Browsing UW-Madison Closed Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Accipiter Hawk Occupancy In Metropolitan Areas Driven By Avian Prey Biomass Across The United States
(2024-03-27)Many raptor species declined during the mid-20th century due to the proliferation of organochlorine pesticides, habitat destruction, and persecution. Yet thanks to protection and conservation efforts, raptor populations ... -
Applications of smart manufacturing in industrial cold forging
(2024-03-27)A recent paradigm shift in manufacturing has seen many companies move toward smart manufacturing, where intelligent decisions are made based on high volume data analysis with goals of reducing/eliminating down time, improving ... -
Applying High-Performance Computing to Discrete Computational Granular Dynamics
(2024-03-27)This thesis investigates computational methods applied to the two leading discrete methods for simulating dry granular materials. For rigid contacts, the complementarity-based discrete element method is explored to assess ...