with the 1988 amendment to the Act, the NRC's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) w
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Graphitized Carbon Foam With Phase Change Material
The transient heating and cooling responses of graphitized carbon foam infiltrated with phase chang
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Effect of Prior Aging on Fatigue Behavior of IM7/BMI 5250-4 Composite at 191-C
IM7/BMI 5250-4 with carbon fiber orientations and [0/90] were aged in air at 191-C for up to 1000 h
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Beyond Awareness
Ever since the United States beat the Soviet Union in the space race, the United States has lived w
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Stretching the Umbilical Cord
This study addresses the question of whether or not the Air Force should continue to develop a Spli
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An Examination of Range and Doppler Mismatch and Their Effects on Radar Modeling
A commonly accepted airborne phased array radar model simplifies the analytical derivation by assum
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Comparative Analysis of Internal and External Solutions to Provide Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation Functionality
Major Panarisi summarizes the development of current and proposed family of Air combat Maneuvering
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Thermal Characteristics of Pitch Based Carbon Foam and Phase Change Materials
Phase-change thermal energy storage devices offer thermal control systems an option that allows a s
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Relevance
Operation DESERT STORM led to the awareness that space assets could be instrumental at the operatio
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Direction Finding With Mutually Orthogonal Antennas
Estimating the direction-of-arrival of incident electromagnetic plane waves (a.k.a. direction findi
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Tailoring the Statistical Experimental Design Process for LVC Experiments
The use of Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) Simulation environments are increasingly being exam
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Geosynthetic Clay Liners Used in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Behavior of Three Metallic Alloys Under Combined Axial-Shear Stress at 650 C
Three materials, Inconel 718, Haynes 188, and 316 stainless steel, were tested under an axial-torsi
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Innovative Liner Concepts
The study of normal impedance of perforated plate acoustic liners including the effect of bias flow
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Modification of a Modulation Recognition Algorithm to Enable Multi-Carrier Recognition
Modulation recognition is important for both military and commercial communication applications, pa
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A Photogrammetry-Based Hybrid System for Dynamic Tracking and Measurement
Noncontact measurements of lightweight flexible aerospace structures present several challenges. Ob
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Monotonic and Fatigue Loading Behavior of an Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composite
The demanding environment in aircraft turbine engines has driven the development of many innovative
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Saved by Iridium? An Alternative to GPS
The Department of Defense (DoD) has depended on different space-based assets as critical components
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Thin Film Encapsulation of Radio Frequency Microelectromechanical Systems Switches
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) radio frequency (RF) switches have been shown to have excelle
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Energy
This paper examines the state of the nation and the Air Force with regard to energy. First, it desc
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Design and Simulation of Solar Integrated Electric Vehicle
The Pollution and global warming are two of the most pressing issues facing the world today, with t
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Operationally Responsive Space
The Department of Defense's Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) initiative is intended to develop
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The Need for a Permanent Gun System on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Historically, the United States Air Force (USAF) concentrates on advanced or future weaponry when i
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Decision Analysis With Value-Focused Thinking as a Methodology in Structuring the Civil Engineer Operations Flight
The organizational structure of the civil engineer operations flight has been in a constant state o
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A Verification and Validation Assessment of Rapid Availability Prototyping for Testing Operational Readiness
Through out the world, new techniques are developed to test and evaluate systems. The Department of
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Cost Effectiveness of the Civil Engineering Self-Help Program
Self-help began as a method for base organizations to perform minor tasks such as painting to upgra
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The Elimination of Corrosion
United States Air Force aircraft currently average 30 years old. As this aircraft fleet continues t
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Using the GPS to Improve Trajectory Position and Velocity Determination During Real-Time Ejection Seat Test and Evaluation
Test and evaluation of the United States Air Force's latest aircraft escape system technology requi
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Understanding the Emergence of Disruptive Innovation in Air Force Science and Technology Organizations
Although innovation is widely discussed in both military and industry venues, many organizations co
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Critical Infrastructure Rebuild Prioritization Using Simulation Optimization
This thesis examines the importance of a critical infrastructure rebuild strategy following a terro
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Time-Frequency Analysis of Terahertz Radar Signals for Rapid Heart and Breath Rate Detection
We develop new time-frequency analytic techniques which facilitate the detection of a person's hear
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Assessing the US's Current Ability to Understand and Test EMP Effects on Systems
During the Cold War, the United States as a nation, and its military in particular, were very focus
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Weaponeering the Future
Direct Energy weapons can exist on the battlefield of today. Yet, the warfighter needs to know what
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Evaluation of an Emitec Resistively Heated Metal Monolith Catalytic Converter on Two M100 Neat Methanol-Fueled Vehicles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Rich
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Abrasive Blasting Operations Engineering Control and Work Practices Manual
Research indicates that some 100,000 abrasive blasters are exposed to silica dust, inhalation of wh