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  • Simulation of Heat Transfer Through Soil for the Investigation of Wildfire Impacts on Buried Utilities

    Creator:
    Richter, Edward G.
    Abstract:
    Wildland urban interface (WUI) communities in the Western United States have recently dealt with historic and devastating wildfires year after year. The fires have cost tens of billions in damage, burned tens of thousands of structures, displaced thousands of residents, and killed over one hundred people. The 2017 Tubbs fire...
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    Capstone Project
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    . Richter A Report submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

  • Monotonic and Cyclic Testing of Cross-Laminated Timber Diaphragms

    Creator:
    Beairsto, Cody J.
    Abstract:
    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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    ) .......................................................................................... 165 Figure A. 49 DFL_01B Spline Fastener Yielding

  • Designing and Evaluating a User Interface for Multi-Robot Furniture

    Creator:
    Stoddard, Brett
    Abstract:
    A chair, once placed, will stay put until moved. Or will it? With the rise of technology being embeddable into everyday objects, what if that chair could move itself? Such robotic furniture has been featured in advertisements, art, and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) research. Existing methods for operating robotic furniture have...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 5.3 Evaluation Experiment Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 5.4 Discussion

  • Multi-Scale Study of Ember Production and Transport under Multiple Environmental and Fuel Conditions

    Creator:
    Hudson, Tyler R.
    Abstract:
    Spot fires caused by lofted embers (i.e., firebrands) can be a significant factor in the spread of wildland fires. Embers can be especially dangerous near the wildland-urban interface (WUI) because of the potential for the fire to be spread near or on structures. Many studies have investigated the transport of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    collected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 3.10 Diameter and length of all char marks collected

  • A Low-Volume Flow-Through System for Rearing Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Larvae

    Creator:
    Fleener, Henry R.
    Abstract:
    Standard larval Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) rearing systems can be described as either static or continuous flow. While rearing oyster larvae in static cultures can be a low-cost and simple method, static systems require significant husbandry effort, floorspace and can produce highly variable results due to environmental variance among cultures....
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    Masters Thesis
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    ...............................49 Effects of rearing system type on larval growth

  • Grazing Effects on Fuels and Plant Community Characteristics across Three Community Types in Wyoming Big Sagebrush Steppe

    Creator:
    Thomas, Tyler W.
    Abstract:
    Livestock grazing is the prominent land use in Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis [Beetle & A. Young] S.L. Welsh) steppe and has been present since the late 1800’s. There have been calls to remove livestock grazing from rangelands as historic grazing practices resulted in the degradation of some...
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    Masters Thesis
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    and 2021. ..................................... 49 Figure 1.2. Litter cover, number of patches, and

  • Banks, Gardens and Bees: Enhancing Community Resilience in West Africa

    Creator:
    Polasky, Sophia
    Abstract:
    International development programs are often implemented with the goal of building community resilience, but without a clear articulation of how this goal will be met, or any consideration of if or why the effort was successful after it has concluded. This thesis considers three different activities implemented by the U....
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    Masters Thesis
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    large- scale aid program through which the US Government provided significant financial and technical

  • Initial Designs for Improving Conversations for People Using Speech Synthesizers

    Creator:
    Nguyen, Duy M.
    Abstract:
    This thesis aims to determine the impact that Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices have on social interactions, and then improves the AAC user experience through a user focus design process. AAC devices enable people who cannot speak to communicate with others. Unfortunately, they are tedious to use and make...
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    technical problems I had throughout this project. Amber Fultz, Morgan Stosic, Rafael Robles, Meghan

  • Impacts of Policy and Environmental Change: Understanding Factors of Vulnerability and Resilience in the Face of Change in Oregon Fishing Communities

    Creator:
    Strawn, Astrea
    Abstract:
    Commercial fisheries are coupled human-natural systems that cross state borders and integrate private, public, academic sectors and interests. These systems integrate complicated relationships between coastal socioeconomics, resource management and environmental realms. Previous findings from West Coast-based studies have identified aging trends in commercial fisheries participation, commonly referred to as the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    shift. Although it functioned only as an initial report, data showed that interview participants

  • Habitat Associations and Diet Composition of Western Purple Martins in Western Oregon

    Creator:
    Sherman, Lorelle M.
    Abstract:
    The western purple martin (Progne subis arboricola) is a species of conservation concern throughout the Pacific Northwest. In western Oregon, the purple martin nests in three major ecosystem types: inland open-water, coastal, and upland forest. The availability of suitable breeding habitat is a major limiting factor for western purple martin...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Technical Report. 99-1-01. IUCN, The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2013); available at