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  • Numerical assessment of steel plate shear wall with coupling (SPSW-WC) system design procedure

    Creator:
    Li, Wennan
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    The Steel Plate Shear Wall (SPSW) system, is an innovative seismic lateral force resistant system, which has experienced increased use over the last three decades. The SPSW system is composed of boundary elements which anchor web plates that develop diagonal tension fields. A number of SPSW buildings have been built...
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    . Andre R. Barbosa and Dr. Michael H. Scott. As the experts in civil engineering, their knowledge and

  • Development of Ductile System Design Procedures for Steel Slit Panel Frames (SSPF)

    Creator:
    Fayyadh, Wasan Q.
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    This dissertation studies the development of the design procedures for Steel Slit Panel Frame (SSPF). The (SSPF) system is a seismic force-resisting system (SFRS) with ductile behavior and good energy dissipation up to 5\% to 7\% lateral drift that acting as seismic fuses. The current design guidelines provided valuable information...
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    Dissertation
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    appreciation to my committee members, Prof. Thomas Miller, Michael Scott and Andre R. Barbosa who offer

  • Post-wildfire Investigation of Civil Infrastructure Following the 2018 Camp Fire

    Creator:
    Schulze, Stefanie S.
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    Wildland-urban interface (WUI) communities, where forested land boundaries or intermixes with infrastructure, are quickly growing in the US. WUI communities have grown substantially from 1990 to 2010, with an increase of 12.7 million houses and 25 million people. Wildfires encroaching on WUI communities can cause damage to both above ground...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Monotonic and Cyclic Testing of Cross-Laminated Timber Diaphragms

    Creator:
    Beairsto, Cody J.
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    Mass timber is emerging as a viable form of construction around the world in new markets for wood buildings. The entrance into these markets has driven the demand for more knowledge to enable designs alongside other structural materials such as steel and reinforced concrete. Large, in-plane tests on cross-laminated timber...
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    Masters Thesis
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    shear walls and a mixture of plain CLT diaphragms and concrete-CLT composite floor systems [34, 35]. R

  • Uplift capacity and displacement of helical anchors in cohesive soil

    Creator:
    Young, Jessica
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    Helical anchors are a type of deep foundation element that can be installed quickly in almost any location and can accept the immediate application of operational loads. The use of helical anchors has expanded in recent decades from its established application in the power transmission industry to more traditional civil...
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    Masters Thesis
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    distributed load and resistance, Q and R respectively; from (Stuedlein, 2008

  • Tsunami and hurricane wave loads on bridge superstructures

    Creator:
    Azadbakht, Mohsen
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    This dissertation examines tsunami and hurricane wave loads on bridge superstructures. Tsunamis have caused significant damage to coastal communities in recent years. For example, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and resulting Tohoku Tsunami destroyed infrastructure along the east coast of Japan including bridge superstructures. Recent hurricanes have also caused...
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    Dissertation
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    thank my Ph.D. committee members, Dr. Andre Barbosa, Dr. Michael Olsen, Dr. Michael Scott, and Dr

  • Numerical Studies on Fluid-Structure Interaction and Applications

    Creator:
    Chen, Ming
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    Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) has been of significant research interest worldwide over the past several decades because of its variety of applications in both offshore and coastal engineering. Researchers analyzing FSI systems rely heavily on experimental tests in model scale in laboratories or large-scale sea trials. However, these tests are often...
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    Dissertation
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    and Prof. Michael Scott, who offered advice and reviewed my research work. I also very much

  • Hybridized framing to modify load paths and enhance wood shearwall performance

    Creator:
    Bultena, Sarah M.
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    Heavy timber framing relies primarily on bracing to withstand lateral loads due to earthquakes and wind events. Bracing configurations in heavy timber framed buildings vary widely and include cross bracing, knee bracing, and other geometries. Many heavy timber frames constructed during colonial American times are still standing, exceeding the expected...
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    period of the building, importance factor and the response modification coefficient, R, are used to