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- DEVELOPMENT OF SITE-SPECIFIC SEISMIC HAZARD MODEL FOR THE STABILITY ANALYSIS OF AN EMBANKMENT DAM
- Creator
- Simanjuntak, Nico Aditya
- Date
- 2017, 2017-05
- Description
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Time-history dynamic analysis requires proper selections of earthquake records based on the design earthquake and site-specific...
Show moreTime-history dynamic analysis requires proper selections of earthquake records based on the design earthquake and site-specific characteristics. The selected earthquake records, most of the time, must be scaled to match the design response spectrum. The design response spectrum was a derivation of a seismic hazard model with consideration of site-specific effect. The hazard model was developed by combining the deterministic seismic hazard analysis (DSHA) and the probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA). Considering that the observed structure in this study is an embankment dam located at seismically active region, the deterministic hazard model was represented by the 84th percentile (median-plus-one standard deviation) spectra while the probabilistic hazard model provided a uniform hazard spectrum (UHS) with 1% probability of being exceeded in 100 years of structure’s lifetime. The combined hazard model shows the response at the bedrock, thus, the propagation to ground surface was also analyzed by assuming several scenarios of soil deposit. The study assumed four scenarios of site-specific classes A&B, C, D, and E, with three ground motion records were selected for each scenario were selected. Each ground motion was scaled to meet the design response spectrum of each scenario. Performance of the dam against each ground motion was analyzed to evaluate parameters such as stability by using factor of safety, and deformation at the crest to check the freeboard status after earthquake event. The results show that the model remains stable after experiencing seismic force on site class C or lower, while site class D yielded nearly fail condition (average FOS 1.06) and all motions in site class E have failed the dam.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, May 2017
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- Design and general details for a single track, single leaf, trunnion bascule bridge
- Creator
- Anderson, H. C., Schlinz, H. W., Richards, T. E., Jr.
- Date
- 2009, 1913
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designgeneraldet00ande
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
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- Design of a 15,000 H.P. hydroelectric development on East Canada Creek, near East Creek, NY
- Creator
- Tierney, John W., Kleinman, Harold A., Smith, Earl H
- Date
- 2009, 1917
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designof15000hph00tier
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology;Includes folded leaves in back pocket
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- Design of a 120 foot steel spandrel-braced two hinged arch railroad bridge
- Creator
- Curren, E.l., Hess, A. L.
- Date
- 2009, 1912
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designof120foots00curr
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
- Title
- Design of a complete water-works system for Gary, Lake County, Indiana
- Creator
- Thompson, M, Burkholder, Fred, Laubach, Geo
- Date
- 2009, 1907
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofcomplete00thom
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
- Title
- Design of a combined sewer system for the village of Peotone Will County Illinois
- Creator
- Israel, Henry F, Opper, George L
- Date
- 2009, 1913
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofcombined00isra
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1913 B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1913
- Title
- The design of a cellular reinforced concrete dam for the Kensico Reservoir of the New York Catskill Mt. water supply
- Creator
- Frank, Julian
- Date
- 2009, 1920
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofcellular00fran
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 3
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- Design of a coal yard of concrete construction
- Creator
- Compton, F. N., Moeller, A., Johnson, V. E
- Date
- 2009, 1915
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofcoalyard00comp
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Includes folded leaves in back pocket;...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Includes folded leaves in back pocket; Bibliography: leaf 63
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- Design of a concrete elevator
- Creator
- Rylander, Paul
- Date
- 2009, 1913
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofconcrete00ryla
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1913 B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1913
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- Design of a steel railroad bridge
- Creator
- Cahan, J.
- Date
- 2009, 1908
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsteelrai00caha
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
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- Design of summit switch yard for I.C. R. R., Chicago division
- Creator
- Harger, K., Holmboe, R., Packer, C. S., Schram, I. H.
- Date
- 2009, 1908
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsummitsw00harg
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
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- Design of the steel skeleton for an office building
- Creator
- Collins, C. W.
- Date
- 2009, 1912
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofsteelske00coll
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
- Title
- Design of a three span double track reinforced concrete railroad arch bridge
- Creator
- Millard, Chauncey S, Haggander, G. A.
- Date
- 2009, 1907
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/designofthreespa00mill
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
- Title
- Design of a standard reinforced concrete railway trestle
- Creator
- Wolfe, T. F.
- Date
- 1912
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
- Title
- BOND STRENGTH COMPARISONS OF DIFFERENT SUBSTRATE PREPARATIONS AND VARIOUS BONDING AGENTS USED IN CONCRETE OVERLAYS AND ENLARGEMENTS
- Creator
- Eberhardt, Keith
- Date
- 2017, 2017-05
- Description
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The bond interface line of concrete overlays and enlargements has been the focus of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers for many years....
