1. Analysis of the International Residential Code 2006 Low Rise Wood Frame Building Bracing Requirements for Pennsylvania Open Access Author: Myers, Tanya L Title: Analysis of the International Residential Code 2006 Low Rise Wood Frame Building Bracing Requirements for Pennsylvania Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: braced wallsshear wallsbracingwind recordswind speedsstatisticsengineeringstructuralresidentiallowlow riselow rise buildingswood constructionhouseshousingWood frame constructionIRC 20062006International Residential CodeIRCloadslateral loadswindASCE 7gypsum wallsexterior wallsinterior wallsstructural panelsanalytical modelrigid beam modelrigid plate modelextreme windwind engineering File: Download TanyaMyersMSThesisFinal.pdf Committee Members: Dr Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorBohumil Kasal, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF A HYBRID GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER BRIDGE DECK SYSTEM Open Access Author: Zhu, Jiejian Title: STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF A HYBRID GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER BRIDGE DECK SYSTEM Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: lightweightcomposite bridge deckgroutexperimentationstructure behavioranalytical model File: Download Thesis_Submission_-_Jiejian_Zhu_-_final_version.pdf Committee Members: Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorGordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorCharles E Bakis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. an analytical model for simulating the critical behavior of elastomeric seismic isolation bearings Open Access Author: Han, Xing Title: an analytical model for simulating the critical behavior of elastomeric seismic isolation bearings Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: seismic isolationelastomeric bearingstabilityanalytical modelearthquake response File: Download Han-Dissertation-final.pdf Committee Members: Gordon Patrick Warn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorAndrew Scanlon, Committee MemberSwagata Banerjee Basu, Committee MemberCharles E Bakis, Committee Member