Self-stresses and Crack Formation by Particle Swelling in Cohesive Granular Media

We present a molecular dynamics study of force patterns, tensile strength and crack formation in a cohesive granular model where the particles are subjected to swelling or shrinkage gradients. Non-uniform particle size change generates self-equilibrated forces that lead to crack initiation as soon as strongest tensile contacts begin to fail. We find that the coarse-grained stresses are correctly predicted by an elastic model that incorporates particle size change as metric evolution. The tensile strength is found to be well below the theoretical strength as a result of inhomogeneous force transmission in granular media. The cracks propagate either inward from the edge upon shrinkage and outward from the center upon swelling

The Moors Playbill

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film THE MOORS Written by Jen Silverman April 13-15 and April 20-22, 2018 Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Smith Center for the Arts Music by Daniel Kluger Directed by MARY G. FARRELL Scenic Design: JOSHUA CHRISTOFFERSEN Sound Design:CHRIS WARREN Lighting Design: JEN ROCK Costume Design: DAVID COSTA-CABRAL Voice and Dialect Coach:MEGAN CHANG Fight Choreographer: JIM BEAUREGARD Contributing Fight Choreographer: Craig Handel CAST Agatha: Mireya Lopez, Emilie: Gabriella Sanchez, Hudley: Brittany Price, Marjory: Grace Dolan, Mastiff: Thomas Edwards, Moor-hen: Deirdre Lahiffhttps://digitalcommons.providence.edu/the_moors_pubs/1000/thumbnail.jp

Privatization in Denmark, 1980-2002

Denmark is one of the most developed welfare states, but also a rather capitalistic state with little public ownership outside the traditional fields of the public sector and the natural monopolies of the network industries. The low level of public ownership corresponds to peoples’ attitude in polls. Nevertheless, 12 privatizations of state companies have been made along with everybody else. No statistics on privatization have been previously published in Denmark. Most of the 12 privatizations are small, and the telephone company provides 76 percent of the total revenue. In the municipal sector, however, most privatization activity appears to be outsourcing.Privatization, outsourcing, capitalist values

In the matter of the Guardianship of the Estate of Fushia Fern Cornia, Incompetent : Brief of Appellant

APPEAL FROM JUDGMENT OF FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR CACHE COUNTY, HONORABLE VENOY CHRISTOFFERSEN, JUDGE

Nancy Jane Peart Roche v. Melvin Kent Roche : Brief of Plaintiff-Respondent

Appeal from the Judgment of the First Judicial District Court for Box Elder County, State of Utah, the Honorable VeNoy Christoffersen, Judge

Brent W Brown, vs. Geraldine K. Brown: Reply Brief of Appellant

Appeal of an Order and Judgment Modifying a Decree of Divorce by the Honorable VeNoy Christoffersen, First Judicial District Court Cache County, Uta

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Thomas Layton Mastbaum and Kathleen Marie Mastbaum : Brief of Appellant

APPEAL FROM THE ORDER OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT SITTING IN AND FOR CACHE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH THE HONORABLE VENOY CHRISTOFFERSEN, DISTRICT JUDG

Cornish Town v. Evan O. Koller : Brief of Respondent

BRIEF OF RESPONDENT APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR CACHE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH The Honorable VeNoy Christoffersen presidin

Investors Do Respond to Poor Mutual Fund Performance: Evidence from Inflows and Outflows

Abstract We examine the relation between mutual fund performance and gross flows for a large sample of actively managed U.S. mutual funds. Unlike previous studies that have only examined periods of generally increasing net flows, our sample includes periods of both increasing and decreasing net flows. We find that outflows are related to performance, with investors withdrawing money from poor performers. We also find that outflows and inflows respond asymmetrically to performance, outflows increase more aggressively following poor performance, and inflows increase more aggressively following good performance. Additionally, we find a symmetric performance net flow relation

Utilizing Highway Rest Areas for Electric Vehicle Charging: Economics and Impacts on Renewable Energy Penetration in California

California policy is incentivizing rapid adoption of zero emission electric vehicles for light-duty and freight applications. This project explored how locating charging facilities at California’s highway rest stops might impact electricity demand, grid operation, and integration of renewables like solar and wind into California’s energy mix. Assuming a growing population of electric vehicles to meet state goals, state-wide growth of electricity demand was estimated, and the most attractive rest stop locations for siting chargers identified. Using a California-specific electricity dispatch model developed at UC Davis, the project estimated how charging vehicles at these stations would impact renewable energy curtailment in California. It estimated the impacts of charging infrastructures on California’s electricity system and how they can be utilized to decrease the duck curve effect resulting from a large amount of solar energy penetration by 2050.View the NCST Project Webpag