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Framework for Fish Passage Design and Evaluation: Application for Emerald Shiners in Niagara River
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Anthropogenic modification of natural rivers in the form of dams, dredging, or shoreline alteration can significantly impede river connectivity. Fish passage plays a significant role in mitigating ecological impairment. ...
Model-in-the-Loop Testing of Flexible-Bus Conductors Interconnecting Substation Equipment
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Seismic performance of electrical substation equipment is of paramountimportance to avoid power outages and economic losses, and to ensureefficient post-earthquake response. Significant progress had been madetowards improving ...
Short-Term Traffic Delay Prediction at the Niagara Frontier Border Crossings using Deep Learning
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Traffic delays at the United States-Canada border crossings have adverse effects on the economy as well as the environment. This thesis aims to predict passenger cars’ traffic delays at the three Niagara Frontier Border ...
Analytical and Numerical Framework for the Seismic Assessment of Infilled RC Frames
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
This dissertation proposes a framework of computational and analytical tools for the efficient and accurate prediction of the nonlinear seismic behavior of buildings with masonry-infilled RC frames. The proposed framework ...
Unified Mechanics Theory - Finite Element Modeling on Mechanical Damage for Lead-Rubber Bearings
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Several studies have been developed to estimate the reduction of the characteristic strength of the Lead Rubber Bearing (LRB) respect to the increment of the cycles. This phenomenon has been observed in several experimental ...
Concrete Shear Walls Retrofit by Weakening through Vertical Cuts and Self-Centering
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
This thesis explores seismic retrofit of poorly detailed reinforced concrete shear walls by weakening them through vertical and/or horizontal cuts and by adding self-centering through unbonded post-tensioning. Weakening ...
Ultraviolet/Peracetic acid Advanced Oxidation for the Removal of Antidepressant Compounds and Disinfection Byproducts
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have gained attention for degrading trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) such as pharmaceuticals and disinfection byproducts for wastewater and potable water treatment. Antidepressants are ...
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A SEISMIC ISOLATION SYSTEM FOR LIGHTWEIGHT RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
While seismic isolation has found widespread application ranging from apartment buildings to monumental and essential facilities, only Japan has a significant number of applications of seismic isolation to houses, which ...
Investigation of the Linear and Non-Linear Dynamic Behavior of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings through Tests and Simulations
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
This dissertation presents a comprehensive experimental and numerical investigation of the linear and nonlinear dynamic response of Reinforced Concrete (RC) buildings to dynamic loads. To this end, two actual RC buildings ...
NON-SYNOPTIC WIND-INDUCED EFFECTS ON LONG-SPAN BRIDGES: ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL APPROACHES
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Long-span bridges are highly susceptible to wind excitations due to their flexibility and low structural damping. Currently, the analysis framework for examining the synoptic wind-induced effects on long-span bridges is ...