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  • 3-D finite element modeling in OpenSees for bridge live-load girder distribution factors

    Creator:
    Scoggins, Luke A.
    Abstract:
    A generalized, three-dimensional, finite element bridge model was created in order to efficiently and accurately assess live-load girder distribution factors for a variety of bridge types. This model shortens the time required by bridge analysts to develop individual finite element models for bridges of varying geometries. The creation of the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    22, 2007. Title: 3-D Finite Element Modeling in OpenSees for Bridge Live-Load Girder Distribution

  • Preliminary deployment and evaluation of geophone sensors for monitoring wave activity: GeoMoteShield

    Creator:
    Lathrop, Eve
    Abstract:
    This study focuses specifically on the investigation of a new, inexpensive geophone system and its application to monitor wave activity. Studies of seismic observations of coastal cliffs suggest that ground motions generated from local ocean waves may provide a surrogate to limited wave buoy data to quantify the wave contact...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    :_____________________________________________________ Michael J. Olsen This study focuses specifically on the investigation of a new, inexpensive

  • Watershed modeling at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

    Creator:
    Britch, Michael J.
    Abstract:
    Studies are currently underway to determine the suitability of Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the nation's first high-level nuclear waste repository. Values of net infiltration are required to determine pre-waste emplacement groundwater travel times and the performance of the repository as a waste containment system. The objective of this study...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael J. Mitch for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering

  • Improving Region-Scale Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility Mapping

    Creator:
    Bunn, Michael D.
    Abstract:
    Landslides are a natural hazard that have major societal, economic, and environmental impacts. The understanding of landslides begins with the observation that they are a spatial problem. Spatial relationships have historically been explored with maps, and landslides are no different. Such maps range in focus from inventory maps, which identify...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Michael Bunn for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Civil

  • Regional and Site-Specific Vulnerabilities of the Western Power Grid from a M9.3 Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake

    Creator:
    Lathrop Eve D.
    Abstract:
    The likelihood of a Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake is estimated between 37 to 42% in the next 50 years, leading to strong shaking, liquefaction, landsliding, and other seismic ground failure resulting in major impacts to critical lifelines such as the western power grid. Electrical power is essential for continued...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Eve D. Lathrop for the degree

  • Finite element modeling of gusset plate failure using OpenSees

    Creator:
    Walker, Andrew J.
    Abstract:
    The collapse of the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis, MN in 2007 prompted an investigation into the design and inspection of the steel truss bridges. Further investigation into the collapse revealed that a gusset plate experienced sway buckling, causing the bridge failure. This bridge failure motivated research into the analysis and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Element Modeling of Gusset Plate Failure Using Opensees Abstract approved: Michael H. Scott

  • Response Sensitivity Formulations for Geometrically Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

    Creator:
    Al-Aukaily, Alabbas
    Abstract:
    Significant amounts of uncertainty owing to both modeling decisions and inherent randomness are present in simulating the material and geometric nonlinear response of structural systems to extreme loading. Computing the sensitivity of structural response with respect to model parameters indicates which parameters have the largest affect on the response, which...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Sensitivity Formulations for Geometrically Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Abstract approved: Michael H

  • Bridge Model Parameter Sensitivity in Pushover and Nonlinear Time History Analysis

    Creator:
    Johnsohn, Karryn E.
    Abstract:
    The aim of this research is to understand and quantify the modeling differences between CSiBridge and OpenSees, and to determine sensitive model parameters. When designing bridges for the high seismic region of California, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) performs nonlinear time history analysis of their bridge models. For three-dimensional...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Parameter Sensitivity in Pushover and Nonlinear Time History Analysis Abstract approved: Michael H. Scott

  • An Agent-Based Simulation for Emergency Warning Dissemination in a Multiplex Social Network

    Creator:
    Koll, Charles D.
    Abstract:
    The variety of natural disasters provide different sets of characteristics and properties with unique challenges. One significant difference between hazard types is prewarning lead time, the amount of time individuals have from a potential warning to the disaster occurring. Rapid onset disasters may not provide an official warning about a...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3.2.7 Prewarning Time Before Disaster (d

  • An Efficient Point Cloud Processing Framework for Terrestrial and Mobile Lidar Data via Reconstructing the Scan Pattern Grid

    Creator:
    Che, Erzhuo
    Abstract:
    Lidar (LIght Detection And Ranging) is a remote sensing technology using light in the form of a pulsed laser, which enables efficient, accurate, 3-D data acquisition of a scene. Depending on the mounting platform, lidar data acquisition can be categorized into Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS, or airborne lidar), Terrestrial Laser...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Michael J. Olsen Lidar (LIght Detection And Ranging) is a remote sensing technology using light in