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  • Static and cyclic response of ecoroof soil

    Creator:
    Kraupa, Travis J.
    Abstract:
    Green technology in the United States has been on the rise over the past few decades in the United States. However, certain green technologies have been developed in the absence of design standards. Ecoroofs, which are vegetated soil masses placed on the top of a building’s roof structure, present several...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ H. Benjamin Mason Armin W. Stuedlein

  • Engineering Behavior of Remolded Diatomaceous Silts

    Creator:
    Pitso, Talenta
    Abstract:
    Diatomaceous soils are a geological material whose engineering properties do not readily conform to the widely accepted and used mechanical and behavioral frameworks. This ambiguity results in design difficulties and geotechnical failures which can be costly. Diatomaceous soils have diatoms in their matrix. Diatoms are unicellular algae with an inert...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Figure 5: Setup of the reconstituting process. (a) Assembly of the Shelby tube, (b) the loading process

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

    Creator:
    Martin, John P.
    Abstract:
    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...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ........................................................................46 4.5.1 SPT and Shelby Tube Sampling

  • Characterization of the Small-Strain Stiffness of Soils at an In-situ Liquefaction Test Site

    Creator:
    Donaldson, Aleyna M.
    Abstract:
    Strong ground motions from earthquakes can result in the reduction of the shear modulus and wave propagation characteristics of soils, and can produce liquefaction and cyclic softening during shaking and for some time following the seismic event. While the ground motions produced from controlled blasting are different than those in...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

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

    Creator:
    Jana, Amalesh
    Abstract:
    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,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    , Erick Moreno-Rangel, and Arren B Padgett. I would like to thank Kenneth H. Stokoe II, Brady R. Cox