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. Statistical Modeling of Extreme Values with Applications in Climatology Open Access Author: Bopp, Gregory Title: Statistical Modeling of Extreme Values with Applications in Climatology Graduate Program: Statistics Keywords: extreme valuesstatisticsspatio-temporal modelingwind speedsprecipitation File: Download GregoryBopp-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Benjamin Adam Shaby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorBenjamin Adam Shaby, Committee Chair/Co-ChairEphraim Mont Hanks, Committee MemberMurali Haran, Committee MemberAlfonso Ignacio Mejia, Outside Member