1. Seismic performance of base isolated buildings and strategies to mitigate vertical acceleration demands Open Access Author: Vu, Bach Xuan Title: Seismic performance of base isolated buildings and strategies to mitigate vertical acceleration demands Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: seismicisolatedverticalaccelerationmitigatefragilitycolumn isolatorselastomeric bearings File: Download Bach_Vu_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSwagata Banerjee Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAli M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. participation of gravity framing and interaction in the seismic response of steel buildings Open Access Author: Pospisil, Michael Paul Title: participation of gravity framing and interaction in the seismic response of steel buildings Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: gravity framinglateral force resisting systemsteelshear demandsdrift demandssteel plate shear walls File: Download Mike_Pospisil_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAli M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDr Maria Lopez De Murphy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. A Software Program With a Graphical User Interface for Nonlinear Structural Analysis Using a Beam Element With Plasticity and Degradations Open Access Author: Gladson, Sherin Title: A Software Program With a Graphical User Interface for Nonlinear Structural Analysis Using a Beam Element With Plasticity and Degradations Graduate Program: Civil Engineering (MS) Keywords: HysteresisFEMHBeam2DNonlinear AnalysisBeam ElementGUI File: Download skg5825_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Kostas Papakonstantinou, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAli M Memari, Committee MemberPatrick Fox, Program Head/ChairGordon Patrick Warn, Committee Member