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Author:

He, Andong

Title:

Conformal mapping and variational methods for interfacial dynamics in fluids

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

interfacial dynamics
fluid dynamics
conformal mapping

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark Levi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Leonard Belmonte, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Levi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Qiang Du, Committee Member
Diane Marie Henderson, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member

Author:

Akhavan, Alireza

Title:

Characterizing Saturated Mass Transport In Fractured Cementitious Materials

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Concrete
Durability
Crack
Water Permeability
Ion Diffusion
Image Analysis
Electrical Conductivity

File:

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Committee Members:

Farshad Rajabipour, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Earl Watson, Committee Member
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Wei

Title:

Numerical Studies of Seismically Induced Slope Deformation Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method; Large Deformation; Dynam

File:

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Committee Members:

Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel G Linzell, Committee Member
Prasenjit Basu, Committee Member
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Alavi Gharahbagh, Ehsan

Title:

Development of a Soil Abrasion Test and Analysis of Impact of Soil Properties on Tool Wear for Soft-ground Mechanized Tunneling

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Soil Abrasion
Tool wear
Soft-ground mechanized tunneling
EPB and Slurry TBM
Wear Prediction
Soil Conditioning

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamal Rostami, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Larry Grayson, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Antonio Nieto, Committee Member

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

Author:

Husain, Taha Murtuza

Title:

Computational Modeling of Lava Domes using Particle Dynamics to investigate the effect of conduit flow mechanics on flow patterns

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

computational modeling
lava domes

File:

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Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barry Voight, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Glen Mattioli, Special Member

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

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

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

Author:

Gan, Quan

Title:

Analysis of induced seismicity and heat transfer in geothermal reservoirs by coupled simulation

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Geothermal reservoir
thermal front
induced seismicity
permeabiltiy evolution
breakdown pressure

File:

Download Quan_Gan_Analysis_of_induced_seismicity_and_heat_transfer_by_coupled_simulation_in_geothermal_reservoirs.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Special Member