Show moreThe bond interface line of concrete overlays and enlargements has been the focus of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers for many years. Many products and procedures have been developed to help the contractor and engineering community achieve the highest bond strength of the repair material to the host material, or substrate, to provide a quality, long-lasting repair. It is well known that the difference between a successful overlay or enlargement and one that fails can be directly linked to the preparation of the bonding surface. The objective of this study is to compare what concrete removal techniques, or surface preparations, in conjunction with bonding conditions and agents have on achieving the best direct tensile and guillotine test results. A unique step of this research is to use an overlay material with the same mix design as the base slab. Most overlay materials are stronger and do not use the same coarse aggregate and cement. By having the substrate and the overlay concrete the same material, a true test of the bond can be accomplished as the core samples should fail in both the substrate and overlay. This study consisted of four concrete slabs that were poured and allowed to naturally cure for a full year. Afterwards, each slab used a different method to remove up to two and one-half inches of the substrate concrete to prepare for the overlay. Removal methods used were hydrodemolition, pneumatic impact hammers, abrasive blasting and a control slab that consisted of a light broom finish. Each panel was then divided into four sections and a different surface condition or bonding agent was applied to the substrate just prior to the placement of the overlay. The surface conditions and agents used were dry, surface-saturated dry (SSD), sand/cement slurry and an epoxy and cementitious material. After the overlay was placed, the overlaid test panels were allowed to remain in place and naturally cure for an additional year before test samples were taken. Results supported that any impact blow force to the surface yielded the worst results by almost 50% for both direct tensile and guillotine tests. Even a change in bonding agents could not overcome the damage to the surface of the base slab. These results support years of similar test reporting. There was no increase in test results using a bonding agent on any of the prepared slabs. The results were similar, and in some cases, less than a surface that was dry or SSD. The highest and most consistent results came from the slab that was either dry or SSD. Results indicate that a dry surface that is prepared with either abrasive blasting or hydrodemolition may yield the most consistent results as all other bonding conditions and agents are subject to difficulty in measuring the application accurately and can be highly susceptible to evaporation rates and variations in multiple mixing operations. A well prepared, clean, dry surface will yield the greatest and most consistent failure results and is the easiest to monitor and duplicate in field conditions.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, May 2017
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- Title
- The effect of adding spiral reinforcing to vertically reinforced concrete columns
- Creator
- Hallstein, Walter., Boetter, Carl L.
- Date
- 2009, 1914
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/effectofaddingsp00hall
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1914 Bibliography: leaf 22 B.S. in Civil...
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Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology, 1914 Bibliography: leaf 22 B.S. in Civil Engineering, 1914
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- OPEN SOURCE BUILDING SCIENCE SENSORS (OSBSS) : A LOW-COST ARDUINO-BASED PLATFORM FOR LONG-TERM DATA COLLECTION IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
- Creator
- Ali, Akram Syed
- Date
- 2015, 2015-05
- Description
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Accurate characterization of building characteristics that influence indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort, and energy consumption in...
Show moreAccurate characterization of building characteristics that influence indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort, and energy consumption in buildings is often limited to the use of proprietary hardware and software, which can adversely affect both functionality and costs. In response, the Open Source Building Science Sensors (OSBSS) project was launched to design and develop a network of inexpensive open source devices based on the Arduino platform for measuring and recording long-term indoor environmental and building operational data. The project includes a variety of sensors and dataloggers designed to assess energy, comfort, and air quality in buildings, including air and surface temperatures, air relative humidity, surface water activity, human occupancy and activity, light intensity, CO2, and a generic datalogger that can log data from other sensors such as HVAC system pressure sensors for determining system airflow rates or runtimes. The development, calibration, and performance of the sensor network is being documented in its entirety and made available freely online along with detailed tutorials designed to allow other researchers to incorporate the sensors in both ongoing and future investigations of energy, air quality, and comfort in the built environment. The OSBSS network of devices will ultimately allow for more flexibility in synchronizing a large number of measurements with high spatial and temporal resolution in a more cost effective manner for use in research projects and building automation and control.
M.S. in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, May 2015
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- Title
- Bonding strength of concrete and steel
- Creator
- Webb, A. R., Wilsey, G. H.
- Date
- 2009, 1908
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/bondingstrengtho00webb
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaves. 26-27
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- Bond stress of lap reinforced concrete beams
- Date
- 2009, 1911
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/bondstressoflapr00emin
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology
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- The development and design of mill constructed buildings
- Creator
- Leichenko, P. M., Loewenberg, M. L.
- Date
- 2009, 1917
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/developmentdesig00leic
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology