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  • Direct Shear Interface Friction and Linear Motion Shaking Response of Ecoroofs

    Creator:
    Kilroy, Kimberly A.
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    Ecoroofs have become more prominent in recent years. However, there is currently no enforceable standard or building code for the design and construction of ecoroofs across the United States (Kraupa, 2014). Further research is needed to determine how ecoroofs respond to roof motion and to develop an appropriate design standard.The...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Acceleration Motion (A-E Show Gauges 1-5 respectively

  • Engineering design and analysis of pipe ramming installations

    Creator:
    Meskele, Tadesse
    Abstract:
    The trenchless technology known as pipe ramming for construction of culverts and buried pipes under roadways or other infrastructure has gained significant popularity due to its cost-effectiveness and ability to alleviate surface disruptions associated with open-cut trenching. Although the experience with pipe ramming is increasing, there has been remarkably little...
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    Dissertation
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    Committee: Jan L. Six, Bernard D. Kleutsch, Robert E. Trevis, Jonathan N. Guido, Dusting J. Haas, and Tim

  • Static and Wave Equation Analyses and Development of Region-specific Resistance Factors for Driven Piles

    Creator:
    Bougataya, Youssef
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    This study uses an existing database of dynamic loading tests of driven piles installed in the Puget Sound Lowlands to improve the reliability of axial performance. First, the unit shaft resistances developed from stress wave signal matching to dynamic records of pile installation are used to develop an effective stress-based...
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    Masters Thesis
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    (after Peck et al. 1974

  • A Full-Scale Experimental Investigation of the Bearing Performance of Aggregate Pier-Supported Shallow Foundations

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    Martin, John P.
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    Aggregate piers have been used for centuries, with increasing occurrence in the last few decades. Their usage has been driven by land development demand and enabled through equipment and engineering improvements. Understanding the principles controlling bearing capacities and serviceability performance has been an ongoing area of interest for structures supported...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , (e) T4DF, and (f) T5DF ..........209 Figure 7.11 – Footing Load Tests with Power Law fit (Huffman

  • An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Tall Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls

    Creator:
    Strahler, Andrew W.
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    The implementation and construction of Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls has undergone substantial expansions in recent years, owing to its relatively low cost, ease of construction, and high efficiency compared to conventional retaining methods. As a result, MSE walls are being constructed to greater heights with complex features (e.g. multiple...
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    Dissertation
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    ........................341 Appendix E: FISH and C++ Codes used To Update mean Effective Stress and Element Parameters in

  • Reliability-based Serviceability Limit State Design Procedures for Shallow Foundations

    Creator:
    Huffman, Jonathan C.
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    Reliability-based geotechnical foundation design focusses on soil and structure analysis that meets necessary safety, performance and/or serviceability criteria, calibrated based on probabilistic analyses and an accepted level of risk. As the civil engineering community seeks to better harmonize geotechnical and structural design methodologies, reliability-based design is being incorporated more into...
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    Dissertation
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    magnitudes of normalized displacement, η, for COV(qapp) = 0.10 and (a and e) COV(δa) = 0, (b and f) COV(δa

  • Behavioral thresholds in mixtures of sand and clay

    Creator:
    Simpson, Daniel Corder
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    Nearly all soils are comprised of mixtures of coarse and fine particles. Behavior under mechanical and thermal loading of soil is strongly influenced (and in some cases, governed) by the ratio of coarse to fine particles. A better understanding of the fundamental behavior of soil mixtures will provide insight to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    (2005) refer to this as specific volume): 1 2 1 1 1 t t a s V V V e V V V n

  • Hydrodynamic contact/impact modeling and application to ocean engineering problems

    Creator:
    Challa, Ravi
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    Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) is a very interesting and challenging multi-disciplinary field involving interaction of a movable or deformable structure with an internal or surrounding fluid flow. FSI has several practical engineering applications such as the determination of the hydrodynamic forces on a structure or the dynamics of motion of bodies...
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    Dissertation

  • Blast-induced liquefaction : observational estimation of vibration, settlement and residual pore water pressure

    Creator:
    Kato, Kengo
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    The blast technique has been used as an effective soil improvement method to compact loose coarse-granular soils since 1930s, and the use of the blast technique is extended as an application of in-situ liquefaction testing to investigate the performance of full scale foundations and countermeasures against liquefaction in recent decades....
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    Dissertation

  • Use of Controlled Blasting to Quantify the Dynamic, In-Situ, Nonlinear Inelastic Response of Soils

    Creator:
    Jana, Amalesh
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    The seismic response of deep deposits of liquefiable and cyclic-softening susceptible soils has presented the geotechnical profession with significant engineering challenges. Strong ground motions may serve to soften soils under cyclic shear, trigger liquefaction, and produce damaging displacements as a consequence. This study improves the understanding of the in-situ, nonlinear,...
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    Dissertation
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    Romagna earthquake in Italy; Mw 5.9, 20 May 2012 (Lombardi and Bhattacharya 2014) (e) flow slide at Jono