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153. Investigation of a hollow structural section connection and transfer member for load sharing in anti-ram vehicle barriers

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Author:
Noveral, Christian James
Title:
Investigation of a hollow structural section connection and transfer member for load sharing in anti-ram vehicle barriers
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
anti-ram
barrier
finite element analysis
HSS
hollow structural section
connection
LS-DYNA
File:
Download Noveral_Thesis_Final_full.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Daniel G Linzell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

156. A model for simulating the compression stiffness degradation in circular elastomeric bearings due to fatigue

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Author:
Deng, Pu
Title:
A model for simulating the compression stiffness degradation in circular elastomeric bearings due to fatigue
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
elastomeric bearing
fatigue
compression stiffness
simulation
File:
Download thesis_of_Deng.pdf
Committee Members:
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

160. STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF A HYBRID GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER BRIDGE DECK SYSTEM

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Author:
Zhu, Jiejian
Title:
STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF A HYBRID GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER BRIDGE DECK SYSTEM
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
lightweight
composite bridge deck
grout
experimentation
structure behavior
analytical model
File:
Download Thesis_Submission_-_Jiejian_Zhu_-_final_version.pdf
Committee Members:
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

161. An uncertainty framework for hydrologic projections in gauged and ungauged basins under non-stationary climate conditions

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Author:
Singh, Riddhi
Title:
An uncertainty framework for hydrologic projections in gauged and ungauged basins under non-stationary climate conditions
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Climate change impact on water resources
uncertainty
decision making
vulnerability
hydrologic modelling
space-for-time
File:
Download Singh_Thesis_FinalSubmission.pdf
Committee Members:
Prof Thorsten Wagener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member
Prof Michael Gooseff, Committee Member
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Member
Robert George Crane, Committee Member

162. Enhancing Analytical Toolboxes of Pavement Management Systems via Integration of Computational Intelligence

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Open Access
Author:
Kargah Ostadi, Nima
Title:
Enhancing Analytical Toolboxes of Pavement Management Systems via Integration of Computational Intelligence
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
pavement management
backcalculation
performance model
computational intelligence
neural network
evolutionary algorithms
File:
Download NIMA_FINAL_DISSERTATION.pdf
Committee Members:
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mansour Solaimanian, Committee Member
Patrick M Reed, Committee Member
Catherine Mary Harmonosky, Committee Member

163. Interpreting hydrologic behavior in headwater streams using comparative hydrology

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Author:
Kelleher, Christa Ann
Title:
Interpreting hydrologic behavior in headwater streams using comparative hydrology
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
hydrology
headwater streams
sensitivity analysis
watersheds
File:
Download CKelleher_Dissertation_7_17_2013.pdf
Committee Members:
Thorsten Wagener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Gooseff, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Member
Raymond Gabriel Najjar Jr., Committee Member

164. Catchment classification - Understanding hydrologic similarity through catchment function

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Author:
Sawicz, Keith Alexander
Title:
Catchment classification - Understanding hydrologic similarity through catchment function
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Catchment Classification
Hydrology
Watershed
Hydrologic Function
Hydrologic Modeling
Hydrologic Signatures
File:
Download Sawicz_PhDDissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Thorsten Wagener, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Member
Alfonso Ignacio Mejia, Committee Member
Robert George Crane, Committee Member
Murugesu Sivapalan, Special Member

165. an analytical model for simulating the critical behavior of elastomeric seismic isolation bearings

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Author:
Han, Xing
Title:
an analytical model for simulating the critical behavior of elastomeric seismic isolation bearings
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
seismic isolation
elastomeric bearing
stability
analytical model
earthquake response
File:
Download Han-Dissertation-final.pdf
Committee Members:
Gordon Patrick Warn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member
Swagata Banerjee Basu, Committee Member
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member

167. Field Performance of a New Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bridge Deck

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Open Access
Author:
Fuhrman, Daniel Martin
Title:
Field Performance of a New Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bridge Deck
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
FRP
fiber reinforced polymer
deck
bridge
serviceability
composite action
distribution factors
File:
Download D_Fuhrman_Thesis_Revised.pdf
Committee Members:
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Swagata Banerjee Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wagdy Wassef, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

168. Vulnerability Analysis And Risk Assessment For Dynamic Nonmotorized Human Travel Activity Networks

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Author:
Kwon, Daniel Wontak
Title:
Vulnerability Analysis And Risk Assessment For Dynamic Nonmotorized Human Travel Activity Networks
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
transportation security
micro simulation
travel behavior
risk ratio
simultaneous equations
File:
Download KWON--Dissertation-Vulnerability_Analysis__Risk_Assessment.pdf
Committee Members:
Venkataraman Shankar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Swagata Banerjee Basu, Committee Member
Jeremy Joseph Blum, Committee Member
M Jeya Chandra, Committee Member

169. Modeling, Parameter Optimization, And Ecohydrologic Assessment Of Watershed Systems

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Open Access
Author:
Yu, Xuan
Title:
Modeling, Parameter Optimization, And Ecohydrologic Assessment Of Watershed Systems
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Shale Hills
CZO
Susquehanna River Basin
PIHM
parameter
calibration
physics-based model
wetland
Biome-BGC
File:
Download Xuan_Yu-Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher J Duffy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Murali Haran, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member

170. Shrinkage characteristics of alkali-activated slag cements

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Author:
Cartwright, Christopher Paul
Title:
Shrinkage characteristics of alkali-activated slag cements
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
drying shrinkage
autogenous shrinkage
chemical shrinkage
slag
cement
mortar
File:
Download Chris_Cartwright_MS_Thesis_Spring_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Aleksandra Z Radlinska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

172. Modeling safety effects of geometric design consistency on two-lane rural roadways using mixed effects negative binomial regression

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Open Access
Author:
Butsick, Andrew Joseph
Title:
Modeling safety effects of geometric design consistency on two-lane rural roadways using mixed effects negative binomial regression
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
geometric design consistency
SPFs
mixed effects negative binomial regression
Sites with Potential (SWiPs)
File:
Download Butsick_Andrew_J._-_M.S._Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Peter Jovanis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

174. Using mobile probe data to estimate traffic states and the effects of perimeter control on urban networks

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Author:
Nagle, Andrew Scott
Title:
Using mobile probe data to estimate traffic states and the effects of perimeter control on urban networks
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram
Mobile Probe Vehicles
Traffic Flow Theory
Intelligent Transportation Systems
File:
Download Nagle_Andrew_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Vikash Varun Gayah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

175. participation of gravity framing and interaction in the seismic response of steel buildings

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Author:
Pospisil, Michael Paul
Title:
participation of gravity framing and interaction in the seismic response of steel buildings
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
gravity framing
lateral force resisting system
steel
shear demands
drift demands
steel plate shear walls
File:
Download Mike_Pospisil_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

176. Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Effective Density and Pore Fluid Induced Damping in Saturated Granular Materials

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Author:
Huang, Yanbo
Title:
Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Effective Density and Pore Fluid Induced Damping in Saturated Granular Materials
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Effective Density
Pore Fluid Induced Damping
Resonant Column Test
Bender Elements Test
Energy Dissipation
File:
Download Dissertation_YanboHuang.pdf
Committee Members:
Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chun Liu, Committee Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Member
Mansour Solaimanian, Committee Member

177. Development and assessment of alkali activated recycled glass-based concretes for civil infrastructure

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Author:
Maraghechi, Hamed
Title:
Development and assessment of alkali activated recycled glass-based concretes for civil infrastructure
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Soda-lime glass
pozzolanic reaction
characterization
alkali activation
File:
Download Binder1.pdf
Committee Members:
Farshad Rajabipour, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carlo G Pantano, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Rachel Alice Brennan, Committee Member

179. effects of temperature and sustained loading on the response of FRP-strengthened concrete elements

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Author:
Jeong, Yoseok
Title:
effects of temperature and sustained loading on the response of FRP-strengthened concrete elements
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
FRP
epoxy
creep
temperature
sustained loading
fracture energy
File:
Download Dissertation_Yoseok_Jeong__9_3800_9344_.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Maria Lopez De Murphy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Maria Lopez De Murphy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles E Bakis, Committee Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Member
Gordon Patrick Warn, Committee Member
Ivica Smid, Committee Member

