Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, Old Dominion University since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2025, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Thesis: Conceptual Design of Dual Cam Mechanisms Using Graph Theory, Raymond Lee McClendon
Thesis: Dynamic Test/Analysis Correlation Using Reduced Analytical Models, Paul E. McGowan
Dissertation: Numerical Modeling of Flame Lift-Off Phenomenon and Calculation of Thermal Loads on a Methane Fuel Injector With Complex Geometry, Taj O. Mohieldin
Thesis: An Experimental Investigation of Composite Sensors for Crack Length Measurement, Manickam Ramasamy
Dissertation: Two-Dimensional Heat Loss From a Building Slab Including Convective Effects in Saturated Soil, William W. Rust III
Thesis: Investigation of Effects of Nose Bluntness and Angle of Attack on Slender Bodies in Viscous Hypersonic Flows, Ashwini Kumar Sehgal
Dissertation: Maximum Likelihood Estimation for Distributed Parameter Models of Large Beam-Like Structures, Ji Yao Shen
Thesis: An Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Wing Flutter on a Trial Rotor V/STOL Aircraft, David L. Soistmann
Thesis: Investigation of Radiative Interactions in Supersonic Chemically Reacting Channel Flows, Almuttil M. Thomas
Thesis: Simulation and Measurement of the Radiant Field Produced by Quartz Heating Systems, Travis Lee Turner
Dissertation: Kinematic Synthesis of Deployable-Foldable Truss Structures Using Graph Theory, Dirk B. Warnaar
Dissertation: Prediction and Control of Asymmetric Vortical Flows Around Slender Bodies Using Navier-Stokes Equations, Tin-Chee Wong
Dissertation: Finite Element Frequency Domain Solution of Nonlinear Panel Flutter With Temperature Effects and Fatigue Life Analysis, David Yongxiang Xue
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Thesis: Finite Element Analysis of Structures with Constrained Viscoelastic Layer Damping, Yung Chen
Thesis: Use of a Generalized Set of Variables in Fluid Flow Calculations, Pawel Chwalowski
Dissertation: Navier-Stokes Simulations of Flows About Complex Configurations Using Domain Decomposition Techniques, Kamran Fouladi-Semnani
Thesis: The Influence of Payload Dynamics on Trajectory Tracking Performance of Robot Manipulator, Atul G. Kelkar
Thesis: Eigensensitivity Analysis for Space Structures with Applications in Design Optimization, Sean Patrick Kenny
Dissertation: An Experimental Study of an Axisymmetric Turbulent Boundary Layer Disturbed By a Periodic Freestream, Chithrabhanu Koodalattupuram
Thesis: A Systematic Procedure for the Analysis and Design of Deployable Space Structures, Praveen Kumar
Thesis: A Detailed Analysis of Dynamic Robotic Simulation, Lonnie J. Love
Dissertation: Effect of Passive Flow-Control Devices on Turbulent Low-Speed Base Flow, Farid Heidari Miandoab
Thesis: The Effectiveness of Viscoelastic Damping Treatments on a Flexible Manipulator Subjected to Torsional Loads, Leah L. Remias
Thesis: Development of a Perturbation Generator for Vortex Stability Studies, John Edward Riester Jr.
Thesis: Finite Element Formulation and Numerical Simulation of the Large Deflection Random Vibration of Laminated Composite Plates, Jay Howard Robinson
Thesis: Grid Generation and Flow Computation About a Martian Entry Vehicle, John Edward Stewart
Dissertation: Integrated Control of Thermally Distorted Large Space Antennas, Robert H. Tolson
Thesis: Radiative Interactions in Laminar Duct Flows, Prakash A. Trivedi
Thesis: Investigation of Mixing Characteristics of a LOX Injector Operating at Non-Ideal Thermodynamic Conditions, W. Wei
Thesis: Dynamics and Control of Two Suspension Mechanisms for Ground-Based Testing of Space Structures, Joseph E. Wilson
Dissertation: Control and Mechanism Interaction for Ground-Based Testing of Space Structures, Li-Farn Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Thesis: Evaluation of Equilibrium Turbulence for a Hypersonic Boundary Layer at Nonadiabatic Wall Conditions, Cindy W. Albertson
Thesis: Navier-Stokes Analysis of Cold Gas Scramjet Nozzle-Afterbody Flowfields, Walter C. Engelund
Dissertation: Low Speed Flowfield Characterization by Infrared Measurements of Surface Temperatures, Ehud Gartenberg
Thesis: Experimental Study of Pressure and Heating Rate on a Swept Cylindrical Leading Edge Resulting from Swept Shock Wave Interference, Christopher E. Glass
Thesis: Expert Systems for Automated Maintenance of a Mars Oxygen Production System, Ming-Tsang Ho
Thesis: Determinations of Molecular Weight and Molecular Weight Distribution of High Polymers by the Rheological Properties, Joan Y. Z. Huang
Thesis: The Effects of Nonlinearities on the Optimal Design of Forced Vibrating Beams, Cheryl Celestine Jackson
Thesis: Comparison of Digital Controllers Used in Magnetic Suspension and Balance Systems, William Allen Kilgore
Thesis: Stability Design of a Slender Column with Curved Longitudinal Stiffeners, Mark S. Lake
Dissertation: Numerical Study of Three-Dimensional Separation and Flow Control at a Wing/Body Junction, Balakrishnan Lakshmanan
Thesis: Domain Decomposition for Multigrid, Finite Volume Flow Solvers, Victor Robert Lessard
Thesis: The Effects of Bending on the Strain Distributions in a Stiffener-Skin Interface Region, Osvaldo F. Lopez
Thesis: Investigating the Method of Structural Topological Variations for Sensitivity Analysis and Design Optimization, Niki A. Mehta
Thesis: Application of Shape Sensitivity Analysis for Computation of Transient Free-Surface Flows, Frank Nicolas Michel
Thesis: Non-Linear Dynamics and Control for Thermal Room Models, Milind Prabhakar Oak
Thesis: Transient Hot-Film Sensor Response in a Shock Tube, Kelly Ryan Ortgies
Thesis: Global/Local Stress Analysis of Composite Structures, Jonathan B. Ransom
Dissertation: Effects of Nose Bluntness and Shock-Shock Interactions on Blunt Bodies in Viscous Hypersonic Flows, Dal J. Singh
Dissertation: An Adaptive Remeshing Finite Element Method for High-Speed Compressible Flows Using Quadrilateral and Triangular Elements, Gururaja R. Vemaganti
Thesis: Explicit and Implicit Calculations of Turbulent Cavity Flows With and Without Yaw Angle, Guan-Wei Yen
Thesis: Synthesis of an Efficient Band Mechanism for Robots and Prosthetic Devices, Run Chen Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Thesis: The Effect of Elastic Boundary Conditions on the Dynamic Response of Rectangular Plates, Terry K. Brewer
Thesis: Calculations of Three-Dimensional Transonic Flows Using the Implicit Formulation of the Isenthalpic Euler Equations with Flux Vector Splitting, Frank E. Cannizzaro
Dissertation: Integral Equation Solution of the Full Potential Equation for Three-Dimensional, Steady, Transonic Wing Flows, Li-Chuan Chu
Dissertation: Full-Potential Integral Solutions for Steady and Unsteady Transonic Airfoils With and Without Embedded Euler Domains, Hong Hu
Dissertation: Application of Advanced Grid Generation Techniques for Flow Field Computations About Complex Configurations, Monchai Kathong
Dissertation: Viscous Shock Layer Analysis of Hypersonic Flows Over Long Slender Vehicles, Kam-Pui Lee
Dissertation: A Finite Element Formulation for the Large Deflection Random Response of Thermally Buckled Structures, James Eugene Locke
Dissertation: Investigation of Supersonic Chemically Reacting and Radiating Channel Flow, Mortaza Mani
Dissertation: Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flows Past Three-Dimensional Cavities, Shivakumar Srinivasan
Thesis: An Arrayed Hot-Film Sensor for Detection of Laminar Boundary-Layer Flow Disturbance Spatial Characteristics, Michael S. Wusk
Thesis: Large Planar Maneuvers for Articulated Flexible Manipulators, Li-Farn Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Dissertation: Topology and Grid Adaption for High-Speed Flow Computations, Jamshid Samareh Abolhassani
Thesis: An Application of Global Optimization Algorithm for Modal Parameter Identification, Chung-Men Chen
Dissertation: Direct Simulation of Hypersonic Transitional Flows Over Blunt Slender Bodies, Vincent Cuda Jr.
Dissertation: Finite Element Methodology for Nonlinear Free and Harmonic Forced Vibrations of Beam and Plate Structures, Kamolphan Decha-Umphai
Thesis: Coupled Bending-Torsion Steady-State Response of Pretwisted, Nonuniform Rotating Beams Using a Transfer-Matrix Method, Carl E. Gray Jr.
