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Author:

Swartz, Brian D

Title:

Time-Dependent Analysis of Pretensioned Concrete Bridge Girders

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

prestressed concrete
time-dependent analysis
Loss of prestress
creep
shrinkage

File:

Download Thesis_Swartz.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Scanlon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrea Schokker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Linzell, Committee Member
Ali M Memari, Committee Member

Author:

Yim, Hyun Chang

Title:

A STUDY OF STEEL MOMENT CONNECTIONS FOR STRUCTURES UNDER BLAST AND PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE LOADING RATES

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Blast
Steel Moment Connection
Progressive Collapse

File:

Download Hyun_Chang_Yim-Dissertations.pdf

Committee Members:

Theodor Krauthammer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mian C Wang, Committee Member
Bohumil Kasal, Committee Member
Ali M Memari, Committee Member
Serdar Astarlioglu, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Je Il

Title:

Role of Early-Age Concrete Properties and Construction Loading on Slab Serviceability

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

slab
construction load
early-age
finite element analysis
concrete
experiment

File:

Download ThesisMaster.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Scanlon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrea J Schokker, Committee Member
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Committee Member
Ali M Memari, Committee Member
Peggy Ann Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Astarlioglu, Serdar

Title:

Object Oriented Platform for Seismic Analysis of Precast Concrete Buildings

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Finite Elements
.NET Framework
Precast Concrete
Seismic Analysis

File:

Download SA_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Scanlon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali M Memari, Committee Member
Andrea Schokker, Committee Member
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Maria Lopez De Murphy, Committee Member

Author:

Vu, Bach Xuan

Title:

Seismic performance of base isolated buildings and strategies to mitigate vertical acceleration demands

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

seismic
isolated
vertical
acceleration
mitigate
fragility
column isolators
elastomeric bearings

File:

Download Bach_Vu_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Gordon Patrick Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Swagata Banerjee Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Jellen, Anthony Charles

Title:

Vertical Expansion of Existing Buildings Using Multi-story Modular Construction Methods

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Modular
Prefabrication
Residential
Multi-family
Vertical Expansion

File:

Download Jellen_Thesis_Submit.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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

Author:

Zhu, Yizhi

Title:

DEVELOPMENT OF FRAGILITY INFORMATION FOR BUILDING LIGHT-FRAME AND ENVELOPE SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMANCE-BASED SEISMIC DESIGN

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

fragility
SIPs
light-frame
building envelope
performance-based seismic design

File:

Download Thesis__Final_Version_.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aly Marei Said, Committee Member
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee Member

Author:

Shah, Meet M

Title:

A Methodology for Development of Design Permit Vehicles

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Influence Lines
Bridge
Bridge Analysis
Permit Vehicle
Design Live Load

File:

Download Thesis_MMS.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey A. Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee Member
Ali M Memari, Committee Member

Author:

You, Yingzhe

Title:

METHODOLOGY FOR HURRICANE DAMAGE ESTIMATION TO GLAZING SYSTEM TOWARDS PROBABILISTIC LOSS ASSESSMENT

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Fragility
Hurricane damage
Performance-Based Engineering
Glazing system
Loss assessment
Wind-borne debris
Wind-driven rain

File:

Download Final_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yang, Bowen

Title:

TRANSVERSE DISTRIBUTION FACTORS FOR HORIZONTALLY CURVED BRIDGES UNDER THE EFFECT OF PERMIT VEHICLES

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

live load distribution factor
curved bridge
warping and bending
permit vehicle
steel I-girder bridge

File:

Download Master_of_Science__Bowen_Yang_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali M Memari, Committee Member
Konstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee Member

Author:

Lu, Xinrui

Title:

APPLICATION OF INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY ON THE IN-SITU MEASUREMENT OF BUILDING ENVELOPE THERMAL PROPERTIES

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Building Envelope; Infrared Thermography; Building Science; R-value

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Xinrui_Lu.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali M Memari, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ali M Memari, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Farshad Rajabipour, Committee Member
Gordon Patrick Warn, Committee Member
James Freihaut, Outside Member
Somayeh Asadi, Committee Member

Author:

Akbarpour, Hamed

Title:

FIRE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE: ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Fire Following Earthquake
Fire
Multi-hazard
Seismic Design
Earthquake
Analytical Assessment

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Gordon Patrick Warn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon Patrick Warn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali M Memari, Committee Member
Michael Charles Hillman, Committee Member
Somayeh Asadi, Outside Member
Amr S. Elnashai, Special Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Alqenaee, Amnah

Title:

Development Of A Straw-Reinforced Clay-Based Mixture For 3D Printing Construction Of Affordable Home

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

3D Printing
Concrete 3D Pringting
3DP
3DPC
Cob
Environmentally Friendly
Construction
Cob Construction
Earthen Construction
Earth-Based Material

File:

Download Amnah_Alqenaee_Final_Thesis_.pdf

Committee Members:

Ali M Memari, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aleksandra Z Radlinska, Committee Member
Jose M Pinto Duarte, Committee Member
Patrick Joseph Fox, Program Head/Chair