182. Understanding Use of Social Media for Dissemination of Transportation Information

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Open Access
Author:
Fraser, Janet Lynne
Title:
Understanding Use of Social Media for Dissemination of Transportation Information
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
transportation
social media
communications
Twitter
Facebook
Department of Transportation
File:
Download JFraser_-_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Paul Peter Jovanis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Todd Donnell, Committee Member
Kurt David Johnson, Committee Member
Martin T Pietrucha, Committee Member

183. Statistically-based Air Blast Load Factors Based on Imprecised Parameter Statistics for Reinforced Concrete Wall

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Author:
Jaisa-ard, Tanit
Title:
Statistically-based Air Blast Load Factors Based on Imprecised Parameter Statistics for Reinforced Concrete Wall
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Blast
Probabilistic
Load Factor
Imprecise Statistics
Reinforced Concrete
Probability Box
File:
Download Tanit_Dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Peggy Ann Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member
Dr Swagata Banerjee Basu, Committee Member
Renata S Engel, Committee Member

185. Risk Assessment of Highway Bridges under Multi-hazard Effect of Flood-induced Scour and Earthquake

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Open Access
Author:
Yilmaz, Taner
Title:
Risk Assessment of Highway Bridges under Multi-hazard Effect of Flood-induced Scour and Earthquake
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
risk
uncertainty
fragility
multihazard
highway bridges
File:
Download taner_yilmaz_phd_dissertation_2015.pdf
Committee Members:
Swagata Banerjee Basu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Committee Member
Prasenjit Basu, Committee Member
M Jeya Chandra, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

186. EVALUATION OF COLD RECYCLED ASPHALT MIXTURES MODIFIED WITH CONVENTIONAL AND POLYMER MODIFIED EMULSION

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Author:
Chen, Xuan
Title:
EVALUATION OF COLD RECYCLED ASPHALT MIXTURES MODIFIED WITH CONVENTIONAL AND POLYMER MODIFIED EMULSION
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Cold Recycling
Recycled Asphalt Pavement
Asphalt Emulsion
Mixture Design
Polymer Modified Asphalt Mixture.
File:
Download Xuan_Chen_-_Evaluation_of_Cold_Recycled_Asphalt_Mixtures_Modified_with_Conventional_and_Polymer_Modified_Emulsion.pdf
Committee Members:
Mansour Solaimanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

187. Geothermal Energy Harvesting through Pile Foundations – Analysis-based Prediction and Performance Assessment

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Open Access
Author:
Ghasemi Fare, Omid
Title:
Geothermal Energy Harvesting through Pile Foundations – Analysis-based Prediction and Performance Assessment
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Heat transfer; geothermal energy; heat exchangers; numerical ana
File:
Download Omid_Ghasemi-Fare_-_Ph.D._Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Prasenjit Basu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Prasenjit Basu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Dr Swagata Banerjee, Committee Member

188. Immediate Load-Settlement Response of Strip Footings Bearing on Geogrid-Reinforced Clay

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Open Access
Author:
Ren, Yuhao
Title:
Immediate Load-Settlement Response of Strip Footings Bearing on Geogrid-Reinforced Clay
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Immediate settlement
Strip footings
Geogrid-reinforced clay.
File:
Download Masters_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Prasenjit Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Swagata Banerjee Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

189. Estimating the Safety Effects of Horizontal Curves on Pennsylvania Two-lane Rural Roads

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Open Access
Author:
Gooch, Jeffrey Paul
Title:
Estimating the Safety Effects of Horizontal Curves on Pennsylvania Two-lane Rural Roads
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Highway safety
traffic safety
horizontal curves
propensity scores
potential outcomes
negative binomial
mixed effects
File:
Download Final_Thesis_Gooch.pdf
Committee Members:
Eric Todd Donnell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Vikash Varun Gayah, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Martin T Pietrucha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

193. Material Properties of Crushable Concrete for use in Vehicle Anti-ram Barriers

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Author:
Doyle, Keith E
Title:
Material Properties of Crushable Concrete for use in Vehicle Anti-ram Barriers
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
crushable concrete
polystyrene concrete
energy dissipation
confined testing
vehicle anti-ram barriers
File:
Download Keith_Doyle_Masters_Thesis_-_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Tong Qiu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aleksandra Z Radlinska, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

194. Water Footprint of Cities: A Review and Prospects for Future Research

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Author:
Paterson, Willa B
Title:
Water Footprint of Cities: A Review and Prospects for Future Research
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Water Footprint
Virtual Water
Urban Metabolism
Cities
Life Cycle Assessment
Environmentally Extended Input-Output
File:
Download Paterson_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Alfonso Ignacio Mejia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Ann Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Xiaofeng Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin Ruddell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

195. Prediction of Indirect Losses, Direct Losses, and Seismic Resilience of Aging Highway Bridges

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Author:
Davis, Lindeon Sherlock
Title:
Prediction of Indirect Losses, Direct Losses, and Seismic Resilience of Aging Highway Bridges
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
indirect losses
direct losses
resilience
bridge
recovery
sigmoidal
corrosion
aging
highway
seismic
File:
Download Lindeon_S._Davis_SP15_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Swagata Banerjee Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

196. Streamflow Response to Land-cover Change in Southern Mexico: Projections of Water Balance in the Tulija River Watershed

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Open Access
Author:
Garcia Gonzalez, Susana Elizabeth
Title:
Streamflow Response to Land-cover Change in Southern Mexico: Projections of Water Balance in the Tulija River Watershed
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Hydrologic modeling
SWAT
land-use change
Chiapas
Mexico
tropical forest
time series analysis
File:
Download ThesisSusanaGarcia_August03.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher J Duffy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alfonso Ignacio Mejia, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kirk Dow French, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

197. Behavior of Concrete-Filled Tube Through-Beam Connections Subjected to Varying Load Rates

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Author:
O'Hare, Edward Vincent
Title:
Behavior of Concrete-Filled Tube Through-Beam Connections Subjected to Varying Load Rates
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Through-beam
steel
concrete
connection
lateral loads
blast
impact
quasi-static
concrete-filled tube
Through-connection
File:
Download OHare_Dissertation_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zoltan Ivan Rado, Committee Member
Sean Brennan, Committee Member
Daniel Linzell, Special Member

198. functional form and heterogeneity effects on safety performance function estimation

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Open Access
Author:
Hariharan, Baradhwaj
Title:
functional form and heterogeneity effects on safety performance function estimation
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Crash frequency
heterogeneity
count data
negative binomial
multinomial fractional polynomial
over-dispersion
File:
Download Barad-dissertation_final_draft_MAIN_FILE_to_upload_second_updates.pdf
Committee Members:
Venkataraman Shankar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Swagata Banerjee Basu, Committee Member
Jeremy Joseph Blum, Committee Member
Evelyn Ann Thomchick, Committee Member

199. spatio-temporal models incorporating network topology measures for pedestrian exposure estimation

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Open Access
Author:
Hong, Jung Yeol
Title:
spatio-temporal models incorporating network topology measures for pedestrian exposure estimation
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
pedestrian exposure
network topology
spatial model
vulnerability
crosswalk
safety
network analysis
micro-simulation
File:
Download Jungyeol_Hong-PhD._Dissertation-etd_submission-2015_summer.pdf
Committee Members:
Venkataraman Shankar, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Venkataraman Shankar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Swagata Banerjee Basu, Committee Member
Jeremy Joseph Blum, Committee Member
Evelyn Ann Thomchick, Committee Member

200. Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials Interacting with Rigid Bodies Under Impact Loading

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Open Access
Author:
Reese, Lynsey
Title:
Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling of Geomaterials Interacting with Rigid Bodies Under Impact Loading
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Anti-Ram Barriers
LS-DYNA
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
Soil-Structure Interaction
Numerical Modeling
Expanded Polystyrene Concrete
Full-Scale Testing
File:
Download Reese_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor