Search Constraints

Start Over
Filtering by: Creator Wilson, Michele L. Remove constraint Creator: Wilson, Michele L. Degree Field Civil Engineering Remove constraint Degree Field: Civil Engineering

Search Results

  • The Application of Machine Learning Techniques on Marine Science Models

    Creator:
    Ellenson, Ashley
    Abstract:
    A variety of stakeholders require information about marine systems. In the open ocean, pilots of marine vessels require knowledge about environmental conditions for safe passage and route planning. On the coastline, communities rely on information about nearshore dynamics to increase safety from coastal hazards such as nearshore pollutants, coastal erosion,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Marine Science Models Abstract approved: Gregory Wilson A

  • Behavior of a 1/6th scale, two-story, wood framed residential structure under surge wave loading

    Creator:
    Wilson, Jebediah
    Abstract:
    The goal of this study was to develop an understanding of the nature of surge wave loading on wood framed residential structures for a variety of building configurations and test conditions. The objectives of the study were: (1) to measure forces on a 1/6th scale wood framed residential structure, (2)...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jebediah Wilson for the Master of Science in Civil Engineering and Wood Science

  • Improving the Performance of High Early Strength Concrete by Controlling Self-Desiccation and Mitigating Shrinkage

    Creator:
    Wilson, Cameron A.
    Abstract:
    High early strength (HES) concrete is becoming increasingly used to repair damaged concrete pavement sections. The use of HES concrete enables the repaired pavement to be opened to traffic within hours of placing the concrete. A common approach used for the rapid repair of concrete pavement consists of closing a...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    Wilson for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering presented on November 19, 2018

  • Radiometric Calibration of EAARL‐B Bathymetric Lidar Data

    Creator:
    Wilson, Nicholas C.
    Abstract:
    The Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar ‐ B (EAARL‐B), which was built and deployed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 2014, is a novel topographic‐bathymetric lidar system. While retaining a number of features that were pioneered in the original National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) EAARL system (e.g., low...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
     THE THESIS OF    Nicholas C. Wilson for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering

  • The Art of Reducing Coastal Hazard Complexity: Coupling Physics and Probability to Understand Extremes, Variability, and Climate-dependence

    Creator:
    Anderson, Dylan L.
    Abstract:
    Coastal hazards are the result of numerous physical processes cumulatively causing water levels to flood and erode the land. The waves, storm surges, tides, and run-off contributing to elevated water levels are each the product of chaotic and random weather patterns. These stochastic weather patterns dissipate energy in Earth's climate...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    through to published conclusion. To my other committee members, Dr. Greg Wilson, Dr. David Hill, Dr

  • Interaction of water waves and deformable bodies

    Creator:
    Broderick, Laurie L.
    Abstract:
    A time-domain model was developed to predict the fluid/structure interaction of a three-dimensional deformable body in a fluid domain subject to long-crested finite amplitude waves. These nonlinear waves induce transient motion in the body. In turn, the interaction of the body with the waves modifies the wave field, causing additional...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    Engineering presented on July 25, 1991 Title: Interaction of Vyater iraves l Deformable Bodies Abstract

  • Centrifuge Modeling of Soil Response to Tsunami-like Rapid Flooding and the Subsequent Drawdown

    Creator:
    Exton, Margaret C.
    Abstract:
    Soil instability from tsunami hazards causes substantial damage to coastal infrastructure (e.g., the damage caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Tsunami, or the Heisei Tsunami). Tsunamis are unpredictable, so it is difficult to obtain field-scale measurements. Simulating tsunamis in a laboratory setting is therefore important to further understanding of...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    , 4 and increases with depth below the soil surface. SPT-L is in the acrylic layer. At the centerline

  • Long Wave Amplification in a Coral-Reef Lagoon

    Creator:
    Bheeroo, Vivek Anand
    Abstract:
    A series of laboratory experiments were conducted to study the wave field in the inner lagoon excited by ‘long’ incident waves. Three cases were considered: Cases A, B and C presenting incident waves of wavelength with factors of 1, 2 and 2.5 times the width of the reef respectively. The...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    committee members, Dr. David Hill, Dr. Greg Wilson and Dr. Prasad Tadepalli. Thank you for your time

  • Efficient Topobathymetric Mapping and 3D Spatial Analysis of Estuaries Using Multi-Platform, Multi-Temporal Data

    Creator:
    Lambert, Selina E.
    Abstract:
    Frequent 3D spatial mapping of estuaries is critical to understanding and modeling changes that can impact ecological health (e.g., water quality) and ecosystem services (e.g., aquaculture, nutrient cycling, and shoreline stabilization). However, obtaining accurate, repeat topobathymetric data for estuaries is a major challenge. Because shallow estuaries are typically not used...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • The analysis of directional wave spectra from current and pressure measurements

    Creator:
    Lin, Li-hwa
    Abstract:
    Directional wave spectra have been estimated in this study based upon simultaneous subsurface measurements of current and pressure. Two previously developed methods, the stochastic and deterministic approaches, have been reviewed and restudied. It is demonstrated by means of the Correlation Theorem that the stochastic and deterministic approaches are, under certain...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    . Robert E. Wilson and Dr. Edward H. Piepmeier for their participation as Graduate Committee. Financial