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Identifying and prioritizing research gaps for the incorporation of fires in life cycle analysis of structures: A Delphi survey of international experts

Creator:: Thorp, Tiana Noelani
Abstract:: Civil engineers are aware of the impacts of structures on the global environment but the environmental impacts of a fire within these structures remains unknown. Fires present a unique hazard as it is difficult to predict the probability of the occurrence and the intensity. Traditional methods to identify the environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Usefulness of Structural Health Monitoring for the Wood Construction Industry: Global and Local Perspectives

Creator:: Dilmaghani, Morvarid
Abstract:: In recent years, multiple historic and contemporary timber buildings have been instrumented with sensors to monitor the performance of wood products and novel engineering systems. While literature states the potential of structural health monitoring (SHM) data to inform decision-making process of key stakeholders in the architects, engineers, contractors and manufacturers...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Perceptions on Spalted Wood: The Influence of Historic Spalting Patterns and Valuation of Spalted Wood Around the World.

Creator:: Vega Gutiérrez, Patricia T.
Abstract:: During the 1400s – 1600s, spalted wood was an expensive commodity used in marquetry style artworks across primarily Germany and Italy. It fell out of favor during the Industrial Revolution, but is currently experiencing resurgence in popularity with US woodturners. How spalted wood is used, and what types of spalted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Individual Differences in Intuitive Risk Judgments

Creator:: Brunot, Alexander N.
Abstract:: The present research sought to investigate individual differences in the way individuals process intuitive risk judgments. The present investigation is centered on Fuzzy Trace Theory (Brainerd & Reyna, 1991), a developmental dual process theory of cognition which posits two ways in which individuals process information, gist and verbatim processing. 228...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Interconnectedness of Forest Ecosystem Services, Environmental Corporate Impacts, and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Amazon Rainforest

Creator:: Dancé, Raúl
Abstract:: The ecosystem services provided by our forest resources and woodlands are multiple and diverse on all spatial and temporal levels, and include provision, regulating, cultural, and supporting services (Hanson, et al. WRI, 2008). Human activities are proximate and direct drivers of deforestation and forest degradation. In the Latin American region,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Effects of restricted ankle range of motion on human walking : an application to transtibial amputee gait patterns

Creator:: Silverman, Susan R. (Susan Rebecca)
Abstract:: Alterations in gait patterns are commonly observed in individuals with transtibial amputation (TTA) who use a prosthesis. Current commercially available ankle-foot prostheses (AFP) offer very little range of motion (ROM) at the ankle joint. Previous researchers have hypothesized that lack of ankle ROM significantly contributes to alterations in TTA gait...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Sustainable bio-composites for west coast highways

Creator:: Karas, Michael
Abstract:: Wildfire prevention operations like forest thinning and forest fuel removal result in large volumes of woody biomass available for utilization. In 2007 alone, the US federal government spent nearly $2 billion to fight forest fires on federal lands. Annually, the USDA Forest Service spends $1 billion to thin young trees...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of retailers' rebranding processes on consumers' perceptions of a rebranded brand

Creator:: She, I-Hui
Abstract:: When apparel companies and retailers attempt to strengthen their established brands and existing markets, there are two primary strategies for companies and retailers: 1) adopting a new designer for an existing brand to attract a new target customer, and/or 2) adding a product design line to an existing brand to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Early forest succession following clearcuts in western Oregon : patterns and abiotic controls

Creator:: Yang, Zhiqiang
Abstract:: Historical aerial photos were used to examine the early phase of forest succession after stand replacement disturbance, covering the Coast Ranges Province (CRP) and the western Cascades Province (WCP) of western Oregon. The study consisted of two components: characterizing the pattern of forest succession in western Oregon; analyzing the influence...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Who's in place, who's out of place : examining the politics of natural resource collaboration

Creator:: Cheng, Antony S.
Abstract:: A qualitative research approach composed of three strategies was employed to systematically examine the politics of natural resource collaboration. First, using the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds as a case study, the behavioral assumptions of natural resource policy instruments enabling collaboration were uncovered and analyzed. Three key assumptions emerge:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Identifying and prioritizing research gaps for the incorporation of fires in life cycle analysis of structures: A Delphi survey of international experts

Usefulness of Structural Health Monitoring for the Wood Construction Industry: Global and Local Perspectives

Perceptions on Spalted Wood: The Influence of Historic Spalting Patterns and Valuation of Spalted Wood Around the World.

Individual Differences in Intuitive Risk Judgments

Interconnectedness of Forest Ecosystem Services, Environmental Corporate Impacts, and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Amazon Rainforest

Effects of restricted ankle range of motion on human walking : an application to transtibial amputee gait patterns

Sustainable bio-composites for west coast highways

The effect of retailers' rebranding processes on consumers' perceptions of a rebranded brand

Early forest succession following clearcuts in western Oregon : patterns and abiotic controls

Who's in place, who's out of place : examining the politics of natural resource collaboration

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