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  • GOSEP: Georeferenced Oregon Soil Engineering Properties

    Creator:
    Dutille, Victoria L.
    Abstract:
    Geotechnical engineers design and analyze the interface between the natural and built environments, often based on uncertain and inherently variable data due to the nature of the building material, soil. Engineers must estimate the subsurface conditions at a site using historical, in-situ, and laboratory testing data. However, only discrete representative...
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    Capstone Project
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    practical project presented herein. I thank Dr. Michael Olsen, for his patience and support, especially

  • A Regional-Scale Three-Dimensional Susceptibility Model for Enhanced Evaluation of Rainfall- and Seismically-Induced Landsliding

    Creator:
    Mathews, Nicolas
    Abstract:
    Shallow landslides are destructive natural hazards that result in widespread losses, both of infrastructure and lives, throughout the world. To help mitigate the impact of landslide hazards, they are commonly characterized across a regional scale by (1) their location and likelihood using susceptibility maps, (2) their magnitude and frequency using...
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    Dissertation
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    geotechnical faculty: Matt Evans, Mike Olsen, Armin Stuedlein, Ben Mason, Adam Booth, and Francisca Belart

  • The use of LiDAR to identify forest transportation networks

    Creator:
    Beck, Storm J. C.
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    The production of high value non-conventional products, such as long utility poles; or the production of low value bulky products, such as chips or grindings; provide opportunities for forest owners to increase value from their forests. The transport of these products requires the use of specialized trucks and trailers. However,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Dr. John Sessions, Dr. Kate Hunter-Zaworski, Dr. Michael Olsen, Dr. Michael Wing, Dr. Kevin Boston

  • On the use of GNSS-derived PWV for Predicting the Path of Typhoon: Case Studies for Soulik and Kongrey in 2018

    Creator:
    Kang, Insoo
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    A typhoon is a highly destructive weather event, causing severe damage and losses to the economy and lives. The impacts of typhoons can be mitigated by adequately predicting their path in advance. The progress of a typhoon can be investigated by analyzing the significant changes in Precipitable Water Vapor (PWV)...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ]), and 𝑅𝑣 is the specific volume of water vapor (461.51 [J/ (kg⋅ 𝐾)]), and 𝑘2 ′ = 17±10 [𝐾/hPa

  • Evaluation of Topography and Seismicity on Shallow Landslide Susceptibility

    Creator:
    Hess, Daniel M.
    Abstract:
    Shallow landslides are a prevalent concern in mountainous regions that can result in severe societal, economic, and environmental impacts. The challenge is further compounded as the size and location of a potential slide is often unknown. This study presents a generalized approach for the evaluation of shallow landslide susceptibility using...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , Michael J. Olsen1, H. Benjamin Mason1 1Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State

  • Soil-bridge interaction during long-duration earthquake motions

    Creator:
    Romney, Kyle T.
    Abstract:
    Earthquake engineering analyses are often performed using shallow, crustal earthquake motions (e.g., 1940 El Centro). However, large areas of the world are subject to subduction zone earthquake motions (e.g., the Pacific Northwest). A subduction zone earthquake motion is characterized by its long duration (e.g., strong shaking lasts for more than...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    TCL programming language. I would also like to thank Dr. Michael Olsen and Dr. Edward Dever, who gra

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

    Creator:
    Kato, Kengo
    Abstract:
    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
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    my committee members, Professor. M. J. Olsen, Professor. Ben Leshchinski, and Professor. A. J

  • Height Modernization from Static GPS Networks in Oregon: Evaluating NGS Guidelines and OPUS-Projects

    Creator:
    Kerr, Darren J.
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    Determining accurate elevations is important for many engineering and scientific applications, and finding these heights via GNSS increases efficiency and significantly reduces the costs as compared to precise geodetic leveling. The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) has published guidelines for determining both ellipsoidal and orthometric heights with GPS to within 2...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Darren J. Kerr for the degree of Master of Science in Civil

  • Remote Sensing Tools for Evaluating Climate Change Impacts in Coastal Environments

    Creator:
    Herrmann, Joan F.
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    Climate change has pervasive impacts on Earth’s diverse ecosystems. Observed and projected effects that impact coastal environments pose unique challenges. Coastal regions provide numerous ecosystem services (e.g., fisheries, nursery habitats, erosion control, and water filtering and detoxification), house 40% of the US population, and contribute to 58% of the national...
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    Masters Thesis
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    patience over the last years. Additionally, to the rest of the defense committee, Dr. Michael Olsen, Dr

  • Application of Technologies for Temporary Structures during the Design and Construction Phases

    Creator:
    Jin, Ziyu
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    The development of technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), light detection and ranging (lidar), and sensor-based systems poses new opportunities for researchers to rethink how construction safety and health can be approached during the design, planning, and construction phases of a project. Nevertheless, the majority of the technology applications...
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    Dissertation
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    construction. I am also appreciative of the opportunity to work closely with Dr. Michael Olsen on a previous