Thesis: Experimental Parametric Study of a True Airspeed Sensor, Adel R. Ibrahim
Thesis: Computation of 2-D and 3-D Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Closed and Vented Cavities, T. O. Mohieldin
Dissertation: The Effects of Nonlinear Damping on the Large Deflection Response of Structures Subjected to Random Excitation, Chunchu Bhavani Prasad
Dissertation: A Study of Flow Separation in Transonic Flow Using Inviscid and Viscous CFD Schemes, James Andrew Rhodes
Thesis: Development of Load Carrying Thermoplastic Components for an Automotive Emergency Braking System, Joseph Gerard Sikora
Dissertation: A Numerical Study of Three-Dimensional Vortex Breakdown, Robert Edward Spall
Dissertation: Experimental Study of Shock Wave Interference Heating on a Cylindrical Leading Edge, Allan R. Wieting
Thesis: Analysis and Optimal Design of Pyramidal Truss Core Panels, Mark A. Wiseman
Thesis: Analysis and Design Sensitivity Computations of Nonlinear Free and Forced Vibrations of Stepped Beams, Yong Xiang Xue
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Thesis: Chemoviscosity Modeling of Thermosetting Resins, Jia-Mo Bai
Thesis: An Evaluation of a Taylor-Galerkin Algorithm for High Speed Inviscid Flows Using Quadrilateral and Triangular Elements, Kim S. Bey
Dissertation: Three-Dimensional Elastic-Plastic Finite Element Analysis of Fatique Crack Growth and Closure, Rahmatollah G. Chermahini
Thesis: Convective Heat Transfer from Circular Cylinders Located Within Perforated Cylindrical Shrouds, Kamran Daryabeigi
Thesis: A Non-Linear Vortex Panel Method for Wings with Edge Separation, Vijay Kalburgi
Thesis: An Investigation of High Strength to Weight Corrugated Compression Panels with Non-Load Carrying Webs, Charles Thomas Lee Mills
Dissertation: An Analytical and Experimental Study of Clearance and Bearing-Bypass Load Effects in Composite Bolted Joints, Rajiv Vikas Arun Naik
Thesis: Dynamic Analysis of an Earth-Orbiting Satellite Deploying Hinged Appendages, Kevin Fielding Oakes
Thesis: Erosion of Yellow Brass and Type 304 Stainless Steel in a Gas Blown Spark Gap, Rakasi Madhava Reddy
Thesis: Calibration of Old Dominion University Low-Speed Wind Tunnel, Nicolaos P. Sargianos
Thesis: Optimal Cure Cycle Design of a Resin-Fiber Composite Laminate, Jeenson Sheen
Dissertation: Investigation of Vscous/Inviscid Interaction in Transonic Flow Over Airfoils With Suction, Chadra S. Vemuru
Thesis: An Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Incompressible Fluid Flow Through a Distensible Tube System, Steven C. Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Thesis: Long-Term System Performance of a Direct Expansion Solar Assisted Heat Pump, Majid Abazeri
Dissertation: Unsteady Transonic Flow Over Slender Bodies, Cevdet Aydun
Thesis: Solar-Assisted Heat Pumps for Low-Temperature Industrial Process Heat Applications, Kamran Fouladi-Semnani
Dissertation: Analyses of Quasi-Isotropic Composite Plates Under Quasi-Static Point Loads Simulating Low-Velocity Impact Phenomena, Ajit Dhundiraj Kelkar
Thesis: Computer Aided Simulation of a Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning System in a Building, Sunil Shrikrishna Kulkarni
Thesis: Structural Self-Shadowing and Its Effects on the Thermal-Structural Behavior of Orbiting Trusses, Jack Mahaney
Thesis: Analytic Forms of Bidirectional Reflectance Functions for Application to Earth Radiation Budget Studies, Natividad Manalo Smith
Thesis: Analysis and Optimal Design of Wind Tunnel Balances, Sung-Ling Twu
Thesis: Eigenvalue and Eigenvector Design Sensitivity Analysis for Nonlinear Beam Vibrations, Jian-Zhong Yuan
Theses/Dissertations from 1984
Dissertation: An Investigation of Refractive Index of Solutions of Ammonia and Water at Various Concentrations and Temperatures, Effendy Arif